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Finished
Dec 24, 2010 to Oct 24, 2012
8.5/10
Average Review Score
100%
Recommend It
6
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A short and sweet romantic story that makes your jawbones hurt from smiling, what could possibly compare? A very original twist to the "boy meets girl" template, this time with our protagonist living next to the heroine, with a glass window separating between them instead of a wall. Have your curiosity peaked from this brief summary? or are you still skeptical? For those of you who are still with me, allow me to elaborate on some of this story's strong points: The story: Is consistent, coherent, well-paced, well executed piece. No complaints whatsoever. No plot holes, no useless fan-service, no bullshit. Nothing too fast or tooslow, just straight to the point. Exactly as it should be. The art: is solid, and the character designs are cute. so that's some thing. Sound: Ha, gotcha there didn't I? no? ok... Characters: I want to commend the author on this one, the characters feels real. Really real. Really, you can easily trace ACTUAL LOGICAL REASON to the character's actions and reactions. And finally, enjoyment: There is much. And if that doesn't convince YOU to read this 21 chapter manga (of which only 20 were translated to the date i am writing these lines, which suck...), then i don't know, go watch another shonen, you heartless bastard. signing off (until the next review-less manga I find).
Watami Meguru pleaded to his mom to let him move out on his own to experience being independent. She finally agrees to let Meguru rent out a room for the summer. But his sadistic mother makes the wall between him and his neighbor out of glass, meaning there is no privacy between the two rooms. If living openly with a stranger wasnβt insane enough, his neighbor is a cute girl his age, Kana. They immediately get off on the wrong foot and this isnβt what Meguru imagined it would be like at all. (Source: MU)
So, The rooms with a glass separating them is kinda good concept. At the start the interactions between the two feels like how most of us go through during first or second grade at school with the opposite sex. At first the main character is comes off as very dense but soon we get to know why he is so. Due to him growing up in a house comprised only of women he is overwhelmed easily and develops kind of a phobia of women (gynophobia) and at school as well he acts kinda sus around women so he doesn't really have and experience with takingto girls of his own age. The girl also tells him that she goes to an all girls school since 7th grade, its not reveled if she went to an all girls school before but regardless even she doesn't have much experience with dealing with boys. When the main characters meet its like puberty smacked them in the face at the same time. The manga depicts the development of two people from neighbors to friends to lovers, who don't know anything not only about each other but also their opposite genders. It's short and beautiful and not to dragged out because it focuses only on the main characters and doesn't introduce any other characters other than family and two friends.
If you're looking for a cute romance manga, then you should read Senakagurashi. The story has a clear destination, there's no beating around the bush of any sort. The art is very good, I personally like the art style. The Characters weren't generic and they weren't boring (especially the main guy). I don't really have words to describe how good this manga was (without spoilers anyway), all I know is that when I saw the average rating of this manga a 7.6 here, I just knew that I had to step in and put a review. This manga made me grin a lot from the pure cute/romance that itdelivered in the story. I would highly recommend this over a regular shoujo romance manga.
Senakagurashi is great for anyone looking for a quick fix of sugar. The problem with a lot of romance manga nowadays is they tend to go on and on, to the point where you get sweetness overload and just wanting the manga to end (see: Kimi no Iru Machi) However, Senakagurashi at only 3 volumes is a near perfect length for the story it wants to tell. It showcases the month they spent together and their eventual development in a well-paced and digestible manner. It's sweet and refreshing all through-out. The two main characters play off of each other fantastically. The side characters, though not getting muchtime, are likable. It knew to keep its focus on the main characters and their development and I appreciate that. As much as I've liked this manga, giving it anything more than an 8 is being unfair. The thing with sweet, sugary foods is they got one flaw: they don't have much substance. As much as I love the story and characters, there's not really much to chew on. It's a very light read, finishing it in a few hours. Of course, you don't really eat dessert to fill yourself up, but when it comes to fluffy reads, few get anything more than an 8 from me (and this is from someone who rates Girlfriends as a perfect 10 and one of my all-time faves). However, if you're looking for something to make you giddy for a bit, and enjoy decent romance, nice characters, and a fun scenario, then you will not regret picking up Senakagurashi.
I think it's a crime how little this manga gets mentioned in conversation. I just heard of it for the first time yesterday and went and read it all in two sittings. Despite what the premise might lead you to believe, this doesn't take the same route as Nozoki Ana or Nozo Kimi in terms of sexual or provocative content - it's a PG look at two youths that are learning what it means to be independent. I would compare it to the aforementioned Nozoki Ana and Nozo Kimi if only in that the relationship of the main characters is very much one of struggling withthe dissonance between how they feel and how they act. It's a fairly realistic portrayal of a simple (as they often are) love story, that takes its time in showing every bump along the way. Are you looking for Drama? Are you looking for something to leave you sobbing? Something that will make you contemplate the entirety of your life leading up until now? Then maybe this one's not for you. But if you're looking for a warm and fuzzy story about two kindred spirits that grow closer to one-another, despite - or perhaps because of their personal issues, I can whole-heartedly recommend this to you.