我們之間只有一牆之隔 1

私たちには壁がある。 [Watashitachi ni wa Kabe ga aru.] #1

by Haru Tsukishima, 築島治, 翁蛉玲 (Translator)

「妳對我到底有何不滿？我有哪一點輸給其他男人嗎？」

菊池怜太跟櫻井真琴，家就住在隔壁，彼此父母感情非常要好，兩人就是所謂的「青梅竹馬」。很有女人緣卻自戀又自大的怜太，某天突然成為真琴的「男朋友」？

跟自大的青梅竹馬有山有谷有牆阻隔的戀愛物語揭開序幕。

Genres: Manga, Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary, Graphic Novels, Slice Of Life, Comics

Paperback

First published June 13, 2014

About the author

築島治

Reviews

[Niloa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Manga de friends to lovers entretenido. Tengo solo los dos primeros tomos pero por ahora la pareja me parece adorable y necesitaba un romance así después de un parón lector tan largo.
Muchos clichés pero se disfrutan jeje

[Miniikaty · Rating 4 out of 5]

RESEÑA COMPLETA: https://letraslibrosymas.blogspot.com...

Es una historia con sus cosas típicas del género, pues trata sobre dos amigos de la infancia que siempre han estado muy unidos; Reita es un chico popular y guapo que hace enloquecer a las chicas y Makoto es inteligente y nunca ha tenido novio, pero por una serie de acontecimientos muy disparatados terminan fingiendo ser pareja y a partir de entonces empiezan a salir a flote los sentimientos... o la falta de ellos, así que todo se complica un poco más. Es una historia con sus cosas tiernas, sus momentos de humor, embrollos y salseo, así que no te aburres en ningún momento y yo lo he disfrutado hasta la última página donde además meten escenas extra muy divertidas.

En "Paredes que nos separan" tenemos una historia muy entretenida de primeros amores, de amigos de la infancia, revelación de sentimientos, confusiones y humor.

[Keiko, the manga enthusiast ♒︎ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reita's definitely the Kabedon King lol

Familiarity breeds understanding—but not romantic relationship prospectives in this series. The Walls Between Us is a hilarious quick read of years of friendship and dating—and the walls that separate these two concepts to the characters. Loved the gorgeous art style and the comical main characters! I can't wait for Makoto to develop feelings for Reita though, and I'm not liking the blooming friendship between her and Akibo (gawd do I hate love triangles.) Makoto's heart is definitely going to be a tough wall to break.

Also, the best point of this manga for me are the childhood friendship, frienemy, and neighbors tropes. Totes amazeballs. I have a thing with childhood and windows, and I was already sold when I saw Reita using Makoto's windows to invade her room lol (not in an offensive manner, it was their thing.)

[Emi · Rating 4 out of 5]

No pensaba que me gustaría porque leyendo la sinopsis ya se sabe que estará lleno clichés, pero aún y así me ha caído en gracia y seguiré al menos con el segundo tomo. Los dos protagonistas me han gustado mucho, sobre todo la chica.

[Alba Amor por los libros · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5/5*
Ha sido mi primera toma de contacto con los mangas así que no sé muy bien cómo puntuarlo. Me basaré solo en mis sensaciones.
Me ha gustado bastante aunque al principio me ha costado pillarle el punto, al final he ido cogiendo cariño a los personajes y me he quedado con muchas ganas de continuar con el segundo.

[Floripiquita · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 estrellas. La valoración es por los 5 primeros volúmenes de este manga para adolescentes. Me ha gustado, pero tampoco me ha vuelto loca. El rollo que se trae Reita (al que con el paso de los capítulos acabas cogiendo cariño) con las paredes me hace gracia, pero no tanto las grandes inseguridades de Makoto (que en eso me ha recordado a la prota de Orange) y algunas salidas machistas de los personajes, aunque entiendo que la mangaka refleja a través de ellas cómo es la sociedad en Japón. Ay, Yusuke, algo bueno para él ya.

[Annelotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite romance manga's up till now. It's so cute and fluffy and it's really fun and sweet to see how the main characters fall for each other or have already fallen for each other! It's just adorable!!!

[Librarian Jessie (BibliophileRoses) · Rating 1 out of 5]

I almost DNF'd this. I loved the uniqueness of the art. But the plot was like watching your best friend fight with their siblings. To summarize, completely uncomfortable, awkward, and made me question if I should leave (or in this case "exit out").

[Jillian -always aspiring- · Rating 3 out of 5]

2020 Read #57

3.5 stars

I really enjoyed this first volume! The guy on the cover, Reita, looks like he’d be a jerky love interest, but he’s actually played off as a sincere, humorous, and a tad idiotic kid. Even when he acts like a “bad boy” - like pinning the heroine against a wall - he’s undermined in some way to come off as silly rather than problematic. The heroine is also interesting because she fights against romance because of how her parents divorced when she was younger. With two characters like these at odds, I think this will be a fun series to follow!

[Sandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sinceramente me ha parecido sin más. Indiferente me ha dejado. Me ha picado saber que pasará por el final y le daré una oportunidad al segundo pero no ha sido nada del otro mundo. Además estoy cansada de leer a protas con la frase en la boca de Soy el mejor y el más guapo y el más popular y el más todo.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really like this one. On to the next! 3 solid stars.

[Orinthia Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

ceritanya bagus, gambarnya juga -////-

[Namratha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Next-door neighbors Reita and Makoto have been friends since childhood and are finely attuned to each other’s personalities and quirks. They bicker, they fight but they have each other’s backs. When handsome and popular Reita suddenly declares that they should become a couple, Makoto is startled. Carrying the chip of her father’s estrangement on her shoulder, Makoto doesn’t believe in love-and-forever. She doesn’t want to change the status quo and in a trite and daft fashion, assumes that Reita is pranking her. But as the two grow closer, Makota is becoming increasingly aware that lurking beneath her narcissistic friend’s shallow demeanor is a kind and slightly silly and earnest soul.

A simple best friends to lovers tale, this book travels down a familiar route. Just a cute love story on its will-they, won’t -they first steps with more volumes in the garage that I may or may not explore.

[Nyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

*Sigh* What an exasperating pair!

Reita Kikuchi - A cute but cocky idiot. Makoto calls him a narcissist, but he doesn't really seem to be one. Reita's simply so used to receiving attention from girls that he's confused about why he can't have the girl he truly wants. Naturally, he tends to pursue her in all the wrong ways.

Makoto Sakurai Traumatized by her father leaving the family, she struggles to believe in lasting love. Since she and Reita literally grew up together, how could they possibly work as a couple? It doesn't help that both her father and Reita have entered multiple short-term relationships.

The question is: Will they manage to control their emotions enough to transition from friends to lovers?

[Kindred Reader (lilastrings) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute!

Almost every shoujo manga I read is pretty cliché, but this one is interesting! It's about two childhood friends suddenly dating due to many misunderstandings and unnecessary chivalry (heh). Their characters are a bit more complex. They are also pretty hilarious at times because one character is dense while the other one is a little bit self-absorbed for his own good. A good first volume, looking forward to reading the rest.

[Noemí (Mysticnox) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maravilloso. Me ha encantado.
Reita es el típico ligón sin remedio que se niega a creer que no es del agrado de todas las chicas y Makoto es su gran amiga íntima que lo quiere con locura pero solo lo ve como amigo... o no?
Me lo he pasado genial y ya tengo el segundo en mis manos porque te deja con ansia de más.
🥰🥰🥰🥰

[Lissa Hawley · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.25

[Whitney (The Cover Collector) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one had me laughing out loud.

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute

This is a super cute story so far, very Innocent romance. Guy trying to get the girl, girl not knowing if she likes him.

[Tânia · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3,5

[clem 🧸 · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Tori · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was definitely giving slow-burn vibes

This manga was a fun, fast-paced read! Makoto and Reita are childhood friends and neighbors. Now in high school, Makoto and Reita clash despite the undeniable connection they have with one another. Although they have been friends for years and their mothers are best friends, Makoto tries to create distance between her and Reita. I anticipate reading Volume 2, considering how Makoto and Reita's feelings unfolded!!!

[Pratibha Pandey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good plot

I thought this would be usual fake dating story with friends. But it has more to it. I like that the ML is not too perfect (apart from looks) and the friends part is never lost in the confusion to be more or not. This was good to read

[Kenma · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very quick and easy romance to read. "Enemies" to lovers. Childhood best friends with one-sided love as well. Very cliche so far which I love! Not overly drawn out. Hits some adorable moments. Lots of good tropes. A good quick read! I recommend Kindle Unlimited for the time being since the whole series is available. A good read to sit in the sun and enjoy on a lazy afternoon!

[Itaewon Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buah este manga ha sido brutal Reita me tiene conquistadisima y la disputa que tiene con Makoto durante todo el manga me encanta, mil ganas de continuar con el siguiente

[Kadi P · Rating 2 out of 5]

*More like 2.5 stars than 2.*

It’s your classic friends/semi-enemies-to-lovers with boy-next-door vibes and the ever-problematic reluctant-girlfriend trope.

I honestly found the male love interest to be repulsive. I didn’t care if he had a soft side or whatever else other characters claimed he had and that part of him wasn’t shown much to the reader. He came across as constantly obnoxious, egotistical and self-absorbed with no understanding of boundaries or kindness. He readily intimidated and coerced the protagonist into a faux relationship in a grotesque attempt to “win” her round despite her repeatedly stating that she didn’t like him in that way.

And the protagonist herself was pretty uninteresting. There wasn’t much likeable about her. She often did dumb things or got herself in trouble and needed to be saved by the love interest. Not to mention, she seemed adamant she didn’t like him but still continued to fake date him when it was all within her power to refuse.

I also found this to be a very confusing read. The layout and the strange formatting meant the speech bubbles were all over the place and it wasn’t always clear who was saying what. On top of that, I didn’t really like the art style. It seemed kind of choppy at times and then better at others, so there wasn’t much consistency.

Yet despite all of that, the final chapter of the vol was somewhat interesting and now I feel sort of compelled to keep reading if only to see how much dumber the two lovers can be.

[Airin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pues con sentimientos encontrados con este primer tomo.

Veo muchos clichés del manga shojo y no sé muy bien si la autora quiere hacer una crítica divertida de este género o si de verdad va a usar todos los estereotipos en una sola historia.

Este primer tomo es presentación de los personajes principales y sus mejores amigos que van a tener relevancia en la historia. También cuenta la relación que tienen entre ellos y cómo va a surgir el detonante de la trama: hacerse pasar por novios.

No es algo novedoso y, por ahora la historia no tiene mucha chicha, me resulta común y sin demasiadas sorpresas. Y como siga por este camino, no va a ser mucha sorpresa el final. Espero que por medio haya algo de drama o de malentendidos que le den cierta gracia a la historia a pesar de ser bastante común.

Lo que más me está gustando es el dibujo. Las líneas son muy finas y los personajes alargados y con ojos grandes, pero con un toque personal. Por ahora es lo que más me está llamando la atención, más que la historia.

Para quienes quieran leer una historia romántica con todas las reglas del shojo, esta es vuestra historia.

[Beka · Rating 3 out of 5]

There was a lot I was meh about in this volume, and a lot I really appreciated. Treading into the consequences of divorce on young people—yes, please! That aspect hit me right in the heart.

I really enjoy Sakurai, but I’m frustrated with the manga tropes of “narcissistic bad boy” love interests. There are hints that Reita will grow and call himself out on his own stupidity, but I don’t appreciate side characters pressuring Sakurai to give him a chance when he’s still obviously not mature enough for a relationship. (Also if Reita was a real narcissist with a capital N, things would NOT be smooth sailing, so can we please stop glorifying this characteristic, or glossing over it, manga?)

That being said, I loved Reita’s earnest nature and awkward soft side—let’s see more of that, please.

(TW: the first chapter deals with attempted assault, and Reita later in the volume plants an unasked-for kiss on the MC. He rightly gets called out, but I’d still like him to apologize to Sakurai. I just... *sigh* Gentlemen are cool, authors. They really, really are).

[✮Octjillery✮]

I liked this a lot more than I expected. I laughed out loud several times, and the art is beautiful. I really liked the well-shaded chapter title pages a lot! And Makoto's hair; I really like her hair a lot.

Reita is obnoxiously arrogant, but, as Makoto keeps saying...he's really just an idiot, not a bad person. I like Yusuke more, though...

There are a number of "kabedon" (the dramatic wall-slam thing) scenes used kind of jokingly in the first half of the volume, which Makoto points out, like, "WHAT IS HAPPENING?! WHY IS EVERYONE DOING THIS?!"

Overall a solid volume. Makoto and Reita are both pretty oblivious, but there are also some deeper topics touched on, like repressed trauma/emotions from Makoto's dad cheating on her mom and leaving the family when she was a kid. I hope that's explored a bit more, as it was brought up a couple of times by supporting characters wondering if that's why Makoto hasn't been in any relationships.

[NerdyKino · Rating 4 out of 5]

The childhood friends scenario

I really love the name of this manga because it coincides with main story really about Reita and Makoto who have been childhood friends since they were young. That irreplaceable kind of closeness is being tested now as things move in “that direction”. I love reita and makoto characters they’re entertaining. Reita appears at first the ladies man type but underneath are bigger reasons and used as a diversion tactic. The childhood friend romance trait is used a lot but for this series I really enjoyed this first volume and the set up. There are some stabbed truths thrown into the mix which I wasn’t expecting, gaining that emotional connection for the reader. Makes me want to see how these two turn out and if the walls will come down for both.