Ugh.....I'm going to get so much hate for this (unless people actually decide to be respec...

Toraseishin February 19, 2020 1:29 am

Ugh.....I'm going to get so much hate for this (unless people actually decide to be respectful of differing opinions?), but I really didn't like it.
First time in a looong time where I couldn't wait for a manga to end. It was cliché and overdone from start to finish, and all of the emotions fell flat for me.

I think a major part of the problem is that the author included so many different pieces, but expanded on none of them.
- "Kiyo is a dancer" (shows a few scenes of him dancing and the story goes nowhere into his passion for dance. It is just simply stated and that's it)
- "Chii-chan is Kiyo's childhood friend" (shows a single flashback and that's it)
- "I like Chii-chan, but he doesn't know" (Chii-chan finds out almost immediately in the story and accepts it right away without any deep emotions. Like "Oh, I didn't know. Let me kiss you just to be sure. Ok, I love you. Now we're a couple")
- "I've already been bitten" (two conversations later, it's revealed to just be a cat bite)
-Pregnancy scare
-Wedding
-Baby
-The end.

Kiyo's unusual height and the "surprise" reversal in Chii-chan's parents' genders were also things casually stated/included without it having any real influence on the story whatsoever.

Basically, this story greatly lacked substance - and instead was built entirely on lots of "Oh, btw...".

Responses
    Alice February 19, 2020 9:43 pm

    I see where you're coming from and think you are right. But maybe because it's just this short story without a deep plot and without any real drama I kinda enjoyed it. It's a quick and wholesome readヾ(❀╹◡╹)ノ~

    Mr.Taco February 20, 2020 10:25 pm

    I totally agree with what you said as well, but like what Alice pretty much said, not every manga has to be a "great" read or "masterpiece." Like this manga won't be something we remember for the rest of our lives, it's just a quick feel good and wholesome one. And that's fine in my opinion. The same goes for books and movies.