Dorondororon

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Doron Dororon is not without its flaws. I'm willing to admit that. But behind those flaws is a series with so much heart, that, in defiance of all my expectations, I grew to love.

If you want a simple battle shounen that won't take you too long to read, give this one a shot. You may not like it as much as I did, but it's only 5 volumes, so what have you got to lose? Maybe you'll find that it's actually a hidden gem!
As for what the highlights of the series were, I'd say the characters and the art. While not every character got full ... development due to its length, I found myself getting very attached to Dora and Kusanagi. Dora in particular is a refreshing protagonist because of his emotional maturity compared to other shounen protagonists. The art style was very recognizable and unique, and I found it had a lot of charm and brought the story to life. It's an art style I hope Oosuka keeps in future works!

So overall, I rate this manga 8/10. It was a lot of fun reading this manga week to week, especially with how great the community was and still is!

#DoronSweep

Can't say it has a good ending. Can't say it deserves better.

What I'll say is that the biggest problems of this manga are the untractiveness of its characters (totally empty and uninspired) and the total lack of presence on the female lead; in other words, the heroine.

At first we get to know the blonde one, but she gets out of the plot quickly, then the second one appears (the crazy one) but both of them get axed real fast in the "there's this kinda romance you'll never get to see but even then you can smell it in the air" feeling. If this manga were ... a dish, it wouldn't be sweet, it wouldn't be spicy, the ingredients are dull and the execution is generic. The only really good thing Doron Dororon had is the quemistry between Dora and Kusanagi, but the rest looks nothing more than a microwave meal.

Not really worth your time if you've come to enjoy your time, but it is and interesting study case for those learning comic narrative.

TL;DR: Mediocre series beats you over the head with clichés, could be a fun drinking game though (drink every time you recognize a character from a better series)

So I have been going back and forth on whether or not I should give this series a 3 or a 5. I was struggling with this decision because while I don't necessarily think Doron Dororon is "bad" per say I do think its terribly boring, and in my opinion there is nothing worse than a boring series.

I initially gave it a 5 on the basis that while it didn't do anything right it didn't do anything ... wrong either. After 30 chapters I have changed my mind and it's definitely a 3. The main problem that Doron Dororon has is that it is filled to the brim with cliché characters and story beats we've seen a million times before (Thats okay, you don't have to have original ideas in order to be a good series). This wouldn't be a problem if the story beats were done cleanly and competently but it's as if the series is aware that you've seen this type of story before so it tries to speed through everything, so you're left with this empty speedrun filled with characters you recognize from a different series, a better series.

On the topic of the characters, no one has had any sort of development in the 30 chapters I've read so far. They are all empty templates. The only interesting character (Ujii) barely has a personality outside of his running gag of being an attention seeker. I don't have much to say about the characters because they don't say much of anything themselves other than beat you over the head with whatever gag is attached to their personality.

The art is decent but the fight choreography leaves a lot to be desired, it reads similar to Bleach's later fights after Kubo stopped feeling inspired.

There are a lot of good battle shounen series out there. Read all of those before you even think of giving this a try.