Rating (Out of 5): ~3
Publisher: Yen Press
Release Date: June 2018
Volumes: 1 Omnibus (3 single volumes).
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Suzu Sakura is a lazy
author who can't keep a deadline, is twenty-four hours late to meetings,
and falls asleep in the middle of crunch time-you name it! It seems
like no one can keep her in line, but then she gets a new editor.
Hasegawa's a super-mega HOTTIE, but his temper runs just as hot. Though
he scolds her endlessly and they're quickly driving each other up the
wall, will something bloom between this odd couple...?!An inside look at
the manga industry, full of laughs and a little heartache!
Review:
Any complete collection of shojo series like this are pretty much
instant buys for me. I like getting a binge-worthy dose of shojo in
one go. And usually they're pretty good.
Sakura is a mangaka, and her editor has just changed to Hasegawa,
who's hot but also strict and rather disinterested in her antics. We
get to follow Sakura as she struggles to meet deadlines and falls
asleep at all hours and runs off to do crazy things when she should
be working. She's very dramatic and puts on personalities and odd
acts to be purposely overly dramatic. She gets an assistant for the
first time, and we all see her experience moments of intense,
inspired work. And then we also get to see Hasegawa check in with her
fully knowing that she's going to be passed out and behind in work.
I thought this was going to be more of a romance, but instead it's
more of a tell-all on being a mangaka. We follow the process of
making a manga more than we follow any romance, as a lot of this is
taken from Syusyusyu's personal experience, of course with some
dramatization and fictionalizing.
Some of her antics were just ridiculous, but I did like seeing
Hasegawa grow to support her and believe in her manga. I also liked
Shimada, her assistant. He was fun, and was a very good fit for
Sakura.
While this was a fun series to read, I wish there had been more
romance. This might be different had I gone into the series with
different expectations, but I thought there was actually going to be
a romance, and there were a couple hints regarding Sakura and
Hasegawa, but it never went anywhere. Nothing even happened regarding
chemistry or flirting or any kind of romance. It was disappointing to
me.
Aside from that, though, this was a fun series to read. I liked
Sakura's character for the most part.
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