So this is actually the Korean equivalent of a manga, called a manhwa. I've actually read this manga back in 2011, I think, but some of my manga (mainly Ao Haru Ride) are finished and so I decided to re-read it today because I was feeling nostalgic. I love this manga. It has cats, a simple slice of life story, and a cute guy to top it all of. Honestly, what isn't there to like?

Probably a lot, is what someone who has read this might be thinking. Nineteen, Twenty One has a story that one might consider to be slow. But this is because it's a simple, twenty one-chapter slice of life manga. There's no drama, there's no going around in circles, there's no mysteriously added characters jumping in to create love triangles and question character development that's already happened. None of that exists. None of that can exist in just twenty one chapters. So, some people may not like it for this reason. It's slow, simple, and cute. And maybe some people aren't into that.

But that's okay, because I'm into it, enough that I'd suggest this manhwa to literally anyone and everyone. Enough that I reread this manhwa just because I was feeling nostalgic and I was bored. I love Nineteen, Twenty One for its simplicity and cute story. The characters are already well-developed when the story begins, but in just twenty one chapters you see a lot of them change their mindsets and grow. This story is about that age between teenhood and adulthood, and it's bittersweet in some aspects, especially considering that the main character, Yun-lee, had an accident before the story began and that's where you're introduced into the story—just after her healing process. So she's a girl that's feeling depressed, feeling as if her life is a mess and feeling as though an important part of her life has been ripped away from her. But then she meets Donghwi and her view of things starts to change, and she helps others in the story change and grow, too.

This is a story about two people who have a common interest and work together at it, bettering each other and those surrounding them in the process. It's cute, it's simple, and it's a quick read. The art style is wonderful and very pretty, and, compared to the normal Japanese manga, the art for this Korean manhwa (and others as I've noticed) is very unique, even with how they set up the pages. Overall, I really like this story just because it's a straightforward romance and it's touching and cute. If you can possibly put up with the "slow" aspect of it, it's a wonderful read.