“Flower and Thunderbolt” tells about a second year high schooler girl named Futamura Umiho who wants to make love confession to her classmate who she just met in April after class announced. One day she was sad while muttering to herself. Then there was someone who responded. She accidentally met Aisaki Yachiyo, who is a member of the Action Committee *I don’t know the exact term in English because I read it in my language, so … I’m sorry if there any mistake*. That's where the story starts. Story (9/10) I think the plot the author made was good enough for manga with just contains two volumes.Not too slow, nor too fast. The delivery flows well as the story progresses with the introduction of the characters involved in the story. All backgrounds told clearly can be easily understood. For romance manga, this manga presents a less complicated story. There is no love triangle, no harem, and also no significant conflict. There is only a simple love story and some heartwarming moments. Rejection is definitely there. There is no love story without any rejection.

Art (8/10)

The cover of this manga successfully made me read this manga. They are colorful and attract people to read them. Nothing special about the art. The art of the manga is like the shoujo manga in general, but it looks more rough than the others. At first I was not satisfied with the art. After I finish this manga, I realize that it is a touch of the creator. In the end, I quite liked her art. The creator can also describe the emotions felt by the characters. The chibi version of the character is used when the character is feeling emotionally sad, angry, excited, or blushing. That feature makes it more fun to read.

Character (8/10)

Since there are only a few characters that often appear in the story, not much development of characters can be told. The dominant development seen from Umiho who previously hesitant in conveying her feelings. She finally had a courage to confess to the person she likes. In addition, she looks happier after she meets Yachiyo. On the other hand, Yachiyo acts as the one who always supports Umiho to overcome the problems she faces. She does her job well to develop Umiho’s character.

Enjoyment (9/10)

Reading "Flower and Thunderbolt" is a new experience for me because the story in this manga is calming, unlike other manga involving many romance spices that seem cliché and unnecessary. The manga is straightfoward in telling the story. I like every detail in the story. However, it took me several times to read that I understand the piece of story in it.

Overall (8.5/10)

I enjoy reading this manga. Although it only contains 2 volumes, but there’s no hanging story without any certainty. I think I know the reason why the creator named this manga "Flower and Thunderbolt". Flower depicts the beauty that had not yet existed but in the end bloom after being fertilized by something, while the thunderbolt depicts the unexpected things of one's past that makes us surprised. I recommend this manga to you who need an alternative romance manga if you are bored with complicated romance manga.