Konnichiwa~
Its Nadeshiko-chan, reviewing the
adorable Hiyokoi manga today. The
heroine of this kawaii little manga is Hiyori Nishiyama
, a small, shy, and timid 15 year old girl. She’s going to high school for the
first time in a year since an accident left her hospitalized and being the new
kid isn't easy for this socially challenged teen. On her first day she meets
Yuushin Hirose, a very tall and outgoing, popular boy
who befriends her, though she has mixed feelings about the new friendship. But
Hiyori starts to admire him for his charismatic and friendly personality and,
soon enough, she falls in love with him. Now one of the things I love about
Hiyori is how honest she is, being able to show weakness as she wanders
out of her comfort zone, taking steps she was unable to do in the past. I
usually hate crybaby heroines, but Hiyori is different, she's lovable and
reasonable. Especially since even though she is painfully shy, she's trying her
hardest to change and become someone more outgoing and get Yuushin to notice
her. Which isn't too hard since Yuushin already has a soft-spot for Hiyori and
truly admires all the hard work she puts into overcoming her shyness. Okay now
lets move onto the art, which is very shoujo; girly and cute, but please don’t
think it’s the common pointy chin and big eyed girls and skinny, feminine
looking boys. The arts very smooth, I especially love how the artist does the
character’s hair, I guess that sound odd but I think it’s an important part of
the character and the way Yukimaru Moe does it is just charming. The eyes and
clothing are pleasing too. The way she draws her more comic scenes are also
quite nice, though honestly I don’t think its always the best and the art value
seems to slip a little every now and then. But overall the art suites this
kawaii heroine and plot. Its only major fault is that its currently ongoing, so
you have to wait a bit for chapters, but trust me, the chapters that have
already been released will make you fall in love with this shoujo manga. I also recommend watching the Hiyokoi OVA that covers chapter 1 of the manga, its adorable~
-Nadeshiko-chan
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