Star Collector

by Sophie Schönhammer, Anna Backhausen

Genres: Manga, Romance
Pages: 200
Series: Star Collector #1
Rating:

Synopsis:

Fynn's favorite activities are skipping class, smoking, and lying around. So when he's told it's time to shape up and try doing something else for a change, he has no idea where to even start.

Then, on a nighttime walk around his neighborhood, he sees a stranger with a telescope up on a hill: his name is Niko, and he loves to watch the stars. Intrigued, Flynn decides to find out more about this nerdy boy and what could be so interesting about the night sky that he loves so much.

The first volume of Sophie Schönhammer and Anna Backhausen’s Star Collector has cute art and some glimmers of compelling characters — I love that Fynn’s ex is friendly to both of them, not perfectly over the whole situation, but doing her best to be a good and supportive friend.

However, it feels rushed. Fynn’s interest in Niko, and then his apparent wish to come out to everybody before it’s even clear that he’s not just on the rebound or having a temporary fascination… There’s something that does ring true in the crush, but it doesn’t convince as a basis for a stable relationship. And maybe it’s meant to be that way, and volume two will reveal that…

There’s a lot of potential here, though, either way.

Rating: 2/5