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That was a big unhealthy dose of terrible shoujo art
If this is indeed the same Mikimoto Rin as the author of Kyou no Kira-kun and Gozen 0-ji, then color me...extremely impressed, actually.
Not by this set of early oneshots, because they are indeed generic unhealthy mid-2000's shoujo manga fare, but by how much she has improved over the years. She clearly grew into her own style since then, as the later works are full of heart and charm, with uniquely dorky-yet-lovely heroines, complex and interesting male love interests who aren't afraid of emotions, and Gozen 0-ji in particular is unapologetically funny.
(This is why feminism is good, people. It makes shoujo manga dramatically better than it was in the dark ages of Rapey McHandsomeface.)
Not by this set of early oneshots, because they are indeed generic unhealthy mid-2000's shoujo manga fare, but by how much she has improved over the years. She clearly grew into her own style since then, as the later works are full of heart and charm, with uniquely dorky-yet-lovely heroines, complex and interesting male love interests who aren't afraid of emotions, and Gozen 0-ji in particular is unapologetically funny.
(This is why feminism is good, people. It makes shoujo manga dramatically better than it was in the dark ages of Rapey McHandsomeface.)
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(5) After the first one-shot the quality drops hard...
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Wow I actually really liked this series (the 4th oneshot is forgettable tho), and came to the comments to be surprised. It definitely has the feel of early work, but all of the FLs are lively with distinct personalities. If you're looking for pure doki doki that's not here. The characters are messy and a level of dramatic that feels appropriate for their ages w/o feeling sorry for themselves. The commenter that said this is suicidal and reckless is prolly referring to the 3rd oneshot, but like
Overall, I thought the first three oneshots did a good job of narratively conveying their stories, and did tropes in a way that was less dramatic than the usual shoujo cry cry everything is fine now even tho ml is trash 🙄. That said the premise for everyone's love stories is def not vanilla so you might feel disappointed if you're looking for just pure love. However, the mc's have personality so even though its not the love story you might want for yourself, you can actually tell that the characters have feelings that overwhelm them but they earnestly want to understand.
she was just on a diving board and clearly knew how to swim (hello they were all in swim class earlier) also the ML was acting like she would have died too bcos dramatic love climax scene lol but also I was a lifeguard so more than her drowning I was wondering why they both didnt belly flop lol
oh also some of these characters have sex before they really figure out their feelings or as a way to cope with their budding feelings and that's something rarely done in shoujo but feels more realistic for this range of characters
Overall, I thought the first three oneshots did a good job of narratively conveying their stories, and did tropes in a way that was less dramatic than the usual shoujo cry cry everything is fine now even tho ml is trash 🙄. That said the premise for everyone's love stories is def not vanilla so you might feel disappointed if you're looking for just pure love. However, the mc's have personality so even though its not the love story you might want for yourself, you can actually tell that the characters have feelings that overwhelm them but they earnestly want to understand.
