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A very cute and sweet manga. If you're having a depressing day and want something to cheer you up, then look no further as Senryuu Shoujo will take you in with it's likable cast of characters, appealing art, and comedic story.

This manga is about a high school girl who can only communicate through 5-7-5 (Senryu) and her delinquent-looking friend who accompanies her. It is written in 4-koma style, but it has so much to show. The main heroine is one of the cutest characters I've seen in a while. Most of it is due to her facial expressions and, coupled with the other main ... character, you have one of the most entertaining duos I've ever seen. The comedy, on the other hand, is spot-on and great. Facial expressions are the main source of comedy, and I will say that the author has done a fantastic job with that. The art is so simple yet so endearing. There's also bits of romance hinted but it never gets fully explored. This is the only qualm I have with the manga, but everything else is so good that it more than makes up for it. Although, I'm pretty sure the romance will get more attention later throughout the story, so don't worry about it for now.

Basically, if you want something to cheer you up, this is the right manga for you. It's very simplistic but that's what makes it so good. You don't need a complex story. Just have a funny pair of characters and funny moments, and there you go. A delightful read.

To be honest, I came here from watching the anime, thus I've never read Senryuu Shoujo manga before. My impression of the anime is not that good and I come to read the manga without a slightest bit of good expectation beforehand beside cheap reasons like "The Girl is Cute". But surprisingly, what I'm reading is something much.. much more than that. Welcome to my review of Senryuu Shoujo, I'll try my best to not spoil anything. Please enjoy the ride.

Story 8
Senryuu Shoujo is a story of a girl who cannot express her thought and talk it out like other people would normally do and ... a delinquent boy who got suddenly interested in Senryuu. The story is mostly about their pieces of daily life and expressing them in a form of 5-7-5 syllables Senryuu. Story wise it is not that complex that will twist your brain so don't judge this series from its story point of view if you like brain-twisting stories. But sure, it still has story progresses along the way, so don't worry about it.

Art 9
The art is cute and appealing. It is drawn in a simple slice of life style. It also emphasized more, wait.. I mean MORE in expressing Nanako's cuteness. So please be aware of your daily dosage of sugar and Nanako. Another thing is, it got what I'd like to call "Sakuga for manga" where certain panels is drawn in an "Illustration Level". To the level where you just have to put some color in it and it will be perfect.

Character 9
As stated in story part, Yukishiro Nanako is a quiet girl who can't express her words like people would normally do. And Busujima Eiji, the feared delinquent who have a cute gap of loving to write Senryuu.

The MCs are as simple as it is. Nanako the cinnamon roll that will trigger your "MUST PROTECT" instinct and will always and always put her big wide smile onto her face and you can't help but to smile with her. She is always happy when she is around Eiji and vice versa, Eiji will always be at ease while around her. Both of them doesn't have much friend beside each other, so you can guess... Their relationship is so simple yet so genuine, you can't help but asking if such a couple does exist in this world.

While the story is mainly focused on Nanako and Eiji. The side characters are entertaining as well. The prez... Oh the prez.. You know what? I'm gonna write my own "English 5-7-5" just to express my pity of her.

"The four leaved clover",
"Oh all human has it, but",
"Not our sweet lil' prez".

Does her luck really that bad? YES, it is that bad... If there is one word to describe her, I will choose "MVP". Yes.. The MVP.. You can't help but beg to God to give her a single luck in her life. Other characters are also good so you can check it out.

Enjoyment 10
The enjoyment I can feel from the series is as good as having to lay down on green grass field while breeze wind gently stroking your body. The series is so light, you don't have to put too much mind into it. The series is formatted in 4-koma style (four panels per individual story). It seems like too little but believe me, it felt like so much more than that. Just watching the characters interact with each other and having a good daily school life. Doing something funny and something dumb that will put a smile as big and wide as Nanako's while reading it.

What I wondered the most is that this is not a romance series, there isn't romance tag in its genre list, and yet all I can tell from reading it is that this is everything I could ask from a romantic series. A bittersweet interaction between two cute young teenagers who are literally a heaven-made pair. No matter what you think, they are destined to be together. Truly adorable and wholesome relationship you will see between them.

Btw, if your definition of romantic series is that of DomeKano. Then this is not for you boys. Get lost xD

Overall 10
If you want a simple read and a whole new level of wholesomeness that will put your stiff face to a big and wide smile and a series that will put warmth into your ice cold heart and soul. THIS IS FOR YOU. Do not ask anymore and give it a shot. In my opinion, the first 12 chapters should be enough to judge the series but I may urge you to go further if you find it to your liking.

That's it for my review. Well.. My FIRST REVIEW in MAL. Thanks if you read every single word of it. Sorry if it's too long and not too helpful but I really want people to experience what I've had from the series. See ya...

"The meaning of the phrase 'Yukishiro' is about the image of love."

I love Senryuu Shoujo. Out of all the manga I've currently ever read, Senryuu Shoujo comes out on top with a solid 10/10. This is what I want, a rom-com with little to no forced drama, an extremely cute couple, and a fantastic art style. The story may seem to be a long burn to others, but to me, it feels like their endurance of love.

The story itself comes to be as straight-forward and simple as it gets. Nanako, a girl who has trouble communicating normally and uses Senryuu, a form of Haiku, to ... talk to people. And Eiji, an ex-delinquent who is looking for people to simply talk to. Everyone fears him except Nanako, who kindly approaches him and there begins their long-winded journey of love. The journey is an extremely long one, stretching over 140 chapters before the actual romance plots actually come into play. Not that it didn’t before, just not as focused. Every chapter just feels like a ball of fluff and cuteness, tugging on your heartstrings and making you want more of it, which they deliver a solid 185 chapters of it. Trust me, it’s worth the wait.

As for art goes, Igarashi-sensei has come a long way with his art to be frankly honest. The first few chapters of Senryuu Shoujo has good art, but nothing compared to the final few chapters. The progression and improvement of his art style just led me to appreciate the manga even more, and also shows that Igarashi really enjoyed drawing for the manga. The cover arts are something I could literally hang up on my wall and be proud to show to all my weebs. You can argue and say artists such as Murata or Araki can do better, but come on here, for a rom-com this is one of the best we can get.

Eiji x Nanako has to be the cutest couple ever, like no jokes. The series could have ended in let’s say 50 chapters but it’s because it’s this long is what caused such bonds to happen. Their day-to-day conversations with each other are literally the definition of melting, and the development that grows within these characters is great and worth applauding. Other characters such as Amane, Kino, Tao, and even Koto chip in into the interactions just to make them that much more interesting. There’s this sense of naturalism placed into the series when it’s not just about both of them, but many things are happening to each of the characters. And Igarashi manages to develop all of them to a point where we can appreciate and understand what the characters are doing. They are given a personality, not a script. That’s what I felt really stood Senryuu Shoujo out from many other rom-com, personality, and liveliness.

On the whole, Senryuu Shoujo to me is a masterpiece. Calling this the epitome of rom-com would just be my own personal opinion since I’m sure others can disagree with me. But, what I can say is, it’s cute, the romance is simply endearing, and it’s got itself a 10/10 from me. If you’re looking for this kind of thing, believe me, you have come to the right place as Senryuu Shoujo will fill up your needs as you please.

Senryuu Shoujo is a refreshing, wholesome, character-driven romance at the gate of high school, to the point of blandness and repetition, if cynically put. The art is decent, many heart-warming and fun moments, and after having watched the anime adaptation, I had believed it would continue for a little while longer. However, the author definitely went too far. The second year was a wasteful period, as new characters were introduced without any significant contribution to the development of the whole. They just simply stood there, and cuteness couldn’t do the salvation. There was also a character meant to be the third wheel, but I don’t ... get it, why the author had to complicate something straight-forward like the romance of the protagonists, so it was a precise move to remove her from the adaptation's script. As a result, their love story had got unnecessarily stretched, and the end was faster than the speed of light. I mean, their interactions should have been more emphasized, and after having spent time together, the end of the first educational year would be perfect for the conclusive step forward.

About those at the starting line, they could play the role of any new character from the second year at ease. The sister figure could be a good catalyst, even though she wouldn’t have to be a lover. The president was taken away stage time with those incompetent new-comers, which could have been her own arcs, as well as romantic development. Cmon, she deserves to have her share, you know. Et cetera…

185 chapters… We all know that every author wants to have their creation serialised for a fair amount of time, but there are things more interesting to read than the excessive second half. I had a good read, but the manga could have been more concise, and the overproduced chapters really dragged the series down.

TL:DR

A cute, wholesome romance with excellent chemistry between the main pair that's unfortunately held back by needless distractions and a dragging second half. I can only recommend this if you want the doki doki and can tolerate love triangles (repeatedly).

Story: 4/10

Not to talk about here, they do all the traditional romance manga stuff. Nothing too unique, it's the characters and their interactions who make the heart of the content here.

It's unexpectedly funny for a romance. Most romcoms I read focuses more on the rom than the com but this one manages to balance both. the humour is alright usually but sometimes it really is ... gut-busting. This is one of the few manga I can say actually made me laugh out loud.

Thank god, it's not a manga that ends immediately after the main couple get together, we get to see them actually do things!

The characters don't actually do anything like a literature club after the first few chapters but that's fine, their antics are much more entertaining.

Lack of any real sense of progress as the two main characters are pretty much already dating, going everywhere together, always hanging out together alone, talking. We also know right from the start that both characters are in love with each other. So what happens is that nothing fundamentally changes until the very end where they suddenly get together.

Unnecessary romantic rivals, who introduce pointless drama. Yes rivals, plural, the author thought it was a great idea to do the same plot three damn times. There was literally no chance of them getting together or Eiji even being conflicted about this, we already know the main pair is in love from the start so there is no tension that something might change. Now, in the manga's defence, the first two rivals are real characters who actually contribute something and are somewhat entertaining but the last is just annoying. For one, nearly every girl Eiji knows being in love with him since childhood is very silly, but it's also a waste that could be spent on developing the other, more interesting characters. Second, no matter how well written the rivals and their character arcs are, it just gets tiring to have the same thing over and over again.

Another sign of the author running out of ideas is the sudden influx of fanservice nearing the end of the manga. It really does feel like the author is desperately trying to hold readers attention

A related issue is that the manga drags on for a while, I understand that the author wants a long serialisation but this didn't need 180 chapters.

Art: who can say?/10

Very good character art, cute. Great reaction art too

Primarily 4koma but lots of normal panels too.

Character: 8/10

Nanako is an innocent cinnamon role. Eiji is the same-old dense, nice guy protagonist. However, I appreciate that he actually did used to be a delinquent, and there are semi-frequent call backs to it, he's allowed to be intimidating or say delinquent-type things rather than being totally glossed over, the author never forgets their character's quirks. They're not very complex characters, but you're here for heart warming cuteness and they delivery.

The chemistry between our two leads is brilliant, their banter, their day to day conversation. Honestly, their relationship is something so genuine that I can't help but smile. The side characters know that they're perfect for each other and I whole-heartedly agree.

To the author's considerable credit, Nanako's fantasy anime disability (namely, communicating only in senryuu) is consistent throughout the entire manga. The author really does write all her lines in 5-7-5, barring a few romance-related exceptions. It's quite impressive, I can't speak moon language yet but I wish I could read it the way it was intended too. The dialogue is so natural despite this, that it doesn't become irritating or a gimmick. Actually, Can I consider this manga epic poetry considering how many senryuu had to be written?

Really all the characters are great and just plain fun to read. Their dynamic is perfect.

The president is an unlucky loser and slightly crazy in the best of ways. She receives hints of her own plotline in that she's an author and a romance near the end. Unfortunately, the heavy focus on the romance drama in the latter half of the manga means there's not enough time to real flesh any of it out.

Kino and Tao, they're together because they're inseparable. They don't show up too much, but they're entertaining and are a nice little addition to the cast. They get to chat together, have little asides of their own. It's nice to have a few chapters that focuses on someone else for a while.

Now the superfluous love rivals, sigh.

Koto starts out as the teasing older-sister type, pretty entertaining. I enjoyed every time she showed up because she was so funny, until the author made her also fall in love with Eiji. Then she became another pining maiden. It's a shame, she's the only character who actually got to grow up through out the manga too! However, I feel that Koto's romance arc is the best written out of the three attempts, you really get the feels here.

Komachi shows up out of nowhere, as character from Eiji's past that we've never seen. Fortunately, she's actually endearing and is allowed to become more of her own character. her gimmick, being a fake delinquent is played well and the gap between the bookworm she is and the badass she tries to be lead to a great many laughs. Again, her arc is relatively well written, the author takes steps to differentiate it from Koto's as well.

The last one rival is… yeah I forgot her name. Not I will not look it up, she's not really important. In fact, she's so unimportant the author forgot to write her any real conclusion. Eiji basically doesn't acknowledge her existence the entire time. Why does she exist? This isn't a bit, i really just don't remember anything about her.

Overall: 7/10

Very enjoyable, despite my misgivings about the repetitive plot, I loved the characters here. Yes, even (most of) the love rivals. Everyone is just so well written and fun. I hate love triangles, and i hate when romcoms decide everyone loves the male MC but it's forgivable as there is enough to differentiate the rivals and their arcs to make it tolerable if you find the characters entertaining, and i do.

Unfortunately, this isn't something that can be said for everyone, three love triangles in a row (sometimes simultaneously) is something I just can't recommend to most people.

It is difficult to find entertainment that follow a structured routine and manages to remain fresh and entertaining after extended periods of time. Senryuu Shoujo is an exception that is constituted in a simple manner and still manages to impact the reader powerfully, which results in a perfect read to relax. During the initial viewing of the anime, the anime featured one-dimensional characters with some graceful moments. The manga offers a higher quality despite its equally simple design.

The story essentially revolves around the daily life of high schoolers who are partaking in events occurring in their "Lit Club". The story is the weak link because ... the aim of the work is not to convey a compelling story. Events that are prevalent in the work accomplishes its goal of constituting heartwarming emotions and a feeling of fluffiness. Senryuu Shoujo lacks progression during the majority of its run but manages to cover its flaw with interactions among the characters. In contrary to first impressions, despite the time required, development is existent. The earlier is confirmed by making a comparison to the vibes the work exudes during later chapters, compared to the first.

The characters stand out in this work more than many others. The author has a tendency to introduce characters that add to the abundance of the existing cast. The strength of this work is how new characters receive development to make them unique and feel no less than previously existing characters. It's difficult to describe how much characters fit in the show after their debut because of the manner they are relevant to the chapters. In most cases, new characters appear for a few chapters, receive minor development and have their existence are almost retracted as their presence becomes ceased.

In Senryuu Shoujo, characters who make their debut remain relevant for the rest of the ride. Their appearance is inevitable and they don't feel one-dimensional. It feels empty without them and chapters depicting bits of their daily lives are entertaining because of an emotion of wanting to know how their lives unfold.

In spite of the excellent development the characters receive and the relevance to the story they carry, there are certain flaws regarding them that need to be addressed. The weight of the development is not evenly distributed, resulting in a few underdeveloped characters. This flaw is not that empowering because those characters receive scant developement and still exude the vibe of pertaining to the main cast.

The first change that was recognized from an anime watcher is the improvement in the artstyle. The characters look more beautiful and accurately match the depictions exclaimed by characters in the anime show. Nanako is considered to be a beauty but the anime does not do that claim justice as her design is mediocre, leading to a contradiction. In contrast to the anime, the manga manages to present excellent looking characters and even offers artwork of aforementioned characters at the start of every chapter.

Senryuu Shoujo is an excellent source of entertainment for individuals who are interested in experiencing heartwarming emotions regularly without major signs of becoming repetitive. Regardless of a simple narrative, the work consistently succeeds to shape heartwarming moments through the means of simplistic measures. The entertainment value in Senryuu Shoujo is high and has a possibility to compel you into binge reading it.

One of the best slice of life mangas that I read. The story isn't really the main selling point of the manga but it was good. The art frequently reaches peak quality especially in the later chapters and it quite honestly made me tear up a little during the big moments. The characters are all loveable and you constantly root for the main characters and supporting characters alike. All this bundles up into an manga with every chapter putting a smile on my face. I'm just sad that it's now over and that there won't really be another manga that really gives off this indescribable ... feeling when you read it.

Holy alliance
between haiku and manga.
What's not to love here?

It's by no means not a masterpiece but at least it's at least unique. The description doesn't lie, the main character literally communicates mostly in haiku (feel free to count). As for plot, I'm not sure what to make of it as it feels like it's stagnant or slow at times (as of this moment). Slice of Life is not something I typically touch but this one is something I can recommend, I happen to like haikus so it worked out for me. Everything else is really down to personal preference as some people might not find ... the jokes funny.

i've never reviewed a manga before but this is the first because its just that good and enjoyable

im gonna start of with the writing in my personal opinion is somewhat drawn out quite abit but some other manga may but quite a boring and disconnected from the content of the ongoing story but senryuu shoujo filled the filler chapters with something magical in my personal opinion

the character is weirdly memorable and that's saying something because there's quite alot of character's in senryuu shoujo, most if not all of them have their own distinct and unique traits that differentiate one from another

the art is... ... for lack of a better term just pure eyegasm, what i mean by that is that the art have the cute chibi type and then some really memorable shots that just show's a alot of detail in the artwork and in some of the shots its infused together and its weirdly distinct than any other manga's i've read thus far and it's just beautiful

and my conclusion to this somewhat rather short review is if you haven't read and experience senryuu shoujo yet read it, it's probably one of the best if not the best romance comfy slice of life manga's out there

cute, drama free SOL rom-com. I like how the author mixes up 4koma with the more traditional manga format, depending on the scenes, since I'm generally now a huge fan of 4koma manga.

There are indeed similarities to komi-san, and even goes a bit into harem territory, which was pretty much pointless here. But in comparison to komi-san, which kind of lost its identity and recently does not know what it wants to be (gag manga?), this manga kept its flavors. Though similarly, there were some characters that were a bit pointless, and totally could have been left out. Moreover, it has to be said, this ... manga does not really delve into the whole 'communication disorder' thing, and more or less accepts things as they are and characters do not try to 'fix' their situation (nanako/kino), and their shtick is generally accepted.

It bothered me a bit that often chapters seemed like a hard 'reset' on the story, and often did not continue upon the previous chapters. But I guess that's to be expected with the 4koma 'genre'.
Definitely recommended, if this is your thing.

tl:dr on bottom

This is a lot better than I thought it would be.

The story follows a girl who only writes in senryuu (basically haikus) and a guy who looks and acts like a delinquent that are in the literature club together at school. It's about what you would expect from a 4-koma comedy sprinkled with a touch of romance, but for some reason it's just really good. The comedy revolves around facial reactions, deadpan humor and funny misunderstandings, but the story is mainly carried by the characters.

I personally find the majority of the characters not very interesting, but the three main characters all have their ... own interesting personalities that more than makes up for the rest. I can't say that they're very original in their own sense, but the way the author draws out each of their respective traits is what makes them new and fresh. The relationship between the two mains is very very slow, but I personally think it's worth it to see the miscommunication and embarrassment that rise between the two

With all that out of the way, the best part to me about this manga is the art. The author is amazing at visual humor, often changing styles to emphasize a joke or emotion. It's something that can't be put into words and must be experienced.

Overall, this manga is a blast to read through. No chapter really goes through without it's own funny or touching moments, and the author really knows what they're doing. Check out the first few chapters to get a feeling of what the entire thing is like

tl:dr- average everything elevated by really funny art and deadpan humor

tl;dr: A manga that has a senryu related gimmick, but more importantly has a pretty strong main couple and hilarious side characters.

As shouldn’t be particularly surprising, Senryuu Shoujo is a manga about a girl named Nanako that can only communicate through senryu. Senryu’s are a lot like haiku in that they follow a 5-7-5 structure, and though there are technically differences they’re irrelevant as far as this manga is concerned so I won’t bother getting into them. Only being able to communicate through senryu is somewhat of a ridiculous concept, however it’s integrated quite cleanly into the manga itself and for the most part it’s ... just a background gimmick in that one character’s dialogue is always in senryu. The gimmick definitely adds to Nanako’s character and gives her a certain atmosphere that works very well with her story and it does pop up as actually relevant to the plot from time to time, but for the most part Nanako’s communication method, or rather Senryu in general, aren’t that important.

Thus, ultimately this is a really fluffy rom-com 4koma. Nanako’s love interest is a boy named Eiji, a former delinquent that fell in love with senryu and joined the literature club, though it’s more of a ‘just hanging out’ club really after the beginning. The two are clearly in love with each other from the beginning though they don’t actually start going out until the end. Despite that, this isn’t really frustrating at all since it they’re pretty much already dating anyway. It’s already firmly established that they’re in love and they’ll officially go out eventually. It’s ultimately just a matter of timing. But despite that they’re basically still going on dates and slowly getting closer to each other with all the wholesomeness and fluff that ensues. Thus, even if they’re lacking the formality of having confessed to each other and what not, they still have a pretty cute dynamic going and are fun characters so it’s enjoyable to read about them anyway.

There’s a large number of other characters, and a few also have relationship development. This was really messy in that this was mostly other girls also being in love with Eiji, and thus it was clear from the beginning how things would end. It’s not impossible to write good stories with such a context, but out of three tries this manga only managed to pull it off once. That success, Koto’s graduation arc, was written incredibly well and hit some really strong emotional beats. It went through what it needed to in a pretty well paced manner and felt like it had a solid resolution. The other two failed in that they were rushed to completion alongside the arc where Nanako and Eiji finally start officially going out. The intermixing of plot threads there resulted in bad pacing that hampered everything and resulted in unfocused drama that really didn’t feel like it fit the manga well, and ultimately made what should have been an incredibly strong arc pretty meandering. One of the heroines had so little presence that it probably would have been better to just not give her a relationship arc at all. However, the other, Komachi, had the potential to have an arc just as strong as Koto’s if it was given room to breathe and not rushed so it was disappointing how that turned out.

With all that said this is technically a 4koma. I say technically because towards the later portions it felt like it wasn’t more than it was. Still, as you would expect from a 4koma, comedy is just as important if not more important than the drama. And in that the manga also does quite well. The cast overall is full of larger than life personalities that interact with each other in incredibly humorous ways. There’s a bit of character and development and such here and there, though not much to be honest. Still, the cast is very likable solely based on how humorous they are. The MVP in this regard is Amane, the literature club president, who is so lame she’s awesome. She even gets her own relationship arc that’s also completely devoid of any drama, fluff, or romance at all really, in favor of being just a string of comedic events. Thus, it’s easy to get invested in the cast and the manga uses that investment pretty well for a pretty solid, though pretty generic, ending and epilogue that was pretty satisfying.

I would also like to note that artist is incredibly skilled. That skill doesn’t really show up for a lot of the manga because it’s a 4koma and there simply isn’t much room to do all that much in such small panels and furthermore the setting isn’t particularly exciting from a visual point of view either. However, in things like the color pages, the covers for each chapter, and places where the manga breaks from being a 4koma, it just straight up felt like the artist was flexing because the art was so good it felt kind of out of place. Also, while there isn’t much of a focus on Senryu beyond one of the main character’s dialogue all being in Senryu, one of the main character’s dialogue is still in Senryu, so kudos to the translators that actually pulled keeping 5-7-5 for all her lines.

Senryuu Shoujo has a simple premise. Meet the main heroine of this manga, Yukishiro Nanako. She doesn't communicate through spoken words, but with 5-7-5 styled senryuu written on tanzaku. Sounds like a ridiculous gimmick, but it really isn't. Senryuu Shoujo is your average sweet slice of life romcom, with almost zero drama. And it somehow works without being too generic.

Senryuu Shoujo's story isn't really that in-depth. Nanako likes her classmate Busujima Eiji, who is a misunderstood former delinquent. Nanako and Eiji are members of the Literature Club that is hosted by high school novelist Katagiri Amane (also known as Prez). Most of these chapters focus ... on these three interacting with each other, to the point that Literature Club becomes more like a hang out place than a club about literature. In fact, Amane, tries her hardest to get Nanako and Eiji together, as they can't stop being cute together. Eiji also develops feelings towards Nanako later on (even if it is suggested that Eiji has had feelings since they met).

Manga's chapters run in 4-koma style that are used to deliver jokes almost everytime. Senryuu Shoujo's humor is pretty decent though so I actually didn't mind reused comedy as much as I would had on other manga/anime. However, after 130 chapters, it is pretty clear that this manga lasted for too long. Later chapters focus more on other characters, as Nanako's and Eiji's relationship stays as status quo for the longest time, and while that isn't a bad thing, I felt like I was just reading filler, wholesome filler at that, but still filler.

When it comes to other characters than our main three, we have:
- Kino, member of the art club, who also doesn't speak, but instead communicates through her drawings.
- Tao, fortune teller who always gets her predictions correct. She is close friend's with Kino.
- Koto, Eiji's third-year sister-figure. She likes to tease people around her, but 'as expected of sister-figure characters', she has feelings towards Eiji.

Then there are Komachi and Iori that are introduced as love rivals to Nanako. But thankfully like I said, there is no drama over love in this manga, outside of maybe 1-2 chapters. And obviously, who could forget always clumsy Kura-sensei.

Overall decent side characters. They all stick around till the end and almost all of them have closing arcs so the story rounds up pretty nicely at the end.

Senryuu Shoujo's art is also really good and consistent in quality from start to finish. The artist is really talented at drawing cutesy characters. Every chapter also has an opening page detailed illustration (usually features Nanako). I personally wasn't a fan of huge smiling mouths, but obviously that is just a preference.

Overall, Senryuu Shoujo is a good-looking and heart-warming manga that is worth a shot. It isn't anything ground-breaking so you aren't missing out on anything if you decide to skip this one. But if you want to have something simple to read every night, I can recommend it.