Manga: Sunadokei (The sand Chronicles) vol. 1
Warning: This document contains spoilers
Story: 7
Sunadokei (hourglass) is about a girl, Ann, who remembers the life she leads when she was younger. She came to live in a remote village with her grandparents and has to make new friends there. She has some hard times but she manages. There is a chapter when she is 12 years old and a chapter when she is 14 years old. A friendship starts between her and Daigo, the male lead. When Daigo helps Ann through some rough times, Ann, realizes she loves Daigo. The main focus is on the relationship between Ann and Daigo, however there is also
The art is like any typical Shojo manga, cute with some sparkles here and there to enchant things. While eyes are the stronger point of this mangaka (all though even sometimes the eyes are a bit off) mouths seem to be her weak point. Sometimes moths are drawn just plain ugly, too big or too thick lined. Sometimes body proportions are kinda off as well. It is not really the best drawing I have seen.
As stated before part one of the manga focuses mainly on the relationship between Ann and Daigo. You see how they become friends, and slowly develop into more. There is the regular turning and twisting and the female rival also comes along.
I don’t dislike this manga, it is kind of interesting and endearing, yet the far from perfect artwork throws me out of it. It prevents me from really getting into the story, I keep thinking: “Hmm.. that angle is off or that mouth is so unnatural.” It really meddled with my reading pleasure therefore I do not know if I will be reading all of this manga. I might give it another volume but the story must make up then what the art lacks, or the art must have improved by then. All in all I think this is just a manga for true Shojo fans.
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