Kimi ni Nare

This review comes only after reading the first volume, merely 5 chapters, but it's all that there is out so I'll do my best.

Story: I don't normally do these niche mangas about something very particular (such as cooking, glass blowing, or someone trying to be a star through music, like this one). I only decided to read it because of the author. I scored the story a 6, because it's not necessarily unique, but it's still a good premise and not COMPLETELY played out.

Art: Very good. I mean I know some of the art Ichigo Takano is seen to be sort of odd looking and not very traditional, but when you get used to it you really appreciate the small details placed into the art and it's very well done. I scored this an 8.

Character: At first I didn't like the characters. But I reminded myself who wrote this, and the author is really a great writer in terms of characters. I gave it a few chapters and liked where he went with the emotion and backgrounds to some characters. Its well paced, and it's setting up the reader to constantly want to learn more about the characters in the manga.

Overall, it's a 6. I'm not completely gripped by the series just yet, but I'm definitely going to read the 2nd volume (whenever that comes out) to see if the author continues to build the characters she's so well known to write.

I picked up the first volume of "Become You" from the library. It looked interesting and it was written by the author who wrote "Orange". The main character is described as a person who is persistent and never gives up, which is a theme through these 5 chapters. He strives to be a better musician that stems from his love for music, but he struggles with performing confidently.


"Become you" reminds me of a "coming of age" story, where the main character had gone through these hardships (what kind of teacher is that?!) and wishes to become something more and something better than he is already to achieve his dreams.