Reviews for Last Summer Vacation

Story: 7/10 This manga is a bit edgy, and those edges are sometimes a bit rough. However, it was entertaining and some of the plot twist were well put together. I'd say the ending is a bit undercooked and sudden. Art: 9/10. I gotta say, I was not expecting the level of detail the manga had to convey emotions, the use of surrealist art, the ambience, the character design, the vistas. Overall it was incredible. Characters: 7/10. Mizuki and Umino are great main characters and again, a bit flawed. Mizuki I'd say is the most well structured, her motivations and personality are on point. Umino has some reallycool moments and she normally is a very relatable character, however sometimes she's too edgy and it feels kinda unnatural. Their chemistry is really compelling and I think they really do compliment eachother.

The rest of the cast (Mizuki's mother, sensei, stalker) are not bad per se but they are barely in the story and that makes you not really... care? Specially on the mom's side, we don't have enough and given that her is Mizuki's main drive it can feel a bit lacking.

Enjoyment: 8/10. The manga keep the flow really well and I had a good time. The only real downside was the ending which could have had a better execution.

Overall: 8/10. Great stuff overall and pretty short so it's not a huge time investment reading it all. I think this mangaka has some serious talent and would love to see what they intend to make in the future.

EDIT: Phrasing.

6/10 TLDR: Short mildly interesting read, feels underbaked. Interesting premise with characters who have pretty interesting backstories. The characters mutual interests align which causes them to pair up, yet their ideals and motivations contrast each other, Which could have been a huge plotpoint since its the main source of tension between the two characters but its not really executed upon. I feel the story could've been helped with a longer run time and a darker tone. It feels like too light of a situation most of the time, loosing the tense atmosphere. Spoiler warning! I feel like the entirety of the perp and the perp's brother's charactersto be really boring. It feels like there wasnt alot of thoguht put behind them and it just kinda falls flat all together. I wish we got to understand the traumas and surroundings of the two main characters further, which is a fault of simply the length not the pacing itself.