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May 14, 2025
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Story 5/10
I didn't hate this manga but I can't say I liked it either. To start with, I understand why Suiren was attracted to Kawasumi, he wasn't into her like everybody else and he helped her waiting for nothing in return. However, after that, I often wondered how their relationship would deepen to the point of falling in love when none of them talked. I did find it pretty hard to believe how she wouldn't talk or smile and how hard it was for Kawasumi as well. They are never really shown actually having a full, meaningful conversation, so still by the
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end of it I am unsure how they connected. Also, waiting years of "dating" for a kiss? a bit of an exaggeration even for Japanese people.
I do feel however, that there was a lot of character development, especially for Suiren, that kept putting herself out of her comfort zone. I even feel she made more moves than Kawasumi ever did.
Art 5/10
Not really anything out of this world. Just average.
Characters 6/10
The characters are OK, with Ryosuke being the most likable to me. He was funny, loyal and very supportive of this friend. I liked Aya too and felt sorry that her love life was left for the very end and not really explored at all. I also liked Atohira, but hated that, of course, he fell for his friend's girl. At least he didn't really make a move on her,
Enjoyment 5/10
If I am honest, I don't even know how I read this until the end. I guess I had already started it and wanted to see how it finished, but if you have anything better to do, go ahead and don't waste your time
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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May 14, 2025
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Story 8/10
Yes, probably as many of you, I came to read the manga because I could not wait for the anime to come out to know what would happen next. The story is that interesting, at least by half of the manga. And to be fair, it's not much a matter of the story becoming less interesting, I think it's a matter of personal taste. The manga feels like an expose on Japanese artistic business and how harsh and raw it can be. However, those were the parts of the story where my interest was a bit lost. The concept of the
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story it's pretty interesting and I do feel characters deal with a very wide and complex range of emotions.
To me, where things also start getting a little weird is from the point when Gorou's body is found and on, Why? Because:
-Why did the crow take them there in the first place?
-What was the purpose of the crow's girl's existence? I mean, she seems to be "God" but at the same time, she was willing to participate in a movie like a child actor (and pretty much behaving immaturely).
-Why was Aqua so thankful to Akane for "finding the body" and saying he knew she would find it, when Akane was literally tagging along with Ruby?
-Why was Akane so obsessed with Aqua that she would be willing to commit a murder for him? I mean, I understand she was probably thankful to him for saving her life, but that level of commitment on her part, I couldn't understand.
And so on...from that point forward, I feel the story starts becoming sloppy and many things happening out of the blue and for no real purpose.
Another thing that I feel affected the story is how rushed many moments that should be important and relevant, happened. For example, Aqua, out of nowhere, calls Ruby by her previous name (Sarina) and no further explanation occurs, when the fans, or at least I, were really anticipating this moment. Since when did he know? why didn't he tell her sooner? And then, to make matters worse, Ruby goes full in love mode with her brother, and I mean, she completely forgets that even if they are not blood related, they grew up together for 15 years, and she just has sexual interest in him. I found that very awkward, forced, uncalled for and unrealistic.
In a similar manner, I feel certain character's arcs were handled so poorly and I am going to provide 3 examples. First, Hikaru. His abuse background was presented, Ai promoted making a whole movie as a love letter for him, he seems remorseful for what happened as he seems to think Ai's death was due to a huge misunderstanding, but then at the end he still tries to kill Ruby? So, after everything, he had no change at all and it was not explained why. It feels like a huge waste of everyone's investment.
Second example, Arima...I am going to try to keep this short, but it will be hard. First of all, I feel Aqua was always into her, genuinely into her, he liked her for who she was since day one and only let her go because of Akane planting fear in his mind that if he moved on with his feelings for her, Arima would end up like Ai. Aqua realized by the end that he should correspond to Arima's feelings because he likes her too, and then, knowing what he would do to himself, he never tells her how he feels for her. So she is left not only sad because she never actually confessed but she also was never aware of how Aqua felt for her, getting no validation at all after everything she had been through since a child. I feel Arima deserved a lot better.
This brings me to my third example, Aqua. After all the character growth and internal battles he overcame, he could NOT find another way to deal with Hikaru? I feel the author just thought a happy ending for a person like Aqua wouldn't make sense, and I somewhat get it, BUT I feel it could have ended in another manner, especially with so many adults aware of the situation and willing to help Aqua with making Hikaru pay. I feel sorry he didn't think how this would affect poor Ruby, losing him twice. Which, by the way, I just can't see how she could recover from something like this so easily as to move on with her career. I would have liked nothing to do with it after all the trauma the artistic world brought her.
Art 9/10
This is one of the highlights of this manga. I loved the eye sparkle to distinguish the characters when they were in the "zone".
Characters 8/10
-Aqua: I think he carried too much on his shoulders for such a young person.
-Arima: I wished she would have moved on from the shadows of being a child prodigy. I feel it was a recurrent topic for her that she never really moved forward from.
-Akane: I liked that she was smart, cunning and intuitive, BUT found it pretty weird how easy she was literally all in with Aqua. And I must admit my liking of her was diminished when she kept interfering with Aqua and Arima, because even Akane knew Aqua liked Arima and then Akane went to copy and mimic Ai to get and retain Aqua's attention. So basically, he never really knew the real Akane.
Miyako & The director: I loved both this characters where so supportive to Aqua and Ruby.
Enjoyment 7/10
So, the story has very interesting premises and plot twists all around. That alone makes it worth reading. However, it feels like halfway through, the author wanted to be done with the story and rushed everything, which hurts the story's essence.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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May 14, 2025
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Story 6/10
To be honest, when I started this manga I thought I was going to rate it lower, then at some point higher, but then it is a 6 for me. It is a nice slice of life, wholesome manga, that manages to keep you engaged despite some cliché and make-you-roll-your-eyes-moments. However, there are some things that seem to happen just to stretch the manga and at that point dont even add any value to the story at all. For example: Satsuki had NO bussiness encouraging Amano once again to confess to Momoka when Satsuki is 1.supposed to be Momoka’s friend (meaning,
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supposed to not want to create problems for Momoka) and 2.Momoka was in a happy, healthy and stable relationship. Granted, Satsuki probably didnt know Amano had confessed a long time ago, but still, this plot was so unnecessary for the reader. Same goes for Amano still having feelings for his “best friend’s” girl and confessing to her again in the grandiose gesture while fully aware of my point 2 above. I also felt like things were thrown in there and not given proper closure, for example, did Narumi ever learn Hikori was in love with him?? She also seemed to have gotten zero consequences for allowing the rumor of Narumi being her boyfriend to spread.
Other than those two major flaws, Namida Usagi is a nice read and has a very nice pace and flow. I liked how close the group of friends was and how easily conflicts were resolved, instead of being dragged on. I have to praise Narumi and Momoka for being able to have such a steady relatinship from such a young age, with their family member engaging and being present and encouraging for them. Not always you see such healthy and honest relationships develop.
PS- did you notice all guys in the manga were in love with Momoka at some point?
Art 7/10
I enjoyed the pastel color pannels used in this manga. It is only me or Momoka reminds you of Sakura card captor too??
Characters 7/10
My top 3 favorite are Kairi, Akutsu and Yunagi (of course!). Why? Kairi was the embodiment of what a bestfriend should be: empathetic, loyal, always supportive while also respectfully pushing you out of your comfort zone. Akutsu to me was the boldest, funniest and silliest of all, but deep down you could tell he is a kind hearted person. Yunagi? She was just too cute and smart and fresh for her age.
Now, things worthy of mention from other characters:
-Momoka: she is just too kind and good natured to be real. I disliked how often she cried but most of all, how easily she felt insecure and distrusted Narumi when the guy time and time again found her in the most suspicious of situations and not once did he not trust or defend her and asked her version of the story.
-Narumi: he is literary THE boyfriend all girls, especially unexperienced girls, should have: mature, thoughtful, passionate, kind and definitely has a lot of patience because at times I felt like kicking Amano’s or even Momoka’s butt for how they treated him.
-Amano: I felt he was there just for a plot, never really added much than supporting Momoka with Narumi while deep down wanting her for himself or being Narumi’s “rival”. But as far as rivals go, I liked Kuon 10 times better than Amano.
-Satsuki: I liked she was used to represent a group of people, those who at times feel left out in a group or with other interests, however, she lost so many points with me after encouraging Amano to confess to Momoka, who did she think she was helping?
Enjoyment 6/10
I feel bad because I did enjoy reading this manga a lot more than what this grading might lead you to believe. However, grading it any higher doesnt feel right because the story isnt that good or life changing or even original.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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May 14, 2025
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Story 7/10
Not sure if I was predisposed to find similarities because I knew the author also wrote Relife, but I can definitely see similarities: an incredibly kind hearted guy (MC) who wants to help everyone around him, big life changes for characters, even same names (Rio), someone looking after the main character. However, this is not to say that Blue Hearts is a copy, no! Far from it and in all honesty, I wonder why the author kept it this short. Blue hearts had much material to be a least an extra 10-15 chapters.
Blue hearts its a light, straightforward but heartwarming reading.
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It manages to help you connect with each individual’s struggles and does a great job at showing you why the main character is able to understand all of them. I really felt sorry for all of them, specially Nagi.
Art 8/10
My goodness! So nice to be able to read a colored manga (not sure if I have been getting really crappy scans to read before, but this was refreshing).
Characters 8/10
All of the characters are very easy to like, the MVP with no doubt, being the school principal. I love how much he believed in and supported his students. I also really liked all the friendships formed, they all felt really genuine. The only thing I didn’t like was how easy they all abandoned Nagi when Rio and the rest ganged up on him. I mean, Ichijou was a good fighter, he could have helped.
Enjoyment 7/10
This is a wholesome reading, nothing life changing, but not chiclé either. It keeps you interested and actually wanting to read more when it ends.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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May 3, 2023
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Story 7/10
This anime has SO much potential, but the major hindrance for that potential to reach its maximum, is how the story unfolds. For the first half of the anime, you feel so lost. I even considered dropping it a few times. However, I persevered because this anime is very recommended and I wanted to at least be able to understand or deny what people were raving about. The anime does get better and the story is actually really deep and touching, yet, by the end it all feels so rushed that you are left feeling dissatisfied. How did the rest of
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the cast join this place? what were their final wishes? why even bother creating such a big group of friends if you are mainly going to focus on 4 characters? why wasn't Otonashi able to go like the rest? how come Kanade was there first if it seems that Otonashi died first? who was that guy in the library basement with all the computers explaining about love getting in this place? if Kanade was a human being, why did she have software features? so many unanswered questions. I read that this anime was supposed to be 26 episodes and during production was suddenly cut to half. If that's the case, it shows and it ended up hurting the anime. I really liked that this anime makes you think and wonder, conversation worthy. However, I wished than rather to have to look up theories, the anime had been clearer since the beginning. Also, isn't this one of saddest endings of all times? yes, per the after credit you can assume Kanade and Otonashi end up finding each other, but what about Hinata and Yui? Does Noda ever get a chance to profess his love to Yuri? Again, so much potential that the anime could have actually been a couple of seasons, not just one. Such beautiful premises of being allowed a last chance to leave all regrets behind.
It does have some moments that squeeze you heart such as Iwasawa and Yui passing and Otonashi's background.
Art 8/10
This anime has beautiful drawings and color combinations, specially the eyes. This is highly enjoyable.
Sound 9/10
I don't really care much about the endings themes, however, that opening is another story. I really liked it. And, am I the only one who gets goosebumps over "my song" from Iwasawa? This song easily redeems the anime a bit.
Characters 6/10
To be fair, all characters are likable and interesting, however, we only got to see a glimpse of the main character's background and actual interests and wishes. Relationships feel so rushed that you can't be a 100% invested in anything or anyone.
Enjoyment 6/10
If you are able to get passed the 3-4th episodes, you will be in for an emotional ride.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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May 3, 2023
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Story 9/10
Ok. So, I think this actually is the first sport anime I watch ever. And to be honest, the only reason I started watching was because my husband was watching next to me and I got so caught up in the dialogues and situations that I kept asking him questions to understand. It got to a point that I was "ok, I gotta watch since the beginning now". The point is, this is such a well made anime that it can literally get anyone's attention and hook you unexpectedly. I also like how this anime is sometimes unpredictable, where you think
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you know what's going to happen but then something that you were not expecting at all actually happen (ex. I was NOT expecting for Isagi to be the chosen one in the top 5). Intense dialogues, intriguing characters and life story, lots of character development. My only doubt is hoe much can be done when most of the time, characters are just in a match. I fear it might become uninteresting after a while, but that seems nowhere near to happening so far.
Art 8/10
This anime has great drawings. I really like that physically, I feel the characters' design really match their personalities.
Sound 9/10
I am in love with the first opening and the second ending, actually downloaded them into my playlist. Of course, I have no idea of what they are saying but still, they sound great.
Characters 8/10
I really liked how the characters developed in this anime. Every single one of them is there to either grow or go. Isagi is the main character, obviously. But the others are equally explored and experience just the same things he does such as victory, failure, self-doubt. I feel every character is pretty unique and feel for them when the fail to move forward (still getting over Kunigami not passing to the next phase).
Enjoyment 8/10
Again, I am not an sport anime fan yet there I was craving for the next episode.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Mar 7, 2023
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Story 7/10
I think the story is well made. It has interesting premises and a well balanced mix of drama, trauma, friendship and youth. I really liked how different perspectives on how people go through bereavement are shown with the different characters' reactions to the situation. I also liked the journey each character took to be able to come full circle and come to terms with Menma passing away and how that affected them. However, there are a couple of things I wished wereaddressed more in the anime as opposed to left hanging. For example, Yukiatsu cross-dressing as Menma. Why was he doing
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this particular thing? What was he trying to accomplish? How long had Tsuruko known about it and why didn't she try to understand more about it? I feel this situation was kind of brushed off and normalized too quickly when we all knew there was a lot of meaning behind it. Similarly, Poppo even saw Menma drowning in the river...wouldn't you think he would be the most affected one by this? Yet, this is only briefly mentioned by the end of the anime when he seems to be the one doing "better". Why did Menma spirit show up at the moment she did? What was Jintan's response to Anaru feelings? She pretty much confesses a few times but never gets a reply back from him. Likewise, what about Tsuruko and Yukiatsu? and honestly, I don't think these love triangles were necessary at all. I would have definitely rated this section better if all of these questions had had a clearer answer. I might as well just read the original material to hopefully discover these myself.
Art/Soundtrack 7/10
I can't remember anything too memorable about this but it was enjoyable.
Characters 7/10
I think all characters were likeable, with Yukiatsu being the one I like the least. I feel his "cool guy" act was a bit forced and he was too self-absorbed to worry about his friends. Even him offering to date Anaru felt he was still looking to compete with Jintan instead of trying to move on. I also didn't like how manipulative he was by plotting to have Anaru ask Jintan about his feelings for Menma. Had he not done that, Menma might as well be alive still, but we would not have this anime, would we?
Enjoyment 8/10
This is an enjoyable anime. It does hit your heart a couple of times, specially that one last episode. So if you are a cry baby like me, expect some tears.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Mar 7, 2023
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Story 7/10
The story is refreshing to say the least. It has some of the common aspects of a rom-com (such as a flashy character vs a shy and socially awkward one), however, it comes with many twists. I really like how the main characters are connected through having really uncommon or unique tastes and hobbies, and how they get closer to each other based on acceptance and understanding, no judgement at all. I also find refreshing the amount of sexual remarks and thoughts, not necessarily because of the sex content itself, but because manga/anime shoujo Japanese teenagers are usually portrayed as shy
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and pure. In this case, I find it realistic, even age appropriate, and funny. I also really loved how social and culture roles are somewhat inverted between main characters, with Gojou (a heterosexual man) being able to cook, sew, do hair and makeup and Marin (the girly girl) basically just going with it and supporting financially.
I wished we had had some more concrete advances in the story, for ex. its pretty clear Marin likes Gojou and viceversa, what's stopping them from doing something about it? Specially Marin, as she is so outspoken.
Art 7/10
I think drawings are pretty well made and detailed oriented, to a point that it is one of the most absorbing parts of the anime.
Characters 7/10
I think characters in this manga are pretty likeable, except for maybe Shinju? She lacks a bit on confidence (for no apparent reason) but at least that isn't dragged for too long or made into a big deal. My favorite characters is Marin because she is authentic, upfront, not afraid to be who/how she wants to be, not shy at all, and on the contrary, I really enjoyed her remarks to constantly make Gojou feel embarrassed or shy. I think this is the first time I have seen a female characters be this extroverted. I really like her positive influence in Gojou. Gojou is very likable as well, he is socially awkward but at least he is quick to follow social queues.
Enjoyment 7/10
I honestly just watched this because my husband wanted to see it, however, I found myself laughing out loud many times and ready for the next episode each time. Nice light and entertaining anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Feb 10, 2023
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Story 9/10
When I first read the synopsis of this manga, I was a bit skeptical that I would even like it. I gave it a try and I am SO happy I did!.
What I like the most about this manga is how, of course, it has many elements of your regular shoujo (high school characters, romance, drama, high school events such as school fair, X-mas dates, etc), however, these are approached in a more mature perspective than your regular shoujo. Drama is resolved quickly, in an adequate manner. Feelings and tension are rapidly addressed, and people are usually honest about
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their emotions and thoughts. This might be since 4 of the main characters were adults disguised as adolescents, hence being able to quickly pick up on behavioral changes from others and the possible meaning behind them. The comedy in this manga is also very strong and enjoyable. There were many times I laughed out loud while reading, especially given characters reactions and facial expressions. I also loved how the romance between main characters was just on point; it wasn’t too fast to make it not credible nor such a slow burn where you want to yell at them "just get on with it already!". Romance was threaded in a way that you can actually relate and feel for the characters and keep up interested all the way through.
This manga definitely hits right in the feelings, specially towards the end when you can see how much the main characters have come to appreciate the rest of the group and their lives. I found really interesting how we all knew what was going to happen by the end, but even you as a reader find yourself dreading the moment when the ReLife program is over, and they all forget about each other. I couldn’t put this manga down for the last 10 chapters. I was glad to see the author found a way to bring the characters together again. A bit predictable? yes! welcomed nonetheless? of course! There is also a lot of character development, which is also a great thing to have after reading 200+ chapters.
Another big big big point for this manga: NO LOVE TRIANGLES!! Say whaaat? read that again: a Shoujo manga WITHOUT love triangles! The only 2 thing I could complain about are: 1. Tamarai's love interest was left to our imagination. I would have liked it better for it to be addressed as well as opposed to be left to your own interpretation. My guess is Inukai is in love with Tamarai, Tamarai is in love with Nobu but Nobu is in love with Sumire. I can also infer none of them ever confessed, but I wish the author hadn't made it a secret when Tamari shared it with Hishiro. 2. The only arc I found a bit boring was Ohga not telling Kariu about his brother. I mean, for such an honest, upfront kid, it sure took him too long to talk about it. The drama felt a bit dragged here.
Art 9/10
Absolutely beautiful drawings. I loved the facial expressions of the characters, and the design of each character easily conveyed their personalities. The only thing that bothered me a bit was faces being slip into different pages.
Characters 10/10
It is not common to have a manga where you like ALL the characters and find yourself genuinely interested into each and every one of them. Kudos to the author for this great writing, because even though we, of course, have our main characters, none of the others feel like “just supporting characters” or unnecessary. I will talk a bit about my favorite characters:
Kaizaki: I absolutely love Kaizaki, the guy is a hero! He was put in an impossible situation but was always able to stay afloat. So not only was he a “neet” due to his pure heart, but society kept beating him down for it. Yet, he was a very caring, nurturing, and noble person until the end. It would have been so easy for him to just not care about anyone, like nobody really cared much about him (until he found this group). I also have to praise his self-control! He was able to be honest about his feelings while still also keeping his values, despite Hishiro begging for him to do stuff. I do feel that Kaizaki was a bit abused, because he was always involved in helping the others and also because Ryo, An and Hishiro kept testing him when he wasn’t even fully aware of everything going on.
Ryo: At the beginning, I really though I was going to hate this guy. However, Ryo quickly grew on me and you could see his intentions were in the right place. I found him too funny, even though also a bit creepy at times (him and An truly are the dream-team!)
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Ohga: I also found funny how he could be so dense but also be very upfront out of the blue.
Enjoyment 10/10
I would absolutely recommend this manga to everyone (I have actually send it to my close friends already). It has a great balance between comedy, drama and romance. It also manages to deal with deep topics in an assertive way. A great all around manga.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Jan 21, 2023
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Story 6/10
I have no idea why this manga is so short, specially given the fact that the plot does have the potential to go for longer and remain interesting. I liked the premises, and, unlike popular opinion, I have nothing against the age gap or a 23 year old dating a high school girl. Of course, let me clarify, he wasn't really doing with her something that she wouldn't do with someone her age. And she was 16, not 12. If we keep it real, many 16 years old get pregnant from another teen with zero life experience. At least at 23,
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if that were to happen, which seems unlikely given the fact that Japanese seem to take things slowly, you would expect certain degree of maturity in the guy. So, again, not really bothered by the age gap. Anyway. I was really bother by the unnecessary love triangles and guys just randomly kissing this girl. I also didn't like the fact that everything was happening too quickly, with a lack of depth that makes difficult to empathize with characters' feelings.
Art 8/10
This is by far my favorite part of this manga. Beautiful and clean drawings. I also feel the drawings did a good job at conveying characters emotions.
Characters 7/10
I think characters in this manga are pretty likeable. Both main characters are powerful, truth to themselves, easy going. I really enjoyed the dynamic between the main characters and wished we had seen more of it. I like the fact that Saya speaks clearly what's on her mind instead of going around in circles.
Enjoyment 6/10
If you get bored, and want a quick read, this manga will do. However, don't expect a lot of character development. Don't expect to be wrapped in the story as everything happens to quickly.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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