Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances Collection, Vols. 1-3

彼氏彼女の事情 [Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou] #1-3

by Masami Tsuda

After Soichiro threatens Yukino's status as most popular, Yukino tries to regain her idol-like popularity, struggling with her own inner problems while they develop a unique relationship.

Genres: Manga, Romance, Young Adult, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction

576 pages, Paperback

First published February 12, 2008

About the author

Tsuda (津田雅美) is a tea-loving, crazy manga-ka who lives in Japan. Her most famous work that has been translated into several languages is Kare Kano (or His and Her Circumstances).

Tsuda likes operas, historical sites, and classic children's tales.

Reviews

[{Laurel} · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5, really enjoyed this!

[Gabriela · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this manga. The art is so beautiful and the characters and story line so adorable that you can't help but get invested in it. I also enjoyed that the two main characters had original personalities, quite different from the normal high school manga stereotype.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually watched part of the show, His and Her Circumstances, before I realized it was also a manga. The story itself is cute, though the main relationship was slightly toxic at one point—the love interest stressing the girl he supposedly likes to tears—but it started shaping up better once they were both more honest with one another.

Yukino Miyazawa was a quirky character to follow and Arima ended up being more interesting than presented. However, I liked Mizumoto and Sakajo best, even though there is only a small storyline on them, simply because I thought they worked better as a couple and that I could connect to Mizumoto much better.

I liked how this showed the stress that relationships and school can be, as well as how complicated emotions are for teenagers. Most of the conflicts are internal based until the end, when things begin to change. I did feel like the third volume ended abruptly.

The art was cute when it was clearly drawn but some of the panels were so small and busy that it was difficult to tell what was happening. I also wasn’t a fan of the smaller text that was used since this isn’t a large book.

Overall I found this bindup collection to be enjoyable and am interested in continuing on.

3.5 stars.

[Judyth · Rating 3 out of 5]

~3.5/5

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I was really surprised by this volume. The series has caught my eye several times, but I’ve never got around devoting to collecting it, but my local bookstore had this omnibus in, so I went ahead and got it. I figured it would be cute, funny, but I didn’t have particularly high expectations, so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

First off, I really liked the characters. Yukino is self-centered, full of herself, works hard to be the top student so people will praise her. Arima, on the other hand, also tries hard to be the top student, to be perfect, but because he doesn’t want to be like his parents. Yukino thinks that they’re competing, only to find out that Arima likes her. She doesn’t know how to handle this at first, before admitting to herself that she likes him back.

Firstly, I was really surprised with how fast the two moved, although I really liked that. It usually takes the main couple forever to get together, but they’d confessed and were going out by the second volume, and then kissed by the third. It usually takes ten to twenty volumes for any other shojo series, so I liked that. And while the two moved rather fast, they’re both still very innocent and chaste and shy. It’s really cute. This is definitely not a smutty series, and I really don’t know where this series is going to go, since I know it’s twenty-plus volumes.

I also really want to get my hands on the next volume soon. I liked the characters, I liked their growth and their relationships with their families (and would like to get to know their parents better, because I’ve liked what I’ve seen so far). I want to meet their actual friends, or for them to make friends. Plus there’s a possible bully on the horizon (and a rival for Yukino, I think), and I really want to see where that goes.

I don’t know when I’ll be getting any more volumes, but I hope sometime in the near-ish future.

[Ameru · Rating 5 out of 5]

awal-awalnya kocak, cuman makin lama makin kerasa suram dan emo ... apalagi kalo lagi ngebahas masa lalunya Souichiro... Kenapa dosa ortu harus dibebanin ke anak? ga fair banget...anaknya jadi tumbuh dengan personality yang terlalu absurd ... Untungnya Yukinon bisa jadi penyangga untuk Souichiro... bener kata Jhon Lennon "there's a great woman behind every idiot"!!!

[Rosa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yukino and Arima have both always been at the top of their classes. When they first meet in high school there is a sense of competition, until they each get to know the real person under the perfect facade. This includes the first three chapters which covers the slow development of their relationship and how the relationship first affects their grades.

[Lord · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first volume of this manga was really interesting and promising but from then the author seems not to know what to do with the unexpected success and where to direct the story that became rather mediocre and dull. What a waste of potential...

[Tayzia · Rating 5 out of 5]

i luv this series and i luv japanesse comics. well... overall review; great

[Amy]

Kare Kano -- Vols 1-3 Collection (Vols 1 - 3) by Masami Tsuda (2008)

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[Shally · Rating 2 out of 5]

another girly love series, but this one's better than peach story I think. Not as interesting as Fruits Basket though.

[Glampink · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love high school manga