Sasori to Otome: Scorpio & Virgo Volume 2

蠍と乙女 #2

by Zeniko Sumiya

This volume comes with an exclusive Animate Bonus Manga!

"I've loved you since way back then."



When his former-classmate-turned-editor Kazuha Sasasori lets that secret slip, the novelist Tohru Saotome can't help but be stunned.



This revelation forces him to look back on his high school days, and he realizes that the only person he has ever written a novel for may be more of an important presence in his life than he ever realized.

Genres: Manga, Romance, LGBT

Kindle Edition

Published March 25, 2025

Reviews

[Morthos · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 books into this Zeniko marathon and I'm realizing something about this author's stories and writing-feel that was very similar feeling to the last author I just read. These stories have been feeling like appetizers you'll order at a sit-down family restaurant and I've been here for that so far. The story and the characters, to me, didn't feel like a whole task and a half to get around to enjoying. It did feel a little bit “in and out" but sometimes I'm not hungry for a full steak, peas, and potatoes meal. Will I be hungry again 3-4 hours later? Yeah. But sometimes I'm just in the mood for 2 orders of garlic bread and I'm chill for now.

So far, this has been fun reading Zeniko's stuff back to back and this series in particular has been funny goofy adorable to me. Volume 2 is something I wish I could put on my shelf, she got me wanting to read the Virgo series just for Virgo herself, and I started to love Saotome and Sasasori by the end of volume 2 that I wish we got more of them together. This was an appetizer that may have me asking for a 3rd order.

But the most important thing in this series… Iijima. I need him. I want him. I want to hug him, he is so huggable. I need a oneshot for him specifically.

[Gwyn Vanoni · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume is the conclusion to the romance between Tohru Saotome, novelist, and Kazuha Sasasori, editor. Through their efforts, they can help Saotome overcome his writer's block and rewrite the third book to meet his standards. This doesn't solve the emotional disconnect between them, but they work that out too. On the fluff-to-smut thermometer, this solidly lands in the fluffy category with only one real kiss. Their interpersonal tension and desire do speak to me, and the illustration continues to draw me into the story as it plays out. With only two volumes, it's a nice, easy read that doesn't take more than 3 hours. The bonus chapters at the end were also entertaining. I wouldn't mind seeing them continue to work it out, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

[Jessica Huynh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wish he actually confessed. Chapter 9 was so good.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series is fine, but just not for me. It's a little boring and doesn't have anything that really grabs me.

[Tiara · Rating 5 out of 5]

So so cute these two melt my heart!

[J-Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

These two are cute and that art is impeccable as always with this author.

[Rhianjan · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐️

I was ready for spice and chemistry and nothing really changed for them??? It felt like a waste of time.

[Linda]

Cute story, unsure if this is the end. Feels like there is a next volume. Quite a slow burn.

[ru · Rating 4 out of 5]

(review for both volumes)
i really like the stories Sumiya writes and how she explores her characters. even if, admittedly, these stories always leave me wanting for just a little more...

i loved how both characters felt saved by one another and the confession honestly made my heart race

i really liked this and writing wise it was quite romantic and made me feel all sorts of things. but i'm greedy so i still wish we had some more physically romantic scenes

also, i love how sensei drew the refraction on the glasses. really nice detail