Seishun Survival

nathandouglasdavis Jan 7, 2023

7

This is a collection of four oneshots. The synopsis is only describing the first oneshot. I liked the first oneshot a decent amount. I'd probably rate it as a 6 or 7/10. It's a pretty low-stakes survival story, but that does make it feel a bit more relatable. I liked the moral of the story, as it were, that you shouldn't label people as "useless" and instead it's better to recognize and appreciate their strengths. The second oneshot is possibly my favorite. I'd probably rate it as an 8/10. The premise for this one is that a girl overhears a guy presumably agreeing to a bet with some guy friends wherein the guy would try to make this girl fall in love with fem for some moneys. The guy and girl then end up writing letters to each other. It was a pretty cute and endearing romance, and that initial overheard bet ended up adding all of the dramatic intrigue which the plot could ever need. The third story kinda sucks, in my opinion. It's basically trying to blend together school-life romance with ninja intrigue, and I don't think it pulls it off in a very interesting manner. I'd rate it as a 2 or 3/10, I guess. The final oneshot is a continuation (as it were) of Otokomae! Beads Club. I'd rate it as a 4/10. And you'll notice that for my overall score, I'm definitely giving more weight to the oneshots which I liked than the ones that I disliked. If I weighted them more equally, my overall score would probably be a 5/10. But I get to score things however I choose to score things, so I declare this collection to be a 7/10.

OliverSocks Aug 14, 2021

8

Alright, this was one of my first ever mangas and I just read through it again just now, years later and well,, the stories properly feels like that kick of nostalgia. The short stories are all wrapped up, even though they're mostly full of cliches in the romance department, though it's enjoyable when they aren't being over the top. The second and fourth stories are probably my favorite ones because you know it's a romance but it still has "a lot" of story in it, though the fourth story isn't much romance but more of an homage to a series the author has created in the past and is overall a more serious chapterAbout the artstyle: there are a lot of over exaggerations in the facial department, sometimes it feels like their faces/overal characters are a bit expressionless and flat, and there's this one panel in a semi-serious scene where the proportions and angle are just completely off but it's literally just one panel so it's not a big deal. overall it's very early 2000s, but that's what makes this so enjoyable in my opinion if you're new to mangas or just need a small break, I definitely recommend this manga

jinxywonder May 4, 2021

8

Where I read this had a summary for each short story so I'll leave them here to help :) 1. Youth Survival Summer camping trips are supposed to be filled with joy and laughter, but why is Kiriko so unlucky~~? At first it was that weakling four eyes, Kazuo and cutesy Hana-chan destroying the pork soup, but then they never came back after asking them to go pick up some wild herbs! Of fine! So she and Satoru had went up the mountains to get them, but who knew they’d get lost too?! 2. Liar Love Letters When Ritsu's boyfriend asks to break up, she complies - only to find that he's angry about it. To make her pay for dumping him so easily, he puts on a bet. Trick Ritsu into falling in love, and win a good amount of money. When she overhears this, Ritsu is determined to shoot down all the boys out to trick her. But what happens when she comes across someone whose lies capture her heart? 3. Sword and Heart Dangerous Relationship Oogami Shizuru, is a girl with a average secret. She knows ninja techniques and carries a shinobi´s linage blood on her veins, within her ninja family. Because of it, she often solve easily every-day-problems. Something that always distract her, is Kotarou, her first love and childhood friend that used to train with when kids. Now, her family its being attacked´couse of an important item that THEY HAVE!. In order to protect her daughter and son while he´s gone, her father contracts a beautiful guy, that certainly.... resembles Kotaru!! What will she do? 4. Never Dying Crow…! (Otokomae! Beads Club side story) Overall, I found the stories quick, good, and most of all - amusing!