Chapter 144 is the final one for the manga, of which I just got done reading. Overall I thought the series was very charming. Basically, the whole story is a bit like Teasing Master Takagi-san, but more light hearted and the dude isn't actually dense...in fact he's thinner than air. But it's a nice story about how one person can open up your eyes to see a whole new side of the world you've never experienced before. The art has an interesting style from jumping back and forth between chibi and regular art, which heightens the more comedic moments well. And although it's a classic "middle/high school romcom", the characters' personalities and obstacles make it more unique. A good read to where you can knock 10 chapters off each night and go to bed satisfied and relaxed, though some of the arcs make you wanna read just a bit more!
Really my only negative points to it was the pacing wasn't consistent at times which affected the story and visualization of the timeline a bit. Also it being a weekly series made it felt a bit rushed. But other than that, the only other negative thought I have was how it did end. It felt kind of abrupt, and it would've been nice to get a bit more post-story reactions and side stories from the characters. However that doesn't mean the ending was bad at all, it was a straight to the point and wholesome one, so at least it wasn't dragged on like some series. But I guess that's just me being upset that a good manga ended.
I started reading Kubo a few months ago when my local bookstore had the first 3 volumes on display in front of the manga section. I then started to notice it everywhere in other bookstores, with more and more volumes. Flipping through the first chapter, it seemed like a nice change of pace from the other series I read, so I picked up the series (luckily the official publisher posts the chapters online for free, you can just search it up on MangaPlus). And I'm really happy I did and kept up with it. I then learned like 6 months after it was announced that it was getting an anime (ironic now), so that was cool. It's one of the most anticipated series I read each week. Well done to the author and I can't wait to see what they do now!
And hopefully and anime starts back up sometime soon =D
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