Bokura no Kiseki

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When one sees the shojo label on this they may be scared, but the truth is, its quite the opposite. Although it can be considered shojo, it is completely different and unique and presented in a refreshing way that anyone a fan of shonen or even seinens can appreciate.

The tale is relatively unique, however not completely new. The main protagonist is a male by the name of Inami Harusumi, who has the mind of a princess named Veronica, from hundreds of years ago. After an incident at school and happily getting with the girl he liked an incident occured and several of his classmates ended ... up getting the memories of other important people to the princess. This manga, in my opinion can be quite confusing so its important to read it slowly I usually read manga extremely fast but this one I found myself having to read over specific parts.

The romance aside from the historical point of view is another major aspect of the manga, it isnt cliche or isnt presented in a typical shojo manner at all. It isnt super fluffy or vanilla, but you still find yourself smiling after you see something heartwarming and wonder is it possible our male protagonist will choose this girl despite his crush.


All in all this is a rather more mature shojo and requires you to read carefully at times to pick out details, especially since personalities change alot from to past to present. Anyone looking for romance and something with a relatively cool concept should check this out.

This is an amazing manga and definitely a hidden gem. Anyone who loves a good plot should read it! Heck, anyone should read it! It's that good.

Story: 10
The plot is great. It's solid and very well-crafted. There are tons of unexpected twists and the story just keeps pulling you along for the ride. Little nuances you wouldn't notice in the beginning pop up later to have meaning.
There's plenty of action. The magic in this story is pretty cool. Romance doesn't play that big of a role, so don't expect a bunch of fluff scenes.

Art: 9
Art is enjoyable to look at, but some characters look very ... similar. It takes a while to identify who's who (other than the main characters) and even then, sometimes you still can't.

Character: 10
Great characters! The main character and other important ones are all quite likable. No shallow characters. Everyone has a pretty solid personality and there's definitely character development.

Overall: 10
This was a great manga. The plot, the characters, and everything came together very well. The plot especially made the manga very enjoyable. It's different from the shoujo mangas that just follow the character's daily and dramatic lives, or the shonen mangas where characters just keep battling each other and nearing death.

Bokura no Kiseki asks a simple question, "If you had been reincarnated, and you could find out about your past, how much and why would you want to know?"

The questions later pile on--"If you held certain power in your hands, what would you do with it?"

The Story ~
The story starts off rather peculiarly. A young man, Minami Harasumi, strangely relates to a princess from the Middle Ages--Princess Veronica of Zerestria--and he himself is certain that he is the princess in reincarnation. Peculiar. But it doesn't stop there. While he is the only one who believes he is a reincarnation at first, others in his ... highschool--many who had once scorned him for his "fantasy--" begin to remember their past lives as well.

Wars from the past reincarnate as well, through the form of the numerous students who remember their allegiances and seek rashly the answers to the wars of the past. As the students and Harasumi himself begin to question the motives of their past selves innocent lives are hurt and moral issues are thrown into play.

Overall an excellently developed plot, while being slightly confusing at first the plot does begin to be more and more understandable as one progresses reading this manga.

The Art ~
The art does quite resemble Reimei no Arcana to a large degree, the eyes, the styles of hair--makes you wonder if the artists are the same. Needless, the art is pleasing to the eye.

The only one thing to note about the art is that often times it can be quite confusing to tell one character from the next. Often times I could scarce tell the difference between Haruko and Maki save for a slight difference in the way they braid their hair.

But other than that wonderful art overall.

The Characters ~
The main character Harasumi shows quite a bit of character development--as do all the characters on a whole--so it is easy to feel for their thoughts and understand them. As one reads, one begins to pity, to sympathize with some of the characters as they lament either the past deaths of loved ones or of their own actions of their lives in the past.

But what is most appealing is that these characters, no matter what happens to them, stay true to themselves. They do not forget their roots, their backgrounds, and most of all themselves. Kudos to the author for these character designs, really loved them on the whole.

Overall ~
If you are looking for an entertaining shoujo manga to read--look no further thou shoujo lovers/shounen lovers! This manga will satisfy any tastebud guaranteed! Especially if you do not read shoujo very often this is a great change of pace that you will find refreshing!

There is enough action present for me to be on the tip of my seat and yet enough romance and slice of life for me to be in the feels half the time. And I don't get in the feels very often!

4.5 stars out of 5 for the wonderfully presented, manipulative, witty, and speculative Bokura no Kiseki!

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