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Solanin by Inio Asano
3.0

This is a story about a girl who cried a...I mean it's about a girl who quits her job, lives with her mostly deadbeat boyfriend, and tries to find happiness in life.

This is basically a few months into the life of Meiko, a girl who's trying to figure out life. With her boyfriend only having a part time job she decides to push him into being something. At the same time she's doing that she's trying to figure herself out. Music is a central point that brought her and her boyfriend together but also all their friends. Will they be able to use that music to become something more than what they are?

Good: This is a slice of life story and does it mostly well. The major twist is easy to see coming but still lands. I also thought the dialog was mostly well done and both funny and sad.

Bad: The dialog bubbles were hard to follow in this one and some scenes did drag pretty far.

Overall this is a real interesting story. While I didn't love it I enjoyed it throughout and was invested in their life. A 3.5 out of 5.