A pesar de que Sôichirô se le ha declarado, Yukino se queda sin saber qué hacer y es incapaz de darle una respuesta. Así que decide armarse de valor para declararse ella misma. Aquí tenéis una entrega de este archipopular (o eso dicen) romance. Además podréis disfrutar también de las páginas inéditas El diario de Tsuda. ¡¡Es el tomo 2 que todos estabais esperando!!
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.
Es prácticamente lo mismo del primer tomo. La llegada de Asaba como un posible "triángulo amoroso" fue un NO, eso no funciona. Me gusta más como un personaje cómico y que lo usen como recurso para observar las diferentes perspectivas que existen entre Yukino y Arima.
Ay, las primeras veces... Me encanta cómo representa la autora ese rubor con las líneas atravesando la cara tantas y tantas veces que parece un dibujo tachado... pero representa tan bien la vergüenza que sienten los personajes, ese querer desaparecer...
Me ha gustado este tomo y por fin aparece un nuevo personaje, Asaba, que empieza de la peor manera posible (lo quería matar), pero que acabará ganándose nuestro cariño.
This volume continues to suffer from wacky pacing that feels like it's meant for a one-shot instead of a 20+ volume series this became, which is understandable given that this is the very first series from the author to have more than a single volume, but makes it no less annoying. However, the themes discussed in here are so relatable and deep-cut to me that I can't in good conscience rate it any lower. Incredible psychological stuff!
Kare Kano is a gut-wrenching and wild ride. If you have only seen the anime, then you are missing a lot of the meat of this story. Kare Kano follows the story of Yukino who strives to be an image of perfection. She’s beautiful, is at the top of her class, and seems naturally good at everything she tries. However, this perfection is a complete facade. Yukino’s home life reveals her to be a messy, rude, narcissist, who is obsessed with being the best. Yukino’s obsessive pursuits seem to be fueled by the praise and admiration she receives from those around her, it becomes clear that she has a crippling fear of failure. Meanwhile, her class rival, Soichiro aims for perfection for entirely different reasons. Soichiro’s perfect life aims to conceal his dark past as he tries to make up for the abuse and trauma he faced as a child. He clearly has an overwhelming fear of loss and rejection.
Throughout the story, these two characters’ lives intertwine as they learn one another’s secrets and help one another work through their problems. Each of them grows as individuals separate from one another, but they also grow as friends and eventually a couple. If you have watched the anime, then your perception of this story is probably that it is a romantic comedy. While you are not necessarily wrong, this manga reaches levels of depth and darkness that the anime definitely does not prepare you for. This story tackles topics like self-harm, suicide, domestic abuse, sexual assault, and unwanted pregnancy, and a whole slew of mental health-related issues. While the manga covers much of these topics with noticeable care and sensitivity, I will say that given that the manga ran from the mid-’90s to the early ’00s, its understanding of some of these issues can feel quite dated at times. There are elements to this story that I think are actively harmful. Specifically, the great length’s to which Yukino attempts to heal Soichiro’s dark past. This establishes a narrative in which a woman’s strength is defined by her ability to stand by her man no matter what. Unfortunately, that kind of storytelling has real-world consequences no matter how realistic the depiction is in this case. While it is not at the forefront of the story-telling, this manga also perpetuates the idea that girls should pursue older men; that they have more to offer and are simply more suitable partners than more age-appropriate options. This is a sentiment that I absolutely do not agree with, and I believe it to be a harmful trope.
That being said, while this story is quite dark at times it has an undeniable honesty and relevancy to the narrative. In many ways, it feels realistic, even if it is uncomfortable, which is probably why so many manga readers still flock to this series years after its publication. If you liked Fruits Basket or Mars, then I think you would enjoy Kare Kano. I think Fruits Basket does a better job unpacking different kinds of trauma, especially in regards to toxic masculinity. However, for better or worse, Kare Kano never relies on metaphor or fantasy to soften the blow of hard-hitting topics and in that way feels all too real in its delivery.
Wenn man alle Fassaden fallen lässt, kann man sich dann wirklich verlieben?
Zum Inhalt (Booklet): Yukino Miyazawa und Soichiro Arima sind die besten Schüler ihres Jahrgangs auf der High School. Intelligent, gut aussehend und stets freundlich und hilfsbereit, werden sie beide von ihren Mitschülern bewundert und angehimmelt. Doch beide verbergen hinter ihrer Musterschüler-Fassade ein Geheimnis: Yukino ist in Wahrheit egoistisch und träge und nur auf die Anerkennung der anderen aus. Und Soichiro fürchtet, die Erbanlagen seiner kriminellen Eltern könnten ihn dazu bringen, seine Pflegeeltern zu enttäuschen. Als die beiden gegenseitig ihre Geheimnisse entdecken, kommen sie sich näher. Doch es ist noch ein weiter Weg, bis sie ein richtiges Paar werden…
Cover: Das Cover gefällt mir eigentlich recht gut. Wir sehen hier den Charakter des Soichiro Arima, lieblich und wahrscheinlich Schwiegermutters liebster Traum, eben so, wie er sich in der Öffentlichkeit gibt. Das passt recht gut zum Versteckspiel der beiden Protagonisten, auch wenn man das ohne Vorkenntnis der Geschichte nicht greifen kann. Trotzdem ist es nett anzusehen und macht neugierig, besonders, wenn man bereits den ersten Teil der Reihe mochte.
Eigener Eindruck: Soichiro hat Yukino seine Liebe gestanden, doch diese lässt ihn abblitzen. Als er aber hinter ihr Geheimnis kommt, nämlich dass sie sich nur verstellt und eigentlich im Privaten ganz anders ist – richtig faul, egoistisch und geltungssüchtig, nutzt er dies aus, um sie auszuspielen. Dass sich aber Yukino plötzlich doch in ihn verliebt, bleibt einige Zeit ihr Geheimnis, denn immer wieder verpasst sie die Chance ihm dies zu sagen. Insgeheim tun sich die beiden aber gut und Soichiro bemängelt, dass sie sich immer verstellen. Als die beiden schließlich doch zueinander finden, müssen sie aber immer wieder mit Hürden kämpfen, bei denen sie ihr „Gesicht“ wahren müssen. So kommt durch den Charakter Asaba immer wieder ihr „Schauspiel“ an einen Punkt, wo die beiden sich verraten könnten…
Der zweite Teil der Reihe „Kare Kano“ beschäftigt sich wieder intensiv mit den Protagonisten Soichiro und Yukino, welche wortwörtlich zwei Gesichter haben. Ständig wechseln sie zwischen Musterschülern und wenn sie nicht beobachtet werden hin zu „Normalo mit Ecken und Kanten“. Das ist bisweilen ein recht grenzwertiges Versteckspiel, denn je mehr die beiden sich näherkommen, desto mehr müssen sie darauf achten, dass sie ihre Fassade aufrechterhalten können. Mit dem Verlauf der Geschichte müssen sich die beiden mit ihren Makeln auseinander setzen und ich glaube, dass die beiden auf einen guten Weg sind ihre Fassade vielleicht irgendwann fallen zu lassen. Denn auch wenn sie dann normal und menschlich daher kommen ist es doch das, was einen Menschen ausmacht. Wer will schon gern stets und ständig perfekt sein? Fehler machen uns aus und das müssen die beiden langsam erkennen. Als Bonus gibt es dazu natürlich noch die Beziehung zwischen den beiden Charakteren, welche aber natürlich durch ihre lügen auch nicht unbedingt einfach gestaltet ist. Das sorgt für den einen oder anderen Lacher. Eine gute Mischung. Einzig was mir an dem Manga noch immer nicht zusagt sind die Zeichnungen. Die sind manchmal echt schlampig. Das ist schade.
After the first volume set the scene this volume seems to set the general course of the story as a slow-paced exploration of the two's relationships, feelings, and themselves as individuals. I enjoyed reading this. The story heavily focused on them finding out their feelings and exploring how their relationship relates to them as individuals who both struggle with perfectionism and agreed to help each other put down their facades. There was a lot of self-introspection and character exploraiton which I enjoyed. The only real issue I had is that it felt like there were a couple times it retreaded or re-explain the set-up but that was mostly in there to help readers reading chapter-by-chapter to follow along. This edition is also an old Tokyopop TL. Some things are worded awkwardly likely to fit panels which makes it hard to follow at times. Sound effects aren't translated either which makes it hard to follow as well. Really is impacting the reading experience. Pages are printed so that they're too close in the middle's seam. But that's an issue with Tokyopop's practices than the actual piece itself.
"And the moral is: if you miss your chance once, getting another one is exhausting work."
4.50 / 5.00
Yukino Miyazawa is used to being #1 at everything - school, sports, looks, personality, she has it all. But when she enters high school and is thrown from the top spot by classmate Soichiro Arima, she lets her true colors show for the first time!
I loved this second volume in the series, especially the "Under the Cherry Blossoms" chapter where we get to see how Arima fell in love with Yukino.
I love that there are minimal high school cringe moments, which I think really make this a classic story. I also love that Tsuda uses a variety of art techniques and can have both playful and fun sides and more serious sides to her characters.
Looking forward to continuing to read this series!
I read volume 2 through 8 and decided this just wasn't for me in my old age. I remember enjoying this and reading it when it was first released by Tokyopop back in my youth so I wanted to revisit this. I will say I like the main couple, they are sweet and cute together. I don't mind anything about them I love the way their relationship progressed and how sweet and caring they are together and how equally they seem in their affection for one another. I just don't care about this large cast of characters. Its HARD to tell them all apart and I just don't see how there are 14 more volumes to this story honestly. And this does discuss a relationship with a 15/16 year old girl with a 28 year old man.... just ugh to that one. There is also so much happening on the page it is hard to tell who is talking sometimes.
I only have two volumes of this series but I don't think I'm going to continue it... (Maybe if someone sells them for really cheap at a convention... but otherwise I'm going to let this story go.) I'm willing to believe this series gets better as it continues: the mangaka started out as a writer of short stories so the pacing is a lil off for longform drama. That's fine and understandable. I'm just not really all that drawn to the premise, the relationship is a bit too "normal" for me; I like drama but not necessarily relationship drama, you know? I've grown out of the target audience.
This is cute as heck. I'm serious it's the very typical shoujo manga that's really nice and cute and makes you feel happy inside. Yet me being me, have to drop this series. The ship has sailed by the first volume and really due to that, I have no interest in whatever the side characters the author is gonna throw my way. It's a really cute both super talented people story... but tbh I prefer Special A...
This couple is really cute. It was great seeing them chase after eachother throughout the entire sports event and festival. Hilarious that we didn't get any scenes of the school festival though
Makes me worried about how long this happiness is going to last 😢
Aquí se nota que aún no hay una historia muy definida en la cabeza de la mangaka, pero tengo buenos recuerdos de esta serie, así que seguimos adelante :)