I would recommend this if you're looking for something unique and realistic, about teenagers. The initial setting is really unique and mysterious. It uses a lot of anime/manga tropes and opens up a lot of interesting possibilities, which sets you up for high expectations.
Small spoiler (?) : I'll be honest, a lot of those expectations do not come true, because this series tries to be as down-to-earth as possible. Of course you'll get those drama-like timings/situations and unique character designs, but personality-wise they are very real and natural people.
Usually, romcoms tend to exaggerate on certain aspects to make it more interesting. However, it makes you
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Feb 28, 2024
Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru
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I feel like I need to represent the people who gave it a shot and enjoy this show. Sure, this series starts off with typical cheap rom-com vibes, but over the next episodes it begins to stand out from other ones in a good way. It keeps surprising me and making me interested.
Not to say that the plot is unpredictable, but the way it is delivered is WAY better than most romance anime, and can even rival Love is War at some moments (cuz i see a lot of comparisons to that anime). So my take on this series: plot and characters are basic and predictable, ... 
Dec 25, 2020
Akaaka to Shita Chi no Monogatari
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Sooo... I don't usually do this, but I can't sit still for this one.
I thought that this manga was AMAZING! At my stage in manga reading, I'm a bit tired of the typical shonen style stories with typical training arcs and villains that are too overdone. This manga however, starts off as one but doesn't end as one. At the beginning, the events that occured, even without the atypical shonen developments, really set a good premise for the story. That in itself already gets me points. The potential for a great story is already really big and the author really used that to its fullest. Every ... |
