narutolvr's manga / #Romance(290)

Hilarious!

I'm happy with the ending; it was a pretty good end for a great story, despite just a feeew inconsistencies with the plot/areas where it didn't make too much sense. I also wished we could have seen how Angelica and Lakshri actually got together/everyone getting on once Sheila returned but...this end isn't too bad either. Corny last lines though lol

Aww I remember reading this story! It was...pretty good I guess. There were quite a few inconsistencies (see comment below) but I find this author has a real gift for connecting parts of her stories in ways you wouldn't expect -the daughter thing really caught me off guard- so I certainly appreciate it for that. But it's nice to see that the author had more noteworthy works than just Red River, even though it is an amazing classic and can never be topped! Comment I posted when I read this a while back: This story went on for longer than it needed to, and had it's fair share of plot points that didn't make sense (Akira's siblings go from trying to kill him to being on his side over the course of maybe 20 pages without much explanation). Not to mention, the heroine was SO wishy washy and went back and forth for so long that I wanted to throw my laptop at a wall!!! And don't even get me started on how casually the "good guys" killed innocent people to accomplish their goals but were so against letting the oni take a few. But, all in all, I'm glad I finished it at least.

While I can't remember the fine details all that well, I did think it was a really good story. Kept me interested right to the end.

Hmm...despite it being only 20 chapters, it still felt too long, though I couldn't think of a way to actually shorten it further. I guess by the time I'd read this, I'd become too familiar with this author's formula (teenage girl is singled out as recipient of some magic/fantastical ability/destiny and must fight against it while falling in love) so this particular story didn't hold that much interest for me. Even at her worst, though, Shinohara Chie is still leagues above a slew of other shoujo mangakas.

I liked that this manga was about friendship but the author could have done a WAY better job making friendship the important factor outside of the final chapter. Also, I hated the MC with a burning passion. Everything about her value system so was fucked up. Even ignoring the crap she did just to stay with a guy who clearly had no feelings for her (I start talking about that, I'll be ranting for days lol), she had no sense of personal responsibility. She'd skip work just because she didn't feel like it, and obviously valued having a boyfriend above all else- like when she said Yuka would only feel better if she got a new boyfriend, WTF?!! Clearly, she was just addicted to the feeling of being in love and never really cared about the person. The worst part is, this still didn't change much, even at the end. Despite how wholesome the author tried to make it seem with the holding hands, she obviously still didn't care about taking responsibility for herself, complaining about working to pay off the debt she accrued as if it were someone else's fault. Ugh, she just pissed me off! Loved all the other characters, though, lol

Ugh I want to say that Hiro was cold and stuck on himself but, tbh...if my lover was that overzealous all the time, I'd probably pull back and act coldly too. The MC was just a bit too swept up in it.

I don't dislike it, but I do wish she was able to resolve her daddy issues a bit more- maybe then we would have seen some character development from her.

Kiiiinda wished she actually broke up with her boyfriend before kissing another guy but, hey, there were only 2 pages left, I get it.

Between the tags and the comments below me, it's pretty clear how this story's gonna go. Girl chases after some guy who doesn't like her and makes it a point to choose a girl who needs a guy's attention to feel worth anything, all the while ignoring the good guy who actually expresses interest in her. And, of course, the asshole guy has a sudden change of heart when seeing that the MC is slipping from his emotional control and she takes him back in a heartbeat. Cool -_-. Only consolation is the fact that the bitch didn't get her way, but I would much rather her get revenge rather than just comeuppance. Only reason I marked this 2 stars is because I can't fault the author for this; this plot is used over and over again and it's not as if this one time was substantially more offensive than any others...