Naisho ja Tarinai yo

Mod Note: This review was initially posted for the one-shot, Kuuki-chan to Yankee-kun, and was subsequently merged into Naisho ja Tarinai yo.

To be honest, the only reason I decided to read this one-shot was because it seemed to be a blatant rip off of Yoshikawa Miki's work, and I wanted to be proven wrong. The concept itself is nearly identical to Yamada and the Seven Witches (girl and misunderstood delinquent fall down the stairs and accidentally kiss, only to find they've switched bodies) and the title itself seems to be a direct reference to Yoshikawa's "Yankee-kun to Megane-chan".

That aside though, Kuuki-chan to Yankee-kun was mediocre at best. Although a shoujo spin to this concept could have been interesting, it was not well suited for a one-shot story. The romance unveiled a little too quickly, even by shoujo standards, and the characters had little time to develop. For example, even though the title of the work implies that the main character's "lack of presence" is an important aspect to the story, there is zero development in this regard. The only way one would even be able to tell she lacks presence is from her opening comments about how she likes to blend in. The delinquent character is also just that: your typical manga delinquent who has a kinder heart than one would expect based on appearances.

The spin at the end was nice, but predictable. Although the plot wasn't awful, it would have greatly benefited from longer story where it could have better developed.

Naisho ja Tarinai yo: 4/10
So, the girl protagonist tells us how she managed to marry the person she likes. The story didn't explain much and them falling in love happened so fast. It was uninteresting.

Moshimo Oshimen ni Gohoushi Dekitara: 4/10
A girl manages to meet her favourite idol band, CIEL, backstage. She scores a part time job and finds out that the band members have crooked personalities. This one too, nothing was explained that well and all of a sudden she gets her love reciprocated by one of the members...

Ikemen Heroine-chan: -/10
I will edit my review when I read it.

24h Honey: 5/10
Typical story, not unique.

Kuuki-chan to Yankee-kun: 5/10
This chapter plagiarises Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo. A girl accidentally kisses a yankee and they switch bodies. Also, this manga went by way too fast too.

Art: 7/10
There's nothing wrong with the art, just normal shoujo style.

Character: 5/10
Bland characters, nothing special.

Enjoyment/Overall: 5/10
It's a decent, cute shoujo manga.