Since I read this manga on a whim, I decided to do a review about it as it already ended (even though MAL sets it up to 90 chapters wut).

Well, at first I had pretty low expectations on this one.
Hirunaka no Ryuusei (HnR) combines some well-known elements from stereotypical shoujo mangas: the love triangle, the teacher-student relationship,etc.

Yet HnR does it in a very original way, much closer to reality than any other ordinary shoujo.
Usually, characters do the most unspeakable, idiotic things no human being would ever thought of doing.
In HnR, the mangaka chooses to appreciate timing as the most important thing when making life-changing decisions.

STORY
When I look at the big picture, I did thoroughly enjoyed it.
Even though some situations where conveniently placed in order for things to happen, every character chose to respond to the course of events by staying true to their own personality and values instead of doing weird things just to please the "audience".
At times, it dragged along but I'm glad everything wrapped up into something cohesive and meaningful.

ART
As you can tell by the cover, the art style is gorgeous. The characters had the most mesmerizing features I've ever seen. Each and everyone had a particular style that reflected their personality.

CHARACTER
Good character development. Not the best one I've ever seen, as I sometimes cringed at their out-of-place actions, but nonetheless interesting.
Personally, my favorites were Mamura and Yuyuka (aka bad bitch). I think individually they were very intriguing characters that often gave valuable insights to our clueless female heroine.

ENJOYMENT
Draggy at times, but poignant and fresh. I enjoyed in particular the way characters responded to situations and the way they portrayed their emotions on various circumstances.

OVERALL: A very generous 8, though it probably deserves a 7.