VOTE: Manga Review of The Month (MROTM) - Nov. 2015

[Twinstar]

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Manga review #1:

Manga title: What God Says (Kamisama no Iu Touri)
Manga artist: Moegi Yuu
Manga cover picture:
http://i.imgur.com/R8qGqvs.jpg?1


Review:
Kamisama no Iu Touri (roughly translated as Like What God Says) is an ongoing manga written and illustrated by Moegi Yuu, the mangaka who brought us Katekyo!

Plot
Strict yet super caring Midori took care of the orphaned Hinata when the latter’s mother passed away. Hinata didn’t mind at all, until he noticed some strange things about his cool guardian: casting no shadows, no reflections in the mirror, turning into a… crow?! How could a scaredy-cat Hinata deal with that, now that he learned that he was about to lose Midori too?

Well, it is still ongoing, with only five translated chapters so I cannot complement much. But I am thrilled about the upcoming ones. The plot is interesting, especially Midori’s real nature and why he needs Hinata that much. Although I have to admit that the romance building between these two is obvious and expected. If there would be more conflict in the future, then I wouldn’t mind.

Art
Midori with mole at the bottom of his lips is absolutely gorgeous. But he does resemble some butler I know… Anyway, the rest of the art is nice and clean, detailed and consistent. Captivating, I should say. "Those scenes" are yummy, too; except that they are somewhat short.

Recommendation
There’s more to come so let’s go trail this exciting title!

Manga Review #2:

Manga title: Choco Strawberry Vanilla
Manga artist: Psyche Delico
Manga cover picture:
http://i.imgur.com/bkVSSV0.jpg


Review:

"Who decided that there's only one person you can love?"
"What if they like each other more than me?"
These 2 quotes above sum up the main idea behind this manga.

Hiroi and Take have been childhood friends, and are so close as to consider the other person a part of their own self.
Hiroi shares all the things and people he treasures with Take, and Take holds them dear because they are Hiroi’s things, even when they don’t suit his personal taste. But the equilibrium always ends up tilting with the 3rd party failing to find a balance in the threesome relationship.

In an unexpected reunion, Hiroi's former classmate, Minegishi, cried because of his love for Hiroi, which moved Hiroi deeply, and that’s when Mine stepped into the duo’s life. Mine and Take hated each other emotionally, but the way they indulge themselves when making love made Hiroi jealous…How will things turn out this time?

“Choco, Strawberry and vanilla”, the 3 ice-cream flavors stand for Take, Hiroi and Minegishi. Take is distant and indifferent, with a take for being forceful; Hiroi is affectionate and cheerful, but he has a rather crooked attachment to people, and is a seme despite of his typical uke features; Minegishi is a complex character, he may cry from overflowing emotions, showing his soft side; On the other hand, he stands steadfast and doesn’t vacillate no matter how nice or mean Take treats him.

I’m not a fan of threesome plots, but this manga is definitely worth the read with a story that has a fair amount of depth in exploiting the three’s relationship.

Manga Review #3:

Manga title: Nigeta Hitsuji no Tsukamaekata
Manga artist: Aoyama Tohmi
Manga cover picture:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...j.jpg~original


Review:

INTRO

The first two chapters of this manga were all that I was able to read until now, but they were enough to make me want to write a review of it.

The light and fun atmosphere of the story, along with some interesting questions that remain unanswered for now, leaves me eagerly waiting for more.

So my short review will definitely be more of a positive recommendation for those who are looking for some easy reading.


CHARACTERS

Hide seems to be a friendly and easygoing man. He’s very skilled at cooking, household chores and fixing things. As a reporter, he’s incredibly persistent.

Eli’s your typical genious ~ shy, introverted and adorably childish sometimes. He’s also very attractive and mysterious.

Conia’s Eli’s companion. Probably his young brother? He’s easily seduced by Hide’s talents, especially as a cook.


PLOT

Hide’s a reporter obsessed with interviewing a genious Mathematician who has solved the century’s enigma ~ The Alice Conjecture.

Eli, the genious, on the other hand, is obsessed with being inaccessible to everybody, being the media on the top of his list.

After struggling for a few months in search of Eli, Hide finally tricks the genious and makes his way into his life.

Being two opposites as they are, their life together couldn’t be any funnier to watch. And totally unpredictable as well.

Like, is Hide the nice guy he seems to be? Or would he go to any lenghts to get his interview? Even if that meant to deceive Eli and hurt his feelings?

Is, Conia, Eli’s cute companion, not as young as he looks?

And what about Eli’s horns??? Yes, he does have horns!

For now, there are more questions than answers but to find out how the three men’s involving story will unfold will be a real thrill!

[Yuuri Kirito]

Ohh... I didn't know that you can do another review for a title that was already reviewed...

[Twinstar]

Ohh... I didn't know that you can do another review for a title that was already reviewed...

Well there is nothing in the rules saying you can't

[kerlyness]

it's good to see more reviews coming in!

I'm a big fan on subject/section headings (sorry, review #2), and thought it was fascinating to have 2 out of the 3 be ongoing titles. In the end I went for #1, but the two were almost neck-and-neck, so it was a close call.