When I first read this my immediate reaction was omg this was so good I immediately rated it a 95. I rate on vibes. I wanted to write a review but I wasnt sure anything I had anything specific to say. Now that Ive let it marinate in my head and Ive read some other stuff I dont think its 95worthy but was still quite enjoyable.
The first thing that Ill mention is the art and the character design. I thought the main two characters were drawn quite stylistically those eyelashes man which I quite enjoyed. Nothing about the art was particularly groundbreaking I think but it was still quite beautiful. Yet I think the way the mangaka portrayed a sense of tranquility and the overall atmosphere combined with dialogue and narration was really well done and I think is one of the major benefits of the manga.
Regarding the plot its really quite simple and theres not much more to it than in the summary. Assassin who doesnt like killing meets a blind guy who once encountered him postassassination. To be honest the plot was not particularly attractive to me when I first read it and I only picked this up because another person elsewhere on the Internet was raving about it. Im still not sure how I feel about the blind guys character. I didnt like how he was much smaller/stereotypically designed as a bottom in part because I generally dont like that vibe but also due to his role in the story being centered around not being able to see even though perhaps his shelteredness is realistic due to his circumstances. Beyond that neither of them are particularly deep characters I think I think they and the plot could have been fleshed out more or the story could have at least alluded to more. The conflict with the assassins Chinatsus family was wrapped up rather neatly in a way that left me wondering really is there not going to be any retaliation?. Nonetheless I cant complain to much there are only 6 chapters including the epilogue. For the space that it took it was good
I think the reason I really liked it immediately walking away was in part due to the atmosphere mentioned above largely due to the art and framing but also because the sense of escapism. At the end of the day the two characters are trying to experience a new world in each other Chinatsu escaping from having to kill and his family trauma by taking Kasumi around and Kasumi from being able to experience more of the world than the sheltered and boxedup life he led living in his familys home. Despite the darksounding summary it was really a rather sweet story. So while it wasnt quite a gamechanging manga for me I do think it was a nice read to pass the time.
85
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