Every character is given depth, meaning, different sides and perspectives, making them very three dimensional and understandable. This manga really deconstructs all the stereotypical cliches and "boxes" that so many authors place their characters into. ★ Character (9) - You have the innocent girl, the bad boy, his good-guy pal who wants the innocent girl, and the sister of the dead girlfriend who wants the bad boy. The sketchiness and bad line art coupled with poor landscapes, and overall poor design make this one of the poorest artsyles I have ever come across in a manga. Their bodies and clothes look like rough, sketchy doodles and the backgrounds look very lazy or merely incomplete. The blank, pupil-less "frog eyes" that every character has are incredibly unnerving, creepy, and rather off-putting.
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The art for this series (an award winning series at that) is extremely poor and badly done. ★ Art (3) - Unfortunately, this is where the good reviews go out the window. This dreamy, sad quality suits the entire story very well and only adds to the plot. The atmosphere is somewhat vague and dreamlike, coupled with a nostalgic sense, and a feeling of yearning for people, places and even the past. There is also a certain ambiance.A certain feeling throughout this whole story. Everything is taken seriously, broken down and scrutinized from all sides and different perspectives, each side with its own conflicting feelings and thoughts that adds to the realistic nature of the tale. None of the events are taken lightly, or just passed by as a chapter's event, or played up for the entertainment factor and the sake of the reader. What stops this story from being cliche and overly dramatic is the mature, realistic way events are shown and handled. A simple tale of what seems to be a first love during high school is completely shattered as dark, troubled pasts come to light revelations of secrets in families are revealed, abuse and abusive behavior are uncovered, cheating scandals abound and the death of one girlfriend takes its toll on several characters. School delinquent quickly evolves into a very painful and tragic story spanning ten or so years. ★ Story (9) - What starts off as a deceivingly simple and very cliche tale of a good, innocent girl falling love with the This manga is categorized as a Shoujo, yet the maturity of the tale, and the realistic way everything is approached and handled is far more like a Josei, and therefore better for a more mature audience, either in age, mentality or both. The story follows the interconnected lives of four people made tragic by circumstance and choice from their highschool days, and ten years hence. Two words that truly sum up the entirety of Bokura Ga Ita - We Were There.
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