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10
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Jan 11, 2014 to Sep 13, 2014
5.8/10
Average Review Score
25%
Recommend It
4
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This is a one shot, meaning it's a very short manga (a total of 8 chapters, roughly 30-40 pages per chapter). If youâre hoping for something long running, turn away now. PLOT (5/10âjust average) The plot is fairly simple and, to be frank, completely predictable. Itâs pretty much all the same romance troupes and clichĂ©s which have already been played a million times over in shojo. Second year Nayu falls for her childhood friend Oumi (one year younger than her). She realizes her feelings for Oumi approximately when Oumi tells her he has a crush on a girl in school. Feeling defeated before even getting toconfess her feelings, Nayu becomes sad and eventually confesses to Oumi as well. This leads to our classic love triangle, which is pretty much the backbone of the entire manga. Later on, Oumi begins to question if he likes Nayu when another second year boy in her class shows an interest in her. In the end, it dwindles down to âwho will Nayu choose?â ART (7/10âgood art, nothing over the top amazing) There isnât much to say about the art. I liked it overall and it looked nice. However, there werenât any particular scenes which felt exceptionally well-drawn or impactful emotionally. I was sorta like âitâs nice but mehâ the entire time. CHARACTERS (4/10âdecently repetitive) The problem with the characters wasnât necessarily that they were bad. It was their lack of impact. They felt 2-dimensional, I never felt emotionally attached, and there wasnât anything particularly unique or memorable about them either. Normally Iâd give it a 5/10 (average) but I actually found Oumiâs character and his actions to be displeasing. It just didnât feel like his feelings for Nayu were genuine and it came off as forced. ENJOYMENT (4/10âdecent one shot) I thought the story was enjoyable enough to want to finish but if youâve read enough shojo there isnât anything here which will wow you. Itâs really just a small manga to kill time if youâre bored and have nothing better to do. Once again, I deducted a point because Oumiâs character came off as semi-annoying near the end, which took away from my enjoyment. OVERALL SCORE: 5/10âsimply average RECOMMENDATION (yes/no): If you have time to kill and you donât mind repeating classic shojo clichĂ©s then this is a decent one shot to try out. If youâre looking for a GOOD romance to get into, something that will leave you truly fulfilled, then look elsewhere.
Nayu and Oumi are childhood friends. Without realizing it, Nayu finds out she has fallen for Oumi over the years. However, just as she comes to terms with her feelings, Oumi reveals himself to be in love with the pretty Tsuzuki in his class. How will Nayu deal with such heartbreak? (Source: Sweet Melody Scans)
KIMI GA INAKYA DAME TTE ITTE REVIEW -HATSUHARU 09022018 OVERALL: 6.4 PLOT: 5 Childhood Friends. The other one falls for someone else while the other one gets left behind. In the end, they end up into lovers after realizing they love each other. This kind of set up is cliche and we already read, watch or even see it a lot of times. Is there a unspoken rule that childhood friends should be together? Isn't it more interesting if someone gets taken away by an outsider because she is being taken forgranted? CHARACTERS: 5Interesting characters in a short story really come out once in a blue moon. The characters action are kind of predictable, as well as the story itself. The momentum where one character should have make it exciting slips away, it's really a waste. ART: 7 The making of characters is not that refined, it somewhat gives off a more realistic scenarios. Though there are times that it is not polish like it feels it was rushed, the expressions of the character are cool. Just quite confused but the secondary character's drawing is much more detailed than the main one's. ENJOYMENT: 8 The story is cliche, yes. It will make you think that I've already saw that scene too many times. It's not new, it's too predictable. But the moment you are reading it, where you are being taken away on the story. You will simply just enjoy it. ENDING: 7 I've already saw it coming. I know who ends up who. I just hope the mangaka creates a continuation of it. The extra chapter where the secondary character confidently said that the girl will be his one day is interesting and it will really make the story more exciting.
If you donât mind how predictable it can be, itâs probably like the other generic shoujo youâve read if youâve read others. The most obvious shipping from the start will be there in the end and others might form based on whoâs left over. I think whatâs a little different about this manga, though, is the whole childhood friend relationship. Most of the time when a shoujo manga includes a childhood friend, he/she isnât there in the beginning and comes in as almost an afterthought on the mangakaâs part. In other words, he/she isnât taken seriously as a suitor and is only inserted for someextra drama. â â â â â Oumi and Nayu, though, are the stars of this manga. Yes, itâs quite obvious how things will turn out for them in the end, but little by little they transform their childhood thoughts of each other into more mature ones. Itâs evident that even though they still have that childhood mindset from long ago, theyâre capable of considering each other in a different light. The fact that itâs a ten chapter manga letsâââ you know that stuff is going to happen and it wonât be two clueless idiots fumbling around for too long understanding the othersâ feelings. I guess the downside to this manga would be some of the secondary characters. Like in other shoujo, a few of them you can tell wonât be that important to the story. Theyâre there to stir up some two-second drama and thatâs that. Some of them make bigger impacts than others and might even make a good love triangle that will make you question which ship is supposed to sail. â â â â â What I liked most about this manga was the artwork. It is reminiscent of other shoujo but feels a little lighter and fresher. It isnât as light as stuff like in âHirunaka no Ryuusei,â but the water color texture in the colored images make it look very young and innocent. (True, this manga does exude youth and innocence.) I canât say the big-eyed girls and handsome boys are any different from other shoujo, though. Should you read this? If youâre a sucker for shoujo, go for it. Otherwise, itâs a fuzzy little read that wonât impact you very much except give your heart a little bit of âaww.â It was a refreshing read, though, for some uplifting romance.
Mediocre, but cute. The premise is quite interesting - I donÂŽt read many mangas with ML as childhood friends. But with word interesting this is how far it gets. I think that the length didnÂŽt do the story any good - since the main characters undergo some changes regarding their feelings, from chapter to chapter, it feels unnatural. The art is quite mediocre, but there were some scenes, where the mangaka showed off her abilities. Overall this was okay for a quick read, but I donÂŽt plan on rereading it at all. I recommend it to those who are emotionally drained from other psychological/drama mangas and need somethingto turn their mind off to.