After Hours was a decent yuri story, although I thought the writing was immature (i.e., poorly architected and constructed), at least in regard to the romantic pieces. I liked the club/nightlife theme and the level of detail afforded to it by the author (although I'm unable to verify the accuracy, not being familiar with this topic myself). The art was fine, but nothing exceptional. While I doubt this will be a memorable story for most, I think it's worth a read if you have an interest in the genre.

The story revolves entirely around the activities of the two main characters, Emi and Kei. The personalities of these two are well constructed given the length of the series, and Emi in particular gets a fairly significant amount of character development. The author does a good job of detailing her thoughts, fears, and decisions as she gets increasingly involved with Kei and the DJ scene. However, their backgrounds are shallow, which causes problems with certain components of the story (more on this later) and creates some inconsistencies in their characters. The supporting cast was given just enough detail for them to fulfill their roles. They weren't particularly good or bad.

I enjoyed reading about the DJ/nightlife antics of Kei, Emi, and crew, but the romance was weak. I think the level of detail and coherence of the series' environment and non-romantic elements speaks to the author's confidence in constructing these pieces. This is clearly absent in the romantic portions. Kei and Emi's romance starts early in the series and remains flat for most of it. The climaxes of their romance are short, simple, and ultimately quite ineffectual. One reason I think they fall flat is that some of the most significant events are the product of the baggage Kei and Emi brought with them into the relationship, yet the author barely elaborates on their past (Kei in particular is a victim here) and does not provide what I thought to be adequate foreshadowing. Overall, I think the content of the story was somewhat interesting, but the structure was sorely lacking.