Monday, December 7, 2015
RATINGS
Story: 4.9/5
Character Development: 4.8/5
Artwork: 4.8/5
Technical: 4.5/5
Total: 19/20 (95%)
COMMENTARY
Story - I felt like his story was very enjoyable to read through. It was also very unique in a way in which while Kota refused to help MC with the lyrics, he was also simultaneously helping her as well. To put it in other words, Kota was helping the MC by refusing to help the MC. Also the way MC changed Kota was very heartwarming in the end, and the story also does a really good job on reflecting reality that a famous person and a commoner dating could result in a huge scandal. My only complaint was enduring all those hurtful words Kota said at the beginning, but then again: it wasn't really bad.
Character Development - Kota is a sour yet sweet person, which I can definitely agree to. At first, he seems like a kuudere, but after he falls in love with you... he starts to gain an extremely obvious tsundere personality (which is shown very clearly in the Love Rivals main story). I enjoyed his general persona... but making him into some kind of gaming nerd doesn't seem to really fit with his idol and actor career. I'm not trying to say it's bad, but him gaming as a natural daily hobby as a man is sort of a strange hobby for someone who works as an actor and idol. To put it in simpler terms, there's a fine line between the occupation of a gamer, where it involves him being cooped up in his room and an idol/actor, where you appear constantly on T.V. and in the public, if not being complete polar opposites.
Artwork - To be honest, I feel like Ichthys had better artwork than Kota's. It feels like the artists didn't put as much effort into the setting as they did in Star-Crossed Myth. The thing that they did in which they didn't do in Star-Crossed Myth, however, is that they added eyes to the MC! They only added the eyes to the English version though, so I'm glad I got the English version.
Technical - There were a few spelling errors and grammatical errors (more errors than Ichthys; his story is probably one of the best stories I've read in terms of grammar and spelling). However - as expected of Voltage Inc. - they've done a decent job editing the story. I honestly wouldn't worry so much about it though; they're so minor sometimes you don't even notice that they had any errors at all.
CONCLUSION
Once again, a highly recommended story from me. This is a touching story with a great storyline to it, and if you do like tsundere characters, Kota is definitely one of the top 5 best (written and developed) tsundere!
His story is definitely worth the payment ($3.99USD) and just like Ichthys, he's recommended from me 100% and beyond! (Same applies to Ichthys).
P.S.: The only reason I'm comparing to Ichthys so often is because he's the only other review I wrote before this one and published, so you can refer back to that post for more information on Ichthys.
written by: Animete
