Kimi no Iru Machi (A Town Where You Live) is a slice-or-life, romance, harem, drama manga that has risen in popularity in the past couple of years. In fact, it has become a mainstream shounen-romance manga nowadays. Personally, it is my favorite romance manga of all time.

Story:
KnIM starts out with a typical romance story setup: a boy meets girl scenario. The story soon becomes intense, in a way that is indescribable. The relationship of Haruto and Eba, and with other people are so well portrayed that I experience what the characters did vicariously while I was reading it.

Art:
The girls in the manga have incredibly slim figure and beautiful features, enough to make male readers fall in love with them. The background is quite nicely drawn. The art is definitely one of the aspects that KnIM has done well.

Character:
The main characters are realistically portrayed through "mundane" incidents in the manga. Almost every major character in this manga is likable, even though they make mistakes and hurt other people's feelings. This is why this manga is one of the best coming-of-age story. However, a significant flaw should also be pointed out. Numerous minor characters have flat personality, a trait that is quite annoying sometimes. This only gets worse and worse as we approach the later chapters, when the story is flooded with new characters.

Enjoyment:
I thoroughly enjoyed this manga. A word of warning, though, this manga turns into a romantic-comedy with occasional seriousness toward the later chapters. I have to blame this on the manga becoming so popular that this trend is almost demanded by populace.

Nonetheless, for boys and girls who would like to read a superb romance manga, this will not disappoint. Personally, nothing (unless it turns into complete rubbish, which is not happening) will stop me from associating KnIM with the title of “The Best Manga Love Story Ever”.

Overall:
This is an incredible romance, drama, slice-of-life manga that realistically portrays the relationship between a high-school boy and a high-school girl, a relationship that is extended in university. You may not agree with my giving it the title of “The Best” in romance category, but it is an undeniable fact that reading this manga is a hell of a ride.

Story: 8 (for changing of plot structures in later chapters)
Art: 10
Character: 8
Enjoyment: 10
Overall: 9