[MANGA REVIEW] ストロボ・エッジ Strobe Edge
Strobe Edge by Sakisaka Io
Status: Completed
Chapters: 39
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice Of Life
Chapters: 39
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice Of Life
Summary (from MangaReader):
Ninako is a meek, gentle high school student. She has never been in love. Ninako asks Daiki, who has emotions towards her, about what being in love feels like. She thinks he is a good guy but…? One day, on the train home from school, she bumps into Ren, a popular guy at school. With just a short conversation and his smile, she experiences a new feeling. Just what is this feeling…!? Ninako’s first love is starting!
Review:
A first glance, it looks like your average shoujo where there's a really naive girl who hasn't fallen in love in her whole life and suddenly this hot guy appears and it suddenly sparks her interest. And wow a love triangle involving a childhood friend; sound original? No not really. A lot of people at this point would probably go search to read another manga at this point...
Although there are major cliches in this story, there aren't many plot holes and the characters were portrayed very realistically in this "it only happens in shoujo manga land" kind of situation. Reading this manga made me realise that the characters are very important to a story; maybe even more so.
Ninako is seen as this pretty naive girl who has absolutely 0% in love but fate suddenly decides to change this and put her on this wild, emotional roller coaster. The way she handles her situation makes her really likeable and realistic (if such a girl existed). Throughout the manga, she keeps true to her feelings and she isn't the type to think:
A first glance, it looks like your average shoujo where there's a really naive girl who hasn't fallen in love in her whole life and suddenly this hot guy appears and it suddenly sparks her interest. And wow a love triangle involving a childhood friend; sound original? No not really. A lot of people at this point would probably go search to read another manga at this point...
Although there are major cliches in this story, there aren't many plot holes and the characters were portrayed very realistically in this "it only happens in shoujo manga land" kind of situation. Reading this manga made me realise that the characters are very important to a story; maybe even more so.
Ninako is seen as this pretty naive girl who has absolutely 0% in love but fate suddenly decides to change this and put her on this wild, emotional roller coaster. The way she handles her situation makes her really likeable and realistic (if such a girl existed). Throughout the manga, she keeps true to her feelings and she isn't the type to think:
OMG which one of the hot guys do I like? Hot guy #1 or hot guy #2?She's a really strong character who always tries do what is right and make other people happy.
My life is so hard blah blah blah. -cries-
I think I like both of them!
No wait I like the mean one :D
Ren (the main love interest) is what we call a really realistic looking hot guy XD
(Like his hair follows the rules of gravity).
He is described as:
A "...horribly awkward guy who's just now showing himself by having people who accept him... At heart, he's just a shy guy who had theThe art is really nice and refreshingly different but it may not look too appealing on the covermisfortune of being good looking." - HashtheNash
Also, I LOVE how the author chose to let Ninako and Ren’s relationship develop slowly, rather than the opposite. In a lot of shoujo series, the equivalents of these two characters will end up together a lot more quickly. But by delaying the start of Ninako and Ren’s relationship, it allows the author to show how Ninako learns what love really is, and for Ren to learn how to become a better boyfriend. So by the time both of them are ready to date, they are ready for a stable relationship with EACH OTHER, therby avoiding the majority of the angst that plagues less developed relationships. YAY!
Overall, Strobe Edge was well executed.
Not too bad!
Not too bad!
Score: 8.0/10
+ : Characters actually WENT somewhere, relationships and motivations were solid, not forced.
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