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Mod Note: This review was written for the one-shot Hug!, which was subsequently merged into this review.

Before you start reading this review, I warn you: I hate shoujo mangas. I'm allergi to all those ultra kawaii stories with ultra kawaii main heroine and her ultra kawaii boyfriend, dealing with their ultra dramatic problems. My review will be completely subjective; remember that I warned you.

Story - 2. Hug! is a typical manga for 11-year-old girls dreaming about a prince on a white horse. No ambition, no imagitiveness, no realism. Only cuteness.

Art - 6. Average, but pretty studiously drawn.

Character - 2. Ultra-kawaii heroine is a zoophile ... (!) girl in love with her dog, and ultra-kawaii boyfriend is bestial boy who acts like a dog and with that, he saves ultra-kawaii heroine from marryin the dog. There are also absolutely perfect classmates (trust me - you will never meet such in reality).

Enjoyment - 4. If you're not older than 12 years old and a dog lover, you will enjoy Hug! to the fullest. If you're not - keep away from this manga.

Overall - 3. It would be almost 53 pages of torture, but art wasn't that bad, so somehow I managed to survive.

Shirahime, the goddess of snow, which is said to be her tears. Shirahime-Syo is a collection of short stories, connected by a motive of snow - tears of the goddess.

Story - 7. Every chapter contains another story, and each of them gives another feeling, so it's a bit hard to rate, but every story is very special. You can also see the inspirations from Japanese legends.

Art - 10. In fact, Shirahime-Syo is for me more of an artbook than actual manga. The art is stunning. All characters are beautifully, studiously drawn, backgrounds as well. There are even few coloured pages, which are also amazing.

Characters - ... . Stories in Shirahime-Syo are too short to get to know characters better, nor to like them. But their personalities and the way they act are realistic so I give a strong 7.

Enjoyment - 8. I truly enjoyed reading Shirahime-Syo - mostly because of beautiful drawings, but stories are all very enjoyable, even though they're sad.

Overall - 8. I can recommend Shirahime-Syo to all fans of Japanese culture, especially the yuki-onna, ghost/goddess of snow. People who love mangas with great art and good story will like this piece of art as well.