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14歳の恋 [14-sai no Koi] #4
14歲之戀 4
As the weather cools down--bringing with it a change of pace and uniforms--preparations for the upcoming sports festival begin to heat up. But when Kazuki is picked as an executive member of the festival committee, Kanata can't help feeling a little left behind. Will these two manage to keep up their mature smiles and endure this time apart?
198 pages, Paperback
First published April 25, 2014
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Fuka Mizutani
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Name (in native language): 水谷フーカ
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MIZUTANI Fuca
MIZUTANI Fuuka
Zodiac: Cancer
Name (in native language): 水谷フーカ
Associated Names:
MIZUTANI Fuca
MIZUTANI Fuuka
Zodiac: Cancer
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October 23, 2018Not sure I’m going to keep going with this series. I’m starting to feel like Tanaka and Yoshikawa are a little static, and so is Aoi’s crush on Tanaka. I’m beyond creeped out by the music teacher’s behavior with Nagai as well. I’m glad I read the first couple of volumes, but given how much there is to read in the universe, this just doesn’t seem like a good use of my entertainment time.
October 3, 2015
This series is a beautiful tribute to the innocence and purity of first love. Kanata and Kazuki’s interactions remind me of ones I had with my own first love – and with ten years between me and the fourteen-year-old girl experiencing her first romance, the reminder feels a little bittersweet, but exists in a frothy, rose-colored haze.
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October 3, 2020
This was another good volume. Tanaka cheering for Yoshikawa was beyond adorable and it was good showing the strain the sports festival would have on an already restrictive relationship. I feel like a dick for always keeping my reviews of this series short because I do enjoy it, but after I'm done reading I'm just like, "welp, that was good. Onto the next one".
Aaaand that about wraps up my thoughts. This is a good series, simple as that.
Aaaand that about wraps up my thoughts. This is a good series, simple as that.
June 25, 2020
4 stars. Cute. Minus 1 star for ick feeling of teacher and student subplot...this is one that shows up a lot in Japanese manga, but the age here and odd aggressiveness with unclear motivations makes me feel uncomfortable with the scenes of the secondary story.
August 18, 2017
I love how true-to-life the main couple is. They act like real teens, even though they are depicted as mature. So often "mature teen"=excuse to have them act like an adult. This isn't the case in this manga. There are sweet moments, embarrassing moments, and it explores the new feelings and thoughts that teens start to get at fourteen. I'm still waiting to see how the teacher flirting with Nagai works out... she seems to realize that it's wrong (duh). I don't know if other readers feel this way, but I feel like this relationship is depicted as wrong and Nagai seems like someone who needs protecting.
September 1, 2020
I don't actually feel like I need to review these volumes individually. The story is very consistent and very good, but to the best of my knowledge, the volume divisions don't represent any true divisions or arcs in the story (in fact, school events that are central to the story are often divided across two succeeding volumes). I suppose this volume sees more side-character development with some more about Doi and Utsumi and the introduction of Ichinose (who is a much richer character if you've read "Game Over" by this author, which sadly does not seem to have an official English translation).
September 14, 2020
While the story btwn Kanata and Kazuki continues to be very sweet and inocent, what with the festival and the changing of winter uniform to summer uniform, I am extremely uncomfortable with Nagai and the teacher's story. While nothing "serious" happens, the teacher seemed very predator-ish for my taste and that school nurse teasing the teacher for her interest in a 14-yo student! Yikes...
And wth about the new kid student taking an interest in the older OL woman? Hope it is just an bystander interest, not a romantic one as well... what is this mangaka thinking??
And wth about the new kid student taking an interest in the older OL woman? Hope it is just an bystander interest, not a romantic one as well... what is this mangaka thinking??
October 16, 2017
While the original relationship and some of the side stories are interesting...I am continually off-put by the teacher/student relationship being implied. Especially as it seems like the teacher is the initiator. Just kind of gross and creepy. Loosing interest rather quickly now, but I'll try and push through the next volume.
October 29, 2017
Actual Review: 4 Stars
I could relate to this volume a lot - being young, in love, and yet being separated by extracurriculars is hard, especially at this age.
I could relate to this volume a lot - being young, in love, and yet being separated by extracurriculars is hard, especially at this age.
March 12, 2019
Very cute. Nagai’s relationship with that teacher is a little fucked.
March 31, 2019
吃掉學生是不行滴
March 25, 2025
why are all the adults in this manga weird man
December 30, 2019
Since the school festival and sports festival are staples of Japanese culture and inculcation in the educational and social sphere, they inevitably end up in works based around school-age characters. Love at Fourteen is no exception.
Volume 4 is the sports festival volume. We see some trials and angst as our main couple deal with being to busy to sneak away some time with each other. Of course, this is only because they insist on trying to hide their relationship to appear as "mature" as everyone thinks them to be. If Kanata and Kazuki simply were open, this wouldn't be an issue really.
The beta couple is hilarious as the very chivalric actions of Nagai put the assitant homeroom teacher/music teacher off base. This is kinda fun to see since she's normally a huge troll and Nagai is off-base in their interactions.
There is more sweetness and embarrassment for these four and others, including a new kid who is crushing on an unknown adult woman. Really fun and sweet as usual.
Volume 4 is the sports festival volume. We see some trials and angst as our main couple deal with being to busy to sneak away some time with each other. Of course, this is only because they insist on trying to hide their relationship to appear as "mature" as everyone thinks them to be. If Kanata and Kazuki simply were open, this wouldn't be an issue really.
The beta couple is hilarious as the very chivalric actions of Nagai put the assitant homeroom teacher/music teacher off base. This is kinda fun to see since she's normally a huge troll and Nagai is off-base in their interactions.
There is more sweetness and embarrassment for these four and others, including a new kid who is crushing on an unknown adult woman. Really fun and sweet as usual.
August 24, 2017
~4/5
Kanata and Kazuki try so hard to be mature, sometimes it’s even to their detriment. Especially since they’re trying so hard to keep their relationship a secret. Sneaking around to see each other after class, between classes sometimes. Trying to coordinate uniforms, working on the sports festival and organizing time together around it. They’re cute, even if they’re trying not to be.
Then there’s Nagai and the teacher, and how even though she teases him relentlessly, she still gets flustered by him. Real feelings are developing there, and it’s sweet how they’re both trying not to. We meet a new student, with a fascination for an older lady. Then there’s a new pair of students, a boy with a crush on the teacher, and the girl with a crush on him. Of course, we get to see more of Aoi and her fantasies for Kanata, which is sweet.
This series is a delight, every time. It’s subtle and slow and sweet. I’m always happy for another volume.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
Kanata and Kazuki try so hard to be mature, sometimes it’s even to their detriment. Especially since they’re trying so hard to keep their relationship a secret. Sneaking around to see each other after class, between classes sometimes. Trying to coordinate uniforms, working on the sports festival and organizing time together around it. They’re cute, even if they’re trying not to be.
Then there’s Nagai and the teacher, and how even though she teases him relentlessly, she still gets flustered by him. Real feelings are developing there, and it’s sweet how they’re both trying not to. We meet a new student, with a fascination for an older lady. Then there’s a new pair of students, a boy with a crush on the teacher, and the girl with a crush on him. Of course, we get to see more of Aoi and her fantasies for Kanata, which is sweet.
This series is a delight, every time. It’s subtle and slow and sweet. I’m always happy for another volume.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
January 8, 2016
Honestly the cutest, sweetest series I've read so far and I'm furious it took me so long to start it. I just love everything about it from the drawings to actual story line and especially the characters! It really captures the pangs and sweet moments of a teenager captured in the throes of their first love. Cannot wait for volume 5!
September 15, 2014
los amo..
March 11, 2022
I cried. Perfection.
June 16, 2016
I think this one was probably the best in the series so far! Really wanted to give it four stars. I loooove Nagai's story.
November 23, 2015
The covers for these are just adorable. The story is getting interesting. The pace for this is also good.
August 10, 2016
Update: still perfectly cute.
August 21, 2016
3.5 Stars
January 25, 2017
Cute but the teacher/student relationship is still super problematic.
October 14, 2021
Creo que me lo he saltado??? Pero es que no lo encuentro por ningún LAO! Si más adelante lo encuentro pues le cambio esto
December 5, 2015
So so cute!!
April 27, 2016
3.5 stars
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