Friday, 5 December 2014

Latest Fix: Henyoku no Labyrinth

Name: Henyoku no Labyrinth
Author & Artist: KUMAGAI Kyoko
Chapters: 21 (ongoing)
Genres: Romance , School Life, Shoujo, Supernatural
Plot:
The story follows a love struck girl who is unfortunately in love with her sister's boyfriend, Hiroto. After her feelings are found out by the couple, she thinks her life is over... That is until she receives a magical key that allows her to travel back in time. Miyako is determined to use this second chance to confess to Hiroto before he develops feelings for her sister. Will this be second encounter be fruitful or will she discover that there are some things that simply can't be changed?

Overview:
Oh boy, I had to write the plot for you guys since the sypnosis on most sites is either non-existent or simply vague. Anyway, I don't make it a habit of picking up manga that is under 20 chapters since waiting for chapters is antagonizing (having the same problem with Rokka Melt by Toma Rei).

I'm currently addicted to this and though it seemed like it was going to be a short and typical story of: girl meets boy, falls in love, angst/complications, big confession scene and then happily ever after, it actually has a fairly compelling story.


Kumagai leaves great cliffhangers to get you hooked on the story. There's some great mystery elements that make you question the motives of the characters. It sort of reminds me of Arisa by ANDOU Natsumi but a lot less crazy.

Miyako seems a little bit bratty, spoiled and almost inconsiderate with her trivial love problems you see some character development in the story. She opens her eyes and makes a lot of changes and becomes a lot more likable as a heroine. She's not particularly annoying in any case since I can actually relate to her quite a bit.

Side characters such as her best friend, a fujoishi, her overly nice sister and tsundere friend make this series entertaining. I don't wanna give too much away but as of right now you should at least put this on your reading list and there's a tsundere here. Not those annoying ones but the blushy-blushy kind that make you want to glomp them.

Extra:
Also I admin this page and posted a spoiler of the latest chapter so check that out if you're not convinced and let's fangirl together :D

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