So cute it hurts #1

Shoujo fluff at its fluffiest. I admit to being a bit of a sucker for cross-dressing stories, and this one has a set of male/female twins who swap identities.  Our twins swap places and, while posing as the other, they get into some trouble.  They also fall in love with someone, and having others fall in love with them in return. You can just smell the Twelve Night shenanigans that will happen as those who love our heroes see the other twin.  It’s ridiculous and unbelievable, the reasoning for the swap is rushed, but it’s a basic trope for manga and you just have to suspend your disbelief and go with it.  The problem is there isn’t much to the story after that. At least, not enough for someone who is a lot older than the target demographic. If I was in middle or high school, I might find it charming, but as an adult, I found the story to be hackneyed and with too little meat on it to be of much interest.  I’m not likely to continue unless I hear later that it improves and becomes a lot more interesting.

Kamisama Kiss #18

Nanami has survived her time travel and she has saved Tomoe’s life. Now she’s back to the mundane, trying to pass school. She doesn’t care that she’s failing because she’s just so happy to be in a relationship with Tomoe, but her failing grades might keep her from going on the school field trip.  As a god, her life can never stay mundane very long, and it soon her other-worldly adventures drags in her human friends as well. This series continues to entertain!