When we are young and naive, innocent and have a very vague perspective of the world around us, love can be a motivation to better ourselves and improve personality traits we realize are unpleasant or not particularly attractive. It does wonders to develop us as people and make us see ourselves in a better, more objective light. Is it any small wonder that people who are in a relationship and don't try to improve usually end up breaking up before long? People change a lot with time, and what happens when the same two people are around each other for so long?

This is what drives Last Game forward; the desire to better oneself and constantly change. The story is episodic by nature, often dealing with day to day activities and constantly improve for the better. This is splendidly done due to the cast of characters, constantly bettering and improving themselves. This works very well, and we see different sides to the characters through the various things they experience and how they handle them.

What also works very well is how this never feels repetitive, and there is a lot of progress throughout the various chapters and it feels natural and consistent, never beating the reader's head with it but never feeling forced or out of character. This means that they are well-developed while still maintaining the traits that made them likeable in the first place. While there are a lot of moments that feel a bit odd in terms of romantic interactions, this can be justified due to the characters' naivety and never truly breaks the reader's suspension of disbelief.

The character duo work extremely well, and Yanagi and Kujo are a joy to read and laugh at. Their dynamic works extremely well and their interactions are both hilarious and extremely refreshing, not to mention the fact that the majority of the manga takes place in college rather than high school and as such works quite well. Not to mention, of course, that it's very easy to get attached to them considering that the readers end up reading about them from middle school til college.

Their dynamic works well due to the various perspectives between the main duo that the manga revolves around, from a contrast between Kujo's simple lifestyle to Yanagi's sheltered one, to Kujo being very socially awkward in comparison to Yanagi being extremely social, to Kujo needing to study for her mother in comparison to Yanagi being gifted and not really needing to study to accomplish anything aside from his supposed perfection. All these traits are questioned and covered, if not changed over the course of the manga and seeing the characters grow from these traits is an absolute pleasure.

The artwork is solid and consistent, though there is a lack of effort as far as the background art is concerned in comparison to the facial expressions that the characters have. I never felt it was off-putting or hard to read through, however, as the art manages to be very accessible and never makes it difficult to comprehend what is going on. It doesn't reach any peaks, but it certainly is well-above average.

Ultimately, this is a very enjoyable manga that has a refreshingly easy-going and fun cast of characters, complimented well by its steady development and fun interactions. It's really fun read and is very easy to reread. I don't think this one will get anyone who hates it, in any case.