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[WARNING: SPIOILERS AHEAD!]

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So this will be my first review, so if I make mistakes I'm terribly sorry.
Fuuka starts off as a really good sequel to Suzuka as we are introduced to her right away and from the very beginning you can see the personality of not olnly Suzaka but also Yamato, and the story continues with a very nice flowing ring to it with the male lead Yuu. However the this manga then attempted to go down a path that nobody saw coming and it kinda all fell to pieces with (SPOILER INCOMING) the death of Fuuka after only 36 chapters. Here's why it ... doesn't really work out.

Story: 6
The story of Fuuka is one of a romantic comedy up until Fuuka's death, it shows how very determined both Yuu and Fuuka are to build their relationship while Fuuka also organises to make a band. However after Fuuka's death the romantic comedy genre is seemingly mostly lost, as it attempts to turn itself into a music tragedy sort of thing, but this is working off the Storylines of Suzuka and Kimi no Iru Machi (somewhat with this one). It's attempt to space itself from the two and make it into something it's not, just doesn't do justice to the stories we've seen in the past from the author.

Art: 8
Now I will say that since Suzuka and Kimi no Iru Machi, the art style has improved a lot more than what it used to be. Very good shading of characters and even when some may have similar facial structures or hair, the art makes them individuals which is sometimes an issue with other manga.

Character: 5
Now the reasoning for my lowest score to be on characters is simply because although the character of Fuuka was designed excellently to be the daughter of Yamato and Suzuka, she's basically the only real developed strong character and when she dies, Yuu (Male MC), Makato, Sara and Kazuya aren't really developed and really are connected to the story by Fuuka herself. It feels awkward to see all of these characters as you keep reading and see how it is they somehow get along after Fuuka.

Enjoyment: 7
Now my overall enjoyment of the manga was at it's high as I was reminiscing of the good stories of Suzuka and Kimi no Iru Machi, which before Fuuka's death it would have been about a 9, but with how stale it's currently going at, not sure how it'll end up.

Overall: 6
In the end Fuuka attempts to be something it's not and is not something I would recommend to new readers who haven't read Suzuka and Kimi no Iru Machi, and instead should mostly be read if you respect the author enough to read through the heartbreaking tragedy.