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Star Strings Yori feels like a true short story or 'fairy tale'. It has a story it wants to tell but this story requires a certain setting to work. Are we provided with any reasoning or background info as to why we get the setting we do? Nope. That isn't the point, just pay attention to the story being told.

I've seen this put a number of people off from this piece (albeit not so much on this site) but I actually rather like how this was done. What you get is a world that has existed and will continue to exist. We are permitted to ... jump in and observe this world at a point that the author considers interesting then kicked out again when the main event has been observed. As such, the story starts with many questions unanswered and ends with many questions unanswered but you still get enough of a satisfying arc.

If this is fine by you, I'd say jump in. It is a unique setting and world which, for me, is always a good hook. We are provided with a young girl to follow at the moment that her repetitive and lonely life changes direction completely.

This manga feels much like a 'gag-a-day' strip as most pages can stand on their own and offer a comedic punchline. On occasion there will be a small arc that covers a number of pages; this happens more often the further into the story you go.

As for plot, there isn't really much yet or, at the very least, the story is only just starting to get into one. Most arcs just uncover character backstory or explore the existing world a bit.

All this said, I actually quite enjoyed the world in this story. The art is very fitting and I am rather fond of it. The ... characters aren't extremely deep or fleshed out but the more recent pages are working on this and the main character is still charming enough to enjoy sticking around for.

The "Creepy Cat" is effectively a cat that looks hella sketch, is smarter than you think, and can do things physically that would make anyone think they are in a nightmare / horror flick. Many punchlines initially simply rely on the cat using its powers in a 'creepy' fashion but as it starts feeling normal you start noticing that the whole world in this story is kinda like this.

Overall the experience is chill and you'll have a general feel for the story style within the first couple pages.