Ayakashi
Tennen Beans by Minami Sachi
Genre: Shojo (all fluff
anyone can read it)
Series Length: One
Volume - 3 chapters
Seriously, all fluff. The art is
fairly generic shojo with skinny faces and limbs, there are backgrounds and the
art is polished enough that you don't trip over any strangeness. The action scenes are a bit hectic, and
sometimes the panel arrangement can be busy and you might read the word bubbles
out of order. Fluffy, but it’s not a typical school fluff read, it has
interesting supernatural elements that don’t feel like they’ve been done
before.
Miya Tamaki is in love with a boy
who everyone thinks is rough and tumble, but who Miya knows is nice because he
saved her from drowning. Of course, he doesn't remember her because at the time
she was a cat. In fact, she was a bakeneko, a demon cat with a split tail.
Since that fateful night of the full moon, all Miya can think about is that
human and she will stop at nothing to be his. Unfortunately, Miya has just one
year as a human to make her crush, Atsushi Toujou, fall for her and become his
girlfriend before her weak transformation power wears out and she can no longer
be human. But Toujou seems completely uninterested and Miya's two childhood
friends keep getting in the way every time she gets close.
Fluffy fluff fluff fluffy-stuff.
Silly and slapstick, Miya’s straight forward ways and cat-like mannerisms make
for a fun read. If you are expecting a good ending, though, look else where,
there is no resolution what so ever. Feels like it should be part of a bigger
set but as far as I know, it is not. I really wanted some sort of coupling to
happen but you get a glimmer of hope that things might work out. Still wouldn’t
call it a waste, I’ve been more invested with crappier endings, and Ayakashi
Tennen Beans is really charming. Its one volume makes it a fast read so even if
the ending is so open its hard to call it an ending at all, the fact that the
plot line feels fresh and novel makes it worth the short amount of time.
4/5
Recommended for a quick, cute read.
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| Art and story (c) Minami Sachi |
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