World of Narue 2
Posted: July 24, 2006 Filed under: World of Narue Leave a comment »So I ordered this one back during a CPM sale (I think), then just left it to sit and rot on my shelf. Shame CPM’s since announced bad things and this series likely won’t continue. Anyway, I remember really liking the first one, but for some reason it took me forever to tackle this series. I don’t know why, it’s quite charming.
It seems like a shounen romantic comedy, but I like it a lot better than most because it’s got a great deal of sensitivity. It’s not over-the-top in its humor. It’s got one or two obnoxious characters, but it’s not EVERY character. The writer is sensitive to everyone’s feelings, which is a great thing. The stories are episodic, but it gives a chance for all the characters, including the obnoxious ones, to grow a little bit. It’s got a little bit of an after-school special tinge to it as a result, but I still like it a hell of a lot better than I”s and Pastel.
The swimming one with Narue’s sister is the one that stuck out most for me, but I’m not sure why. It was pretty sweet, but it was also one of my least favorite. We learn a bit about Narue’s past in a story where her boyfriend gets turned into a cat inexplicably, and that was probably the highlight of the volume. Still quite understated, but it had a sweet ending, and I liked it all the same.
I’ll probably be tackling the next two volumes pretty soon. I like this series a lot. It’s not an absolute favorite, and it’s not particularly noteworthy. It’s subtle, it does its own thing, it’s got really solid characters, and I like it a lot as a result.
