Jan 19, 2023
There aren't problems that can't be solved. There aren't obstacles that can't be passed.
A lot can be done with determination and hardwork. Mainly if you have those you love by your side.
Salad days has an extremely simple proposal worked with an incredibly deep meaning.
Story: 8
Used a cliche materia of ballerina x boxer to make something unbelievably more stupendous, emotional and sweet. Narrative simple with incredibly beautiful writing. The topic of doing what you want to do, being what you want to be. Follow your dreams and not let small things get in your way, remember you can always find a way to be happy. Those
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who love you will accept you the way you are and support forever.
The story is a soft, super sweet, and rather slow burn love story, even though to be fair, Salad Days isn't exactly focused only in the romance of the main characters, to be precise it also focus on the characters themselves, their personalities, their feelings and their past, present and future. There are amazing and incredible cute couple moments, but the work is mainly focused on what I've said before, characters, their growth, their development, their dreams, the ballet, the boxe, and the ones who practice those arts, they all have emotions, they are all humans, and thats what the work is presenting to us, in the most beautiful way possible. I swear the script is amazing, I'm only not rating it better because it is really a simple story, and can easily not captivate everyone, because of how slow things go, and how it can be confusing at some point.
Characters: 9
I love the characters. There might not be a single relevant character that's not enjoyable. The main characters and the support characters all have their own development and character growth. They don't have a shallow background, they're worked at properly, and that's amazing, because us readers, don't necessarely will feel bored when the scene is not focused in the main characters, because Salad Days does the job of deepening a characters, their goals and their personality, making us create a real attachment to them because they're not just there to fill a blank space, but because they're relevant as characters of their own, something it's possible to feel after witnessing their good character development.
Art: 8
The artstyle fits the story because it passes off the vibe of softness and poetry, it's very beautiful. However, it's pretty simple, it doesn't have that many details, and the facial expressions of the characters are not totally satisfying. The thing that mainly saves the art is the coloring, the color palette used is divine, it's mostly because of it that I called it beautiful earlier, but it's not the most detailed piece ever, but there's not much to complain since the entire manhua is colored.
Writing: 10
Poetry in writing, the words simply are beautiful. Those specific moments in the story that it's used the best words that could be used to expressed the feelings the character is going through, or the thought they're having. Simply one of the best literatures I've seen with such good way of expression and amazing choice of words.
Overall: 9
I recommend to those who enjoy a cute and soft BL, to get cavities out of the sweetness and beauty of this manhua, and for those who simply are interested on reading a calm, and beautiful narrative in the free time.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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