Honey and Clover, Vol. 1
by Chica Umino
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
In this volume Umino is only barely scratching the surface of what these characters can be. It will be difficult to pull the chaotic ‘gags’ together into a neatly drawn ‘romantic’comedy which I believe she is headed toward. I get the feeling that she’s just testing her material before she makes a gigantic decision about her plot (which could really go anywhere at this point).
It is my experience that leads me to believe that many of the problems I have with this title will disappear by the third volume. I have high hopes for this manga—and I’m really looking forward to see how Umino is going to pull it all off.
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