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If i had to describe one piece in one word it would be "Masterpiece"
P.S: Sorry if i do any gramer mistakes english isn't my first language.

Story:10
One piece has a great story.Yeah one piece is long but Oda-sensei
Use that as an advantage with great buildups great mysteries
In one piece we follow Monkey D. Luffy on his journey to find one piece
with obstacles on the way and hardships he goes through.

Character:10
One piece characters are amazing with great development
and the most saddest of back stories.

Enjoyment:10
When i first started one piece i was hesitant because of how long it was
but now that I caught up with it one piece i am not disappointed at all
Because it's great and one of the greatest shounen manga.

Overall:
I enjoyed it alot and i would recommend this alot
It has a great story great character and its one of the greatest shounen manga of all time.

The longer we live, the more weight we carry in our hearts.

A sentence that truly summarizes and embodies the manga of Nana. The tale follows the lives of two very different girls who share the same name of Nana, and not much else. After a fateful meeting on a train bound to Tokyo, they manage to become friends and their lives weave closely together from that moment forwards. Written most nostalgically by one of the Nana’s from sometime years in the future, the story is a remembrance of the friendship between two girls and all the people who surrounded them who all rushed into life with the vigor, innocence and optimism of youth; and returned so tragic, weary and worn by circumstance and choice.

While wrongly categorized as a Shoujo series, Nana is very much a Josei in its explicit content, realistic storytelling, and maturity, so it is far better to be read by an audience who can handle such things.

★ Story (9) – Like longing letters written to the past, Nana unfolds in remembrance and nostalgia from the point of view of one of the Nana’s many years into the future. A simple meeting between two girls of the same age and bearing the same name quickly evolves into a tangled web of many lives with romance and betrayal; long distance relationships and unhealthy romances; cheating scandals and underage prostitutes; unplanned pregnancies and family secrets; obsession and desire; sex and rock n’ roll…All of which is set against the backdrop of a very modern, very fashionable, very young Tokyo where debauchery and youth go hand in hand reigning supreme, and friendship deeper than anything remains the unbreakable link between people lost in the modern world, and in themselves.

Punctuated with ambience throughout, this series is littered with an aching yearning for the past, and a wish to relive life and avoid all the mistakes that brought the story to a vague, but seemingly unhappy future.

★ Art (9) - The artwork of Nana is incredibly distinctive, stylish and highly unique and in so is an absolutely acquired taste. Very artsy and drawn in high style, the characters of Nana are all skin and bones (almost disgustingly so) and always sporting the very latest in fashion. The photographic backgrounds add a touch of realism to the artwork, and yet another sense of style to this very stylish series. Everything is drawn painstakingly well, and in detail from strands of hair to eyelashes. While the style will not be liked by everyone, the art still remains a high scorer for the unique style and the high and consistent quality.

★ Character (10) – This is a series where I really dislike the majority of the cast. So why did I rank the characters so highly? Simple – they are so realistic. Every single character is a three dimensional person unto themselves, with very distinctive personalities and traits unique to them. Not one character can be boxed and labeled as a cliché or a stereotype and indeed, their characterizations are deconstructed time and time again in the course of the story. No matter what choices the character makes or does not make they are given insight and depth throughout. Complex and layered, these characters function and fumble along like real people, constantly shedding and growing new sides to them while remaining themselves in their entirety. While the characters are rather difficult to like on the whole, it is very easy to come to terms with them, and to reach out and understand them on a different level.

They are difficult and contradictory; prickly and sweet; unlikable and loveable – they are completely and utterly human, and in this humanness they are defined.

★ Enjoyment (9) – This is a series for people who want to read about the joy and pain of youth; of the good choices and terrible mistakes which haunt lives years afterward. This is a slice of life story of the most realistic and raw degree with all the twists and turns of life, and the bumps and bruises of stumbling through them.

★ Overall (9) – This beautiful, mature Josei series is a real page turner, and highly recommended for those mature enough to handle it.

This is a series that shows how even the most simple and mundane of choices in our day to day lives can have an effect on those same lives, and can spiral into something much larger in time. It shows us how youth can be the most precious key given in life, with the most painful doors and secrets to unlock.

It shows how life gives us such fond, wonderful memories – but also chokes and tears us apart with those same remembrances. And it shows how friendship is the most wonderful gift to have, and how it is also the heaviest burden to carry.

How very true it is then: that the longer we live, the more weight we carry in our hearts.

Hey Nana...

I've read most of what's been released until now. It's not downright awful, but its bad. The backgrounds of the characters shown (like Daigo or whatever) are kind-of interesting but the storytelling is poor.The tone of the manga seems to appeal to a younger audience but a wrench is thrown into it when it tries to touch on certain topics so its hard to tell if its trying to engage multiple audiences, a single type, or just doesn't know who this manga is for. Sure it could try to hide under the guise of "comedic effect" but it comes off childlike if its trying to attract a more mature audience.

Also. A lot of techno-babble. Not sure if its accurate or not, but its just overused.

I'm going to try to end this on a positive note though. it tries to touch on some certain real life events, but once again, it should work mainly on its tone.

This had so much potential, but the ending just takes all of that and throws it right in the trash.

If you read everything except the last chapter it's actually quite good. The premise is interesting and the delivery for the first 13 chapters is well done. Everything is very clear and doesn't cause any confusion, there's some nice jokes, and you also get those messy situations that I know you want to see from this type of series but don't want to admit. But then the ending comes and just ruins the whole story. The ending isn't interesting at all and just negates all of the hard work everyone's been doing in the past 13 chapters.

TLDR; Bad end.

This story got me wrapped around its dirty little fingers. I don't know how and why, but as I continue to read each part... I feel as if I'm being dragged somewhere darker and surreal. I couldn't get out. I haven't finished reading the story yet, but it made me write my comment here. It also made me challenge my imagination and way of thinking. (It's as if I'm in a different dimension once I read every page. I feel like I'm inside my dream again.) As for the characters in the story, I love how they introduced themselves gradually. They sure have a life on their own. I love it.

I know that some of the readers won't like this as much as I do. Well, that's okay. :)

I really enjoyed this story! Sure there are some character flaws here and there, but most of them get explained in the last volume.

At first, I thought the storyline was kinda hard to follow, especially cause I'm not native in English. However, the curiosity to find out where the main character's sister had gone, kept me from putting it down. So when I finally picked up the last volume, it was safe to say, I wasn't disappointed! I can't tell you exactly why, as this would be a major spoiler.

I have read my fair share of manga and I'll have to say that this is definitely my favorite series so far! It's been almost a year since I read it, but I still find my mind drifting towards it sometimes. If you are looking for a quick series to read, I definitely recommend this one!

Ah... How good it feels to be young. Anyways, this story is a masterpiece and I hope to see more of it this coming 2019. I've just completed the first volume and that ending was brilliant. There's a summary to the end. Not a TL;DR, since this isn't "Too Long"

Story:
Now, first of all, the story is quite simple. There's a guy and a girl, and the guy is the straightforward type and likes the girl. Then *spoilers*, we're introduced to the supernatural Gods of Creation and Destruction, neat! *spoiler end*

The story focuses more on humor and i'm fine with that. It doesn't need to be complicated like, slaying the demon lord, or taking care of a harem.

Art:
Now, the art is quite simple, but it doesn't have any flaws. The character designs are nice and it is not unpleasant to look at.

Character:
Phew! Time for my speech!

Now, the characters are well-defined. And each one of them have their own background. Mutsuki was the straightforward type and the God of Creation is devoted to investigation. Miko was the quiet type and the God of Destruction is more focused in ravaging planets rather than observation.

Now, don't get me wrong, the Gods are adorable. Even if it's on impulse, they are adorable and fun to listen to. Each of their personalities are precious. The rest of the cast, the crush-on-miko boy, crush-on-mutsuki girl, and third-wheel bubbly girl, also serve their part to the story and are irreplaceable.

Enjoyment:
If you've read my paragraphs, then suffice to say, this was a very fun ride.

Overall:
I think this story has great potential and it is not wrong to call it "Fantastic", "Scintillating" or "Brilliant", because it deserves it. I hope the story progresses and marches on to Volume 2. Bravo!

Summary:
To elucidate, the story and art is simple, the characters are good and cute, with enjoyment a maxed-out 10 outta 10.

To call the art exquisite is a huge understatement, because personally I feel this is one of Asami's best work, including the expressions, the chibi forms, the backgrounds, the focal jewelery in question and the painstaking attention to detail with costumes and furniture. Inevitably, you will lust after the rougish and mysterious Kaitou while the tenacious and somewhat gullible Ruri is depicted as a strong heroine, not simply a dummy entranced by the crook!

So Kaitou Crow is a practised and notorious jewel thief who has set his eyes on a particular piece "The Doll's Eye" which Ruri's dad has made specially for her. On a reconnaisance trip, Kaitous is accidentally spotten by Ruri but to avoid a commotion he silences her with a kiss. She is quick to rebuke him (Atta girl!) but understandably impressed that a young boy should possess such mastery and cheekiness! Further the story explores how they meet yet again and again and he manages to steal every jewel he puts his mind to despite Ruri's presence there and her feeble attempts to foil his plans. While she becomes infatuated with him, he claims he cannot belong to one woman and she decided to tame him! Will she be able to? Or will she only be left jewelery-less at the end of each exchange?

So much about this story is invigorating that it's hard to point out specifics. Ruri proves to be very empowered in her strong will to be around Kaitou as well as her resolve to make him all her own! Not one aspect of her is insecure or annoying. Kaitou's character is also played out in interesting scenes where his player personality emerges when he beds a grieving widow, but also how he feels especially tender towards Ruri when he oh so gently strokes her cheek! Eee, *hands on cheeks* Otaku overload! Over the three sequels, we also see a fair bit of development on both sides, how the uberly self assured casanova struggles with growing affections and the headstrong ingenue puts her foot down, refusing to compromise any longer, so it's not a shallow storyline.

The dialogue was humourous at many places accompanied by cute SD chibis, and intimate when the scenes demanded it. There is one hilarious panel at the end of each chapter. An absence of unnecessary smut or uncouth groping makes for an elegant and enjoyable romance, and a gripping cliffhanger leaves you greedy for the next volume! A well deserved 9/10!

Two unrelated one shots are also included.

Kuchizuke wa Amai Bara wa Kizuato:
Miori's a bit on edge coz she's got a flu and her period at the same time, and in the market, she's bludgeoned by this tattoist Rei's shopping bag and gets wet. Out of the goodness of his heart, he takes her to his studio to dry up, but is fascinated by her pristine white back which he feels is an excellent canvas. However Miori can't believe he would corner her half naked like that! In a later exchange, she is enthralled by the tattoing process and changes her mind about him and a tattoo but he still sees as a minor and refuses to change his policy about doing a young girl (both tattoo and make love!).

Artwise of course, Rei always looks the epitome of smoothness and adroit capability, while Miori looks the part as a flustered school girl taking the edgy tattoo parlour in for the first time. While some of the dialogue and scenes try too hard to emphasise the difference in maturity and level of sexual experience, at other times, it's too trite to swallow!
Funny moments include how he almost never calls her by name, which annoys her no end as well as her exagerrated reactions to his nearness. The intimacy is subtle while the romance between them is a bit underdeveloped and seems awkward, even unnecessary.
Some may enjoy this semi-coming-of-age story more than others. Personally, I think the plot is a tad childish albeit racy. 7/10 (Coz the bishie is too damn hot!)

An Easy Mystery Better than a Kiss:
This isn't your average girl meets cute boy, conflict, interaction, kiss, misunderstanding, make up. This short story has an interesting murder mystery plot entwined along with issues of friendship brought out. Chinatsu is a high schooler who likes to think she has good detective skills, but when she's faced with the apparent suicide of a close friend and tries to figure out what exactly transpired to cause that event, she realises real life doesn't always provide organised clues or safe confines to run to in times of danger. Along this journey, she learns that her friend led a completely different life than the one she portrayed at school and was clearly suffering beneath her cheerful exterior. At this point, Chinatsu questions her growing closeness with Manabe who has been suspiciously helpful to her all along.

I enjoyed the novel and its intriguing plotline and sympathised with the characters' fears, a rare feat for a one shot. Dialogues are succint and add to the story, whose length doesn't feel too short. No unnecessary drama ensues. Some twists you'll expect, others keep you at the edge of your seat. Artwise another masterpiece, while the humour factor is replaced with the underlying anxiety every character faces. 9/10

Definitely not the worst one-shot I have seen-- in fact, one of the better ones. If you like cliche romances and only have enough time or energy to read about 130 pages, this is the manga you've been looking for.

The story of this is pretty cliche though and there aren't any real twists in it, but there's enough of a plot that it creates minimal conflict. It was refreshing to find shoujo with some semblance of a plotline.

The art was nothing special. The art for the main male lead was interesting; I haven't seen many anime characters with that hairstyle or the 'slightly older man' look portrayed as a romance lead. The heroine was drawn pretty typically.

The characters underwent a little bit of development, which was impressive since this is a one-shot. There's not much else to say about them because they were otherwise pretty cliche.

I enjoyed this a lot, despite a few nitpicks I have. To begin with, there were some parts that were very 'rape culture'; i.e. "I 'bought' you as a wife so I get to do whatever I want to you'" and etc. I understand that the culture is different and that he literally DID buy her, but that disregard and the slut-shaming made me a little bit sad that that was how women are treated sometimes.

Other than that, this was enjoyable enough that I finished it and smiled a few times. :)

I would recommend this if you: like Hapi Mari?!, like business man x poor girl tropes, like the womanizer x virgin tropes, like arranged/fake marriage tropes, like hot dudes with longer hair who are also lowkey sex gods

I would NOT recommend this if you: want a real engaging plot, don't like cliches, like clear consent in sex

Have a great day everyone!

An borderline h manga with slow romance and a lot of interesting characters.

The main character gets dumped by high girlfriend and after his time in the company of the three sisters he falls in love with the middle sister. He decides to stay and work at the company.

Throughout the course of the manga we are shown the cute romance between the MC and the middle sister develop from a crush to actually love and eventually into a healthy sexual relationship. We see the youngest sister grow up and the older sister doesn't change all too much but is a enjoyable character.

Art is basic but not too dull to the eye. It's not clean enough for me to hate, so it's a win in the art department.