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スキップとローファー [Skip to Loafer] #10
Skip and Loafer, Vol. 10
Sweeping the Clouds Away
Mitsumi's making the most of her sun-drenched summer vacation, surrounded by cherished friends and family. Whether pondering the prospect of romance or just hanging out, she only has one wish—to have a great time with the people she cares about!
As school bells toll the end of summer break, waves are already roiling on the horizon...but nothing can dim the gleam of these shining school days.
Mitsumi's making the most of her sun-drenched summer vacation, surrounded by cherished friends and family. Whether pondering the prospect of romance or just hanging out, she only has one wish—to have a great time with the people she cares about!
As school bells toll the end of summer break, waves are already roiling on the horizon...but nothing can dim the gleam of these shining school days.
168 pages, Paperback
First published March 22, 2024
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May 4, 2024.☘︎ ݁˖ skip and loafer continues to have the best characters there ever were. shima and mitsumi, i’m cheering for ur happiness ^^ !! ₊ ⊹❀
October 23, 2024
Summer break out in the countryside should be a breeze, but that’s presuming the stirrings of youth aren’t getting in the way. Mitsumi’s come to terms with how things went with her and Shima, but Shima could host a TED talk on being your own worst enemy.
This whole arc, like literally every other arc before it, is an absolute delight and continues to be both heartwarming and heartbreaking with a style that makes it look easy. There’s nothing quite like Skip & Loafer.
Shima sucks, he truly does, but he not only teenage boy sucks, he is acutely aware that he’s not the nicest person around right now and can’t seem to help it. Rarely has a character been so obviously trapped by their past this badly.
Oh, didn’t Shima come to terms with all that? As if moving beyond your traumas is that simple. He can’t forgive himself, he can’t forgive his mother, he can’t forgive himself for not forgiving his mother. He knows she’s changed and he hasn’t.
But that’s not going to stop two hearts that want to be together, no matter how much they might try and indicate otherwise. The small moments in this are so telling, from the way that Shima can’t keep his eyes off Mitsumi to her using his backpack for a pillow. The devil here is in the details.
As for Nao, well, she and Mika have a little moment themselves, plus or minus Tsukasa, who accidentally horns in on Mika’s venting about her confession being rejected. Don’t think I didn’t notice how impressed Tsukasa was by all that, manga. I’m on to you.
Actually, all the Nao stuff is great. That talk takes place at a place where she used to go when she was feeling unaccepted, which is very sweet, but nowhere near as sweet as what Mitsumi says when they get back to the apartment. Earned moment.
Surprise revelations about crushes and careers abound; I’m still waiting to see if Yuzuki winds up as a lesbian or simply aromantic. There’s nothing concrete, but there are possible hints. Mitsumi coming clean to her friends was just the icing on the cake.
We see Kento crushing it as a boyfriend and then there’s one of the series’ characteristic ‘this person has so much more going on than they appear’ with Kazakami, former student president, whose carefree ways are so much sadder than they first appeared.
As somebody who has grown up loving the things he loved, and been told not to, this really resonated with me. Not to the same extent, also I was never that popular, but it lands hard. Kazakami has a plan, but it doesn’t jive with who he actually is at all.
This interplays with one of the school’s teachers announcing her pregnancy, but it’s what she isn’t announcing that’s far more significant. She’s another elegantly layered character in a sea of them and her hidden side tickled me pink.
Skip & Loafer remains the most mature look at immaturity and, more accurately, growing up that I’ve seen in manga. It shows its teenaged cast as having more depth than you’d credit them with (and I say that having been a shallow teenager) and facing real issues.
5 stars - genuinely spectacular and always compelling, if you’ve enjoyed this up to now it delivers yet another winning volume.
This whole arc, like literally every other arc before it, is an absolute delight and continues to be both heartwarming and heartbreaking with a style that makes it look easy. There’s nothing quite like Skip & Loafer.
Shima sucks, he truly does, but he not only teenage boy sucks, he is acutely aware that he’s not the nicest person around right now and can’t seem to help it. Rarely has a character been so obviously trapped by their past this badly.
Oh, didn’t Shima come to terms with all that? As if moving beyond your traumas is that simple. He can’t forgive himself, he can’t forgive his mother, he can’t forgive himself for not forgiving his mother. He knows she’s changed and he hasn’t.
But that’s not going to stop two hearts that want to be together, no matter how much they might try and indicate otherwise. The small moments in this are so telling, from the way that Shima can’t keep his eyes off Mitsumi to her using his backpack for a pillow. The devil here is in the details.
As for Nao, well, she and Mika have a little moment themselves, plus or minus Tsukasa, who accidentally horns in on Mika’s venting about her confession being rejected. Don’t think I didn’t notice how impressed Tsukasa was by all that, manga. I’m on to you.
Actually, all the Nao stuff is great. That talk takes place at a place where she used to go when she was feeling unaccepted, which is very sweet, but nowhere near as sweet as what Mitsumi says when they get back to the apartment. Earned moment.
Surprise revelations about crushes and careers abound; I’m still waiting to see if Yuzuki winds up as a lesbian or simply aromantic. There’s nothing concrete, but there are possible hints. Mitsumi coming clean to her friends was just the icing on the cake.
We see Kento crushing it as a boyfriend and then there’s one of the series’ characteristic ‘this person has so much more going on than they appear’ with Kazakami, former student president, whose carefree ways are so much sadder than they first appeared.
As somebody who has grown up loving the things he loved, and been told not to, this really resonated with me. Not to the same extent, also I was never that popular, but it lands hard. Kazakami has a plan, but it doesn’t jive with who he actually is at all.
This interplays with one of the school’s teachers announcing her pregnancy, but it’s what she isn’t announcing that’s far more significant. She’s another elegantly layered character in a sea of them and her hidden side tickled me pink.
Skip & Loafer remains the most mature look at immaturity and, more accurately, growing up that I’ve seen in manga. It shows its teenaged cast as having more depth than you’d credit them with (and I say that having been a shallow teenager) and facing real issues.
5 stars - genuinely spectacular and always compelling, if you’ve enjoyed this up to now it delivers yet another winning volume.
May 1, 2024
their vacation comes to an end, with a new inner revelations about friendships, love and authenticity. some heartwarming conversations between egashira and nao-chan & kazakami and the pregnant teacher. nao-chan is such a beloved character in my heart, her conversation with egashira and her "so even pretty girls feel like this" was so ❤️❤️, especially between a cis girl and a trans woman! - age is just number (only in this case of girlhood!!) . shima's inner healing is not a linear progress, being knocked back but also starting to like mitsumi consciously and i really appreciate it... mitsumi comes clean and learns some more from herself. they are all so human and i love them all. however this volume doesn't do much for the plot of it, it's slowing down and it's good. the multiple pov are appreciated but it spreads/scatters out the direction of the volume.
December 22, 2024
Always a pleasure to be able to read a copy of this series. It just continues being great in every aspect: plot, characterizations, dynamics, and art style. Top notch.
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October 25, 2024Okay I can't be the only one that wants Kanechika and Kazakami to get together right?
May 31, 2024
Considerando que casi no he tenido tiempo para leer, es increíble que haya leido este manga en menos de tres días. Nuevamente, vengo a expresar mi amor y cariño hacia Skip to loafer.
Comence a leerlo con la noción de que estaba centrado en el romance entre Mitsumi y Shima, y que Shima era la personificación de un golden retriver. Me alegro tanto de haber estado equivocada (en cierta parte). Porque este manga pone como prioridad las amistades, y que fenomenal es esa. Tambien me gusta tanto que Shima sea un personaje tan complejo y que sus vibras de "golden retriever" son una fachada que muestra a las personas para ocultar lo solo que se siente y como teme el rechazo de otros.
Mi unica critica (que en realidad no lo es) es tardan en salir un poco los volumenes y ya quiero leerlos todos :(
Comence a leerlo con la noción de que estaba centrado en el romance entre Mitsumi y Shima, y que Shima era la personificación de un golden retriver. Me alegro tanto de haber estado equivocada (en cierta parte). Porque este manga pone como prioridad las amistades, y que fenomenal es esa. Tambien me gusta tanto que Shima sea un personaje tan complejo y que sus vibras de "golden retriever" son una fachada que muestra a las personas para ocultar lo solo que se siente y como teme el rechazo de otros.
Mi unica critica (que en realidad no lo es) es tardan en salir un poco los volumenes y ya quiero leerlos todos :(
September 11, 2024
This is one of my favourite mangas ever I love everything about it... it's like a warm blanket and a hot drink on a cold rainy day.
October 13, 2024
5/5 ✨stars
The slow path is driving me crazy but I love every thing
The slow path is driving me crazy but I love every thing
February 5, 2025
C’est que du bonheur
December 18, 2024
So many feelings going on in this volume. First Shima-kun doesn’t know how to act around Mitsumi. He spends his time feeling sick or just being awkward around her in her hometown. Nao looking back on their time when they used to be home and calling their friend to ask that person to come back with them just really hit you in the feelings. You want them to be happy and not be sad anymore. Then we get Kazakami. He’s not sure how to process his feelings but little by little they escape in anger, frustration or small signs of defeat. Overall excellent volume. Why did I read it so fast? 😭
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 6, 2024
Una autèntica joia, un oasi de calma, innocència i puresa com pocs ❤️ el ritme assossegat, els diàlegs mesurats, aquesta nostàlgia del pas del temps en un moment vital decisiu... I aquesta colla d'adolescents única, bona de tot cor, un punt infantil, però alhora responsable i capaç de mantenir converses ben madures, un tipus de jovent que m'és pràcticament impossible d'imaginar aquí casa. En definitiva, una meravella que espero que trigui molt acabar-se ❤️❤️❤️
April 7, 2025
There is something so lovely about this series. I need these later volumes to be animated, if only so that we can get this road trip animated.
April 16, 2025
There is progress. A little slow but it’s going. I hope shima figures out his feels. This is still a great series 🤧
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September 12, 2024So cute. And it has trans rep. I binged it <3
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April 18, 2025Son los mejores y quiero que les vaya todo bien en la vida. Sobretodo a Mitsumi.
July 13, 2025
Esta historia siempre logra sacarme más de una sonrisa. Le tengo demasiado cariño 💗🫶🏻. Este tomo es perfecto para leer en verano.
January 19, 2025
¿Puede ser eterno este manga?
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September 10, 2024I NEED MORE PLS!!! you can't leave me like this
March 24, 2025
Me debato entre un 4 o 4,5. Esperaba que la cosa avanzara más entre Shima y Mitsumi. Que ha avanzado, pero siguen yendo muy poco a poco. Con todo, me parece muy tierno y entiendo a la perfección que no se apresuren.
Por otro lado, me ha dado mucha pena que terminarán las vacaciones de verano y que volvieran a la rutina. No me esperaba que el tomo se centrase en personajes nuevos y me ha molestado un poco porque ha sido algo repentino (yo quería seguir con la trama de Shima o de otros secundarios) pero me encanta la visibilidad que da la mangaka a todo tipo de situaciones y vidas.
La nota final de la autora me ha entristecido mucho, me ha recordado a lo que vivimos hace unos meses aquí en Valencia. ¡Todas mis fuerzas con ella!
Por otro lado, me ha dado mucha pena que terminarán las vacaciones de verano y que volvieran a la rutina. No me esperaba que el tomo se centrase en personajes nuevos y me ha molestado un poco porque ha sido algo repentino (yo quería seguir con la trama de Shima o de otros secundarios) pero me encanta la visibilidad que da la mangaka a todo tipo de situaciones y vidas.
La nota final de la autora me ha entristecido mucho, me ha recordado a lo que vivimos hace unos meses aquí en Valencia. ¡Todas mis fuerzas con ella!
December 21, 2024
I just love this series. All the characters are complex enough that they aren’t just good or bad, they have depth to them. Her aunt continues to be amazing and I love her friendship/mentorship of Mitsumi’s class mate. I just eat this series up, I can’t wait for the next volume.
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June 28, 2024i bing-read the whole series because someone recommended it online
10/10
10/10
November 29, 2024
y yo ahora qué hago con mi vida hasta el 11 😢
March 1, 2025
Coming back to this after so long that I don't remember most of it lol
March 5, 2025
英文已看過
再來看中文加強記憶一下XD
再來看中文加強記憶一下XD
March 17, 2025
Kinda confused what the heck is going on between these two!
June 17, 2025
Omg el capítulo del ex presidente otaku, lo más inesperado la verdad!!
April 21, 2024
私は高校生ではないが、この年でも花園先生の言葉から多くのことを学びました。また、風上の深い一面を垣間見ることができたのも印象的でした。さすがスキップとローファーですね。
May 2, 2024
I’m hoping that someday I’ll be able to read this in my head from how many times I’ve reread it..
June 9, 2025
This feels somewhat of a transitory volume, but as always, I enjoy the cast, and kids trying to figure themselves and others out. Looking forwards to more.
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