https://anilist.co/manga/99365/HoankanEvansnoUsoDeadorLove/ I want to be a sheriff... 300https://i.ur.com/pYmel2g.jpeg In a time when the strong made the rules in the wild west there once lived a Sheriff who lived by the bullet that couldnt invite a single beauty to his ballet. The story is plain and simple. The Sheriff wants a woman he makes a move but theres already a conflict around her he reminisces on his fathers wisdom he solves the conflict but he loses the woman. He wins the battle but loses the war kind of that situation. The plot is grounded in this formulaic technique which allows it to explore various scenarios. Conflicts range from infiltrating enemy bases and train chases to asking for dates and buying/hiding porn. And like with most episodic stories the characters are what make this manga enjoyable. There are as many characters as there are pages but lets focus on the key ones. Elmore Evans 200https://i.ur.com/vAHQ957.png Our main character. He spent his entire infancy and adolescence learning the art of gunplay from his father in order to become a ladykiller. While he has no bitches he does have bullets in his gun and expertise in his hands. Hes rumoredto be the finest gunslinger in the wild west but that reputation is causing him all kinds of problems in his love life. Everyone thinks hes asigma maleyet his sigma ends with his gun. Phoebe Oakley 200https://i.ur.com/JXUiYMy.png A bounty hunter and Evans childhood rival. She and Evans are both birds of a feather. Both are wellknown the best in town and have no expertise in romance but act the part. More than half of the manga centers around these two who clearly have feelings for each other but are too hesitant to declare it due to their rivalry. 200https://i.ur.com/zFG0QfM.jpeg A former sheriff. When it comes to the world of gunslinging and the art of charming ladies he represents wisdom for Evans. Kind of a womanizer. But unlike Elmore he actually gets from bitcheS. Hes basically a walking encyclopedia of How to be cool and get bitches the one father/uncle that many guys wished they had when they were younger. Kurt even left his family and became a nameless gunslinger to live by the Rule of Cool code after making Elmore a great sheriff. The Narrator In the boxes 200https://i.ur.com/z9IUcjEd.webp?maxwidth=760fidelity=grand.png The narrator is omniscient throughout the manga. The manga would be half as funny if it wasnt for the narrators repeated quips and comments during character monologues. As the manga unfolds the narrator becomes increasingly important. The artwork is rather good. It isnt as good or great however it does its job well communicating character emotions but with atypical background effort. Theres a fair amount ofgun action here and there andthats it. The story follows this oldschool approach to dealing with romance as in theres an admirable cheesiness in the way it treats its subject matter. While it is pretty corny and dumb there are some surprisingly valuable moments every now and then. 400https://i.ur.com/pJATkRN.jpeg This is played for gags but the core message is there. The protagonist represents the hopelessness of many males regarding their love life. He follows the wisdom his father paved for him he fails but he takes another shot as you dive into the next chapter. He fails again but hes never hopeless about what he did but is focused on whats in front of him a lady wide and open and whatever it takes he takes the shot. The story however suffers from what every episodic most sliceoflife story suffers. Progress. One thing that the episodic format achieves is to show that even living a normal life progress can still be achieved thats how life works and how many of us live. This manga is pretty lighthearted but that shouldnt be an excuse for a lack of progress. Nearly 150 chapters have passed by and weve yet to see a change in behavior or development in characters and are just fooling around with misunderstandings. Whats frustrating is that we the reader are the only ones who will be suffering from their foolishness when they just live their lives like normal. The characters dont grow either its like they took the Past in the Past quote way too literally. Another technical problem is the overinterference of the narrator. Sometimes the narrator just explains what weve seen the situations are hardly complicated to do that so its just an unnecessary comment that takes excess time to read. And unfortunately the translation is not done yet. There are currently more than 90 chapters that need to be translated and I cant find any Englishtranslated volumes to buy online there seems to be a Korean translation of vol 1 though if that helps anybody. Summary Its a fun romcom as long as it lasts. Nothing groundbreaking but fun. 300https://i.ur.com/HHNHA8J.jpeg