Kiri as well as the Scissors job are contending in the All-Japan charm competition in this installment, however instead of fretting about them practically not making it past the very first round of competition, everyone’s much more concerned about Kiri as well as Narumi unintentionally kissing. Well, bumping lips, anyway.
As the characters are drawn reacting in exaggerated fashion, even for manga, the scene shows exactly how this series by Kiyoko Arai has altered its focus. instead of being about exactly how makeovers modification lives, now it’s all romance with a bit of competition thrown in. As I noted with volume 8, it’s ended up being much much more conventional in story points.
So the next concern is, is it entertaining? For me, no. There’s not much character advancement or any type of unforgettable moments, so reading it feels like viewing paper dolls being moved around. as well as there are as well numerous people who do extremely bit however clutter up the panels as well as demonstrate their defining gimmick each time we see them. In short, the cast is tiring as well as there are as well numerous of them for my taste.
Then there are the apparent gadgets that only occur in poor fiction. For instance, Narumi gets a rash when a woman touches him, except Kiri can now touch him without him breaking out. Oh, it should be a sign. like we hadn’t already figured out that he had feelings for her based on exactly how he was moping around.
The second round of the competition includes cutting the hair of a child, which results in some low comedy based on his obnoxious behavior. After that, there’s a much-too-long sequence about whether Kiri can spend the night alone without being scared. A great deal of this feels like padding just to develop the page count. as well as because the art is flat as well as pedestrian, that’s not a reason to keep complying with this series either.
There were hints of much more interesting plots beginning to bubble in the background, like Narumi’s connection with his father, a previous competitor of Kiri’s dad, however they seem to be have been forgotten in favor of much much more generic stuff. I had to force myself to surface reading it; as a result, I’m no longer thinking about this series. (The publisher offered a evaluation copy.)
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