Tonari no Metaller-san (original) (raw)

I had this in my "to read" list for so long I didn't even remember who was the author, wich was good because the other works I've read from her, are not my cup of tea.

But this manga? Oh boy was it good. It managed to hook me right from chapter 1 and the more I read the more I wanted to keep on reading.

It's a story with a slow pacing, but it manages to develop the characters quite well for a 1 volume manga. The way it presented the characters, giving us some context for the both of them little by little and I... also really liked that they were truly friends for a whole year before getting into romance shenanigans.

I don't want to give more details, because I really believe it's a story that deserves to be enjoyed with minimal context, so I will just add that I looooooved the art in this manga. It was so nice and it added so much charm to every character and situation. It really managed to convey so many things without needing dialogue. Just amazing art.

Edit to add that I completely forgot to mention that the details about metal and metal culture were on point! You can tell the author knows what she's talking about and as someone that really enjoys the genre, it was refreshing to see an author incorporating such a misunderstood genre of amazing music. Plus, it made me relate soooo much with Soushi it was unreal (I have similar issues like him and I started to like metal for similar reasons).

Definitely 100% recomended.