So, after binging this entire (till date) manga series in *ahems* *checks calendar*, let's be really really kind to me and say a really really short while, I have sat me down to review all that I *ahems part 2* swiftly covered.
I'll start off by saying that I really really enjoyed it. The setting is really plain and simple, and the art style had me drooling Niagara Falls is absolutely stunning.
The story follows Utage Kinoshita, your regular old fangirl, who may or may not be COMPLETELY AND ABSOLUTELY obsessed with her favorite idol, Tamon Fukuhara, and then the story does a total Wattpad and sends her to his house as his housekeeper *lols* , but I was here for it. And the reason I was here for it was cuz- her hot and sexy idol is a total weepy chump at home.
And I like to think that the manga really explored something really different from other "I am the maid/housemaid/worker of my favorite idol/actor" ladida. It explored the complexities of the media world, how not everything you see on tv is actually real, kids. And it's absolutely true. Not everyone portrayed on TV with a certain persona is actually that way at home. ✨Cuz that's all showbiz baby✨
Under the facade of a simple giggly romcom with with extremely drool-worthy art style , a beautiful art style, I was transported into this topsy-turvy world where nothing is at it seems. And this theme, particularly of "K-pop/idol" world culture, resonated with me on a deeper level. Having had an extremely teenage-hormone-fueled idol fangirl phase myself *let's not speak about that phase again though, let those skeletons decay in my closet for eternity, gahhh the flashbacks are killing me* , I was able to shine a very different light and compare my experiences to the ones Utage has. Her utter devotion to her idol and even the mother-ly sort-of protective love she feels for him is something that spoke to me more than I expected from a simple manga to do.
Another aspect of the novel was the backstory of Tamon, which helped me realize and understand his devotion to becoming an idol, given his personality. It was sooo sad Taaaamonnnn my poor chiiiiild 😭😭
Moreover, it explored these themes, while being EXTREMELY hilarious, I was giggling BUCKETS (mostly *throw Tamon backstory flashback*). The dichotomy of character from the A-side to B-side for all the characters were extremely entertaining, not to mention the giggle-worthy situations.
Now that isn't to say that this book has NO faults. The parts where she keeps treating Tamon as a God and not even as an actual human being despite being familiar with his at-home personality for quite a while was kinda pmo. And Tamon tends to get a tiny tad too possessive of Utage without confessing anything sometimes... But that's about it, and maybe that gets better in the forthcoming volumes??? I do hope so.
I can't wait until the moment something switches and Utage sees Tamon as a real person and not just some idol. And I also can't wait until Tamon gets brave enough to tell her his feelings.
I did enjoy some of the cuter moments of this one, I just kind of wish some of them had been dragged out a little more. It almost feels as if the author is just trying to shove as many things into a small book as possible.
Thank you Viz Media for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
M'encanta que el grup de F/ACE ara facin més reunions junts i es portin millor, moninos😭😭😭🫶
Also, i este pedazo cliché de Tamon havent-se de quedar a dormir a casa d'Utage per un temporal què és???? I PER QUE NO ME DONEN MÉS CLICHÉS COM ESTE???? Com ho he disfrutat senyors, els dos recient sortits de la dutxa, en lo seu pijameta, abrigadets JUNTS i adormint-se JUNTS després d'un casi beso, CINEMA SENYORS Dieu-me cringe, dieu-me bàsica, és de les meves situacions de romance preferides🙂↕️
Cada dia més prop de la confessió d'amor i el beso L'ETS GOOO🗣️
I no em cansaré de dir que m'encanta la part creepy/stalker de Tamon, peak male lead🙏
Oh boy... How to review this volume without going mega spoilers? Let's see... I laughed till I cried, my heart felt so full that I got to feel my head explode, and everything I've been hoping for except for one tiny thing was fulfilled. How's that for five star? I'd give it six stars if I could!
If you're a fan of the series, this is the volume that feels like you're getting a lot of the payoff. I can't wait for the next volume! I'm truly in a happy spot though so I guess I can wait for the next one? Finally it's not a super cliffhanger ending but very satisfying and eager for more kind of ending.
I actually feel more for Ori after this volume I really had empathy for him. HOWEVER, our couple were so very cute in this volume. This gave me all the feels. I also really liked getting more of Utage's feelings about the situation she is in right now, it was honest and showed how complicated relationships can be when people overthink things. This also made me a laugh a few times. This series has picked up from its slump it was in with the backstory stuff. We are getting to the good stuff!!
I LOVE this series so much that I binged it in only a few days. Now I have to wait monthly for chapters to come out. 😭
It’s rare for a series to equally develop all characters and not just the main ones. It allows me to be equally obsessed with each F/ACE boy, and even the FL’s siblings. Poor Ouri though. That guy never stood a chance. 😭
So excited for next chapters. Maybe I was an E/YES all along.
This is probably one of my favorite volumes so far and I love the cover. So I would love to ramble on about this volume, I don't want to spoil anything which is really hard not to do.
The rivalry between Ori and Tamon continues; however, Tamon has finally announced to him he has feelings for Utage too.While his approach is slightly clumsy, he is doing his best. Now he just needs to work up the courage to tell her.