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A review by captwinghead
Seven Days: Monday–Sunday by Venio Tachibana
2.0
This wasn't my favorite. The whole time, it just felt like something was missing.
The art was lovely! I have no complaints about the art style and I liked how everyone looked different from each other, because some mangas don't really give a lot of unique aspects of the side characters in the stories.
The premise of this is that, every Monday, Seryo agrees to date someone for one week. Impulsively, Shino decides to ask him out one Monday and is surprised Seryo agrees. Like I think a few days may have passed with him still being unsure that Seryo really agreed to date him.
The characters didn't feel all that well fleshed out to me.
I spent most of the book unclear if Shino even liked Seryo romantically as it seemed like he just asked him out to see if Seryo would do it. So, in conclusion, loved the art but the story was lacking for me.
The art was lovely! I have no complaints about the art style and I liked how everyone looked different from each other, because some mangas don't really give a lot of unique aspects of the side characters in the stories.
The premise of this is that, every Monday, Seryo agrees to date someone for one week. Impulsively, Shino decides to ask him out one Monday and is surprised Seryo agrees. Like I think a few days may have passed with him still being unsure that Seryo really agreed to date him.
Spoiler
I understand the premise and that teenagers can be really 0 to 100 about affection, but it still felt strange to me that, by Sunday, they're saying "I love you"? I just don't think they spent enough time together for that? Add to that, it felt like Shino had never really spoken to Seryo before this week, so it wasn't like they had months of knowing each other beforehand.The characters didn't feel all that well fleshed out to me.
Spoiler
Three times, people tell Seryo that Shino's issue is that he's impulsive, often insensitive and self centered. And Seryo says he likes that about him. Okay? And Seryo is described as handsome, flighty (considering his dating style) and just likable. I don't think those were traits that made the characters feel real. I sort of get that Seryo is attracted to people that go after what they want, as both Shino's appear to be that type of person, but it seemed like more emphasis was placed on him liking that Y. Shino just didn't consider anyone's feelings over the fact that he was decisive. So... I just couldn't buy the romance here.I spent most of the book unclear if Shino even liked Seryo romantically as it seemed like he just asked him out to see if Seryo would do it. So, in conclusion, loved the art but the story was lacking for me.