There arent problems that cant be solved. There arent obstacles that cant be passed. A lot can be done with determination and hardwork. Mainly if you have those you love by your side. Salad days has an extremely simple proposal worked with an incredibly deep meaning. Story: 8 Used a cliche materia of ballerina x boxer to make something unbelievably more stupendous emotional and sweet. Narrative simple with incredibly beautiful writing. The topic of doing what you want to do being what you want to be. Follow your dreams and not let small things get in your way remember you can always find a way to be happy. Those who love you will accept you the way you are and support forever. The story is a soft super sweet and rather slow burn love story even though to be fair Salad Days isnt exactly focused only in the romance of the main characters to be precise it also focus on the characters themselves their personalities their feelings and their past present and future. There are amazing and incredible cute couple moments but the work is mainly focused on what Ive said before characters their growth their development their dreams the ballet the boxe and the ones who practice those arts they all have emotions they are all humans and thats what the work is presenting to us in the most beautiful way possible. I swear the script is amazing Im only not rating it better because it is really a simple story and can easily not captivate everyone because of how slow things go and how it can be confusing at some point. Characters: 9 I love the characters. There might not be a single relevant character thats not enjoyable. The main characters and the support characters all have their own development and character growth. They dont have a shallow background theyre worked at properly and thats amazing because us readers dont necessarely will feel bored when the scene is not focused in the main characters because Salad Days does the job of deepening a characters their goals and their personality making us create a real attachment to them because theyre not just there to fill a blank space but because theyre relevant as characters of their own something its possible to feel after witnessing their good character development. Art: 8 The artstyle fits the story because it passes off the vibe of softness and poetry its very beautiful. However its pretty simple it doesnt have that many details and the facial expressions of the characters are not totally satisfying. The thing that mainly saves the art is the coloring the color palette used is divine its mostly because of it that I called it beautiful earlier but its not the most detailed piece ever but theres not much to complain since the entire manhua is colored. Writing: 10 Poetry in writing the words simply are beautiful. Those specific moments in the story that its used the best words that could be used to expressed the feelings the character is going through or the thought theyre having. Simply one of the best literatures Ive seen with such good way of expression and amazing choice of words. Overall: 10 I recommend to those who enjoy a cute and soft BL to get cavities out of the sweetness and beauty of this manhua and for those who simply are interested on reading a calm and beautiful narrative in the free time.