Weekly Shounen Jump is probably one of the most cutthroat manga magazines there are out there. If youre unable to keep readers engaged for each chapter you release of your manga to the magazine you could be faced with an early cancellation. Its digital counterpart Shounen Jump+ is the same way many manga on this app/website have had their final chapters published when they havent even been publishing for a year. One such manga is the subject of todays review Magokoro Scramble which ended today after first being released in October of last year. When I found out Magokoro Scramble was being cut short I figured I might as well take the opportunity to read through it while I could its not like I can read much else on Manga Plus given the fact that I cancelled my subscription for its subscription service after Oshi no Ko ended and have no intention of resubscribing any time soon. Why was Magokoro Scramble cut off so soon and just how much was its story affected by the 17chapter length? Cant hurt to find out Magokoro Scramble subtitled What Lies In Your Heart? in its English version is a romantic comedy about Koharu Sanada and Yuki Yatsutase two high school students from very different bloodlines. Koharus bloodline carries the trait of reading minds which has been a source of grief for our scaryfaced hero it has even led to him swearing off love. Everything changes one day however when he meets Yuki after saving her from a group of thugs. Yuki may seem like a quiet girl but she is very excitable inside of her mind as a result when she inevitably falls in love with Koharu he can hear her internal declarations of love loud and clear From there although Koharu initially decides to make Yuki hate him it only leads to him getting more entangled with her and other people who come from bloodlines that have their own unique abilities that come with them. In my opinion the biggest piece of missed potential that Magokoro Scramble displays is the whole bloodline thing. Honestly I feel like the only character whose bloodline power is fully established is Koharus. His mindreading ability is of course an integral part of the story that is used for both comedy and drama plus although its not important to the overarching story its established in the first chapter that his father can also read minds proving that it is indeed a bloodline thing. With other characters and their bloodlinerelated abilities however theyre all either not explored as much as they could be or just plain pointless. There is one character whose bloodline allows him to see the weights of objects and people just by looking at them but it didnt really feel like there was much of a point to it other than to give an excuse for why this character does something the way he does. Honestly even if the shortness of the manga didnt allow for much exploration of the bloodline abilities that one is just plain stupid. Before all of that though Magokoro Scramble is a romantic comedy as I have mentioned. How are the two romantic leads though? Eh.not too bad but not terribly engaging either. Koharu is kind of a typical delinquentlooking dude who isnt actually that bad of a guy character who wasnt a particularly engaging protagonist. I did kind of like Yuki although thats just because of how amusing her internal thoughts can be especially when compared to her outer personality otherwise shes not that much more engaging. However I can at least appreciate the character development Koharu goes through because of his encounter with Yuki eventually being able to open up to her at least a little bit. While the two ending up together was a foregone conclusion its at least a little satisfying when they do. As for the art.well it is the kind of art you would expect from a newbie manga artist submitting something to Shounen Jump+ for the first time. Not too bad but not particularly great either. I wasnt entirely sure about the way Koharus face was drawn but if hes supposed to have a scarylooking face I suppose Satoshi Taninaka drew it pretty well. I do think the way he draws Yuki in her more energetic inner thoughts is quite cute though. Yeah I dont think I have much else to say about the art. Overall Magokoro Scramble may not be the most satisfying of manga out there but its not that bad either. Id recommend it if you have Manga Plus and want a quick romcom to read on it. It may get you interested in whatever Satoshi Taninakas next work may be hopefully hell be able to flesh things out more