Aug 5, 2020
This is a manga I would recommend to anyone that likes Romance, Comedy, Wholesomeness, Slice of Life, and pleasurable progression, this manga begins as if it's a Thriller, but it's intentionally misleading because of how much of the story will make you Cringe in how sugary it is.
Story: The story seems almost irrelevant until a callback is made that shows off the subtlety of the writing. The first run through you'll read it and you may think that there's no progression occurring at all, but the story progresses to reveal the depth to Ichikawa and Yamada's bond that they establish and continuously strengthen, not just
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Ichikawa's sake, but especially Yamada's since we experience the story through Ichikawa's mind who grows more concerned for her and as Yamada's character is expressed through the art.
Art: The art style is very unique and the art can very easily bring across the point that the story is trying to tell, even to the point of startling attention to detail. As Ichikawa is expressed through words and his thoughts, Yamada's words at times may be misleading for how she truly is feeling and thinking, her expressions shows her to be more realistic and at times more mature in her instability compared to Ichikawa's teenage angst.
Character: The beginning makes you think that Ichikawa is the "off" character until through the story through revealing art you realize Yamada is really more unstable than him. She hides her true thoughts and feelings throughout the narrative with eventual peeks being given, and as she slowly reveals her true character he unknowingly is pulled from the darkness of confusion, anger, and teenage hormones to the light of friendship, understanding, and warmth.
Enjoyment: And speaking of hormones I began reading this manga because I heard it was wholesome, and as someone who had low self esteem and who had been emotionally bankrupt for years, I found myself reading this manga with so much emotion and anticipation I thought people exaggerating when they would say they'd cry because of some movies, but with this manga I found myself smiling beyond control, crying and smiling at the same time, happy yelling through my teeth, constantly checking for the next chapter release and seriously contemplating learning Japanese so I can read it faster.
Overall: I don't think any synopsis or recommendation that I could give could be good enough to justly get you interested in this manga without actually giving spoilers, but if you take anything from this review take that this story is deeper than it seems and that you should read a little further than what your first expectations are.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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