Tamon's B-Side, Vol. 10

多聞くん今どっち!? [Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!?] #10

by Yuki Shiwasu

多聞くんにとって わたしはどういう存在？
多聞の夢の原点を知ったうたげは、ますます想いを募らせる。
一方、多聞の兄・大輝から「多聞と友達になってほしい」と頼まれて――…？
そんな中、二人きりで遊園地に行くことに！
「わたしは…かなりドキドキしちゃってます…」
過去最高のヤミ原さんが顕現したり、恋愛模様にも進展アリ(!?）な第10巻！

Genres: Manga, Romance, Contemporary, Shojo, Young Adult

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 20, 2025

About the author

Name (in native language) : 師走ゆき

Associated Names:
СИВАСУ Юки
师走ゆき

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genuinely, I wish the story was a little less b-side than it actually is. It’s definitely right up Yuki Shiwasu-san’s alley as far as manga goes, right down to pacing that I would consider a tad slow. I’d compare it to molasses, but this at least has things happening, although the latter is sweeter.

After all the ways that the older brother subplot could have gone, I have to admit my shock when it turns out that the answer is ‘absolutely nowhere’. I mean, it looked like we were setting up for something and that winds up being Utage and Tamon becoming friends.

It takes effort to pick the least interesting path forward, but I will give it some slack because it actually nudges the relationship side towards full-blown romance finally. Or at least skating around it more intensely.

I will give that the cute levels are mostly strong throughout, this is also something the mangaka is good at, but I don’t think the gags are funny enough in general, nor is the romance especially well realized. Given the reviews surrounding mine, I think I am the outlier; this just isn’t my jam.

It does finally get into the difficulty of Utage daring to maybe have the feels for Tamon and how that bumps up against her duty and obsession as an idol fan, at least. That said, I don’t think it does it with enough depth.

There are also only so many times I can see that head explosion gag before it loses its lustre, although this has one of the best/grossest barf jokes I’ve read in a while, for what that’s worth. And a pretty solid incest gag too.

Plus, that theme park date certainly has its moments, so it’s not awful, but I hardly ever come out of this series feeling like I would wholeheartedly recommend it. It lacks the something special and level of consistency that would make it a strong recommend.

Since I read Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite this same week, I will throw them both into the ring (both being comedic romances) and say that the vampire book trounces this one. It is just better written and I think that’s the thing - this is okay at what it’s doing, but it’s at a more basic level than I would prefer.

3 stars - mixed bag much? It scrapes by with some admittedly decent moments, but it doesn’t really sell either side of itself especially well. Inoffensive with a couple okay jokes and that’s about it.

[Shirin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one was so amazing!!!! I'm so glad that the series is progressing like this. I was a bit concerned that Utage would never allow a relationship to form between herself and Tamon, but I'm so happy that the dynamic is slowly shifting. With other perspectives giving her a chance to see the relationship in a different light, she is now able to progress to being able to call Tamon her friend! I also appreciate how Tamon's brother can see the strained relationship Tamon has between his peers. He truly doesn't have a friend and I'm glad his brother could identify that. I really hope that Tamon will be able to see himself more positively and his band mates can give him more grace considering his low self-esteem.

[Kaitlynne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do kind of wish that each volume was a little longer because sometimes I feel like there's just so much happening. But I do really enjoy the characters and watching them grow as the story progresses. I am a little frustrated with Kinoshita and her stubbornness about only seeing Tamon as an idol and not a real person. I am SO curious to see what's going to happen now that... well, no spoilers, but I'm curious to see what's going to happen next. I don't want to get my hopes up too high because I have a feeling something will come crashing down the middle of what's currently going on lol.

As always, thank you Viz Media for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[Emma (littledollreads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love all of these characters so much. They are all just so dynamic and memorable. I love seeing how they grow and change and approach new problems as they grow closer. For as short as a manga volume is I really feel like we did a lot in this volume and I was so sad when I had finished it because now I'm back waiting for more. I may also have had an extra good time because I've been seeing clips of the anime version on my feed lately and that just made me happy.

[Mariána K · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a volume that you can definitely categorize as payoff lol. You watch the main characters struggling for many volumes and then finally he gets a sliver of confidence and happiness. This newfound motivation seems to center around our best girl and the budding friendship they have. I particularly enjoy the texts they share. The cliffhanger ending though is brutal, thinking that I'm going to have to wait and unknown amount of months to get the next installment just hurts! Lol

[Hisgirl85 · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars. I love the humor and ridiculousness in this volume mixed with more poignant character and relationship development. The way the artist can use the medium of manga for humor is on another level. Great volume.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

i think i'm kinda over all this

[Tweety · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5/5

[Salo · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 ⭐ es que me encanta os lo juro, no puedo esperar a que salga el tomo 11 en inglés 🤧

[Ada Nguyen · Rating 4 out of 5]

THAT CLIFFHANGER THOUGH???? HELLO?????

[rads · Rating 3 out of 5]

a slightly slower volume. i really need to re read from the beginning. we're heading into some dangerous territory here 👀 we're quite a ways off rn, but I really wonder how this will end.

[fia · Rating 5 out of 5]

YOOOO BOLD UTAGE LETS GOOOOO