I would like to recommend this simply because it is incredibly unique. It is a shounen romance oneshot (which are rare to begin with) but it gives the impression that the author reads a lot of shoujo. I think it should get a high rating for the heroine's expressions alone, they make the author's style of drawing refreshing. I can understand why some people don't like this oneshot, it has a lot of plot holes and little development, but keep in mind that the author did fit an entire oneshot into 18 pages, which is a short length even for chapters of a serialization. I think you shouldn't take it too seriously, it seems like satire to me.

Although the maid could have been handled better, she served a necessary purpose toward the end of the chapter. Even so, I thought the characters had more depth than some series. The protagonist fits the appearance of the usual John Q. Useless It's true it had little development but I feel the author did a lot with the pages and more development would have been inconsistent with the character of the protagonist, who wasn't praying for a sudden idol girlfriend from the beginning in contrast with the usual lead of similar plots.

All in all I can't give this a 10 because it has little development and a few plot holes, but overall I think it shows the author has a subtle sense of humor and a talent for subverting cliches. It makes me look forward to more works in the future, hopefully with more pages.

... Last updated on April 7th, 2010, 1:09am