Anyways, I first found this manga by accident, or rather perhaps an indirect coincidence. I say this because I was on Netflix and this Japanese drama Good Morning Call was recommended for me to watch. There's definitely a greater amount of Korean dramas than Japanese dramas, so I was curious as to how Japanese dramas would be different. Little did I know that this was a live-action series of the manga by the same name. Unfortunately, the acting was pretty bad so I gave up on watching it. Instead I decided to read the manga because I don't believe bad acting means it has a bad storyline.
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Since this is a relatively old manga, I will have to admit that the style of manga has changed quite a bit and so many of the things shown in it are such a throwback. They're talking about computers as if they're some sort of novelty and their cellphones are so sad. But beyond the technology referenced in the story, certain characteristics of old manga definitely stand out. The one I saw most noticeably was how insults were written on rocks that weighed down on the character's head. It's been a while since I've seen such a thing. This is not to say that because it's outdated it's not a good manga (more on 'good manga' below). This is just to say that referencing current times, it's a bit different.
Now on with what I really care about: the plot. I have to say that the story line of this manga was rather blah. Girl and boy stuck in situation where they have to live with each other due to unfortunate circumstances. Girl and boy fall in love. The end. Throughout these 56 or so chapters, there really is nothing substantial at all. Everything is very obviously stated and leaves no room for readers to piece things together themselves. Not that there's anything necessarily wrong with things being stated in black and white, it's just the way the mangaka went about it. Perhaps it was the characters. These two characters are your run of the mill archetyped manga characters, the crybaby girl and the sought-after rough-around-the-edges boy. It kind of felt like the manga Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai which obviously came after this manga, in that it was about a guy who once loved a girl he couldn't have and the girl that's a bit spastic. However this was still not as well executed as Dame na. The development of the characters was almost none. Each and every one of them stayed almost exactly the same. One of the aspects of a story should be developing characters and showing the readers the motivations of the characters. The mangaka wasn't able to flesh out the characters and make them seem like real people; they left that up to you to DIY with your imagination. Even the whole love triangle thing they tried to do with the ramen guy and then later the twin was so underdeveloped that it felt unnecessary and like a complete waste of time. It was just all of a sudden 'I like Nao because she's a cool girl'. Honestly the overall underdevelopment and the amount of times Nao was drawn going shopping, oh my goodness. This was really just a hot mess that was filled with unnecessary scenes. It almost felt as if the mangaka was paid by the chapter and not the content and development inside. I think the main thing that bothers me about the whole thing is that the arcs are very bland and the whole thing overall is nondescript.
If you're into cheap thrills that give you instant gratification and you're not looking for anything more than a mediocre, mind-numbing read then this is for you.
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