Tetsuo Tezuka and Ikumi Tachibana two childhood friendsnow having strained relationship are the main characters of the musical manga Boku no Giovanni. The dynamic of these two makes this manga exciting to read. Ikumi Tachibana is the only survivor of a ship accident at seato be rescued by people on nearby island. Tetsuo Tezuka on the other hand is an aspiring cellist who resides on a Japanese island. Ikumi later on was adopted into Tetsuos familys home. Now here comes the real dealthe flesh of the story. 350https://64.media.tumblr.com/edde3a5d65290c082d2f91ab2892a214/166ca08e0c1f2d1c96/s540x810/1cd1eece1b2a46bb12409f7309ce993d809fa113.jpg Living under the same roof Tetsuo and Ikumi became close especially when Ikumi expressed his interest in cello when Tetsuo plays. Of course Tetsuo is thrilled to hear this because he will now have someone to play with on an island isolated from the world. As the time passes Tetsuo noticed Ikumi surpassing him in short time. How can someone who is just learning an instrument surpass someone who has been playing for a long time? A prodigy and simply an average player. This is where the mangas recurring theme of talented vs. average people begins to manifest itself. 300https://i.ur.com/jHeCsGK.png 300https://i.ur.com/adTc9Ii.png 300https://i.ur.com/HOD8lMQ.png Tetsuo developed insecurities after being told by a renowned cellist player that his playing sounds like a CD a.k.a. bland because a prodigy named Izumi is playing the exact piece he cannot perform and who has only JUST begun training cello. Tetsuo is really...nothing in the broad scheme of things. A simply average and unremarkable child who is only passionate about cello and never stood out. Their relationship became strained as this continued and he felt estranged from the prodigy. This manga does a fantastic job of addressing vulnerabilities each panel makes you experience all the feelings and frustrations that have been bottled up. 300https://i.ur.com/sowqghh.png 300https://i.ur.com/YR4JepK.png Tetsuo Tezuka the protagonist of this manga is one of the fictional characters that most stood out to me because of how delicately realistically and human he is written. He is the epitome of how people act when there is someone better than them someone more talented than them and someone they may and will never surpass. However despite all of that despite all of the insecurities he has been experiencing he just could not give up on the very thing he lovesplaying the cello. Most people would just give up and accept an it is what it is mentality but Tetsuo persevered in pursuing his dream of being a cellist despite being an average person who felt insecure around talented people and possessing the ability to win people over with his playing. No matter how insignificant he may feel he is in the scheme of things being average is no excuse to stop pursuing the things he actually loves. Ive always thought it would be fantastic to witness a story about a certain kind of character who is not a prodigy who is not talented and who is actually quite average and Tetsuo Tezuka fits with it flawlessly. It is a famous trope to have a prodigy as the protagonistnot that its bad but I myself wanted to see something fresh. To see the tropes being flipped around. In this manga instead of being a prodigy we are given a main character who is just..... someone common and it is refreshing and exciting to witness how can an average man become so successful. 300https://i.ur.com/KXrv47H.png 300https://i.ur.com/TPBMoUd.png . . . . CAN YOU BE THE THUNDER OF ZEUS? . . Timeskip happens. Tetsuo trained under the very person who told him his playing sounded like a CD. Izumi now is a wellknown and renowned cello prodigy. Can Tetsuo Tezuma despite being average catch up with the person he grew up with when the two previously close childhood friends are now living in two separate worlds? 350https://i.ur.com/zJPyGDO.png Acceptance Tetsuo Tezuka has come to terms with the fact that Izumi is a prodigy and he is a mediocre man. Two men that are in different skill leagues from one another. A talented prodigy who achieved success quickly and a mediocre man who was only beginning to rise to fame. Because of the dynamic between these two it is much more intriguing to see how the plot develops. To understand the two sides of the coin regarding how to become a successful cello player. 300https://i.ur.com/41KusWO.png We got to witness Tetsuo build his own band and interact with new people. A trio of losers. Its interesting to see how a trio of said losers are forming their own band to enter the music industry. Weve got another Tetsuo loser who in a family of musicians is the weakest among them and another one who does not want to enter competitions. It will be interesting to see how these three will affect the music industry with Tetsuo leading this band. However because this manga is currently on hiatus and we wont ever get to witness how these three can perform as a band more I truly wish that the manga would dwell more on this. 300https://i.ur.com/btCDk15.png 300https://i.ur.com/ST5eZ6I.png Now to the other side of the coin Izumi. While he is believed to be the most perfect among the most perfect as he is an actual prodigy Weve got to see another side of him. His mental instability of becoming a prodigy has been delicately explored. Tetsuos brother was employed as Izumis mental trainer. Weve got to see how much the straining of Izumi and Tetsuos relationship impacted Izumi. It feels like this is also that needs to be explored more but to what it is right now we are being told that Izumi is not the perfect person people thought he is. 280https://i.ur.com/jfEKPMS.png 280https://i.ur.com/j7DmeCA.png Reconciliation It has a feeling of giving up but with your head held high Musican undying art used to express emotions. You can express how youre feeling right now and let out any suppressed feelings through music. Izumi and Tetsuo entered similar competitions. They barely talked to one another because of their strained relationship. Among the recent chapters this competition segment was really great because it helps both of the characters to communicate and reconcile through music. 300https://i.ur.com/dgaojuD.png 300https://i.ur.com/3TPZqe4.png If there is one thing about this manga that I dont like its that it is currently on hiatus and that it stopped at chapter 33. So basically all of the plot points are not ended well because it stopped in the middle of the competition mini arc. This is kind of a shame because from what the manga currently has everything was handled beautifully especially the theme. I wish the mangaka would be back for more chapters. PS: The score rating does not reflect the mangas quality. I do not rate media and I can only give reviews at best. So dont mind on it too much.