I feel like I'm almost having an Ogawa-Chise-syndrome lol. Throw me anything from her and I'd gladly devour it with joy. So I admit that I might be a bit biased, but that is not to say that this love I have for her works is purely blind. How is it that she can pull off both dark and psychological stuff AND normal and fluffy stuff so elegantly? I swear, the similarity between Ogawa-sama and Nakamura Asumiko-sensei that I can perceive is just getting more and more visible, and at the same time both of them have their own unique style that I so adore as well. How can these women be so good and talented?! xD
Lol okay, ranting aside, I really thoroughly enjoyed this manga (like I haven't mentioned that already lol). Even if the stories are probably nothing new, the mangaka still managed to deliver them with grace, making the read a pleasure all the same. Trust me when I say this, because I've read quite a few of those 'generic' type of normal BL stories out there, and I know what mediocrity and typicality truly mean. I could see that the author did pay attention to small details that aren't usually taken notice of, and the effort paid off if I do say so myself. The humour is also particularly to my taste, which is not an usual sight. The artwork is as good as ever, not excessively pretty or anything, but very enchanting and fitting with the atmosphere.
But what really took the cake this time are definitely the characters for sure. Especially in the first two stories, the setting is school-life, so without some decent characters it's going to be very hard to craft something that stands out from the rest, let alone something as enjoyable as this manga. For eg with the first story, even if the characters are not perfect initially, the author had somehow made me fall head over heels in love them and in the end I just find them such a loveable and adorable couple. Oh and I totally agree with what sensei said in the after word: 'isn't it nice when a frivolous guy becomes innocent?' xD
Honto da!
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