Boyfriend

Boyfriend is one of the few shoujo manga that had a typical shoujo school romance plot, but goes much deeper than most. The summary of the manga is interesting, but it does not do justice to the actual story. Souryo Fuyumi depicts each character's personality and problems wonderfully.

The art of this manga was pretty good, but some of the scenes looked slightly awkward, when the characters full bodies were shown. Nonetheless, the art improves greatly from the beginning, and suits the style of the mangaka.

Much of the enjoyment of this manga stems from the intricate characters, like many of Souryo Fuyumi's other works.

This manga is a beautiful and cute story that is extremely enjoyable, and gets you hooked.

First off, this manga is from the 80s. so there is a difference in behaviour and societal norms depicted then in comparison to now.

The story starts our fairly common, boy meets girl, something happens, they fall in love maybe, etc.... BUT! Its what is around the primary objective of just romance that makes this story different. The family situations, the past of the characters as well as their own thoughts/reflections. The way the story is told also makes the characters relatable to the reader.

The pacing is relatively slow, sometimes things are omitted and some things may be seen differently today as they were back in 80s Japan. Some of these elements is for example how families were supposed to be, what was expected of girsl/boys in that time, what was seen as conforming to societal norms, what was seen as rebellious.

As seen under this light the lead characters are both authentic and relatable. The hero is impulsive and abrasive at times, but he learns to open up to others and feel more connections to his classmates. The heroine is a typical "good girl" but not entirely. There are sides to her, that still feel honest and flawed as is necessary for a good reader connection.

Overall i would recommend reading this Manga if you like the genre, appreciate good character writing and nice and fluffy 80s art style. I enjoyed it more than i thought i would as i continued reading it. When i reached the latest chapter, i was surprised i couldnt stop reading and wanted more.

Yes, this is your typical shoujo manga where the main girl falls in love with the guy, but the guy doesn't like her so she cries and yada yada yada yada. *Sigh So boring....The main girl is so annoying. She cries in almost every chapter and it ticks me off. She also interferes with other people's problems and thinks that she's doing the right thing. You might think that this manga is cute, but I personally like a manga where the girl is smarter and doesn't cry about every damn thing. In conclusion, don't read this manga.

Boyfriend was about a girl who transfers into a new school and befriends the cool, aloof genius boy of the class. It turns out she left her old school because of conflict, and with the help of Tachibana is able to overcome her anxieties.

The story was a pretty typical shoujo, but I like reading them so it was enjoyable to me. I was expecting the truth behind why she left her old school to be more interesting, since she took pills during the beginning of the story. The only real miff I had was the ending, it was way too abrupt...

The art was good, well drawn and clean. The characters evolved nicely, especially Tachibana's. It was a good short read, one I would recommend if your into shoujo.

We meet the protagonist, Hijiki, as she transfers to a new school and find out she gets panic attacks when she even THINKS {don't you think about it either, I heard thinking is contagious} about her old school because (as always in Manga world) she was bullied. So very soon, she falls head (or should I say brain) over heels for a guy who is (supposedly) the silent-type and a smart-ass (the writer failed on both accounts) and whatdoyaknow, he likes the main character too. When his dream of becoming a doctor threatens what little you can call their relationship, he almost gave it up. Yeah, I did say ALMOST.

I swear the story must have been an adaptation of a children's book and the theme must have been friendship, yeah, it was that kind of story.

The main character moans and moans about her old school and her 'undying' love for the guy for the whole story. And just to add a little drama, she cries for every single stupid reason imaginable and in all circumstances (Author, were you on some anti-depressant pills, or what?). I mean if you really love the guy, don't moan about it, and if you were that depressed; do us all a favour and kill yourself.

The illustrations were stomach-turning; every other page had a close-up on someone's face with the added benefit of lake sized eyes and sparkly, sparkly side-effects. It was totally way high on the cheesy meter and with the kind of (un)proportionate quality and lack of details the reader has to face, I give this story an 'unoriginal'.

Warning!! might contain spoilers!!

Story:
Boyfriend is kind of a typical shoujo manga. But somehow it has this "thing" that makes you want to read it 'till the end.

The story is kind of common but the next thing you know the plot is actually kind of different. Like, if you thought that the guys likes her already,but it turned out that he's not really into her yet. I could talk about this as long as you want but it will result to a major Spoiler and I don't want that to happen. lol

So yeah, its a cute story. Trust me, I'm not really drawn into reading shoujo but this is actually a pretty good read.

Art:
All I can say is that the guy is HOt! Hijiki is pretty well drawn too. So overall, I think its cool.