After finishing Batsuichi de Nakimushi na Otonarisan my initial impression was that it was just perfect. I loved the art a lot and for me just the style and use of color made this manga stand out from any others Ive read up until that point. I ended up giving it a 10/10 in my initial review. In hindsight I do think I let some bias affect my judgment and believe that score was a tad inflated. I also wasnt a fan of some language I used in my summary and throughout my previous review so I wanted a doover. Im hoping that in this 2nd take I will properly convey how I felt while also fairly assessing the actual content with my bias more in check. Now onto my review... I think the main draw with this SoL romance would be: Being with adults not kids still in school Having REALLY sweet moments every now and then you WILL get diabetes Is a relatively short 26 chapters Has a distinct gorgeous artstyle and incorporates color What makes this manga so impressive in my opinion is how it originated as a Twitter comic. Its short and sweet and can probably be read in a single sitting. If you were looking for something a bit longer you might be disappointed. But a positive with this is that its not that much of a time investment. As mentioned before what I think made this stand out apart from any of the other manga Ive read thus far was its use of color. First of all rather than just a few pages at the start being colored like some manga do various panels throughout are either fully or partly colored. Sometimes only certain parts are colored too e.g. just a face only eyes the background etc.. It really feels like the mangaka put a lot of thought into the usage of color in enhancing the illustrations throughout. Ill include some examples below. Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 I could honestly go on and on with examples of color usage but hopefully you get the idea. Everything is colored with a purpose and I thought that it was done well. As for the art itself I really liked Juugoyahttps://anilist.co/staff/120206/Juugoyas style. After reading this I ended up looking into their other works as well. Think I found a new favorite mangaka... I thought that the design of Ochiaisan was cool and felt different from what Ive seen up to now for female characters. Having her eyes with a bunch of scribbles really gave her that crazed look for someone who is depressed and constantly at war with themself. The fact the only her eyes were done this way really illustrated the difference in mental state between her and the other characters. 80https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1021291413838770189/1087809927839490079/image.png This part gets me every time. Then we have Sawatarikun who frankly looks kinda generic. However I had no issues with his design and it definitely didnt feel too out of place. I actually liked some of the dorky facial expressions he had throughout. The mangaka really illustrated how clueless this guy can be. The only other character we saw was his sister Yuikachan. Frankly dont have a lot to say about her. Similar deal with her. Looked fine and didnt see any problems. As for the story itself its nothing revolutionary or groundbreaking. Given its length this isnt too shocking. I have read some short manga some even shorter than this that had more depth and development/growth. So I know it can definitely be done. But I think with this one it not having as much was just a consequence of originating as a Twitter comic. Honestly not sure how fair it would be to critique this on that but do think it should be pointed out. Also worth mentioning that there is a sequel series to this another volume with an additional 29 chapters. So the story also doesnt get wrapped up in these 26 chapters either. To wrap up this review I think that more people should check this manga out. Its fairly good and unique. Its also super short too. While I no longer think its a perfect 10/10 like I did in my previous review I do believe its still worth a read. This one gets an 8.5/10 from me.
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