Lemonade

I wandered into this anime while looking for a new Shoujo Ai to read. What I got was unexpected gentle and sweet.

Lemonade isn't your typical shoujo ai romance. In many ways it feels like a "slice of life" anime, yet it focuses almost entirely on the character development. It does not get hung up on side plots or trivial characters. You see world from Youko's point of view. You listen to her thoughts and reactions and often times have the same reaction.

The artwork and charcter styles are simple. However, the artists does a great job at conveying emotions. The backdrops are simple, but again this manga focuses heavily on the characters.

I enjoyed it and although it was relatively short I felt it was completed well.

This is my first review so try to bear with it.

Story(6/10): From the beginning story doesn't sound very promising and it gets unnecessarily complicated toward the end. While ending sounds like it came out of nowhere it'll still please the reader.

Art(6/10): It has a nice clean art and characters look good. Backgrounds are drawn poorly on some panels.

Characters(5/10): There isn't much character development to anyone but the main characters. Side characters make story unbearable at times.

Enjoyment(5/10): If you are reading it for Shoujo Ai, there isn't much for you here. If you're reading for romance you'll be able to enjoy it more.

Overall(6/10): It's a nice story to read if you're looking for some romance that won't follow your classic storyline. But you might feel it's rushed and could've been better if there was more chapters.