Heaven's Will

I found out about this oneshot on a forum at http://animenation.net/forums, and I have conflicting feelings of whether I'm glad I did or not. This oneshot is called Heaven's Will by Takimiya Satoru.

The story for this oneshot is: Sudou Mikuzu has a very special talent - she can see ghosts. And because of this predisposition, she's become a magnet for all sorts of unwelcome monsters. Luckily for her, she meets Seto, a friendly, cross-dressing young exorcist. Sudou needs protection from all the creepy phantoms bugging her, and Seto needs to practice his exorcism skills. So the two decided to pair up and help each other. But will the partnership last?

(Taken off of Mangafox because I can't write summaries...)

The artwork for this story was very good. Takiyama-san did a really good job with making Seto (the cross-dressing boy) look like a pretty girl, yet if you knew he was a boy, you could see the somewhat boyish face (that seemed to take nothing away from making him a pretty girl). Did that make sense? It's hard to explain, I suggest you see for yourself.

I really liked the story itself. It was interesting - dark but nice. The manga boasts "U.S. Debut of the popular teen goth romance!" on it, but I didn't really see any romance. This was not a romantic manga. It had romantic... seeds... (I couldn't think of anything else, sorry) planted, and if there were more romantic scenes in the story, maybe it could have been. Either way, I thought it was a fun oneshot and I really liked it, but the ending was much, much too abrupt and open. It would be nice if it had a side story or one more volume but there isn't... Maybe if I were a more creative person and I liked open endings (I'm more of a fan of the "And they lived happily ever after" type endings), I think I'd like ending much better.

I would rate this oneshot a B+. I really liked the story itself, but I just didn't like the ending. It was really a let down. (But the story itself is great!) If you're the type who likes stories with exorcisms and open endings then I suggest you read this oneshot at:

http://www.mangafox.com/manga/heaven_s_will/

Thanks for reading! Let me know if you know of any good oneshots I could review! (Please no YAOI or YUURI though!)