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Golden Time #5
Golden Time Vol. 5
Based on the popular light novel series of the same name, Golden Time is a hilarious romantic, coming-of-age romance by Yuyuko Takemiya.
Life, love, and education! College freshman Tada Banri is looking forward to a new lease on life, starting with his ambitious journey and entry into a private law school in Tokyo. As luck would have it, during the opening ceremony for the freshman class, he happens across an unfortunate person from his past.
Her name is Kaga Kouko, a buxom-beauty who slaps Banri's new friend, Mitsuo, across the face with a bouquet of roses. Just who is she and what's her beef with Mitsuo?
Life, love, and education! College freshman Tada Banri is looking forward to a new lease on life, starting with his ambitious journey and entry into a private law school in Tokyo. As luck would have it, during the opening ceremony for the freshman class, he happens across an unfortunate person from his past.
Her name is Kaga Kouko, a buxom-beauty who slaps Banri's new friend, Mitsuo, across the face with a bouquet of roses. Just who is she and what's her beef with Mitsuo?
180 pages, Paperback
Published October 4, 2016
About the author
Yuyuko Takemiya
89 books160 followersYuyuko Takemiya (竹宮 ゆゆこ Takemiya Yuyuko) is a Japanese writer of light novels. Takemiya debuted in September 2004 with her light novel series Watashitachi no Tamura-kun (Our Tamura-kun) which first appeared in the autumn 2004 issue of Dengeki hp Special, a special edition version of Dengeki hp. That same month, Takemiya worked on the scenario for the bishōjo game Noel by FlyingShine (also known for creating Cross Channel).
Following the completion of Watashitachi no Tamura-kun, Takemiya began her best-known series, Toradora!, which she declared to be complete in April 2010 after ten volumes and three spin-off books. The first book of her next series, Golden Time, was Dengeki Bunko's 2000th published light novel. Takemiya launched the manga series Evergreen with artist Akira Kasukabe on July 19, 2011 in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh Genesis quarterly magazine.
Following the completion of Watashitachi no Tamura-kun, Takemiya began her best-known series, Toradora!, which she declared to be complete in April 2010 after ten volumes and three spin-off books. The first book of her next series, Golden Time, was Dengeki Bunko's 2000th published light novel. Takemiya launched the manga series Evergreen with artist Akira Kasukabe on July 19, 2011 in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh Genesis quarterly magazine.
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September 28, 2017
Fun story. Memories return.
March 29, 2022
I love this series. I love how these characters have chemistry and actually have conversations!
But the ending of this volume…. NO DONT TAKE AWAY MY KAGA AND BANRI!!!!!
But the ending of this volume…. NO DONT TAKE AWAY MY KAGA AND BANRI!!!!!
March 15, 2018
Excellent volume. Each chapter featured a major event. First the cast came to terms with Kouko and Banri dating. Then, just in case you were convinced that the story was a romance between those two characters, the very second chapter in the volume ended their first romantic get-together at his apartment with a sudden appearance by Linda. But the story is not about him and Linda getting together, either. It’s about Banri deciding which version of himself is in charge of his life: the old him or the new him.
In this volume, we discover that the old Banri occasionally surfaces to take control. The new Banri lives in fear of going to sleep to never wake up as his current self ever again. This makes his attempts to soothe Kouko’s fears disingenuous. He is deliberately hiding his past with Linda from Kouko in a form of denial. It isn’t too hard to see that the situation will come to a head soon. Having opened up his world to Kouko, she is beginning to notice that all is not right with him. The final chapter is a flashback to high school, giving us a peek into the dynamics of Banri and Linda’s unrequited romance as the different sides of Banri fight for dominance within his subconscious.
The art in this volume was excellent. Umechazuke continues to impress me with excellent facial expressions and human gesturing—making it easy for me to care about the characters.
In this volume, we discover that the old Banri occasionally surfaces to take control. The new Banri lives in fear of going to sleep to never wake up as his current self ever again. This makes his attempts to soothe Kouko’s fears disingenuous. He is deliberately hiding his past with Linda from Kouko in a form of denial. It isn’t too hard to see that the situation will come to a head soon. Having opened up his world to Kouko, she is beginning to notice that all is not right with him. The final chapter is a flashback to high school, giving us a peek into the dynamics of Banri and Linda’s unrequited romance as the different sides of Banri fight for dominance within his subconscious.
The art in this volume was excellent. Umechazuke continues to impress me with excellent facial expressions and human gesturing—making it easy for me to care about the characters.
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