Manga 41241 Otomodachi Kara Hajimemashou

This manga covers the story of a shy and gauche teenager and the people around her as she tries her absolute best to make friends. Not unseen of a premise but a premise which is usually done decently well, and this too, becomes an example of that notion.

A tale which felt satisfactorily calm and replenishing. It was able to maintain its uplifting mood well enough throughout. It adopts a decent stance towards the socially awkward aspect used, with the relationship between various characters having a tinge of realism in it. It had its instances of relatable moments, with any event happening toned down to touch ... the ground of reality. A pretty modest way of story telling which obviously resulted in the slice of life theme surfacing much more than the others. Romance was pretty lacking and I believe the author wasn't aiming for that approach too. Small moments of yuri bait but I can ignore that.

Art also dons the uplifting aura as it is just plain and simple where you don't have to search for any detail. About the character, apart from the MC and the Café couple, they were average. I didn't get as much invested in the brother's pov as I got into the sister's and the romantic dynamic of the café couple made them stand out a little bit from the others for me.

The only downside I wanted to highlight is that we should have gotten some more chapters to give it a better closure than it currently has. It ended just when it was about picking up its pace. The end came of as sudden and disappointing in some ways. But it didn't take away much when it came to the overall enjoyment of the manga.