Again!! 12

Again!! #12

by Mitsurou Kubo

Kinichiro isn't even that bad. It's just that on the first day of high school, his narrow eyes made him look shifty, so people assumed he was trouble. Now it's graduation, and he's looking back on three years with no friends. He never even joined a club. But after a bloody collision and an accidental fall, he wakes up a high school freshman, with the chance to try it all over... AGAIN!!

Genres: Manga, Time Travel, Slice Of Life, Sports, Drama, Graphic Novels, Romance

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 16, 2014

About the author

Mitsurou Kubo (久保 ミツロウ, Kubo Mitsurō) is a Japanese manga artist, writer, and radio personality born in Sasebo in 1975. She is known for writing on Yuri!!! on Ice, an anime series co-created with Sayo Yamamoto. Two of her manga have been released in English; Moteki by Vertical and Again!! by Kodansha USA. She and Mineko Nomachi have a radio program called Mitsurou Kubo and Mineko Nomachi's All Night Nippon.

Reviews

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

A time-travel yarn along the lines of Groundhog Day and It's a Wonderful Life, our hero Imamura has spent the previous eleven volumes getting do-over chances for his high school years that he originally spent as a loner/shut-in. He has grasped onto the school's nearly defunct pep squad as the means to make his life more meaningful by making friends and having the noble goal of bringing the ouendan back into popularity.

There have been some ups and downs along the way, but I've mostly enjoyed this series thanks to the characters and art. Alas, it all goes to crap as the time travel aspects get all tangled and jumbled and come to an unsatisfying ending that seems needlessly confusing and unfinished.

[G · Rating 2 out of 5]

What a disappointing ending! This manga had a really interesting premise and really interesting characters, but fell victim to a lack of strong plotting. While the bold characters and bold humor kept me coming back, even when it took a solid left turn in the drama club arc, it ultimately tripped over its own feet and landed in the drainage ditch.

Nothing in this volume landed. The race felt rushed and nonsensical, and neither Usami or Imamura had any of the character development payoff promised in those early chapters. Disappointing.

[haven ⋄ f (hiatus) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Finally this confusion and mediocre story has come to an end. This one was the most confusing out of all of them.

I’m not sure about that ending but glad they decided on something.

Honestly the most interesting part of this series is the consistently good art. But that’s about it. I should have stopped reading this much earlier

[Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sadly this was not an ending that I really appreciated. After everything that had happened it was somewhat lackluster for me. You may have a different reaction. But it still felt like I was missing something.

Verdict: Series on the whole -- starts strong, definitely worth reading through the Baseball story arc. After that it begins a slide downward with a couple of positive bumps that sadly are not borne out to the end.

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Through this book I have discovered my love of time travelling manga in which a protagonist travels back in time to correct their own mistakes and better other's lives. And this manga is a perfect example and great execution of this trope.
The journey we see our protagonist go on, and ultimately see how it affects those around him is heartwarming and ultimately teaches everyone to put themselves out there to become the best version of themselves.

[Gabe · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a regular volume in the series, I loved it. As a *final* volume to the series, it doesn't feel definitive enough. Lots of moments where it feels like it's wrapping stuff up for the sake of wrapping up rather than having it feel like a natural stopping point. Not the worst way to end things, but it does make me wish a sequel series was announced.

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the different direction this volume went in midway, but the ending seemed kind of abrupt and vague to me! Like, where are these people actually going to wind up? Which future and/or past are the "final" versions?

[Joshua · Rating 4 out of 5]

I hate for this to be the only volume I give less than a 5 to, but the ending just... did not satisfy, unfortunately. However, the ride was something entirely amazing and I feel SO alive. Thank you for the wonderful incredible story.

[kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I still really enjoyed the ride and am ultimately happy I own this series. But I was a bit unsatisfied with the ending. I got the message, but I didn’t follow the execution. It felt very convoluted and some things seemed so unnecessary.

[L. Luck · Rating 3 out of 5]

The days I read something are all mixed because of COVID-19 nonsense.

Binged this series like two weeks ago...

Review to come

Volume: 2.5/3*
Series: 3.5*

[Hoa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really liked this book and fun storyline and characters. The ending was abrupt and I didn’t care for the lack of closure.

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the greatest manga, the art and characters were pretty cool but I thought the story was soo boring😴👌❤️

[Emry Mango · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was all for the series until the ending. What a confusing unsatisfying way to end a unique plot.

[River H · Rating 3 out of 5]

"I'll come looking for you again and again." I'm very sad this series is over, but WHAT IS THAT ENDING?!?! It was so disappointing.

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Idk about that. Never the less, I overall enjoyed the story and it made me tear up numerous times