Bless 1 (BLESS GN)

My favourite part of this was definitely the artwork in this manga. The story follows Aia Utagawa, a former model who's dream is to become a successful makeup artist and Jun, a quiet classmate who grows in confidence to become a model at their school's runway fashion contest. I felt like some parts of it were unrealistic, especially the speed at which Jun's confidence grew and she suddenly became popular in the school. I also expected the whole story to be about the fashion contest. Instead that story was over by halfway and then there was another rushed story which I think could've been fleshed out in its own story.

This is a story of being put down and turned in other directions, and then finding that opportunity to follow your dreams and let the world see who you really are. Being true to yourself and find that place that makes you happy. I found that once make up was being applied to transform I had difficulty in working out which character was actually in the drawing. This was confusing but I still enjoyed the comic overall. Thank you to Kodansha Comics and NetGalley for the comic ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.