Green Green Greens is Kento Terasakas second sports series in Shonen Jump after Beast Childrenhttps://anilist.co/manga/109173/BeastChildren/. Its also his second series in Weekly Shonen Jump to be canceled. But sometimes you fall you get back up again you keep trying to do better. Not everything can be perfect but damn Green Green Greens does its best to be. Green Green Greens follows Haku Yaesaki a high schooler with no real direction in life. Hes living a plain life envious of others who are successful enough to make a living off of sports. One day he meets Nadeshiko Oga whos looking to become a pro golfer and begins his journey into golf. And man what a journey it is. Green Green Greens is ostensibly a sports shonen that follows Yaesakis journey to becoming a pro golfer but its really the story of Yaesaki finding passion in his life. Despite being cut short due to cancellation Green Green Greens manages to showcase not just Yaesakis journey into golf but really how he grows and changes as a person the lessons he learns along the way and the passion people have for their hobbies. Its something that I wish more manga did as Ive only seen it done a few times most notably The Drops of God. The result is that the characters become relatable and that makes every emotional beat raw visceral and beautiful. The MC Yaesaki is exactly what you want from a sports shonen mc. Fumbling at first but enjoying the hell out of the sport. Theres pure joy on his face every time something so small as a swing feels right frustration at not doing well enough a constant drive to improve. If youve ever worked hard at a sport or a hobby or anything similar then youve probably felt the same way. Hes brilliantly done relatable as hell and an awesome everyman character. The series still manages to flesh out Oga the series secondary character/Yaesakis inspiration to grow. The final stretch of the series has a focus on Oga and the challenges she faces as a semipro which imo is an extremely clever way to show what Yaesaki would have been if the series wasnt canceled. Her platonic relationship with Yaesaki developing throughout the series is a highlight of the series as well. And if that wasnt enough we get another semimentor character named Oliver who also has an interesting relationship with Yaesaki develop throughout the series just because Terasaka has the talent to make this a coming of age story in full. And then theres a few less notable characters who are fine but not fleshed out. Ive touched on this but as a sports series theres just so much emotion packed into Green Green Greens. Yaesaki is the kind of character you can really root for and when Terasaka wants to hammer a moment home its done perfectly. Even the art changes a bit for moments such as the impact of the first golf course While Yaesaki is maturing youre left feeling like hes still very much Yaesaki because so much of his development is in his passion for golf that you really see him grow when hes golfing. The rest of the time hes still the awkward kid trying to find who he is and thats awesome. Kento Terasaka has said that he really wanted to convey the fun of golf. Not only did he succeed in conveying the fun hes given us the frustration the satisfaction the regret. I feel like a broken record here but man. Its an impressive level of quality. As usual quick section on art its good. I think its rough but Yaesaki is a rough character so it fits. Theres some really cool shots to emphasize big moments or individual swings or character emotions but its also just really nice art overall. Overall Green Green Greens is just an incredible character journey wrapped up in a sports package. Its the kind of series that makes you feel like you can go for your dreams and have fun doing them. Its now one of my favorite series of all time and I cannot recommend it enough.