Honestly, I can't even remember what manga list recommended me all of these short series to read. But I'm kind of over it now. I think the conclusion for now is that I'd much rather be invested in one longer manga for a long period of time rather than a short one and take the chance that it's not my cup of tea you know?
{Spoilers, except it's 7 chapters and a wild ride}
It was hard to get a read for a lot of these characters. Maybe it's because I've been sleep-deprived and running on lots of caffeine because I only get motivated for like 5% of the day. Maybe it's because the manga was written purposefully nuanced. Maybe it's because I just couldn't relate to the characters. In any case, I thought the whole concept was pretty wack. There's this high school guy that kinda randomly becomes interested in this girl that so happens to be the world's lowkey worst teacher. Why did this lady even become a teacher? She doesn't really like teaching, she cares more about her appearance than anything else, she hates working overtime for her job. That's literally all the things that a teacher shouldn't be so I'm absolutely baffled at how she got to this point. She also acts incredibly immature for her age which is why she fits so well with the man guy I guess which is also pretty concerning considering her age gap. And the fact that they play basketball is such a random throw-in as well. They didn't even need to play basketball for the plot to work. It could've been tennis for all the sport did for the series as a whole. And the brief sort of "maybe this could work" love happenings between her and some of her fellow teachers was more just strange and "huh why is this here?" rather than anything that contributed. But this was probably due to the fact that there wasn't a whole lot of time to flesh out the characters and their motivations.
Overall, I was left pretty thoroughly confused and unsatisfied I'm sorry to report. It wasn't a very good time at all. There were too many unnecessary elements squished into too short a piece to convey a proper and fully-developed story.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Manga Match 65 Twin Role
Alright here's a real short and fluffy one for you.
{Spoilers, except it's literally 8 chapters so there's exactly 1 arc}
Lowkey this reminds me of Buddyz Go!, except instead of them both being idols and meeting and the whole gender bender thing, this is instead like an animator-music composer duo with one sided love. Basically, the son of a famous music producer wanted to test if he was good enough without his father's reputation to back him up so he uploads his music online. This girl is an amazing artist and animates the videos that go along with his music video. The catch? The guy pretends he's an adult woman instead of a high school boy to really make sure that no one could trace the music back to him. And obviously as these things go, he realizes that she's the animator behind the videos they collaborate on. But she's dense and like "pfft no way that's my sensible amazing music collaboration partner" and this ongoing misunderstanding goes on.
I guess the most entertaining part is how he feels like he has to act like he's all that in order to be accepted at school and be popular because his dad brainwashed him into acting like a winner all the time. But in actuality he's a pretty insecure kid like the rest of us.
Overall, I'd say it was pretty good for a really short series. If you have time I think there's some really cute fluffy shoujo uwu moments if you know what I'm saying. But, if you have time, you should really invest in a longer series. I dunno, I think I've just come to realize that longer series although they take up more of your time, ultimately they're really worth it!
{Spoilers, except it's literally 8 chapters so there's exactly 1 arc}
Lowkey this reminds me of Buddyz Go!, except instead of them both being idols and meeting and the whole gender bender thing, this is instead like an animator-music composer duo with one sided love. Basically, the son of a famous music producer wanted to test if he was good enough without his father's reputation to back him up so he uploads his music online. This girl is an amazing artist and animates the videos that go along with his music video. The catch? The guy pretends he's an adult woman instead of a high school boy to really make sure that no one could trace the music back to him. And obviously as these things go, he realizes that she's the animator behind the videos they collaborate on. But she's dense and like "pfft no way that's my sensible amazing music collaboration partner" and this ongoing misunderstanding goes on.
I guess the most entertaining part is how he feels like he has to act like he's all that in order to be accepted at school and be popular because his dad brainwashed him into acting like a winner all the time. But in actuality he's a pretty insecure kid like the rest of us.
Overall, I'd say it was pretty good for a really short series. If you have time I think there's some really cute fluffy shoujo uwu moments if you know what I'm saying. But, if you have time, you should really invest in a longer series. I dunno, I think I've just come to realize that longer series although they take up more of your time, ultimately they're really worth it!
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Manga Match 64 Konyakusei
I think what happened here was that I went through MangaRock and a series was completed in the recommended category to me I just read it. That's why recently I've had so many like ~20 or so chapter manga that I've been reviewing. I was really wondering why I had so many that were around the same length and the same theme-ish of shoujo hehe. I've cracked the case. I've secured the bag, as the kids nowadays say.
{Spoilers, except it's shoujo so}
Recently I've been ending a lot of my sentences with a "so" which could be seen as kind of sloppy as I'm not completing my thought and letting whoever I'm conversing with to figure out what I meant by themselves, but I also think it's quite funny too. Also as a side note just for myself, I should lay off the caffeine because I keep getting really bad anxiety. Which is bad.
So, this manga focuses on a high school girl that suffers a terrible tragedy and loses both of her parents. Apparently they didn't leave her much/any inheritance with which to live and so she's worried about what she's going to do in terms of housing and living costs. Honestly this seems a little far-fetched considering that later on, the story elaborates on her backstory and says that she's good at cooking and housework because she's always left alone. If her parents are always working, how could there not be any inheritance left over for her? I am confused. But anyways, her landlord conveniently is looking for a wife to marry him and take over the housework. Don't worry though, he's a high schooler. Is it legal to let your high school kid be a landowner while going to school? Are any of the premises of the story actually accurate? I'll leave that up to you to decide I guess, but it seems prettyyyyy sketch if you ask me.
Anyways, they end up living together and this guy's life is actually wack. He never sleeps because he's doing work, he never eats because he's doing work, and he's the student council president etc etc etc. You know, the perfect shoujo boy that's too OP to be an actually human being. And yes, you guessed it, he has no time for inefficiency. But, his heart is slowly softened by this wife that he acquired just out of convenience. And they live happily ever after, after some minor inconveniences. The end.
I mean, it was a pretty cute story. I guess my only qualm is "is this realistic?" Probably not. Was it entertaining? Yeah it was pretty good. Would I recommend it? I think there are better manga out there, but it was an interesting premise to be sure.
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Manga Match 63 Evergreen Tea Shop
Right now, I'm just mass-reviewing all the manga I've read recently because I drank a can of Yerba Mate and I've got some time in between my classes. Honestly I haven't had a whole lot of time to just sit down and not think, even when I get into bed I'm still thinking and it's hard to numb the mind sometimes to just not think. Yikes. But that's why fluffy manga exists right? To help numb the mind and bring some happiness.
{Spoilers, except it's pretty fluffy so you already know}
Honestly, there's not a whole lot of deep drama in this Webtoon. It's there, and it's borderline undeveloped/not deep enough for me, but because of the color palette and the general mood and tone of the Webtoon it really fits. It didn't take itself overly seriously and give us some sort of shockingly dark secret. The love triangle wasn't too over the top. The characters all melded together really nicely in a natural web of relationships and links to one another. Everyone's motivations were perfectly clear, coherent, and consistent. There are honestly no complaints.
The Webtoon itself revolves around a local business called Evergreen Tea Shop. It follows the lives of the daughter of the shop and her friends in a very enhanced version of slice of life I would say. It's got just enough drama to keep you entertained with like who's going to end up dating who and will the owner of the tea shop end up with the coffee shop owner across the street and little things like that. But it was never over the top. Even when the tea shop owner had an accident that was totally kdrama-esque, it didn't make me go "oh my god this is stupid and unnecessary." It was intentional to let him say goodbye to his wife and find a new love. It was really touching actually.
As you can see, this was a pretty soft Webtoon. There's not a whole lot more to say because it really was just stripped back in terms of drama for the most part. Maybe it'll be a bit too mild if you like really spicy manga, but I think it was good. Good for the soul, you know?
{Spoilers, except it's pretty fluffy so you already know}
Honestly, there's not a whole lot of deep drama in this Webtoon. It's there, and it's borderline undeveloped/not deep enough for me, but because of the color palette and the general mood and tone of the Webtoon it really fits. It didn't take itself overly seriously and give us some sort of shockingly dark secret. The love triangle wasn't too over the top. The characters all melded together really nicely in a natural web of relationships and links to one another. Everyone's motivations were perfectly clear, coherent, and consistent. There are honestly no complaints.
The Webtoon itself revolves around a local business called Evergreen Tea Shop. It follows the lives of the daughter of the shop and her friends in a very enhanced version of slice of life I would say. It's got just enough drama to keep you entertained with like who's going to end up dating who and will the owner of the tea shop end up with the coffee shop owner across the street and little things like that. But it was never over the top. Even when the tea shop owner had an accident that was totally kdrama-esque, it didn't make me go "oh my god this is stupid and unnecessary." It was intentional to let him say goodbye to his wife and find a new love. It was really touching actually.
As you can see, this was a pretty soft Webtoon. There's not a whole lot more to say because it really was just stripped back in terms of drama for the most part. Maybe it'll be a bit too mild if you like really spicy manga, but I think it was good. Good for the soul, you know?
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