why Shimaki sensei always draw sad stories. Most of her works are pretty much related to sadness and tragedy or even if there's no such element, there's always a male character liking someone else or sleeping around with other girls than the main character (like one of the stories in Erotic Horror or the oneshot Wait for a night when snow falls") It's kinda saddening.

But this one is way much sadder. Just when he finally realized that he's capable of loving someone else, he'll have to go like that. Man, that's why I dislike tragedy stories! Nevertheless, I still love this, even though I don't wanna read it again. (Will make me cry ya know!!)

I wonder,

what will happen to these girls after Jin's death? ^^" Actually, I guess they might be murdered too or sold as a slaves.. (and maybe that might be another romantic story ^_^"")

Either way, I'm not into such childish shoujo.
P.S. Where was that tagged "LGBT Character in a Non-BL/GL Manga"? ^__^ I didn't see any)

Had this manga been serialized it would have been a perfect 10 at the top of my list - incredible art all aroung, page-turner romance, independent female lead, handsome/daring male lead... everything. However, the plot is really better suited to be a off-your-feet long-form romance, so to end the story a side character enters randomly and turns the plot into a really abrupt tragedy. ARRRGGGGGH. Still worth the read.

Considering one-shots are only ONE-SHOTS, I understand why it has to be short so she put less details about the story...but the plot is still there, it's still clear. "A pirate who falls in love with the young-maiden he was supposed to sell as a slave."

If she was given the opportunity, I bet she'd give more depth to it. I like it the way it is. I'm not going to delve into the "it has too much plotholes, this won't do." A one-shot is a one-shot, if I were to complain about plotholes, I'll complain about it if it was a multi-chaptered manga. The one-shots give one purpose, and it's to entertain you when you don't have anything else to read or you just want something short and fun to read.
Sensei's works always give me satisfaction even though they all end up having the same plot: "the two main protagonist will end up in love."
Nothing much to say about that, I guess...And the art is...WONDERFUL as always, I couldn't ask for more.
Btw, I refuse to believe he is

dead. I will just think that there's a continuation somewhere in my head and that he just fainted coz of loss of blood.

I need more Shimaki-sensei goodness though... * A* I feel like I'm almost getting there...to the end where I have no more works from her to read. /sigh.

You know, Pirate that sells girls into slave will be punch by Luffy's Elephant punch in the face. And die tragically. So it was a perfect ending by Shimaki Sensei. If not SH crew will hunt him to the end. Zoro's Asura!!!

i love it!! why does uit have to end like that ??? !!! why!!!!??!! why did that extra dude have to stab him and even kill him?? its just a stab in the stomach!!! hes a pirate!!! he should suffered much more worse stuff than a stab in teh stomach right am i right?? GODDAMINT!!! why did he have to die!!

everything was perfect.. character development.. plot twists.. flavor.. sexiness.. setting.. pirateness.. violence and cussing.. but then the death!! oh god!! even the dialogs is perfect!!! why did he have to die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i ooev you jin!!! i really want you and lisa to be together forever!!!! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! why do you have to die on me!!!!! ??? ??? ?!!!

i didn't like this one bit the was some what ok the story was its bits end was lousy nothing grate to say
and usually SHIMAKI Ako work is really good i loved her other work this was just not my type i guess.

i actually want her to write student x teacher series and hoping its longer, cuz i did read a oneshot by her and want to see some of that kind of stuff lol

this had so much promise. i really loved this one, it really moved me. the ending was just stupid. it was rushed and didnt make sense with the story. come on, you cant just

kill him off and be done with it!
i give it an 8 for everything but the ending.

Rating:
visuals: pretty good ad evocative 8.5
settings: interesting and rendered well enough 8
plot: its execution could be improved, but the mangaka's effort to break her own mold is commendable 7
total: 8--

***(she has dabbed into these too little, shame. Mucha Kucha Daisuki and her other multi-volumes spin on the Genji Monogatari pops to mind, but the plot and pacing there lacked a tighter direction to fully convey deeper emotions to the reader ).

Ah Shimaki sensei has done it again!
Beautiful Art, Unique little storyline, yet a very tragic ending...
</3 It made me cry 10/10