Hirunaka no Ryusei

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Name: Daytime Shooting Star ひるなかの流星 Hirunaka no Ryusei
Author: Yamamori Mika 山森三香

Collab: Hirunaka Shikkaku
Status: On-going
Chapters: 67
Release Date (for eng scans): Once a month


Summary:

15-year-old country girl, Suzume Yosano, has to move to Tokyo to live with her uncle due to her father's transfer. She bumps into a mysterious man who ends up taking her to her uncle's place after she gets lost. Turns out, Suzume will be seeing him a lot more often once she starts school because... he's her homeroom teacher!?

Summary Source: MU

Summary from: http://myanimelist.net/manga/27231/Hirunaka_no_Ryuusei

Personal Ratings: 3.5

I think that this manga started quite shaky. It's quite cliche; main stream shoujo manga.  

One thing that I didn't like about this manga is that, when the character is no longer of any importance, it is forgotten. It may seem really normal, but I feel that if the character plays a major role in the manga (like main dude?) I think it's a little wrong to just forget about him just because he is not with the main girl. So the instance when he is suddenly shown again in the manga, after a long time, it just gives me a very weird feeling.

They should try to write more about other character's perspective, and not only on just the main girl's perspective.

I guess what I liked about this manga was the characters. Not one of them irritated me as I read the manga. In fact, I think I can relate to the characters. Their personalities are all very different, which makes it a lot easier to recognize and like each and everyone of them. It also makes it easier for the readers to understand their feelings, because we wouldn't get mixed up with the similarities. 

I'm just hoping that there wouldn't be a lot of mind changing in the later part of the manga. I've seen many shoujo mangas where the girl would always change her mind so many times, it's irritating, and makes it seem like it's not worth reading. 

Comments on recent chapter:
Hmm..... Not a very nice chapter. 


Art Ratings: 4

Love the art.

I like how they always draw the side view. Even though the proportions are a little wrong, I still like the art. 

I feel that the art is not stiff, and a good balance of sharp and soft lines. If only they added more thick lines into the art, i think it would be perfect. 

Recommended for:
Gender: Female
Age: 13 and above