Sorairo Girlfriend
Sky-colored Girlfriend

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Since it's a pretty short manga, I'll write a pretty short review.

It's a very sweet story about a girl who wants to be a prince. One day, a princess transfers to her school. You can fill in the blanks with what happens next.

However, that's not to say there isn't angst or drama because there is plenty of both.

But for 9 chapters the development and story isn't bad. It really melted my heart.


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Art: 8/10
It's off a bit from your traditional manga art (can't really place a finger around it but it might be the eyes), but I definitely enjoyed it.

Story: 10/10
Just insanely sweet. But the sweetness is sometimes interrupted by drama. But that only makes the sweetness more sweet.

Characters: 10/10
Both the mains are likable. For one of them there's a bit of development and realization. You do end up feeling bad for the best friend near the end.

Enjoyment: 10/10
Loved it.

Story: So it starts out with this popular tomboy Hiromi, who already has several other girls vying for her attention. Juli, the incredibly cute transfer student takes a liking to Hiromi and they get closer. It's a sweet story, with a sufficient amount of drama fit into 9 chapters. The epilogue (Chapter 9.5) is also really adorable.

Art: The style might be a little outdated, but the designs are still very attractive.

Character: I think the story did a good job fleshing out why the Juli and Hiromi like each other. Both of them are surprisingly mature, and rise to the occasion for each other. It was ... nice to see a throwback to an innocent middle school crush.

Enjoyment: It's a pertinent reflection on romance and friendship between girls. I almost cried at the end. I only wish there was more content/character interactions to work with.

Overall: It's worth your time. Please give it a read :D

Disclaimer: sexual assault, a bit of bullying.

I foolishly started reading Sorairo Girlfriend hoping it wasn't gonna be as bad and boring as Ibara no Namida (another yuri manga by Rikachi, with one of the side characters of SG as the main character). Sadly, it was the same pattern, only with slightly different characters and sweeter story.

The biggest problems were probably the pacing of the story and the predictibility of it. The drama doesn't fit in that well either, mostly because of the already mentioned flaws. It just feels cheap and rushed, and the bullying segments don't make any sense (one day Juli's desk is covered ... in insults, and then they suddenly disappear and everything is back to normal, no aftermath or anything).

The characters don't really add to the story, the manga has 9 short chapters so it's obvious why they aren't really explored that much, just on surface level. I would have liked to see more of their backstories at least, especially Juli's. Her character seems to be the more undeveloped one, less mature and more annoying, and I wanted to see the reason for it (why does she hate boys, for example).

Speaking of which, the usual problems in LGBTQ+ works are present here as well: sexual assault (kissing an unwilling person, touching them) is romanticized, and the portrayal of lesbians (in this case) could be better as well (if you're romantically attracted to girls it doesn't mean you hate boys and think they are "bad taste"). And it would have been fun to see at least a male character, but oh well...

The art is blander than in other Rikachi works, but it's true to her style, you can recognize it. Nothing to write home about, though.

Overall, I didn't enjoy it, if you're searching for some yuri/shoujo-ai manga you can find better ones. But it's not one of the worst either, it's quite sweet I suppose, so whatever.