I think I just found a new favourite manga! The characters, the art, the plot line, the world building, were all gorgeously curated. For the second tiI think I just found a new favourite manga! The characters, the art, the plot line, the world building, were all gorgeously curated. For the second time in my manga reading history, I have nothing to complain about, the characters are well rounded and though I felt there needed to be more goals/desires from these characters, I still absolutely adored this!
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2.5 stars This was not what I was expecting at all and it is a reminder of why I never read books about paranormal creatures. The consent in this w2.5 stars This was not what I was expecting at all and it is a reminder of why I never read books about paranormal creatures. The consent in this was non existent, and the plot too. The characters were bland, they had no desires or motivations, and were not dimensional. But the art, the art was beautiful. And at the same time, I might give the next volume a try because I'm so curious about that cliffhanger ending (I bumped it up one star just because of that ending, it really interested me).
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(view spoiler)[the scene where Kei's lunch box gets stolen is iconic. This entire volume is iconic, it's hilarious and the art is beautiful and yet so(view spoiler)[the scene where Kei's lunch box gets stolen is iconic. This entire volume is iconic, it's hilarious and the art is beautiful and yet so funny sometimes. (hide spoiler)]
It's official, this is the best manga series I've read so far. I love it so much, if it continues this way, I'll surely be giving it 5 stars. There's just so much to love about it, like the slow burn romance, the characters' personalities, the unproblematic-ness (here I go again, making up words), the hilarity and the list goes on.
I'm giving this 2.5 stars rounded down because it was a disappointment, but I did enjoy some parts. The last few chapters were a huge was2.5 stars
I'm giving this 2.5 stars rounded down because it was a disappointment, but I did enjoy some parts. The last few chapters were a huge waste of time since they were a completely different story altogether (and quite boring and useless) which I didn't care for. But altogether, this series was decent. It was cliche, but I enjoyed the characters and plot.
Imadoki!: Nowadays, Vol. 4 follows Tanpopo as she forms new relationships and both strengthens and ruins other relationships, and attempt3.5 stars
Imadoki!: Nowadays, Vol. 4 follows Tanpopo as she forms new relationships and both strengthens and ruins other relationships, and attempts to understand and express her true feelings, all while being accompanied by a cute fox named Poplar. There's a lot of drama and angst, so prepare yourself for some twists and turns on this bumpy, although enjoyable ride.
Imadoki!: Nowadays, Vol. 3 is the most dramatic of the bunch (so far). There will be heartbreak, there will be turmoil, and there will be blood *clap Imadoki!: Nowadays, Vol. 3 is the most dramatic of the bunch (so far). There will be heartbreak, there will be turmoil, and there will be blood *clap of thunder* (I'm just kidding about the last part, it is both light hearted and a tad melancholic at parts, but not gorey).
Nothing is more iconic than Kugyou smacking people with a trowel.
Imadoki!: Nowadays, Vol. 2 follows Tanpopo as she navigates confusing emotions, an uNothing is more iconic than Kugyou smacking people with a trowel.
Imadoki!: Nowadays, Vol. 2 follows Tanpopo as she navigates confusing emotions, an unlikely friendship, and discovers startling secrets.
In this volume, we're introduced to Kyogoku, who is a genius hacker with a knack for violence. I didn't like his character, I have never been able to get behind the whole 'violent and unempathatic' character tropes, but I'm interested in seeing how his character arc pans out. Arisa Uchimura also makes her first appearance, but I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll just say that it's refreshing to see the girl power in this volume.
This manga suffers from a case of insta-love (I mean technically it's insta-blackmail because the love interest forces the 16 year old protagonist to This manga suffers from a case of insta-love (I mean technically it's insta-blackmail because the love interest forces the 16 year old protagonist to spend time with him or else he'll fire her father) and I found it very boring to read.
I can understand why others gave it such a high rating though since the art was beautiful but I've just read and watched so many books/movies...etc with the same premise and it brought nothing new to the table, plus the humour was not very interesting for me, so it was quite boring altogether.
The characters were 2 dimensional and it was too light hearted and dull for me (especially since the love interest is literally blackmailing her? Why is the main character not furious? Why is she not sad? Why does she not show any emotion in general unless she wants to mock the immature love interest?). I also find the fact that the main character IS ONLY 16 and the love interest is 23 (or 26? I forget) very uncomfortable, but then again Boys Over Flowers was very problematic and I still enjoyed that manga way more than this.
I loved this manga! The dialogue was witty, the characters had personality, the art was beautiful and I loved all of the relationships in it. I reallyI loved this manga! The dialogue was witty, the characters had personality, the art was beautiful and I loved all of the relationships in it. I really enjoyed the main character's resilience, she was inspiring.
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