I was kind of disappointed by this. I rather like this mangaka's drawings, and I enjoyed "Kiss" and "Beauty is the Beast", so I guess I expected more. Alas, Matsumoto didn't manage to bring those dance moves to life for me, and that is important to me since that is one of the main reasons why Higa captivates people (and Midori). The dance scenes resembled pretty shots from a photo shoot; there was no sense of movement. You can't even tell what dance move was executed when sequences were involved.

Pace-wise, nope, didn't think it was fast. But this might have turned out better if she had drawn it out to two volumes, or at least delved deeper into why the two main characters were attracted to each other. Give us a little something more, y'know? And like Bikuki said, the story was only so-so. Pity.

Also, because I looked at this page before reading "23:00", I ended up muttering, "Action? What action?" (referring to the genres) I didn't really detect much drama in this manga too. ._.

... Last updated on October 14th, 2007, 12:19am

It's a decent plot but nothing too original. What is more original is MATSUMOTO's signature style: it feels like all the important events are skipped and one only sees the times in between. Slow pace and an "everyday" feeling, even at the crucial parts when the readers tension should be at it's greatest. Even when MATSUMOTO's manga's aren't classififed as "slice-of-life" that's still the feeling I get when I read them. Something in the pacing and art just sort of feels like life and time are flowing around the characters and they don't even realize it. It's a nice change of pace, but not somewhere I'd like to live.
Perhaps because of this pacing, the characters don't seem developed well at all. They're just sort of there, not doing anything, letting everything happen to them, even the ones that are considered "attention-grabbing" and "active." Which also probably explains the rather half-way finish in the romance. I mean, the result is clear enough but...
In some ways, it's very interesting because the style and tone are so different from most scanlated manga, but it's just not my back of chips. To me, it's a nice change of pace occasionally, but not something I'd read often.

I really liked this manga even if it's not the best one I read far from it.
The art is pretty bad 6.5/10 and the story is about 8/10... it's too short! The plot is not developed enough...
If there was one or two volumes more it could be 9.5 or 10...(the story I mean)
My comment seems harsh even if I liked it... to tell you the trust I don't even know why I liked it... must be ... like tuhuyen264 and bikuki said...different or weird ^^
You should read it and make an opinion by yourself... really it's an great manga... to pass some time or if you don't have anything to read...

... Last updated on June 2nd, 2011, 5:32am

I wouldn't say this is fast-paced at all; Matsumoto's stories tend to be rather slow in general. This one would be similar. There's an overall flat slowness to it that isn't necessarily negative; it's just her style. Perhaps because this is a oneshot, it doesn't explain a lot of background and it just skids over the surface most of the time.

This is another of those "boy meets girl" stories set in school, but it's a little different in that the characters don't hug and kiss and stare lovingly into each other's eyes as they blush. It's a lot more subtle than that, and that's what I like about this manga. The overall theme of dancing is always interesting, too.

When I picked up this manga, I wasn't interested in the drawings, but it was the uniqueness of the plot and how that plot is expressed into pictures that really captured my eye. I can't wait for the next one to come out!

I love the way she draw dancers but the people... Rika and Mi-chan had exactly the same face, it was so confusing!
The story is nice but I don't really like this mangaka storytelling. It's like I can't get into it, the characters are plain and I feel totally like a bystander watching an act. There is no truth in it. (I know it sounds crazy, it is a work of fiction but you know, we all like the stories to be kind of realistic).

there is not much that makes this manga stand out. sometime ago i read this and came here to add to my complete list.. which was when i saw was already on "complete list" its not been long and story is already fading from my mind. still art is decent there was a plot and kind of an ending.. its at least readable.

I really enjoyed the art. The story line was not all that impressive. Sometimes you just can't win them all. This on the whole was an alright manga.

23:00 is a really wierd manga....quite slow...but it's pretty good,right? I don't like Matsutomo's manga much ( i hate "KISS" ) but this manga make me feel really good ( he he ^^)

The plot is something I've never come upon before so a plus for that. But then Again I don't think the Mangaka got the feeling right when they were dancing. But read it and see for you self.