23 00

by Tomo Matsumoto

"In this world, is there really such a thing as an awesome guy?"From the mangaka of KISS--a cool high school romance laced with the thrill of street dancing!Midori just started high school and isn't interested in guys. She thinks they're all like her brother, Takeshi, who is rude and spoiled. Her way of thinking changes when a classmate of hers is pulled into the street dancing team led by Takeshi and his best friend, Sutou.At first glance Higa may seem like a plain and quiet guy--but when the music starts flowing and his body starts moving--he transforms into a completely different person... Even Midori can't keep her eyes off him.

Genres: Manga, Shojo, Romance, Comics

Comic

About the author

Japanese: マツモト トモ

Reviews

[Nidofito · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found an old list of comics that I read back when I was a teenager...

So, I've read a few comics by Matsumoto over the years and they've got this artsy, incomplete feel to them where there's just enough dialogue and images to construct a framework but it's very much up to your interpretation. You can take the story as deep as you want or keep it light and superficial. And I used to love that back when because I had an overactive imagination (still do) and I was more than happy to fill in the gaps.

Rereading 23:00 after so many years, I've definitely learned to crave more structure and details to my stories. I'm also not so much of a fan of weird paneling anymore as I've started to find them a little confusing.

However, the nostalgia's still there, that overactive imagination still there as well (haha) to fill in the gaps and I'm certainly looking forward to reading more of Matsumoto's works.

[Christina (A Reader of Fictions) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel like this could have been something awesome, with the relatively unique set up around dancing, but all of the emotional arcs are incredibly weak. Characters are introduced for seemingly no reason at all and crushes come out of nowhere. Everyone lacks emotion and it leaves the reader feeling empty and confused.

[⋆☆☽ Jen ☾☆⋆ · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nope. Nope. NOPE.

I didn't like the drawing style and the story was oh-so boring, I was going to fall asleep while reading this one, seriously.

Again, NO .

[Hikaoru · Rating 3 out of 5]

My brain had to work over time for this manga, creating my own soundtrack for the dance. I like watching b-boys, so that helps. Overall, standard shoujo.

[Nina {ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ} · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not as strange as some of Matsumoto's works, but it's still got that same feel. Matsumoto doesn't waste words to describe feelings, rather it feel objective, like I'm just watching a series of images passing over each other creating a narrative with my own head. It's interesting.

Another story I liked by her is Senaka no Otoko. It's both strange and sweet at the same time. I read it here: http://mangafox.me/manga/senaka_no_ot...

[Rhapsody · Rating 2 out of 5]

A one volume story about a high school girl who falls for one of the guys in her class who is a talented dancer. He does some kind of street dancing to rock music and becomes involved with her older brothers in a dancing group.

Not a good enough story to make me read it very carefully. I like the art, but couldn't get into this one.

[Kitty Marie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Breakdancing does not translate well to paper, heh. Slice-Of-Life story with a pinch of romance, takes place in an urbanized area of Japan with down-to-earth teen characters. If that sounds interesting, try Beck instead. This one ends up being too banal and doesn't make decent use of the single volume format.

[Raven · Rating 4 out of 5]

Art-nya Matsumoto sensei lagi-lagi membingungkan di beberapa bagian yang menggunakan pergantian POV, tapi setelah dibaca ulang, jadi bagus banget :P

[Elaine · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was fairly ok.