It has been one long ride but after more than six years of
weekly chapter releases, Kimi no Iru
Machi has finally concluded. The problem? It should have ended a long time ago.
Story: 3.5/10
I wish I could rate this by arc because just like with Bleach this manga starts out incredibly
great but really starts to lose steam as it chugs away. Part of the problem was
that there were a lot of plot lines that either lasted way too long or were abruptly
ended way too quick. It starts out as a romance high school type story but then
migrates into a nauseous mess of "MUST GO HERE TO FIND 'X' PERSON WHO MAY
OR MAY NOT LIKE ME". Problem with this is that the girl Haruto ends up
really wanting was my least favorite out of the bunch. He literally tramples
over like seven different girls heart's in order to get one.
All of this aside, there were good moments in the series. Unfortunately
there was just way too much crap between. And that ending? Just when I felt
like something fresh and new was about to happen....yeah the same ol' crap.
Art: 8.9/10
I very much enjoyed the art in this series. Character models
were great both on the male and female side. Very detailed scenes in a lot of
different parts of the story. I would check out the next manga the author has
planned just to see some of the new character models.
Characters: 4/10
Kind of a mixed bag here since Haruto and Yuzuki were by far
the biggest factors of why I didn't end up enjoying the series as much as I
could. The other characters however helped make the series much more enjoyable.
Rin, Takashi, Akari, and Kyosuke really resonated with me since they had legitimate
feelings, hopes, and dreams. There were even some really cute and awesome
things that this cast accomplished. Too bad the main characters were total
shit.
Overall: 5.5/10
Like I said in the opening;
I really enjoyed the start of the series. It felt like a normal high
school romance in the making. It continued to evolve and move onto new ideas
and areas. It however fell very short as there were large gaps in enjoyable
content. The train has been milked as far as it could so onto something
different.
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