Manga 95165 Tsuki Ga Kirei Desu Ne

I would like to start this review by apologizing in advance for grammar mistakes as English is not my primary language.

This is a story set in a faraway country, whose inhabitants are distinguished by the animal ears on their heads, and their acceptance of same-sex marriage. Chiru Kasuga, the 16-year-old only daughter of the head of a major company, is about to leave home to marry Senri Shinonome, a woman whom she's only met once, on a moonlit night seven years earlier.

This manga's proposal is very simple, it's a slice of life / shoujo-ai so there's not much to talk about. The art is impeccable ... as expected from Itou Hachi, the author. The work shows the daily life of the Chiru and Senri couple and develops the relationship between them.

The story is light and well written, the characters are captivating and the atmosphere of the manga is refreshing. What else can you expect from a slice of life work, huh?

Art: 10/10
Story: 7/10
Characters: 7/10
Enjoyment: 8/10

Overall: 8/10

i know this manga isnt done yet, but its a slice of life so dont pretend like it matters.
actually i'd argue that for slice of life manga its important to actually have something to hook you
if that is the case for this manga im here to help you figure out
so lets get it rollin


story: 4

if you are reading a slice of life manga for the story you are already misinformed tho this one has a story that at least goes somewhere at times its still the story of a slice of life and a half assed one at that. i cant really tell you much ... about the story without getting into spoiler territory (not that it matters) but its mostly played for drama and to pan out runtime, even tho its a slice of life and panning out runtime is all its good at


Art: 7

its nice and cute, not much to say other than its flowery and pleasing enough, the art is pretty much the only thing that kept me going through these first 13 chapters but that can only get you so far

Characters: 4

tropey, one-dimensional and dare i say it: boring. kayo the one character the manga is not about but is still present enough for me to consider her a character is the only one that actually has any amount of interesting character behind her other than chiru the cute but clueless one and senri the older mature and /angsty/ older sister type character. but even kayo's character doesn't go much further than being a good maid and kind of rude at times.
sure its "cute" but we'll get to why even that doesn't work, don't you worry.


Enjoyment: 5

if you'll enjoy this manga will mostly come down to 1 thing and 1 thing only. why(if even) do you enjoy reading slice of life manga. and i cant really give you a concise answer for that but i can tell you that if you are here to see cute girls doing yuri stuff you will be sorely disappointed, if you are here to just see cute girls doing whatever then sure, go ahead. but even if you want some more substance to your slice of life like some actual cozy stuff even then you'll probably be disappointed because nothing happens in this manga which shouldn't be a surprise since its a slice of life but its the worst kind of slice of life because its decidedly that and nothing else.



Verdict:

look at me using fancy words
but i just have to call it what it is
i'm pretty sure its no surprise that i did not enjoy this one
but that is simply because it really is not for me
its simply the life of some foxgirls doing things
but if your setup is the wedding of 2 characters i do expect something to happen at some point instead of this 1 step forward 1 step back approach
where all you're going to see is more mundane stuff being done by some cute foxgirl
and if that is your jam there is better stuff out there like Goshujinsama to Issho
this is by far my most content depraved review yet but i think that is a nice fit to the manga its dedicated to because i struggled to tank through these 13 chapters of yuri bait, and i hate to get yuri baited
dont let this happen to you and simply rewatch sakura trick or something
it'll be a better use of your time