LITTLE STAR

It's wonderful... It's spectacular! It's... it's... it's seventeen pages long (sixteen if you don't count the cover). Yes that's right, an entire shoujo story with the pangs of a teenage girl's most difficult struggle with her greatest enemy, love, in sixteen pages.

All joking aside (I WAS being sarcastic if you didn't quite catch that), I would still have to comment that this is a quite decent oneshot for anyone who wants a short and sweet love story.

The story is good but fairly cliched (8), the art is slightly above average (9), and the characters are simple but shallow (8) and yet I still felt that somehow the mangaka did a pretty decent job overall. It took me awhile to realize, but the story is logical and coherent and actually covers quite a range of events in sixteen pages. I felt that it showed the skill of the mangaka to present her story while aware of her restraints in regards to the depth of the characters' relationship. I respect where she left off rather than creating an overly superficial ending (to say any more would bring spoilers).

If you plan to read this oneshot you should realize that you won't find any in-depth discussion on the meaning of life and love but... if you're looking for a quick story that will just make you say "aww" give this chapter a look.