kjoneil
03-11-2011, 08:45 AM
http://cdn-www.mania.com/content_pics/000005/29/50/80c25cc5d7807b1d_thumb.jpgReview by Kate O'Neil (http://www.mania.com/brilliant-blue-vol-01_article_114909.html)
Mania Grade: C+
Brilliant Blue plays it safe, almost too safe. The focus on adults in a typical working world is almost enough to lend it an air of maturity that’s sometimes lacking in romance titles. Shouzo’s nice guy charm fends off any ho-hum boredom which might ensue from the setting. It’s nice to see the author trying to keep it real, until Nanami’s naivety trips the suspension of belief switch. When the author herself is questioning if the readers might be turned off by her “stupid uke,” that might be the give away that something isn’t right here. If your willing to look past that, there’s the foundation of a cute romance being laid out here in the first part of this story.
Mania Grade: C+
Brilliant Blue plays it safe, almost too safe. The focus on adults in a typical working world is almost enough to lend it an air of maturity that’s sometimes lacking in romance titles. Shouzo’s nice guy charm fends off any ho-hum boredom which might ensue from the setting. It’s nice to see the author trying to keep it real, until Nanami’s naivety trips the suspension of belief switch. When the author herself is questioning if the readers might be turned off by her “stupid uke,” that might be the give away that something isn’t right here. If your willing to look past that, there’s the foundation of a cute romance being laid out here in the first part of this story.