Fumi and Akatsuki… who cares? Their romance aside, we’re really here to deal with the fallout from Isshin confessing to Yoh and all the fresh new problems that’s about to cause!
Well, that’s why I’m here anyway. Before we move on to our best couple, let us briefly check in with our leads, since they did get a little physical in the last part of the previous volume.
Whether intentional or not, this relationship seems woefully unhealthy, actually, and as much as I enjoy this manga it is with the big (recurring, I know) caveat of the reader having to accept that age gap and it is, to be blunt, an evident one.
Fumi’s reactions make her seem what she is: a naive waif getting her first taste of love. Akatsuki has been around the block, we know this, and even with a really nice bit about attachment there’s still an underlying ‘yikes’ that I still can’t entirely shake off. It’s a testament to the writing that I still go along it.
Once we shift over to Yoh, however, we really get cooking. Partly because Yoh has no idea how she really feels about poor Isshin, but also because it becomes apparent that this is a product of her criminally low self-esteem.
Which is so far, so unsurprising, people have that. The problem comes when Fumi and Kuratsuki decide to tag along, in hiding, to help make things less awkward for Yoh. But this doesn’t take Aioi into consideration and a date that’s actually going really well (the chemistry between them at the zoo is really sweet) starts teetering towards a precipice ever so quietly.
After their follow-up location turns out to be less than ideal, it still becomes blatantly clear that Isshin has been putting so much effort into things, but Yoh isn’t meeting him even partway, instead getting wrapped up in worries about it being awkward as opposed to engaging him honestly.
It all blows up in a satisfying way that feels entirely distinct from Fumi’s relationship, which made it particularly welcome. It also gave new facets to both Yoh and Isshin, which is as good as you can hope for with something like this.
I’m entirely less enthused with the next development, where a new rival for Akatsuki appears to appear and inserts herself into things. That’s… kind of been done in this very series.
Plus, she’s kind of annoying and the heavy dollop of foreshadowing at the end promises… more of the same as the other rivals. I’ll give Yamamori the benefit of the doubt here, she’s earned it, but I’m not excited for it.
And we get another Daytime Shooting Star bonus chapter that finally checks in with our leads and they’re the same as they ever were, for both better and worse. It’s inessential, but a fun bonus if you’ve followed that series. Plus you do get a full volume of the actual manga besides, so you aren’t shortchanged if it means nothing.
4 stars - lots of good stuff and the usual things that are kind of iffy. Basically, a regular volume of this series and that’s good enough for me, even with the lumps.
wenn fumi am ende der reihe mit jemand anderem zusammen kommt, landen die manga im müll. bitte nicht falsch verstehen: ich finde die beiden als paar untererträglich, aber wenn würde ich mich wirklich veräppelt und um mein geld betrogen fühlen.
This is such a slow moving series but I like the calm sometimes.
Now, my fav part of this volume had to be the bonus Daytime Shooting Star story about Suzume and Mamura. They’re so damn cute together. Yeah, Yeah, I can appreciate them even if I’m a Shishio lover LOL.
I personally found this volume a little boring and not as enjoyable as the other ones. I didn’t feel like there was much progression between the characters romance. It was interesting seeing a little bit of a romance bloom from within the friendship group, but ultimately I am here for the main couple.
I find it annoying there's a bonus chapter for her other manga in here. I think that happened in another volume too. This was good but nothing ground breaking.
Anche qui non succede un granché perché contiene un extra di un opera della Yamamori. Nonostante tutto, l'ho apprezzato. Yumi e il Maestro si sono avvicinati un po' di più e hanno aperto i loro cuori. L'imbarazzo e la timidezza prevalgono ma il loro amore è super cute.
ESTA DE LA VERGAAA. No todo esta mal. Podría lanzar una lista de todas las redflags andantes y no se acabarían. Esta mal ejecutada la historia y QUE VERGA. La protagonista tiene “17”, actúa de 12. El interés amoroso “28”, actúa de 13. Normalizan cosas que NO ESTÁN BIEN EN LA VIDA REAL. El papá de acuerdo con que su hija MENOR DE EDAD, viva con su amigo??? Mínimo no tiene abuelos o familia!?? Sorry pero seguir con esta historia? Ni mierda.
Like the last volume, about a third of this book is taken up by Yen Press ads and another side story from Daytime Shooting Star.
It's good marketing, I guess, since I do now want to read the other series to find out who any of these characters even are. But it's also wildly irrelevant to the story at hand. Why not just link the universes and have the teacher dude know the publishing house people somehow? Then at least you'd be making some connections to draw the readers' interest together. We could find out what's happening to the Daytime characters through story bits that actually relate to Tsubaki-chou.
I'm also disappointed by the pacing again. The main couple got together too early, and Yamamori isn't ready to have them actually kissing or anything yet at this stage (turns out the Volume 7 kiss was just on the cheek), so we're getting shorter volumes and a rival love interest flung in for Akatsuki. His new temporary editor has literally the same exact meet cute as Fumi did - down to Akatsuki being asleep in the entryway, and cute new editor lady repeating Fumi's exact praise about his books.
Akatsuki calls her "woman," as opposed to Fumi's "girl," so I'm sure the whole storyline here will be about how she's basically a more career-matching, age-appropriate version of Fumi. After all, Fumi only wound up with Akatsuki because of a string of coincidences, as she's musing on her way home from visiting an injured/sick Gorou, so does he really love her for herself, or would he have gotten attached to anyone who'd wound up in that same situation?
It's not the most exciting storyline, but I see where it's meant to lead, and hopefully it can add some depth to their relationship. Fumi is still struggling with not actually knowing Akatsuki all that well - he's finally starting to tell her a tiny bit about his family, but it's very slow progress, and he just got drunk on sake and fell asleep after that. So not the biggest amount of bonding. Even though he has told her at this point that he loves her.
The other side plot this volume was about Aioi and Yoh going on their first date, which could have been so cute, and mostly was - especially the Test Of Courage mirroring with Yoh having a fear of heights, and Aioi being a sweetheart about it. But, again, their actual conversation where she explained her feelings a bit better and they agreed to go on a date was all off-screen, just told in summary to Fumi later.
It's honestly kind of frustrating. Why do the important bits keep getting skated over? And Kuratsuki's thing with his sensei crush went nowhere, too. We didn't see their dance or any of the aftermath, other than her being a bit annoyed with him over it.
I'm getting a little bummed because I'm not sure this is going to wind up as a favorite series I'll want to keep at this rate, but I've already bought 8 volumes, so I'm a little bit stuck. I hope it picks up its story pacing from here on out.
Dopo tanto penare, e col suo modo fare sempre molto poco ortodosso, Akatsuki sgancia la bomba e si dichiara. Meglio tardi che mai. Tuttavia, ho come l'impressione che questa felicità non sia destinata a durare: il drama è alle porte, complice anche l'arrivo di Sayoko Uneda, la redattrice temporanea chiamata a sostituire l'infortunato Goro e a seguire le attività del maestro. Poverina, non ha fatto né ha detto niente di male, ma non la sopporto. Gli elementi di disturbo raramente mi fanno simpatia. In questo volume viene dato spazio anche ai primi passi di un'altra coppia, quella formata da Aioi e Yo: anche qui si ripresenta la stessa situazione che abbiamo visto con i nostri protagonisti, solo a ruoli invertiti. Il ragazzo è sicuro dei suoi sentimenti, mentre Yo, un po' come Akatsuki, non sa bene cosa fare, se esporsi e conoscere meglio l'altra persona o se evitare qualsiasi coinvolgimento. Speriamo che qui ci sia decisamente meno drama, altrimenti....
La parola chiave di questo volume è : chiarimenti. Chiarimenti per Fumi e Akatsuki, ma anche per Yo e Aioi. Devo ammettere che mi sono piaciuti tanto i capitoli dedicati a questi ultimi.
Nonostante la calma apparente, quel cielo plumbeo sopra la testa di Fumi nel capitolo finale non lascia spazio ad interpretazioni felici. Dobbiamo prepararci all'arrivo di una tempesta?
Anche in questo volume troviamo un capitolo extra dedicato alla precedente opera dell'autrice, Una stella cadente in pieno giorno. E niente, anche se questo capitolo extra e quello del precedente volume mi hanno spoilerato tutte le coppie finali della serie, sono sempre più incuriosita da quest'altro lavoro della Yamamori. Dovrò recuperarlo prima o poi.
Si conferma sempre una lettura leggera e simpatica anche se qui non accade granché. Ho apprezzato la parentesi della storia degli altri due personaggi, ci voleva proprio! La storia di base inizia a trascinarsi un po' su se stessa e forse si sta cominciando ad allungare troppo. Insomma succederà qualcos'altro di davvero importante prima o poi? 😭
In ogni caso continuo ad apprezzare questa serie manga e la curiosità per il prossimo volume non manca mai!
Avendo letto i volumi uno di fila all'altro non ricordo cosa succede in ogni singolo volume, ho più una visione "d'insieme" e devo dire che l'opera, anche se a volte non succedono grandi cose, continua a conquistarmi per la sua dolcezza e la sua semplicità. Qui ci sono due persone un po' goffe e inesperte nell'esprimere i loro sentimenti, ma insieme sicuramente si aiuteranno a vicenda. Il sensei comunque è la mia crush. Voglio un sensei Kibikino nella mia vita.
Sigo afirmando que los dibujos están bien cuidados y las viñetas acompañan perfectamente a las situaciones y expresiones de los personajes. En este caso las dudas los celos y también la desconfianza que en la mayoría de las ocasiones es por la poca comunicación. El que piensa en ella y no le dice y ella qué piensa en él y no le dice. A veces un poco desesperante
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Un volum una mica insuls, que segueix el fil de l'anterior, però que reforça la idea que el xiclet s'està allargant. Problemes de comunicació i la relació un pèl estancada, més protagonisme a la parella secundària i l'aparició de l'editora substituta que recorda massa a la Fumi i fa pensar que serà motiu de gelosia. Es comencen a repetir massa els patrons...
Questo volume finalmente mi ha conquistata. Fino adesso ho trovato la storia un po' piatta e benché non ci siano cambiamenti magistrali tra i protagonisti e la narrazione in generale l'ho trovato molto piacevole. Ho adorato in particolare la storia tra Yo e Aioi. Il finale però fa presupporre solo guai e cuori infranti. Spero che non si cada nei soliti cliché e triangoli amorosi.
Let's be real. I'm totally still reading this series just to look at Akatsuki. I could do a TED Talk about how the thirst for 2-D men never dies, no matter how old you are. Pick this one up for the eye candy, because if you already read Shoujo manga, then you know this romance isn't going to pick up anytime soon.
Questo volume mi è piaciuto davvero tanto ❤ dolce e interessante e mi fa piacere che stiano entrando le storie degli altri personaggi. Non so il perché ma non mi ispira per nulla l'amico di Kibikino (non ricordo il nome), ma staremo a vedere.
So cute. This manga has made me a romantic again! The story between Isshin and Yo is exciting. Akatsuki trying to get close to Fumi and her pulling away! I think Goro likes Fumi that way! Here comes a girl who looks a lot like Fumi!