Reviews for Blue Proustian Moment

This manga is amazing, why is everyone sleeping on it? Yuri nowadays (or always) has been dependent on fluff, silly tropes and melodramatic love triangles. In contrast this tells a thought provoking story, not too complicated but not one dimensional either. The romance isn't the point but it's ever present in small glances and you can tell how the mc is processing her feelings for her new friend. She's the typical rich girl, oujo-sama but the story expands on this and gives her a realistic background as to why she is like that, other than just being rich and over the top detached from theworld. This story is about how she grows. The parents are also present in the story in contrast to many high school manga where it's like they don't even exist. If you like drama but not melodrama this is the best pick for new gl to read.

An excellent story that really feels rushed at the end. I LOVED it, but the ending is a bit unsatisfying for the himejoshi that I am.. Nonetheless, this is an excellent read! Kazuki is the ignorant rich brat that thinks the world of her family and the changes they are bringing to the island she lives on. What makes her such a great character is how she grows and changes as she interacts with Moeka and the world outside of her own. She continues to be headstrong, caring, and passionate about her father's work and efforts, but the removal of ignorance makes her become anincredible person. Moeka is not rich, clean, or as determined as Kazuki, but her experience of a harder life doesn't make her overly aggressive and unbearable. Her hard-knock life smashes into an idealistic Kazuki, bringing a change that is beautiful yet realistic. Both characters positively affect one another, and that growth is the focus of the story.

Stick in the mud Kazuki witnesses Moeka's openly affectionate kiss with her boyfriend, and their lives are changed forever. The clash of morals shakes Kazuki to the core, and that chaos gives her room to observe the world around her own. The story focuses on their developing relationship while showing Kazuki that not everything done with good intentions works out exactly as expected. They continue to grow closer in a messy and gray world, and its shocking when time flies by. My only gripe with the story is that I read the story for GL, and that expectation was met with a vague conclusion that could a romantic or platonic love.

9/10 I HIGHLY recommend reading this story, as it has a powerful message and a fantastic interaction between lovely characters and realistic world without a solution to its problems. I just wish the ending had a more clearly defined sense of love.

When I first got into manga, I asked my friend if they had ever had a story they loved get cancelled "before its time", and the immediate flash of cold disappointment that crossed their face told me the answer was a resounding yes. I wondered to myself when the same thing would happen to me... and now, it finally has. And I hate it. In just twenty-five chapters Ginsei no Proust exhibits of some of the best writing that I've seen from the genre, deftly tackling complex themes like classicism, teenage romance and friendship, familial abuse, coming-of-age and young adulthood, the Japanese educational system, and more.The messaging is intelligent but not heavy-handed; the author has something important to say, yet leaves the reader room to make their own conclusions and interpretations (even with an unfortunately rushed ending, due to being axed).

The art is especially a high point and is both both mature and hilariously expressive, with an excellent blend of physical and written humor throughout the story. Likewise, the beating heart of the story shines throughout every chapter, and there are a few emotional peaks in particular that blow other mangas stretching hundreds of chapters totally out of the water.

Reading Ginsei no Proust reminded me just how much a talented author can pack in such a short amount of time, all without unnecessarily dragging the characters through bland tropes or infuriatingly unrealistic scenarios designed to stall the plot and milk the reader's time and attention. I can only hope the author returns with another work, and that it gets more credit and attention the next time round.

A final note (*slight spoiler warning*): the social dynamic between Kazuki and Moka effectively drives the entire manga, but I do wish - along with many other readers - that the author had committed more strongly to the romantic premise strongly alluded to in the first chapter. Even without that, I still highly recommend this manga.

TLDR: Incredible art paired with a story that is thematically mature, emotionally moving, and peppered throughout with humor. The ending is a tad unsatisfying due to the manga getting axed, but still good overall and is without a doubt 100% worth your time! Don't sleep on this one. 9/10

Blue Proustian Moment tells the story between Kazuki and Moeka, two girls of opposite socioeconomic circumstances, set in a town experiencing the pains of modernization. Kazuki experiences a different view of life through her relationship with Moeka, and Moeka overcomes personal challenges stemming from a tragic backstory. While this work is short, is it impressive how much character development is stuffed into these chapters. While both Kazuki and Moeka are compelling characters, perhaps the real charm of this work is the story's setting. Through an influx of investment represented by a construction project introduced in the first chapter, readers see the various side characters eitherthriving or flailing as the town lurches forward. From the construction workers to the food stalls displaced by the building construction, the various little stories weave in and out of the main story between Kazuki and Moeka, adding depth and detail to the story. The author takes care in introducing side characters, especially ones which feature more in the story by giving them complex back stories helping the reader feel like they are just as part of the story as the protagonists.

Perhaps the weakest part of this work is how quickly it comes to a close; the first meeting between Moeka and Kazuki's mom is a tad nonsensical in how it is set up and the last few panels focusing on the time skip after Kazuki goes to college feels a bit canned. However, the story is short enough that the amount of time invested isn't long enough to feel that the ending is truly a letdown.

It definitely doesn't feel bad as getting dropped at the end of Baby Steps.

Overall, an enjoyable read.