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So I first found out about this series from instagram. From there, I read the summary of the story and it honestly captured my attention. Before this, most of the series I read are only the type that makes your heart go "kya kya" or "doki doki" but with the premise of this story, I was honestly in it for the tears. When I read the first chapter, I remembered how tears quickly ran down from my eyes, and just with that chapter alone, I was already prepared to be hurt from this melodrama series.

Well, I will say this, Kyou no Kira-kun is probably one ... of my FAVORITE shoujo mangas ever.

First off, I think this story is definitely different from all the other stories I have read, because in this story you have the fear/thought that Kira might actually die. I think Mikimoto-sensei was able to wove the stories beautifully. While you have the other shoujo tropes like love triangles and the like, this was actually the first time in a long while that I did not get tired of it. I also like (despite how heartbreaking it was) that the story of Kira dying was woven wonderfully into this manga. For me it showed another layer from the story and that even if both are aware that the time they have with each other might be cut short, you can still see how much both treasure each other. I'd also like to add how I think the addition of Sensei (the parrot) was a cute idea. Normally, I dislike having people with pets and stuff but I thought Sensei was able to add a funny and sometimes serious matter into this story. Also I have to say, this series probably has one of my best confession scenes ever! If I have to critique something here, I would have to say that I felt like the last couple of chapters were a bit rushed and could definitely have been more fleshed out.

For the art, I thorougly enjoyed it as well. I think Mikimoto-sensei was able to draw everything properly. I honestly love how she drew the people and all the little details. I love the little chibis she draws of them everytime they are surprised or something. In fact, I sometimes find myself chuckling at the cutie chibis she does. Also, out of all the mangas I have read, I believe Mikimoto-sensei draws the most painful tears ever. I think a big reason on why I teared up on this series so much was because of how realistic and how painful she draws the tears!

Next, the characters are also a huge reason why I continued reading this. Honestly, I love the leads so so much. I think they'll probably go down as my favorite couple. This is the type of relationship I like to see folks. You can honestly see how both care for one another and you can honestly see how both support each other and how both have a positive influence into each other's life. For Kira, Ninon was the reason he decided he wanted to live, and was the reason he gave up on his lewd lifestyle. You can also see him open up more because of Ninon. For Ninon, Kira was the reason she became more outgoing and became more sociable and more brave. I love reading the journey both of them went through. And like I said above, this one had (one of) the best confessions ever. Aside from the 2 leads, I also like Sensei and the parents of the kids. I find it funny how even their parents have their own personalities, like Ninon's mom is a cosplayer and Kira's dad is a crossdresser. Aside from that I didn't really like Yabe or Rei much but I do love their friendship with each other. Yabe and Kira's friendship was also nicely shown throughout the story and made the readers understand why Yabe acts/acted that way.

Overall, as what I have said before, this is one of my favorite shoujo mangas ever. I think everything was done almost perfectly. Also sometimes when you read too much shoujo manga, it can't be helped that you can see the same things happen over and over, but I thought this was not the case here. I actually saw a lot of fresh things/scenes happen and I just really loved this series so much. Honestly, I don't think my words will ever do this series justice. So if you are looking for a something to read, just do yourself a favor and read Kyou no Kira-kun.

Woooooo what a doozy.

This series had its fair share of ups and downs. When it's good, it's reaaaally good, but there were also times in the middle wherein it really took everything from me to keep myself from pushing through and reading this.

When you think about it, there is really nothing much new to the story, I feel like you could read this type of story somewhere else. And the characters really aren't that good to begin with either. In fact, I was annoyed at both Nino and Momo at the start. Come to think of it, if you were to ask me WHY I ... actually got to finish this, I don't think I can give you a definitive answer. Nonetheless, this series did have some good things into it.

My first favorite thing about this is the ART. I love the artwork done here especially during their concert scenes. Honestly, whenever I read them it makes me feel like I'M on their concert as well so that's a plus for me.

One more thing I like about this is the character development of everyone (besides Momo which I will explain later). The character development of them really took long to happen. I guess in a way this is what you can call as a slow burn? Anyway, the development I like the most was Yuzu. Honestly, I feel like Yuzu is a big reason that made me finish reading this. I wanna talk more about it but I really don't wanna spoil a lot to you guys. As for Momo, this might come off as spoiler-ish, but I honestly felt like he wasn't given ENOUGH screen time for me to actually root for him? Like sure he did have some scenes but not as much as Yuzu and the others had.

Anyway, this series isn't necessarily something I'll recommend to anyone because I feel like this series had its own niche. However, if you like a lot of angst and some rock n roll, then maybe this manga is for you.

When you read the premise of 5-toubun no Hanayome or The Quintessential Quintuplets (TQQ), you might think that it has a shallow plot. I mean let's be real here. 5 girls fall in love with 1 guy who's their tutor? Really what's new from this plot? And by the looks of it, it sounds like some harem story that you know is gonna flop.

HOWEVER, give it time. I swear, continue reading this and you will find out that it is actually a pretty good series. The secret here comes from how well the mangaka wrote this series. The mangaka was able to give all the ... quints and Fuutaro their own unique depths and really, was able to give the quints their own unique individuality. I also love how the mangaka was able to connect each and every one and how their relationship was beneficial to BOTH parties.

Throughout the story, you will see how Fuutaro helped the quints grow and vice versa. And usually on harem stories, you tend to root for one person or the other, but because of how well the mangaka was able to write the story, you can't help but root for all of them equally.

Honestly, I don't know if I will find another manga like this, but this is probably one of the most enjoyable mangas I've ever read.

Another great work from Yamamori-sensei!

Honestly, I enjoyed her work in Daytime Shooting Star (DSS), so I decided to give this series a try as well.

In Tsubaki-Chou Lonely Planet, we get more or less the same feel of what we got in DSS. Like DSS, I thought the pacing of the story was quite good. In fact I was pretty surprised that I finished reading the series already. I also thought it was good seeing Akatsuki and Fumi's relationship slowly progress. There were times where I felt the pacing was quite stagnant or felt rushed, but nonetheless, I still thought it was good. Huge age gap ... aside, you can really see how they both treasured each other. Also, while I understand that Yamamori-sensei MIGHT have wanted to steer clear of the usual shojo tropes, I thought there would not be anything wrong seeing their relationship experience a few bumps. Personally, I thought that the huge age gap could have been utilised more. Irregardless, I still truly enjoyed the series. Indeed, I will continue to look for Yamamori-sensei's work moving forward.

Also, is it wrong how much I enjoyed reading/seeing Aioi and Yoh's relationship MORE than the leads? Honestly, I wish Yamamori-sensei could give us a spin-off manga or more chapters about them. While she did give us quite a few scenes, I would still love to read more about them HAHAHA

When I read the FIRST chapter of the series, I was laughing when I saw Kyouya's sadistic side. I told myself that we were probably up for a funny series and a promising start. However, I stopped laughing since then. After the first chapter we can see how problematic Kyouya is at treating Erika and how problematic Erika is for ACTUALLY liking to be treated that way. After a while I almost thought about dropping the series if I don't see any sense of character development or whatnot from them. Around that time I am pleased to say that the reason why I managed to ... read up to the end was seeing Kyouya gradually start to change for the better because of Erika. For me, that was the main good point about reading the series (Well, aside from that bad scene where he threatened to break up with Erika if she went to Kyoto).

Aside from that, I really found the series to be quite.... meh. Honestly the other arcs like Rena was kinda unnecessary for me, and I felt like most of the chapters' events were quite repetitive and were just a bunch of fillers.

Overall, it's the type of series you should read only if you have time to spare.

P.S. This review can be found in goodreads and is NO WAY plagiarized by me.

Semi-Spoiler Alert(?)
Allow me to give a review of the entire series.

The series started off kinda so-so. Honestly when I finished reading the first few chapters, I still had some reservations if I should continue reading this story. To be honest, I am NOT a fan of reading student-teacher relationships. Nonethless, I'm so glad I trudged on. The series started with the focus on Suzume and Shishio-Sensei's relationship at the first few volumes. And while it was okay, you can also see how Mamura had a thing for Suzume. By the time the first half was done, the series focused now on Suzume and Mamura's relationship, ... this time with Shishio pining for her. Overall, I felt that the pacing of the story was cleverly done.

One of my main problems whenever I'm reading a shoujo manga is that the mangaka tends to try making the series longer that it really should be. I am glad I did not feel that way while reading this series at all. Another one of my main problems is the opposite, in which the mangaka tries to end the manga suddenly and leave a lot of unanswered questions. Again, I am glad I did not have that problem here. I felt the mangaka focused sufficiently on the relationship of Suzume and Shishio, and then giving ample amounts of focus on the growing relationship of Suzume and Shishio.

In addition, a shoujo series tends to end with the first lead and SPOILER ALERT: I'm glad that the MC ended with the second lead, which I wholeheartedly believe is the correct choice.

Overall, I am so glad I continued reading this manga and you can definitely expect me to try continuing to read Yamamori-sensei's other work, Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet . Indeed, reading Yamamori-sensei's work does not disappoint. Domo arigato gozaimasu for this great series, Yamamori-sensei!

P.S. This review can also be seen in goodreads, and IS not plagiarised whatsoever.

Okay so.... if I can summarize my thoughts on this ENTIRE manga series, I would liken it to riding a roller coaster. As I was reading the first arc, I felt like I was going up with the cuteness and the light-heartedness of the story. Aside from that, I also enjoyed the breads and the challenges they were having. By the time the first story arc was over, I was really craving for the breads baked and at the same time, extremely excited for the next battle arc. However, as the 2nd story arc started, I felt like the roller coaster was going down and ... I found myself showing disinterest to not only the story itself but to the characters as well. As soon as the 2nd story arc was over, I was so glad it was done and I was honestly considering if I should still continue reading the series or drop it. However, I am glad I continued on because the third story arc is probably one of my favorite arcs of the series. It brought back the lightheartedness and the great bread/creations they were making that made me like this series in the first place. The bread/food they were making all throughout this arc were all so good and I also loved how it showed us the different parts of Japan. AAAND I wished the story ended here on such a high note. However for some reason, the author decided to make this series extremely wonky with the (spoiler alert) maou gopan and the global warming arc and honestly IT DID NOT HELP the series one bit. By the time the global warming arc was finished I was left unhappy and unsatisfied instead of the joy I felt when I read the first and third story arc. If anyone here is thinking about reading this I highly recommend y'all stop after the Yakitate 25 arc so that you can at least end this series in a happy note.

9/10

Honestly, I am not a fan of animes that use CGI or have time-travelling elements as both tend to overpower the anime itself sometimes. With that being said I was initially wary of watching this movie as the movie uses both CGI and the story involves some sort of time-travelling element. But boy, am I glad I gave this one a try.

Hello World was truly one of the best anime films I've ever watched. Everything was intricately and beautifully done.

Story:
For a film that uses some sort of time travelling/futuristic theme, the story was actually quite easy to follow. It started of as your simple cutie ... love story set in a futuristic world (OR SO YOU THOUGHT) and even though in the middle and towards the ending when there were already a bunch of time commotions happening, surprisingly enough, I was still able to follow it. Usually when I watch anime films I get bored in the middle but with this one, I was glued at my screen all through out. I feel like the ending was able to wrap a lot clearly, and while I admit that the story is far from perfect, I honestly can say that this is one of the nicest stories I've seen on an anime film yet.

Art:
This is probably my favorite part of the film. THE ART HERE IS TRULY A MASTERPIECE. Usually when animes use CGI, they tend to overuse it a bit or overpower the anime, but the CGI use here really fit well with the theme. I'm honestly not sure if a big reason why I wasn't as bored as watching the film was because of the art, but the art here is truly one of a kind. There were times where I felt like the art was somewhat similiar to the art used in "Into the Spider-verse". Irregardless, the art made me feel like I was watching some sort of Banksy/Warhol art exhibition here. I can't gush about the art enough.

Sound:
I MEAN HELLOOOOO, LOST GAME AND THE LAST SONG THO? Aside from that I felt like the sound used here wasn't bad at all too. Like I said with the art, I felt like the sound used here was also able to complement the story/the movie quite well.

Character:
Usually when you watch an anime there is always some sort of "villain", but in this case (semi-spoiler alert) I felt like there really weren't any established villains here. I also enjoyed the character development of all the chararcters here especially Naomi and "Sensei". I felt like both were able to grow exponentially and were written greatly. Also Ruri was written good as well.

Enjoyment:
In case it isn't obvious, OF COURSE I ENJOYED THIS MOVIE. Everything was done beautifully after all. I guess the reason why I'm rating this as 9/10 is because there were still a few kinks in the story but overall, I cannot compliiment this movie enough. I really and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I honestly think no amounts of words that I will say will be able to give this Manga series any justice. This was only the fifth manga I read but out of the five, this one had the most impact to me the most.

The OVAs are actually what brought me here. When I watched the three episodes, it really left me wanting more to the point that I thought it would be a good idea for me to read the manga instead. And boy, am I GLAD I DID.

I am a huge fan of stories that involve surviving/completing puzzles or whatnots to survive and ... this manga definitely delivered on that. Each game had its own unique and mind-bending twist that really, it always makes me think who or what you have to do to survive it.

Aside from that, the characters are also given amazing backstories that you can't help but emphatize with them.

Like I said, I don't think my words will be able to do this manga any justice, so please, read it and see it for yourselves.

WOWOWOWOWOW

I LOVE THIS SHOW, I LOVE THIS SHOW, I LOOOOOOOVE THIS SHOW.

I am a huuuuuuge fan of survival shows/shows wherein you have to survive/do a bunch of mindbending/psychological puzzles to survive and THIS SHOW DELIVERED.

For me everything about this show was a complete masterpiece. My only complain would be why did it only had 3 episodes?! Nonetheless, the 3 episodes were filled with so much mindbening/psychological warfare that I honestly enjoyed it. Everytime a stage is cleared I always find myself collecting my jaw from the ground (YES IT'S THAT GOOD). Aside from that, eventhough the show was only 3 episodes, I felt like they ... were able to give each of the characters a pretty satisfying backstory and really made us want more.

If you have any other recommendations about shows like these, please do tell me :)