Back to Lifeincolour's Profile Lifeincolour's Profile

Shoujo mangas usually get on my nerves royally because of the heroines who are just too crazed and I find that its always the girl chasing after the guy, even if she didn't intend to in the first place but fell in love anyway - And I get it, that's the demographic.

This manga was far from perfect, the plot was generic, the rich bishie's been done before but they added a twist to the girl, she's strong but she doesn't want attention, she's not fawning all over the guy because he's rich, because he's handsome, she's actually pushing her feelings away instead of pursuing them ... impulsively - Riko shows a maturity that far surpasses her peers in this type of manga and I respect her greatly as a character.

Concerning the art, I gave it a nine because, as someone who cannot draw anything worth more than half a cent, I'm easily impressed by all the flashy hair waves and all that. I think the mangaka's illustrations were absolutely beautiful and I had to stop myself from melting whenever Ran looked all soft-hearted :P - I also enjoyed that the heroine was very cute but there weren't any girls tryna say she wasn't.

Overall, I loved this manga, it was EXACTLY what I've been looking for, my only complaint is that its only 2 volumes. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I wish that I had taken my time because nothing feels the same twice ^^

Despite Shoujo being filled with alot of things I tend to hate - overtly-dependent heroines for one - I still seem to always come back to it, hoping for a change.
I definitely thought I found that in Happy Hustle High with the impractical tomboy character, Hanabi, but alas, I was wrong.

The art is wonderfully drawn and when they say bishounens, they mean bishounens. The story was okay, not too extraordinary, but a fun, and well-executed for the theme and setting, read. I enjoyed it quite alot until the very last volume, where Hanabi completely threw away her reserved tomboyish self and became a Yasu fangirl ... all the same. Obviously, she does this over the whole series but she just completely became one of those dependent heroines I dislike so very much near the end.

Overall, I liked this manga, it kept me interested with its fun little spin on experiences and Hanabi not pouncing/stalking/latching onto Yasu was a refreshing change. And she had her flaws - the hair one I liked alot more than those heroines who say 'I have no self-confidence' or something of that effect when they seem to want attention to be thrown at them.

Its not a bad series but its not an amazing series. I've got incredibly low tolerance for over-exaggerations and people being too clingy and/or expecting to be protected 24/7 so shoujo heroines do easily annoy me.