Short review because short story rada rada rada. Story 60 Art 70 Character 70 Enjoyment 50 Intro: This is just a blown out of proportion oneshot. To be fair for a oneshot this is pretty good but considering its acclamation I went into this believing this would be able to fit in with general manga despite its length. I wont say that this then suddenly becomes worse because it wasnt what I expected I am not some entitled person that would downvote because I didnt get what I wanted. However I also wont say that this story isnt automatically better because of some handicap short stories are still able and liable to make great stories despite the length. It is merely the average that comes and goes really. Seriously have no clue as to how people connected to this but I guess they did to each their own. Review: The narrative is already given in the synopsis yo AL stole that from MAL Rewrite lmao what I talk about is how the story goes around it to present it. I think everything about the execution is fine really with good pacing and it doesnt feel too dramatic in fact there is more fun and games throughout really which just enforces the happy atmosphere that this oneshot tried to bring in that do the most with the life you have. It does well in that category. Characters are presented quite well too they have their background and their development which does seem a little forced but I cant say that isnt to be expected. Tagaki and Poppos pairing feels well made too both characters are made well for one another rather than existing for the sake of it in such a short amount of time I have to give props on the decent characters that dont feel like they came out of some shoujo oneshot. What really got me was the damn ending everyone seems to hate endings now dont they and how that literally turns this story into something you could post onto r/thathappened. I would like to keep this spoilerless but for anyone who wants a bit more understanding featuring implicit spoilers then: I know Komi Naoshi isnt supposed to be taken seriously well actually I dont know if he should or shouldnt but this man literally runs on only one idea with manga he makes goddamn Nisekoi checks out too much he just cant fit another plot device which isnt the main one. Art is good. It has that slightly bubbly/sparkly feel to it you get from Shaft or what have you and the character designs are fine but tweaked in a way that makes this Komis own style. For example: 600https://pm1.narvii.com/6532/f07a7837c154084437ce6498eef61a3be9147730hq.jpg 600https://data.whicdn.com/images/294825695/original.jpg legit just searched this up on google images cant be bothered to read this again. That ending really killed it for me. It might do the same for you. I wont lie I didnt expect it but that made it even worse in this case. Felt more like a wtf? ending more than anything. For the most part though this was quite average in terms of the norm with fun times that teenagers have. Nothing more to add to that matter really so I cant see why the enjoyment factor should be high honestly. Final Words: I cant imagine where this would be if this ended up being serialized lol. Komi has some of the silliest stories I have ever read and it isnt even funny ironically idk why this rubs me the wrong way because I can usually take just about any and every joke but this is just nah its not here m8. You can find better elsewhere. Spend time on this one if you want but you are not doing yourself a favour tbh. Overall 62.5/100
63 /100
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