Otokonoko ni Toriko

I don't normally write reviews but this manga left me in awe and I need to write one. Regarding shoujo and romance manga, this is one of the best ones I've read. It takes your typical romance and flips it on it's back. Story: 9 It's not your classic cliche one where the girl is all flustered after immediately meeting a tall, dark, and handsome stranger. In fact, it's just the opposite. Finally you have a cool female lead who's experienced and the guy is this cute, childish, inexperienced boy who's often nervous around the girl he likes. He's extremely bashful which is so refreshing but stillheads into situations head on to impress her. Art: 8 The art is great, polished, and clean. I was very happy with the way the characters were drawn and not too unrealistic. No noodle like arms, weird poses, etc. They eyes were sometimes just a bit large but I didn't have too many qualms, it didn't take away from the story or anything. Character: 9 I absolutely loved the characters. I do wish that the author went more into who they were but only because they were so interesting! I really loved the male lead, and he is one of the reasons I'm so drawn into this story. But alas, it's only 1 volume so I do see why the development was rushed. Still, for 5 chapters, the reader got a pretty good sense of who they were. Overall: 10 I really enjoyed reading this manga. I've been looking around for a manga that's not the typical, overdone storyline. I highly recommend this light, but thoroughly entertaining, read to shoujo lovers!