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どうせ、恋してしまうんだ。 [Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda.] #5
Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You., Vol 5
Die Schule ist in Aufruhr: Das alljährliche Ao-High-Fest, auf das sich alle schon unbändig gefreut haben, soll erneut abgesagt werden. Mizuho packt enttäuscht alle Sachen zusammen, die sie für den Manga-Klub präsentieren wollte. Doch Shin will die Situation so nicht hinnehmen. In seiner Funktion als Schülerratsmitglied versucht er die Direktorin davon zu überzeugen, ihren Entschluss rückgängig zu machen. Ob das lang ersehnte Schulfest doch noch stattfinden kann? …
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Published February 21, 2023
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March 29, 2023
COVID stops the school festival in its tracks, but then it doesn’t, but Shin’s motivation as student council president is definitely more than a little selfish. After all this, it’s off on a camping trip, where Shin steps up and Kizuki keeps hammering away.
This title vexes me at times and I really noticed something this time around that soured the milk a wee bit. And it’s not just that all the boys seem so determined to not throw away their shot that the story can feel like back-to-back-to-back-to-back productions of Hamilton with every understudy trying to equal the lead actor.
First though, the good. I love the way COVID gets integrated into this and, even if Shin might be doing this merely to impress a girl, it shows a willingness of the students and faculty to compromise so the graduating class has one last chance for making memories. It’s not a great idea, pre-vaccine, but as a workaround that’s trying to also portray safety, the principal does her best and it works.
Tougo being a hound with the ladies, even as a teacher, and the boys being incredibly irritated with him is a clever little gag. The way the story portrays Tougo as a bit of a good teacher, but smug player, and keeps him firmly off the field is a fun running bit.
And, yes, I really enjoy these ridiculous future scenes that show absolutely everything except anything you actually want to see. The big reveal is expected to be Kizuki, obviously, but boy is it ever taking its sweet time with that moment. I can’t see them turning Kizuki into a statistic, but stranger things have happened.
It’s the romance proper that kind of stumbles here, largely because the emphasis is on the boys way more than Mizuho. That’s no big shock, really, shojo heroines frequently get the short end of the development stick, but it’s how that plays out that’s awkward.
I mean, if you want to split fine hairs, at least Kizuki is blatant about his desires. Shin basically saves the entire festival just so he can save Mizuho’s dream of displaying her art, which isn’t the worst motivation, but…
Anyway, the real problem is that once these blockheads start going at it, they really reduce Mizuho to being a trophy with a cute smile. It’s constantly reinforced by how they’re acting - the way Mizuho keeps getting forcibly kissed in this series is becoming a bit much. Sure, she’s being really indecisive, but that’s her right - she doesn’t owe these guys squat as far as romance goes.
So, while I do like it, there’s a little ‘Shin is the final boss Kizuki must face before he can claim his prize’ energy here that I don’t love and would be a little more palatable if Mizuho had more of a character or a little more agency than she’s exhibited to this point. And Kizuki is trying hard to be noticed, but he’s precariously close to just hounding the poor girl.
3.5 stars - it’s good, basic shojo. But this time out I did find it a little too basic for its own good, so I think I’ll be rounding it down, mainly because of the way it handled Mizuho. Or let the guys handle her, as it were.
This title vexes me at times and I really noticed something this time around that soured the milk a wee bit. And it’s not just that all the boys seem so determined to not throw away their shot that the story can feel like back-to-back-to-back-to-back productions of Hamilton with every understudy trying to equal the lead actor.
First though, the good. I love the way COVID gets integrated into this and, even if Shin might be doing this merely to impress a girl, it shows a willingness of the students and faculty to compromise so the graduating class has one last chance for making memories. It’s not a great idea, pre-vaccine, but as a workaround that’s trying to also portray safety, the principal does her best and it works.
Tougo being a hound with the ladies, even as a teacher, and the boys being incredibly irritated with him is a clever little gag. The way the story portrays Tougo as a bit of a good teacher, but smug player, and keeps him firmly off the field is a fun running bit.
And, yes, I really enjoy these ridiculous future scenes that show absolutely everything except anything you actually want to see. The big reveal is expected to be Kizuki, obviously, but boy is it ever taking its sweet time with that moment. I can’t see them turning Kizuki into a statistic, but stranger things have happened.
It’s the romance proper that kind of stumbles here, largely because the emphasis is on the boys way more than Mizuho. That’s no big shock, really, shojo heroines frequently get the short end of the development stick, but it’s how that plays out that’s awkward.
I mean, if you want to split fine hairs, at least Kizuki is blatant about his desires. Shin basically saves the entire festival just so he can save Mizuho’s dream of displaying her art, which isn’t the worst motivation, but…
Anyway, the real problem is that once these blockheads start going at it, they really reduce Mizuho to being a trophy with a cute smile. It’s constantly reinforced by how they’re acting - the way Mizuho keeps getting forcibly kissed in this series is becoming a bit much. Sure, she’s being really indecisive, but that’s her right - she doesn’t owe these guys squat as far as romance goes.
So, while I do like it, there’s a little ‘Shin is the final boss Kizuki must face before he can claim his prize’ energy here that I don’t love and would be a little more palatable if Mizuho had more of a character or a little more agency than she’s exhibited to this point. And Kizuki is trying hard to be noticed, but he’s precariously close to just hounding the poor girl.
3.5 stars - it’s good, basic shojo. But this time out I did find it a little too basic for its own good, so I think I’ll be rounding it down, mainly because of the way it handled Mizuho. Or let the guys handle her, as it were.
May 29, 2023
3.5/4 stars. This series feels a lot like a k-drama. There is a lot of focus on the male characters and what they are thinking and feeling, while the heroine is more of a mystery with only present feelings of wanting to stay friends and make memories/art. She is not angsty and apparently not too bothered by three of her four friends suddenly making passes as her while also kissing/holding hands, and she just la la las off to make friend memories. I'm here for the art and the male characters. I'm wondering if she is what is meant by a Mary Sue?
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May 28, 2025
Maybe this is one of those titles that doesn't hold up well to marathoning. Reading this volume and v. 4 back to back, things felt rather thin and uneventful. I suspect it's a combination of the quick reading that attends large panels and few words, and that we're waiting for greater revelations to find their proper time. In the meantime, there's the usual complement of school activities, and hanging out for leisure and study.
I didn't recognize (or remember) Mizuho's best friend until I paged through the volume to find where else she'd appeared. A rather dry sense of humor, likes pop bands. It's not much, but it's more than some shoujo besties get. She seems well placed to get together with one of Mizuho's harem, though there's been no hint of that so far.
I liked the compromise that the students and principal came to for the school festival. Holding it outside, and limiting its length and the people allowed to attend (only those directly associated with the school, i.e. students and teachers), was a decent way to go about things. Since this was published in a magazine for middle schoolers, this manga feels a bit like it's... not sugar-coating the COVID situation, necessarily, but it's also not going out of its way to show us anything but its immediate social effects on the kids.
The camping segment was cute. The group isn't exactly roughing it, since along with cabins with electricity and running water, they have a lodge they can go to for supplies like blankets and logs. :)
Not every romance manga has to be highly dramatic to work, but between the way this one presents its 2020 COVID milieu, and the low level of conflict and tension between the characters, it feels like it's soft-pedaling a smidge too much. I'm hoping things level up in the next couple of volumes in my TBR stack.
I didn't recognize (or remember) Mizuho's best friend until I paged through the volume to find where else she'd appeared. A rather dry sense of humor, likes pop bands. It's not much, but it's more than some shoujo besties get. She seems well placed to get together with one of Mizuho's harem, though there's been no hint of that so far.
I liked the compromise that the students and principal came to for the school festival. Holding it outside, and limiting its length and the people allowed to attend (only those directly associated with the school, i.e. students and teachers), was a decent way to go about things. Since this was published in a magazine for middle schoolers, this manga feels a bit like it's... not sugar-coating the COVID situation, necessarily, but it's also not going out of its way to show us anything but its immediate social effects on the kids.
The camping segment was cute. The group isn't exactly roughing it, since along with cabins with electricity and running water, they have a lodge they can go to for supplies like blankets and logs. :)
Not every romance manga has to be highly dramatic to work, but between the way this one presents its 2020 COVID milieu, and the low level of conflict and tension between the characters, it feels like it's soft-pedaling a smidge too much. I'm hoping things level up in the next couple of volumes in my TBR stack.
February 28, 2025
I keep wondering why all these male models are obsessed with the most average girl alive—and I think I must believe that a reverse harem works best when the leading girl is the most basic. If she can’t be a stand-in for your standard, most relatable young woman, then the fantasy falls apart.
The whole point of many reverse harem stories is to make your basic girlie feel like she could be special and super desirable to even the most seemingly unattainable, attractive young men—and, in this story, she is. It’s a common fantasy—and not one deserving of any exceeding hate. Most people want to feel special, especially where love and romance are concerned.
But, still.
Knowing what young men were like and how they are now, I can imagine few things worse than having several of them bothering me for my attention. Horrific~
The whole point of many reverse harem stories is to make your basic girlie feel like she could be special and super desirable to even the most seemingly unattainable, attractive young men—and, in this story, she is. It’s a common fantasy—and not one deserving of any exceeding hate. Most people want to feel special, especially where love and romance are concerned.
But, still.
Knowing what young men were like and how they are now, I can imagine few things worse than having several of them bothering me for my attention. Horrific~
June 9, 2025
I am continuing to sttuggle with this series as she still seems like a place holder. The character that we know the least about is her and everyone is in love with her and just takes from her. Why is everyone just kissing her? And I guess I understand them all having crushes on her since she has been their friend for so long but at the same time I don't really. EVERY SINGLE ONE WANTS HER?? PLUS MORE??? I just don't see and understand how... le sigh... and maybe if the story gave us more insight that she actually had a crush on them equally, that the non con would feel more dub con and less icky. Also, why hasn't she kind of put her foot down in anyway about this... she really doesn't seem that in to it but she never objects even after the fact...
I have 3 more out from the library...
I have 3 more out from the library...
March 22, 2023
kizuki worst ML ever è super cringe infantile in cerca di attenzioni a volte rimpiango di aver buttato merda sul ML di say i love you
June 6, 2023
como finaliza el último capítulo, eso es maldad pura DKDKSKDKS pobre kizuki ahora reconfirmado que tiene otro rival
July 18, 2023
Bisher der für mich schlechteste Teil.
Dieses ganze hin und her und alle sind in sie verliebt geht mir langsam einfach ein bisschen auf die Nerven.
Dieses ganze hin und her und alle sind in sie verliebt geht mir langsam einfach ein bisschen auf die Nerven.
July 28, 2023
Es war so klar ich warte mit Neugier auf den nächsten Band gute Nacht
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December 1, 2024sigh i love shin
January 11, 2025
Cliffhanger at the end
February 2, 2025
Yes Shin!!!!
February 20, 2025
Team Shin mais vivo do que nunca *-*
Ahhhhhh me desculpem os outros mas ele é meu favorito ahhahahahaha
Enfim as coisas andando, eles tomando atitude e a Mizuho perdida.
Ahhhhhh me desculpem os outros mas ele é meu favorito ahhahahahaha
Enfim as coisas andando, eles tomando atitude e a Mizuho perdida.
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March 29, 2025
3/25 As much as I love the reverse harem dynamic, I just can't take any more of the frustrating mass of unrequited loves. Pass on any more.
March 29, 2025
ich mag chica so gerne. & airu <3 finde es bisschen schade, dass es jetzt komplett shin x mii x kizuki wird, ich fand kizuki x mizuho eigentlich ganz cute
September 14, 2025
THIS BOOK IS AWSOME ANYONE WHO LIKES ROMANCE BUT HAS NEVER READ THIS NEEDS TO READ ITTTTTTTTTTTT NOWWWWWWWWWWW😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
September 13, 2025
SCREAMING
November 9, 2025
Reverse harem, hot guys and jealous moments- what more can I ask for??? 😂😂🥰
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December 15, 2025
Shin is finally getting his moment!!! I just don't care at all for Kizuki, even though I know it's more than likely that he's gonna end up with Mizuho.
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