When I first came across this title online, I wasn't very hopeful. I read lots of shoujo mangas and admittedly they're guilty pleasures at best. Save from some exceptional series such as Tsubasa, Ouran etc. But this....THIS-!
Where the hell have you been all my life 😕 ?
I can never recall the last time I enjoyed reading manga this much, and a shoujo drama at that. People will be offended by this, but almost all with those genres have overly repetitive storylines, the dramas are often very laughable, with characters(heroines) that are annoying as hell.
And this manga...just ughhh I don't even know what to say. The characters, for me, are endearing, and I really was fond of Shiori. Despite her internal struggles, she always does her best to be strong and do what's best for everyone. She has a very convincing attitude towards wanting to be a good person, and I adore her for that. True, she still has flaws, but her development was almost realistic. Shiori is nowhere near those generic heroines who always want me to punch the screen for insulting common sense.
I also loved almost all the others characters in the manga. About how all of them really does seem important to the plot (some more than others, of course). I love how Maa-chan always reminded Shiori of her past, how A-chan tries his best to be a great brother, how Kai really does love her - all their emotions, I could almost feel radiating from the page. Even though it's all dramatic, the drama doesn't feel forced.
During sad scenes, tears would run down my cheeks.
When the characters are happy, I'd feel happy too.
The author sure knew what she was doing. The storytelling was superb, far superior to most of the same genre out there. The dialogues are clever, and the conversations sound so fluid. It almost feels like that the manga respects your intelligence, and I liked that...a lot. So far, only 20 chapters were translated to English, and from what I observed, the story's far from over.
I definitely can't wait to read more. Six Half is a compelling and beautiful manga - probably the best I've ever read.