Manga 35803 Omamori Shimasu Dokomademo

Chihiro's character is a bit bland, but this may be due to the story being from Akira's perspective. Akira is a very fun character who felt well fleshed out and drew plenty of chuckles from me.

The pacing was lacking a bit at times, but was overall pretty good. Tone was set up well and I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat in suspense a few times. I also really liked how Junko took a cliche and overdone concept and added multiple unique twists to it! Also, lots of yaoi manga have a weird issue where they are kind of forceful or rapey- ... this one is pretty good with boundaries and stuff! Not perfect, like that one part at the end, but far better than the standard.

Not perfect, but personally one of favorite Junko works. Off topic, but I really think Junko should try her hand at a more action heavy or superhero focused story, she did great with the little bits in this one!

It was interesting to read, but the main issue is that it's too short, and that the plot is not very gripping. When things start to get rolling... the manga ends ;~; There is not a lot of character development in my opinion, but I was surprised to see that Akira was reasonably strong compared to most other MCs in the same kinds of situations.. Now let me comment on the art... to be honest Akira looks like a highschool student, and Chihiro a person with a job which is actually the opposite. Like.. HUH?!


Overall I give this manga a 7, because it was good, ... but not satisfying enough. I do however recommend reading other works of Junko's :)

TL;DR: 6/10

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At first, you might think it’s fluffy, but Junko has a surprising way of inserting dark elements without breaking the tone... The story has it’s equal parts and Junko doesn’t try to hit you too hard with tension and it all seems very natural. I really like how Chihiro’s perception of Akira is a bit exaggerated around the edges about certain events that happened in their childhood (like what children do) and how the two of them both have to take a closer look at themselves so they could see the other better.

There are some flaws, the story line of the ... characters is very much a cliché. So cliché things happen a lot and the story is predictable, but it’s still rather enjoyable.

The characters are well designed and a have a unique look to them. I mean other than her uniquely fresh style, she doesn’t have what I like to call Yuu Watase Syndrome, where all the characters look the same even if they are not the same at all. Though, in regards to style, they don’t look their age. Chihiro is going to University, but they look very much like the two of them would be going to high school together.

Overall, it’s a good manga to spare the time, I don’t know if I’ll read it again, but I might if it crosses my path.