nutty nutz's manga / #shoujo(38)

LR:51

I'm not against age gap relationships, and considering this one had a 5-year gap, it's not so bad. (I might be put in jail for saying that though haha.) OK, maybe Touya IS too young to be dating, but hey, most shoujo manga show people dating around that age. In any case, rather than the age gap issue, I was more concerned about how the story went. The characters were all flat, and their roles revolved around the love story, period. I can't even say Akari is simple-minded, because she's way too easily swayed and indecisive. This could have been better if the story was more fleshed out and the people had more to them than just a tag of 'female protag', 'male protag', 'other guy', etc. etc. I don't think they even properly addressed the age-gap matter, even though that was the main plot. The drawing was quite nice, though.

Ch.1 - The Shaft of Light in the Blue Heartwarming and fluffy. I didn't expect to be able to relate to such a story. And I think I'm a lot like Muromachi--can't handle the hard stuff, but would very much love to pet.

I was honestly surprised at this manhwa's plot. I mean, I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. The pacing, story-telling, and even the plot is a lot like Korean dramas, which is something I obviously enjoy. I loved how things were all interlinked, one way or another. And am I glad that Soon Jin wasn't in any way blood-related to Hwan (a.k.a Master), because I would rip my hair out otherwise. The only thing I couldn't buy was Hwan's feelings for Soon Jin. First of all, they didn't have as much chemistry as Soon Jin and Philip did; not to say that it was non-existent, just that it lacked for the lead couple. Also, they didn't have many interactions that I can say Hwan really fell for Soon Jin. Although there were scenes where he looked like he had feelings for her, I don't see HOW he came to like her. For me, it felt like, since he's the male lead, it didn't have to showcase how--just give the ending of them together instead. To be honest, I love insane plots like these and sometimes, I could go for a non-romance story, no problem. BUT, if they were going to include it, I'd like some actual romance, too. Welp, that's the only reason I couldn't give it a full rating.