What He Who Doesn't Believe in Fate Says Vol. 4

運命を信じない彼が言うには [Unmei wo Shinjinai Kare ga Iu ni wa] #4

by Omu the Rice

INCHING CLOSER TO A KISS

Yuka and Kosuke are finally dating. Unfortunately, she’s too shy to even hold his hand, nevermind anything beyond that. A month has passed without a kiss, so Yuka runs to her friend Yukiho for dating advice. She’s gonna make a romantic atmosphere, no matter what!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Paranormal, Comics

146 pages, Paperback

First published May 7, 2024

Reviews

[Aurora · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still cute, but it does feel like we’re sort of fumbling around, the creator not knowing where to take the story now that the leads have gotten together.

[Kastie Pavlik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Throughout this volume, I kept thinking about how strange it is in manga for every couple to need to"find time" to be together, so it was nice to see this addressed. They saw each other all the time before they were dating. And now they go weeks without seeing each other. And progression is sloooow.

This is also another manga where the plot gets split and we now also fall into someone's dating life. How much this bugs me depends on the series and the characters. I'm neutral for now here. It could help since the main two spend a good chunk of time in their heads, or it could drag out a story that could easily end in the next to volume.

I do wonder, however, at the complete lack of reaction when the red thread slips off her finger. It was such a big thing that she could see it in #3. Maybe it happened closer to the end than I remember & it'll be addressed in #5.

[Bee C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fuji and Yuka start dating and it’s been slow. There’s not a lot of communication when it comes to certain things but they are just getting started. Yuka has some confidence issues but she’s trying to overcome them while Fuji is taking the relationship at a pace that makes his girlfriend comfortable. There are some funny mishaps until they run into an old classmate that likes to gossip. We also get a little chapter on an outing between their coworkers that gives off future side couple vibes.

[Yuna · Rating 2 out of 5]

The pace of this is just glacial. As Fuji says multiple times, how are they seeing each other less when dating than when they were just friends? Yuka's insecurities are too overdone for me and I found the relationship more annoying than anything else.

[flavia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Sohalia Decré · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5