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this just really wasnt very good . the biggest problem was the pacing , the pacing was very rushed . in the first chapter the mc strikes a bickering type relationship with the ml , finds out a secret of his , falls in love with the ml , and learns about his Tragic Backstory ( which felt really flat and cheesy btw , probably because of the bad pacing ) . this feels more like a parody of shoujo manga , but not one written by a fan of shoujo that lovingly pokes fun at its tropes . it feels very hollow and ... like theres no heart into it , i dont care about these characters or their problems at all . writing this review so that no one wastes their time on it , but also so that someone who isnt very familiar with shoujo and already has preconceived notions about it doesnt think they were right and all shoujo is like this . im sorry to the author , maybe they didnt even want to do this , or maybe they did but were compromised by a deadline or page limit . in any case , this isnt very good

first of all , CW for sexual violence / sexual assault in this manga

onto my review :

i thought that the original oneshot , Escalate , was better . some things about the characters were changed , i thought Aoi especially was more interesting in the original , but i also liked Hachi better in the original too

that being said , this was still an enjoyable manga . i might have enjoyed it more if i wasnt biased from reading the oneshot ... this was based on first / i wasnt expecting things to be different . the art was pretty , some parts made me laugh , and i enjoyed the trio of side characters a lot actually

not that long either , so even if you don't enjoy it it's not a big deal . id reccomend it to anyone who can handle the heavy content alongside the lighthearted moments

its actually a funny story , the cover makes it seem more . . . You Know than it actually is . not a spoiler because it says this already in the description , but its not an ecchi or hentai or anything ( which you can see in what genres are lsited ) , its this pair being all lovey dovey and annoying a demon that wants them to battle lol . also everything is consensual btw , which i was doubftul of by the expression of the girl's face on the cover . just wanted to say all that because i feel the ... cover may turn people away when it doesn't accurately depict / give a sense of whats inside

mal wants me to say more words so blah blah blah blah blah blah blah , give this oneshot a chance

" you cant expect it to be exactly like the anime , try viewing it objectively / without comparing the two "

even without comparing this to the anime , i wouldn't have enjoyed it , because 1) the pacing is choppy 2) the story feels flat and 3) there are panty shots of underage characters

but the real reason i need to warn others of this manga is that , despite changing so much of the original ( entire characters , even-- edel im so sorry for what they did to you . . ... . ) , they still manage to have MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE ANIME . . . so if you want to check this manga out anyways , just to say you read it or to see if its really that bad or whatever , PLEASE do yourself a favour and read it AFTER you've watched the anime

the original Princess Tutu isn't perfect , but its a hell of a lot better than this , and is one of my favourite animes . but again , even without my " but its not a faithful adaptation of this thing i like " bias , this manga really just is not that good even on its own , and again it would spoil major plot points of the anime if you read it first

that all being said , i don't reccomend this

i feel like they missed an opportunity to connect mako and kyou


both of them have trauma and have expressed it / coped with it in different ways . mako has become completely adverse to men , and kyou has become hypersexual ( hypersexuality can be expressed in different ways , and for him it was a comppulsion to keep doing sexual things even though he didnt want to / he was bored of it ) . both of them were sexually assaulted in elementary school ( which goes to 6th grade in japan ) and both of them had trauma from that that ... shaped their view of different genders

but instead of exploring that in any meaningful way , they brush aside what kyou went through as not traumatic at all ( because it doesnt count / isnt a big deal when it happens to guys . . . ? jeez . . . ) , and mako got lectured about how Not All Men are like that while she was in distress

they really dropped the ball on this one , they fumbled . it could have been handled a lot better , overall . that being said , i did enjoy this manga . i also appreciate that it didnt end with kyou ~converting~ the ~lezzie~ mako and ending up with her . i mean who knows , maybe she'll open up to guys and be bi in the future ? but as of right now she's still only interested in girls , and instead of ending in a kiss with his crush , kyou sighs as he watches her check out another lady lol

its also an older manga so i'll give it some " times were different " grace there . actually the art style kinda makes it feel older than it is lol !! still , its from the 2000s , and still , i like that older art style :o)

was torn between giving this a ' mixed feelings ' or a ' recommended ' , and in the end i decided to go with the former . but i did enjoy this and if you can look past those things above / keep them in mind , i think you could too :o)

a pretty good oneshot , made me laugh a couple times , had some interesting character designs . i will say that 1) the whole " ur the only blood type that can transfuse to any other blood type and its really rare " thing didn't make sense to me because . . . type o negative blood , the universal donor , exists . . . and 2) i feel like there should have been some kind of time skip , or they should have made it more clear that there was a time skip , because i know that he already knows how ... to fight and be a ninja and stuff , but how did he get that good at using his blood in battle in what i have to assume was like . . . a day or two ?? he was pulling off some pretty complicated stuff with a power he JUST got . unless i was supposed to assume a time skip before the scene of him waking up , but there was really no indication of that

small gripes aside , this was still enjoyable , and i'd reccomend it for an easy / funny read to pass the time :o)

i just wanted to warn people that this is slightly kinda gorey(?)-- in the sense that theres a character who rots people's bodies / skin , and at one point theres even maggots . it really grossed me out / i hate looking at maggots so i wanted to warn other people who also wouldn't be expecting it

its still a good manga tho !! id definitely reccomend it if those brief parts wont bother you too much-- its far from a gorefest , really , most of the manga looks normal . and the premise was really interesting and i ... could totally see myself reading a longer version of this if they made it into a series . likeable characters , touching moments , all around a good oneshot :o)

i really wanted to rate this higher, but the ending ruined it for me


this KEEPS HAPPENING ( i read a few other oneshots that had similar endings recently ) . . . why is it that so many authors end their stories with " hey lets take the child / child coded character and then make her grow up and couple with the mc after a timeskip "

this one wasnt as bad in that they didnt explicitly SAY they got together romantically , but with all the blushing and stuff its heavily implied that theyre now romanic interests ( plus i ... dont see a reason to make her older unless they wanted to hint at something romantic , she could have come back as she was previously ) . yes shes a fairy / supernatural being / not human , but the main guy literally refers to her as a kid , right till the end / even just before she reappears , and shes half his height and very childish . the whole " look im taller with long hair and i have boobs now so you have the possibility to date me " thing ruined what was a really good platonic / found family dynamic , for me

the art is good and ( most of ) the story is better , maybe read this and stop at page 59

this ended a little bit too abruptly , so much so that i was disappointed . i actually really liked where it was going and thought that i was going to rate this as good , but i can only rate this as fine now . the art is good , and the premise is interesting , and overall i was enjoying it . but that ending , i just wanted to know way more , it felt like too soon of an ending . even another extra page would have helped maybe , though more than that would have been ideal . i don't ... feel a sense of resolution or conclusion or anything . . . but like i said , i did enjoy most of it and the art was pretty . maybe read it yourself and tell me if you feel let down , if im right or if im asking too much / overreacting . its pretty short anyways

i was torn between an 8 and a 9 for this one , but i decided to give it a 9 . its a bit hard to rate the whole thing when some stories are better than others , but overall this was enjoyable

id have to say my least favourite story was 20 Days And Nights , mainly because it was so confusing . i think it would have helped if it were easier to tell the characters apart / to tell who was talking , overall i couldn't really follow what was going on or even get a grasp on the ... personalities of the two boys . i was also a little uncomfortable with what was probably incest but i couldn't even really understand if it actually was or not lol

my favourite would probably have to be the first story , In The Sunroom , but im biased as a fan / reader of Kaze To Ki No Uta ^^;;

in descending order of the ones i liked most to least , personally , id rank them as follows :
In The Sunroom
His Smile
The Mister's Baby Bird
Star!
20 Days And Nights

Star! was kind of frustrating / gave me a sinking feeling , but you'll definitely enjoy it if you're into things like reality TV or telenovelas , its very dramatic

His Smile / The Laughing Boy was interesting but bitter , and The Mister's Baby Bird had maybe the happiest ending :o)

the art was beautiful all around !! :D

a good classic to read , if nothing else for the sake of reading something so influential / historic :o)