Nov 7, 2014
STORY: 7/10
So basic setup; to look for her childhood friend, our female lead transfers to a school where the majority of the student body are females- a 20:1 female to male ratio be exact. I know what you're thinking, so basically the male lead is guaranteed a harem from the start right? Well... kind of, I'll speak on that in a bit. The manga is basically composed of fan service, ecchi scenarios, misunderstandings, romantic-comedy and slightly awkward action/battle sequences. I didn't like how sometimes the male lead aka our narrator would sometimes interject his thoughts via monologue. It reduced the impact of the suspense and
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made the story feel a bit pretentious at times. The end was also a bit of a cop out, with the whole "we solved the main conflict, next chapter = time skip" thing so there's that.
ART: 7.25/10
Overall, the art work in [Nana Mix!] was superb. Character designs are exceptional and made each and every character unique and distinguishable. The attention to detail for each panel complimented each scene well. The background designs for each panel were rather simple as in most of them were textured, shaded and glowed but they were implemented and thought out. Character expressions were decent and I must commend the mangaka for the fluidity of the action scenes as they were top notch. I was surprised that this was published well over five years ago, the art really is that good.
CHARACTERS: 7.25/10
Female tsundere lead - check.
Somewhat dense, yet natural chick magnet male lead - check.
Typical supporting roles in a rom-com - check.
Despite the stated 20 female to 1 male ratio of the student body, I don't recall more than 3(?) males including the protagonist. And even so, they aren't your typical supporting males in a harem/romance/school manga. That's a good thing right? Well not if they are flat and pretty much useless aside from being minor plot devices I suppose. Though I will give it up to the mangaka for having an exceptional antagonist for the story. The majority of the ending chapters focuses on the villain and the character has a pretty fleshed out back story and motivational reasons for being said villain.
ENJOYMENT/OVERALL 7.5/10
As an avid fan of rom-com manga, I enjoyed [Nana Mix!]. It had just enough of other story elements to balance everything out.- action, drama, minor harem (I say minor because the females that become attached to the MC has some sort of history with him beforehand and not a random stranger who wants to have his babies). The art was friendly on the eyes and the story was good enough to keep me hooked. Overall, a easy recommendation for those interested in (insert genres tags here), although for others that hate rom-com/harem/fan service stuff, well, then you're looking at the wrong place anyway.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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