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Love My Life
Ichiko Izumiya is a young student of English who would like to walk in the footsteps of her father is a translator of trendy American novels. She finally decides to confess to him that she is in love with Eriko, a law student. Ichiko will attempt to live out her homosexuality in peace and will be brought to wonder about the nature of her relationship: is she really homosexual or simply in love with a sensitive being who happens to be of the same sex?
194 pages
First published September 1, 2001
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Ebine Yamaji
19 books43 followersEbine YAMAJI (やまじえびね) is a Japanese manga artist who has created several works with a lesbian theme. These include Indigo Blue, the story of a young author discovering her sexuality, Free Soul, and Love My Life. Several of her works were serialized in the josei magazines Feel Young (published by Shodensha) and the now defunct Young You.
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July 5, 2012
One of the most influential pieces of literature in my coming out. As I was figuring out my own identity, I looked up some manga to kind of sort through my feelings, and I came upon this.
The story is about a girl who is in love with a girl, is dating this girl, and decides to come out to her father and introduce him to her girlfriend. I don't want to give away anymore than that because of an early spoiler, but please believe me when I say that this story made me feel more comfortable in my own skin, and also changed my perception of gender, love, and relationships.
Ebine Yamaji's drawing style is realistic, and not over the top. It feels real, and it feels like I could know these characters very easily. Each is very lovely placed in the story, and nothing feels unnecessary, or unplanned. Each character has a world of feelings behind them that never get expressed. I've re-read this quite a few times, and I await the day that this is published in English officially.
The story is about a girl who is in love with a girl, is dating this girl, and decides to come out to her father and introduce him to her girlfriend. I don't want to give away anymore than that because of an early spoiler, but please believe me when I say that this story made me feel more comfortable in my own skin, and also changed my perception of gender, love, and relationships.
Ebine Yamaji's drawing style is realistic, and not over the top. It feels real, and it feels like I could know these characters very easily. Each is very lovely placed in the story, and nothing feels unnecessary, or unplanned. Each character has a world of feelings behind them that never get expressed. I've re-read this quite a few times, and I await the day that this is published in English officially.
July 29, 2020
Manga un po' vecchiotto (non sembra, ma ha praticamente 20 anni!), formato grande, si legge rapidissimo. Ichiko è una ragazza di 19 anni che sta con una ragazza di qualche anno più grande, Eri. La storia esplora principalmente la sessualità, la famiglia, il tradimento, il vivere nascosti... tutto in modo molto delicato e tenue (niente a che vedere con "la mia prima volta", per intenderci). Alcune cose mi sono piaciute, altre un po' meno, probabilmente figlie del loro tempo (il padre che è gay e quindi deve per forza avere una relazione con un uomo). Carino, nel complesso, ma nulla di folgorante.
March 6, 2020
⭐⭐⭐ e 1/2
C'è profonda dolcezza in questa storia, che se solo avesse avuto un respiro più ampio e un conseguente approfondimento dei personaggi sarebbe entrato di potenza tra le mie letture del cuore, una tenerezza fatta di accettazione di se stessi e accettazione degli altri.
C'è profonda dolcezza in questa storia, che se solo avesse avuto un respiro più ampio e un conseguente approfondimento dei personaggi sarebbe entrato di potenza tra le mie letture del cuore, una tenerezza fatta di accettazione di se stessi e accettazione degli altri.
May 20, 2023
4.5, rounded up. This a tender and yearning-rich tale of two ambitious lesbians struggling with misogyny, homophobia, and the dual + dueling pressures of familial expectations and career ambitions. This was one of the more realistic depictions of actual semi-closeted life I've read lately, dotted with moments of seeing/being seen in risky and fulfilling ways by other queer people. This manga was also really, delightfully sexy in a way that enhanced the story and rung true to my own experience with love/sex/desire.
Most importantly, to me, was the fact that this story had a genuinely happy ending that left room for change and imperfection, and stayed true to Yamaji's well-thought-out character arcs. While there were moments in this text that could have been condensed/left out (and moments of over-explanation that feel characteristic of the genre and are probably mostly due to translation choices) overall Love My Life is a solid and fulfilling narrative, with characters whose intimacies I shared.
Most importantly, to me, was the fact that this story had a genuinely happy ending that left room for change and imperfection, and stayed true to Yamaji's well-thought-out character arcs. While there were moments in this text that could have been condensed/left out (and moments of over-explanation that feel characteristic of the genre and are probably mostly due to translation choices) overall Love My Life is a solid and fulfilling narrative, with characters whose intimacies I shared.
July 25, 2023
Oh che bellezza!
November 29, 2024
C’est le genre d’œuvres qu’on a envie de lire (ou moi, mais j’aime bien me « ontiser ») lorsqu’on a passé le cap du coming-out, que les innombrables œuvres de découverte de soi ont été lues et relues. Alors certes, les personnages ne sont pas non plus complétement en dehors du placard, y a les préjudices, la misogynie, l’homophobie sociétale, c’est un coming of age, une découverte de soi et des relations amoureuses. Mais ça fait du bien, vraiment, de lire une œuvre où les questions LGBTQ, le lesbianisme et l’amour au sein d’un couple est traité normalement, avec douceur et envie, où les dessins ne sur-exposent pas l’intime (mais je pense que c’est parce que la mangaka est une femme qu’elle ne voit pas ça comme un fétiche). J’aurais très certainement aimé tomber sur cette œuvre plus jeune.
February 20, 2025
Alcuni passaggi sono preziosi per la naturalezza e la semplicità con cui viene raccontato un qualcosa di così grande come la comprensione della sessualità. È di certo un'opera da considerarsi alla luce dei tempi in cui è stata scritta, alcuni aspetti sono quindi invecchiati peggio di altri ma dati i temi trattati è inevitabile.
In linea generale la narrazione non è entusiasmante ma non credo sia il punto sul quale ci si debba concentrare leggendo questo titolo.
La stessa autrice dice di averlo realizzato dopo anni di blocco, non ricordando più come si facesse a fare fumetti. Solo per questo e per il fatto che ciò che contiene sia in ogni pagina sentito e in parte sofferto, vale.
Un plauso a Dynit per portare in Italia titoli come questo che, benché acerbi e ampiamente perfezionabili, valgono la pena di essere conosciuti.
In linea generale la narrazione non è entusiasmante ma non credo sia il punto sul quale ci si debba concentrare leggendo questo titolo.
La stessa autrice dice di averlo realizzato dopo anni di blocco, non ricordando più come si facesse a fare fumetti. Solo per questo e per il fatto che ciò che contiene sia in ogni pagina sentito e in parte sofferto, vale.
Un plauso a Dynit per portare in Italia titoli come questo che, benché acerbi e ampiamente perfezionabili, valgono la pena di essere conosciuti.
September 8, 2022
“don’t ask me stupid questions, such as if i’m sad”
“considering that i came into contact with you, now that you’re gone i miss you terribly. what about you? how are you feeling now? it’s better like this anyway. i couldn’t have been your girlfriend”
i really, wholeheartedly enjoyed this. finally a japanese mangaka talking properly about LGBTQ+ matters.
“considering that i came into contact with you, now that you’re gone i miss you terribly. what about you? how are you feeling now? it’s better like this anyway. i couldn’t have been your girlfriend”
i really, wholeheartedly enjoyed this. finally a japanese mangaka talking properly about LGBTQ+ matters.
March 11, 2020
Un manga qui fait vraiment du bien. C'est tout doux, ça fait réfléchir sur nos relations amoureuses, les personnages sont attachants, j'ai envie d'une suite.
August 30, 2022
books just find u when u need em <3
November 20, 2020
“Il manifesto del manda LGBT” recita la fascetta che accompagna il volume. Non vedevo l’ora che Dynit portasse in Italia questo titolo e le mie aspettative sono state pienamente ripagate.
Yamaji sa tessere storie così complesse quanto delicate, con un tratto che definirei confortevole: ti fa sentire a tuo agio, né troppo duro né troppo “manga”. Si, sono stata proprio risucchiata dal suo stile.
La protagonista si chiama Ichigo, studentessa di diciotto anni lesbica. La sua fidanzata si chiama Eri ed ha qualche anno di più. Ad essere onesta ho trovato molto più affascinante la figura di Eri che non quella della prima ragazza. Tuttavia, a farla da padrona è la situazione familiare di Ichigo, una situazione a dir poco bizzarra di cui nemmeno Ichigo stessa sembrerebbe venirne a capo. Ma alla fine capisce, alla fine tutti capiamo: la vita è nostra, la vita è bella, la vita deve essere piena di amore, qualsiasi sia la sua forma.
“Love my life” fa passare sicuramente un messaggio positivo per la comunità LGBT+ a differenza (ovviamente) di manga yaoi o yuri. Yamaji cerca in tutti i modi di rappresentare al meglio questa comunità in cui non tutti sono aperti e spensierati come Ichigo, alcuni preferiscono rimanere più nascosti altri sono spaventanti e altri ancora non sanno nemmeno loro cosa sono.
Un titolo che ho letto in una volta sola tanto era una ventata fresca.
Se proprio dovessi trovarne un difetto, questo starebbe nelle due ragazze (Ichigo ed Eri). Esse, a mio parere, sono troppo mature: nemmeno laureate e già hanno le redini del proprio futuro in mano, obbiettivi sicuri e modo di pensare da trentenni sia nelle relazioni che nella vita. Ovviamente non sono sempre così, ma la sensazione che mi hanno trasmesso è stata questa, troppo mature. Magari sono io, invece, ad essere ancora troppo indietro, oppure ciò è frutto di tutto un mondo familiare e culturale che le due hanno alle spalle.
Comunque, se non si fosse capito, un volume unico più che consigliato.
Yamaji sa tessere storie così complesse quanto delicate, con un tratto che definirei confortevole: ti fa sentire a tuo agio, né troppo duro né troppo “manga”. Si, sono stata proprio risucchiata dal suo stile.
La protagonista si chiama Ichigo, studentessa di diciotto anni lesbica. La sua fidanzata si chiama Eri ed ha qualche anno di più. Ad essere onesta ho trovato molto più affascinante la figura di Eri che non quella della prima ragazza. Tuttavia, a farla da padrona è la situazione familiare di Ichigo, una situazione a dir poco bizzarra di cui nemmeno Ichigo stessa sembrerebbe venirne a capo. Ma alla fine capisce, alla fine tutti capiamo: la vita è nostra, la vita è bella, la vita deve essere piena di amore, qualsiasi sia la sua forma.
“Love my life” fa passare sicuramente un messaggio positivo per la comunità LGBT+ a differenza (ovviamente) di manga yaoi o yuri. Yamaji cerca in tutti i modi di rappresentare al meglio questa comunità in cui non tutti sono aperti e spensierati come Ichigo, alcuni preferiscono rimanere più nascosti altri sono spaventanti e altri ancora non sanno nemmeno loro cosa sono.
Un titolo che ho letto in una volta sola tanto era una ventata fresca.
Se proprio dovessi trovarne un difetto, questo starebbe nelle due ragazze (Ichigo ed Eri). Esse, a mio parere, sono troppo mature: nemmeno laureate e già hanno le redini del proprio futuro in mano, obbiettivi sicuri e modo di pensare da trentenni sia nelle relazioni che nella vita. Ovviamente non sono sempre così, ma la sensazione che mi hanno trasmesso è stata questa, troppo mature. Magari sono io, invece, ad essere ancora troppo indietro, oppure ciò è frutto di tutto un mondo familiare e culturale che le due hanno alle spalle.
Comunque, se non si fosse capito, un volume unico più che consigliato.
September 1, 2023
Loved to see the LGBTQ representation in such a cute coming of age love story, we need positive coming out experiences! I wasn't enthusiastic though about the narration, but maybe it's just not my cup of tea! Personally I had the impression that the romantic storyline was maybe a little repetitive and like, only touching the surface of Ichiko and Eri's relationship (maybe smth more about their conflict resolution or jelousy would have been interesting for the character development). Still think it was pretty cool the whole discourse around figuring out and discovering your sexuality, and fighting against other people's expectations for the realization of your own identity (in 2001!!).
July 23, 2018
Reading this, I felt terribly bittersweet.
I'll be turning twenty-two soon. When I was a teenager I was very lonely. There were all these things about me that I didn't know about because I didn't ponder them deeply. With time, slowly, as other things happened, more and more of myself was revealed to me. I know it sounds a bit silly, but that's what it felt like. I started to like myself more.
One of the things that I always suppose I knew but never thought deeply about is the fact that I'm a lesbian. And I think this manga, had I been able to read it back then, would have helped me a lot. The storytelling is clean and neat, everything feels straightforward even when it's dealing with something nebulous like Ichiko's confusion. The lack of backgrounds, the simplicity of her body and Eri's when they're making love - you really think, "this is a woman writing this. A person who isn't drawing this because of a fetish." Now that I'm older and such, I think this landed a little lukewarm on me. I can't remember Ichiko's naivety very clearly. But Eri was my favourite character and the struggle of her future profession was excellent.
Sorry this review is so scatterbrained. Anyway, this definitely made me feel a lot of things.
I'll be turning twenty-two soon. When I was a teenager I was very lonely. There were all these things about me that I didn't know about because I didn't ponder them deeply. With time, slowly, as other things happened, more and more of myself was revealed to me. I know it sounds a bit silly, but that's what it felt like. I started to like myself more.
One of the things that I always suppose I knew but never thought deeply about is the fact that I'm a lesbian. And I think this manga, had I been able to read it back then, would have helped me a lot. The storytelling is clean and neat, everything feels straightforward even when it's dealing with something nebulous like Ichiko's confusion. The lack of backgrounds, the simplicity of her body and Eri's when they're making love - you really think, "this is a woman writing this. A person who isn't drawing this because of a fetish." Now that I'm older and such, I think this landed a little lukewarm on me. I can't remember Ichiko's naivety very clearly. But Eri was my favourite character and the struggle of her future profession was excellent.
Sorry this review is so scatterbrained. Anyway, this definitely made me feel a lot of things.
May 11, 2022
wish I would've read this when I was around 14. lots of things I recognize in myself here, in a painful way
November 27, 2015
I was ecstatic when Jmanga licensed this, even if it's only digitally. Ebine Yamaji is my favorite yuri mangaka- she tends to write about adult lesbians in actual relationships, unlike most yuri manga which is about schoolgirls (usually in all-girls schools) who develop crushes on each other and then spend the rest of the book fawning over each other from afar.
I love pretty much everything about this- Yamaji's art is sparse but lovely, and the relationship drama was handled perfectly.
I love pretty much everything about this- Yamaji's art is sparse but lovely, and the relationship drama was handled perfectly.
November 24, 2015
This was given to me by a well-intentioned friend forever ago and i just got around to reading it.
What a weirdly told story. It feels more like an outline than a completed work. Scenes feel undone, we switch abruptly from one to the other. Characters are weird.
No, I can't say i liked it.
What a weirdly told story. It feels more like an outline than a completed work. Scenes feel undone, we switch abruptly from one to the other. Characters are weird.
No, I can't say i liked it.
June 19, 2016
This was...... okayish I guess. The French translation was sometimes a bit weird. The ending didn't really feel like an ending, I think there were too many story lines unfinished. The characters were likeable, even if I didn't really relate to the main character.
January 24, 2022
Realistic and fantastic queer representation
August 23, 2022
non mi è piaciuto molto
July 8, 2020
→ Chronique sur mon blog.
On m’a prêté ce manga que je ne connaissais pas du tout et je suis sacrément heureuse de l’avoir découvert ! C’est une histoire remplie de beauté, de simplicité, et qui a beau aborder des sujets difficiles comme l’homophobie, la peur du rejet, cela reste léger et l’histoire se termine bien. Je pense que c’est important à savoir, avec le nombre d’œuvres (surtout à l’époque j’ai l’impression) où les histoires de couples homosexuels se terminent mal… Ce n’est pas le cas ici, tout en gardant le réalisme d’une relation qui n’est pas idéalisée, et pas toute rose.
Ichiko décide d’avouer à son père que la personne avec qui elle sort est une femme. La révélation est bien accueillie, à sa bonne surprise, mais elle ne s’attendait pas du tout à ce que son père en profite pour lui révéler un secret : lui-même est homosexuel et la mère d’Ichiko l’était aussi, iels avaient décidé de se marier pour pouvoir avoir un enfant et comme « couverture », tout en ayant l’un·e l’autre des chéri·es. Ichiko est un peu bouleversée par cette nouvelle, qui remet en cause tout son passé dans un sens.
La relation entre Ichiko et Eri est vraiment toute douce, remplie de bienveillance, sans complexe notamment sur la nudité et la sexualité, tout est montré sans pudeur mais sans non plus être dans l’érotisme – j’ai trouvé en tous cas. Ichiko rencontre aussi un collègue qui se trouve être gay, Take-chan, et les deux deviennent ami·es très proches qui se confient l’un·e à l’autre leurs histoires de cœur.
Une lecture très belle et toute douce que je recommande !
On m’a prêté ce manga que je ne connaissais pas du tout et je suis sacrément heureuse de l’avoir découvert ! C’est une histoire remplie de beauté, de simplicité, et qui a beau aborder des sujets difficiles comme l’homophobie, la peur du rejet, cela reste léger et l’histoire se termine bien. Je pense que c’est important à savoir, avec le nombre d’œuvres (surtout à l’époque j’ai l’impression) où les histoires de couples homosexuels se terminent mal… Ce n’est pas le cas ici, tout en gardant le réalisme d’une relation qui n’est pas idéalisée, et pas toute rose.
Ichiko décide d’avouer à son père que la personne avec qui elle sort est une femme. La révélation est bien accueillie, à sa bonne surprise, mais elle ne s’attendait pas du tout à ce que son père en profite pour lui révéler un secret : lui-même est homosexuel et la mère d’Ichiko l’était aussi, iels avaient décidé de se marier pour pouvoir avoir un enfant et comme « couverture », tout en ayant l’un·e l’autre des chéri·es. Ichiko est un peu bouleversée par cette nouvelle, qui remet en cause tout son passé dans un sens.
La relation entre Ichiko et Eri est vraiment toute douce, remplie de bienveillance, sans complexe notamment sur la nudité et la sexualité, tout est montré sans pudeur mais sans non plus être dans l’érotisme – j’ai trouvé en tous cas. Ichiko rencontre aussi un collègue qui se trouve être gay, Take-chan, et les deux deviennent ami·es très proches qui se confient l’un·e à l’autre leurs histoires de cœur.
Une lecture très belle et toute douce que je recommande !
October 3, 2021
Pour le pumpkin autumn challenge :
Menu :grenier des mystères
Catégorie :Princesse,Princesse
Mot cle :LGTBQI+
Ichiko Izumiya est une jeune étudiante en anglais, qui souhaite marcher dans les pas de son père, traducteur de romans américains branchés. Elle se décide enfin à lui avouer qu'elle est amoureuse d'Eriko, une étudiante en droit. Ichiko va tenter de vivre son homosexualité en paix et être amenée à s'interroger sur la nature de sa relation : est-elle réellement homosexuelle ou simplement amoureuse d'un être sensible qui se trouve être du même sexe qu'elle.
Voilà que le manga peut aborder des sujets plus adultes comme l'homosexualité féminine et crée carrément un nouveau genre : le yuri. C'est à la fois une histoire retenue et audacieuse entre douceur et sensualité. Les moeurs évoluent très rapidement en matière de préjugés et on jugera peut-être autrement cette oeuvre dans quelques années. C'est vrai qu'il y a de la tendresse loin des grands discours moralisateurs. Bon, il ne faut pas être réfractaire et posséder une certaine ouverture d'esprit pour tenter de comprendre les errements sentimentaux de l'héroïne, une jeune étudiante en anglais qui souhaite marcher dans les pas de son père. Le dessin est beaucoup trop épuré à mon goût. Cependant, les expressions du visage sont assez marquantes pour laisser passer le message. La subtilité du trait est peut-être voulue par l'auteur. Il est dommage de tomber dans des travers un peu gamine dans les réflexions de l'héroïne sans compter l'absence d'une véritable trame narrative et scénaristique. L'ambiance tendre dans un cadre purement intimiste est cependant de mise pour une lecture agréable.
Menu :grenier des mystères
Catégorie :Princesse,Princesse
Mot cle :LGTBQI+
Ichiko Izumiya est une jeune étudiante en anglais, qui souhaite marcher dans les pas de son père, traducteur de romans américains branchés. Elle se décide enfin à lui avouer qu'elle est amoureuse d'Eriko, une étudiante en droit. Ichiko va tenter de vivre son homosexualité en paix et être amenée à s'interroger sur la nature de sa relation : est-elle réellement homosexuelle ou simplement amoureuse d'un être sensible qui se trouve être du même sexe qu'elle.
Voilà que le manga peut aborder des sujets plus adultes comme l'homosexualité féminine et crée carrément un nouveau genre : le yuri. C'est à la fois une histoire retenue et audacieuse entre douceur et sensualité. Les moeurs évoluent très rapidement en matière de préjugés et on jugera peut-être autrement cette oeuvre dans quelques années. C'est vrai qu'il y a de la tendresse loin des grands discours moralisateurs. Bon, il ne faut pas être réfractaire et posséder une certaine ouverture d'esprit pour tenter de comprendre les errements sentimentaux de l'héroïne, une jeune étudiante en anglais qui souhaite marcher dans les pas de son père. Le dessin est beaucoup trop épuré à mon goût. Cependant, les expressions du visage sont assez marquantes pour laisser passer le message. La subtilité du trait est peut-être voulue par l'auteur. Il est dommage de tomber dans des travers un peu gamine dans les réflexions de l'héroïne sans compter l'absence d'une véritable trame narrative et scénaristique. L'ambiance tendre dans un cadre purement intimiste est cependant de mise pour une lecture agréable.
January 26, 2018
Ichiko nervously introduces her girlfriend to her father, only to find out that her dad is gay, too, as was her (now deceased) mom. The revelation unsettles her, making her wonder if she (or her girlfriend) would ever choose a traditional life over what they have, as well as whether or not her parents really loved each other.
Ichiko's questions are answered fairly early on, and the manga turns into more of just a slice-of-life story about her and her girlfriend and their day-to-day problems (not all or even mostly relationship problems, though there is that; there's also Ichiko taking steps towards realising her dream of becoming a translator like her dad, and her girlfriend figuring out what she wants to do in life). I enjoyed it overall, especially as a nice change from typical yuri manga with its gay-for-you-ness and general isolation of the couple from any other queer characters (between Ichiko, her girlfriend, her best friend & his boyfriend(s), her dad and his boyfriend, her mom, her mom's former lover & her new partner, there are far, far more queer characters in this story than there are straight (the only straight characters I can think of are the girlfriend's father and a girl at Ichiko's university who has a crush on Ichiko's best friend)).
This was also made into a movie, which is available in English (region 1). I saw the movie quite a while ago and enjoyed it, too.
Ichiko's questions are answered fairly early on, and the manga turns into more of just a slice-of-life story about her and her girlfriend and their day-to-day problems (not all or even mostly relationship problems, though there is that; there's also Ichiko taking steps towards realising her dream of becoming a translator like her dad, and her girlfriend figuring out what she wants to do in life). I enjoyed it overall, especially as a nice change from typical yuri manga with its gay-for-you-ness and general isolation of the couple from any other queer characters (between Ichiko, her girlfriend, her best friend & his boyfriend(s), her dad and his boyfriend, her mom, her mom's former lover & her new partner, there are far, far more queer characters in this story than there are straight (the only straight characters I can think of are the girlfriend's father and a girl at Ichiko's university who has a crush on Ichiko's best friend)).
This was also made into a movie, which is available in English (region 1). I saw the movie quite a while ago and enjoyed it, too.
April 29, 2021
The whole thing with is pretty interesting, but doesn't get explored that much after the first few chapters, partly because and partly because Ichiko herself - and through her the plot - find other priorities.
I liked the lesbian-gay solidarity between Take and Ichiko. You can tell that their friendship is important to both of them.
Now, the central romantic relationship in this... God, I wish I cared more. I don't know what it is but I found it hard to connect with them. Maybe it's because of , maybe it's just my personal problem because I am very ace and aro-spec, but yeah.
The pacing in this is kind of strange a lot of the time too, including in the last chapter.
All in all, didn't hate it, didn't love it, it's fine, I guess?
I liked the lesbian-gay solidarity between Take and Ichiko. You can tell that their friendship is important to both of them.
Now, the central romantic relationship in this... God, I wish I cared more. I don't know what it is but I found it hard to connect with them. Maybe it's because of , maybe it's just my personal problem because I am very ace and aro-spec, but yeah.
The pacing in this is kind of strange a lot of the time too, including in the last chapter.
All in all, didn't hate it, didn't love it, it's fine, I guess?
June 3, 2022
C’était une bonne lecture, qui aborde la sexualité et surtout le fait d’être lesbienne avec justesse. On ne sent pas de fétichisme, pas de stéréotypes. On y retrouve les questionnements des personnages, de deux jeunes femmes, qui construisent leur vie. Qui essaient de comprendre comment le faire, qui elles sont, comment elles sont devenues ce qu’elles sont et qui elle veulent être. Les dessins sont assez atypiques, j’ai pas trop accroché à ce niveau mais c’est purement personnel. Je pense que c’est un bon manga sur la vie, la féminité, l’homosexualité et la construction de soi.
February 6, 2023
not a lot of thoughts on this one. the story was simple and enjoyable and i’m looking forward to watching the movie adaption (might come back to edit and say if i liked it more as a movie or a manga)
i do wish we got more of the mom and dad since i’m pretty sure that concept is what hooked people in the first place lol (at least that’s what hooked me!). it feels like the second part they were kinda thrown to the side which was a little disappointing.
i do wish we got more of the mom and dad since i’m pretty sure that concept is what hooked people in the first place lol (at least that’s what hooked me!). it feels like the second part they were kinda thrown to the side which was a little disappointing.
October 5, 2018
A lovely story about a young lesbian discovering her place in the world. Ichiko's relationships with her queer friends and family are what really made this manga for me: it's a slice-of-life story in a world where, although it's still stigmatised, queerness really exists and love takes unpredictable paths.
July 10, 2024
è scritto come un manga giapponese (cioè da destra verso sinistra) ma la parte in cui lo spiegava nella versione digitale è alla fine del libro. per il resto mi è piaciuto molto e lo ho apprezzato,la protagonista è molto reletable e delicata ed il rapporto con il padre e take-chan è molto toccante e bello.
October 9, 2023
I felt the story was all over the place like i understood who the characters are but I couldn't understand what wtf was going on as a lot of things in the main leads life was happening at the same time.....
February 12, 2024
Es muy tranquilo, no pasa mucho pero es llevadero. Supongo que entraría en lo que antes se llamaba Cozy.
August 9, 2018
Interesting premise, otherwise somewhat average.
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