Review of Skip and Loafer

Let's begin with a rather critical point of view (I promise I won't hold it for long): it is probably a bit unrealistic to think that the primary cast of *Skip to Loafer* would wind up being such close friends. Their origins are so dissimilar, both in terms of their social and geographic characteristics. Every individual has unique concerns and obstacles that hinder their progress, ranging from feelings of conceit and apathy to feelings of isolation, inadequacy, and harsh reality checks. Given all of the barriers, one may argue that the characters would remain separate and ultimately become much more alone if left to their own devices.

But despite all of life's strange and ironic turns, there is one such force that propels everything forward. Iwakura Mitsumi arrives late for her first day of high school because she is disoriented in Tokyo and does not know which way is left. Someone who is determined to achieve has put herself in a difficult situation. Shima Sousuke, however, who also arrives late for the first day of school and doesn't seem to care, comes "to the rescue." Mitsumi trips as they hoof it to the school during this peculiar meeting of two persons with diametrically opposed viewpoints. But in a flash of sheer willpower, she kicks off her shoes and socks and keeps running despite the pavement thudding into her feet.