Before you read this, know that I am very biased to Ninomiya's works as Nodame Cantabile is my number 1 favourite Anime & Manga... But this was a disappointment.

At first, I quite liked this series a lot. I was in a computer science program at school at the time when this manga first came out [in English] so I was excited to learn about overclocking! Ninomiya really expresses this hobby nicely as she didn't make it too confusing and everything was presented well so anyone reading would understand what it was. The overclocking matches were presented well. They were thrilling and fun. As usual, the "opponents" in the series were amusing to watch like they are in Nodame. The main character is very different from Nodame and Chiaki which is refreshing. He's very level headed and intelligent. I loved watching him grow while he learned the basics of overclocking. However, he and the other main characters were all so one dimensional. There was not much to them.

The story - It's rushed and it lacked impact. With only 53 chapters, it felt like half of the story was pushed into a few chapters at the end. I felt so sad, because I wanted to see this series prosper the way Nodame did. There was some travel aspect in this but it was still so, so rushed.

Let's talk about the art! It was good as usual. I wished the recurring and main characters didn't look so much like Nodame and Chiaki though, that was a bit weird especially when their personalities lined up as well. I wish Hana was more decisive rather than ditzy.

Overall, it's an okay series. Be sure to check it out if you want to learn about overclocking but don't expect a "wowzer" because it's just too short to be enjoyed.