17-Sai is a collection of four one shots packed together into one volume. Each story has its own hero and heroine, and none of the stories have any relation to the other.

Talking about each individual story is pointless. The pacing is the same throughout. After reading the manga, one may realize how the degree of development between the hero and the heroine of one chapter is not so different from the others. All of the chapters strictly follow one simple formula: Some problem arises, making the heroine distraught, and the hero always has impeccable timing to save the damsel in distress. And in the end, the problem is resolved.

The art is one of the strongest points of this manga. The "average" boy or girl depicted in this manga look like bishounens or bishoujos. One thing that may bother the reader is how some of the heros look like the other heros presented in previous chapters. This may allow for a slight bit of confusion, but the names and personality are the ultimate factors in differentiating between them so there shouldn't be any problems with figuring out who is who.

One thing to note about this manga is that each chapter forsakes realism for a good, happy conclusion. There were just so many ways things could have turned out differently, but the need for a happy ending seemed so prevalent in all chapters that some of the decisions made by the main characters seemed a bit forced. If the main characters made some realistic approaches to their relationships, it would have left a bittersweet taste but in exchange we would have understood and sympathized with them more.

In short, this manga is worth the time. Each chapter has an average of 60 pages, and I didn't regret reading those chapters. This is a pretty standard shoujo manga; it's not great but not totally bad either. This manga would not be the first on the list to recommend to others if they had something they wanted to read, but it makes for a nice way to pass time.