Gdy zakwitnie w nas miłość #2

やがて君になる [Bloom Into You] #2

by Nio Nakatani

Toko Nanami zostaje wybrana nową przewodniczącą samorządu szkolnego i od razu rzuca się w wir pracy. Yu zaczyna jej pomagać. Na pozór akceptuje uczucia Nanami, ale w głębi serca martwi się, że nie potrafi ich odwzajemnić. Jednak powoli zaczyna wierzyć, że mogłaby kiedyś pokochać starszą koleżankę...

Genres: Manga, Romance, LGBT, Yuri, Queer, Graphic Novels, Young Adult

178 pages, Paperback

First published April 27, 2016

About the author

Nio NAKATANI 仲谷鳰 is a Japanese mangaka and doujinsha.

Associated Names:
Rireba リレバ

Official site:
Doujinsha site: 「リレバ」 rireba
Pixiv: 仲谷鳰[Nakatani]

Reviews

[persephone ☾ · Rating 3 out of 5]

i'm a bit confused but go gay girls, go ! 😌

[daph pink ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

OMG I am slowly falling in love with everyone in this manga. And this person right here is the best I stan the most ⤵️

[Katie Colson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I scrapped an entire video after reading this volume.
I had planned a manga-taste-test with a bunch of first volumes of series. But this through the whole thing into a tail spin.

I was so confused and conflicted reading the first volume that I immediately picked up the second. It did nothing to affirm or deny my feelings or assumptions of how the series would progress.

2 volumes in and I'm still sitting here like "are these 2 girls emotionally manipulative psychopaths or are they confused teenagers who will fall in love after overcoming their personal trauma??" I still don't have an answer and won't be continuing with the series until explicitly told how the storyline progresses.

[Jhosy · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this volume the characters grow a little closer in comparison to volume 1 and end up being discovered by one of the other secondary characters.
While I appreciate the slow burn of this story, I think all this talk about school stuff is a bummer.
But this may be the result of my extreme dissatisfaction with the Japanese lesbian manga who insist on making romance stories with schoolgirls. I think the talent of this author and the plot of this manga is being spent, as this could be a lot better if it were with an adult couple and with problems of adult life.
But ... Anyway ... Japan being japan when it is involved manga and lesbian romance.

[destiny ♡ howling libraries · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sadly, I liked this volume even less than the first one. I think I would drop the series here, if I didn't have volumes 1-4 out on loan from the library right now. I was so excited to check this series out because, as a queer woman, I've never actually gotten to read an f/f mushy, cutesy manga before, and that's what I expected from this, but frankly, this "relationship" is downright unhealthy...

[ᗩᑎᗪᖇᗴᗯ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Touko is senior class president. In volume one she confesses feelings for Yuu, who is in a lower and works with her on the school council. Yuu has never experienced social/sexual attraction to anyone but she values her friendship with Touko.

Volume one was mostly concerned with the student council election. In this volume Yuu learns more about Touko, her family history and her motivation to run for class president. She has decided she wants to fall in love with Touko, though she still has no romantic feelings towards her.

This story is mostly concerned with the school life of our two heroines, their feelings are discussed over homework and after school council meetings. The whole thing seems very sweet and wholesome to me, with the girls being honest with each other about their feelings and not rushing into anything physical beyond hand-holding and a single kiss.

[viv · Rating 2 out of 5]

i find this "relationship" really unhealthy and toxic and i hoped that it would've been handled better in the second volume but sadly no, so i won't be continuing this series

[libby · Rating 3 out of 5]

3'5 stars 🌸

This is cute but i'm confused???

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

The reason that Touko is so determined to get a Student Council play performance together is a really common Japanese storytelling cliché. I don't mind it all that much; romances have only so many story elements to work with, and using a well-worn one is fine as long as it's used well, or the piece as a whole is good.

I think that's true, here. This one's a bit more mellow than Whisper Me a Love Song, one of the few other yuri stories I've read much of*. Almost too mellow. There's a push and pull between our MCs that's a little unusual. It's somewhat similar to the central relationship of Call of the Night in that one of the pair can be interpreted as aromantic.

* (That one has a dead sibling, or a dead friend, I can't recall which, lurking in the background, too. Hmm.)

Near the the end of this volume, Touko tells Yuu not to change. Yuu keeps it to herself that she wants to change. For a relationship to grow, it has to change at least a little bit, as the couple becomes more of a partnership. I have the impression that someone who's aromantic is simply made that way, so that, at least, is something about Yuu that Touko wouldn't need to worry about.

I really liked the author's short autobiographical story at the end of this volume. It always both tickles and moves me when a mangaka is overwhelmed by the performances of the voice actors playing their characters.

[Alexis U · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the first volume of this series and I think this one was even better, but I also have read several other yuri manga in between and I don't think that these characters are my favorite. I just don't have the emotional connection to them that I have found in other series. The writing (which is good and engaging) puts it a step above my other current fav, "Kase-san and...," but otherwise I think I prefer the latter.

However! I do think that this is one series that does really interesting things with exploring romantic and sexual attraction, including asexuality and aromanticism (though as of this volume it's still not labeled as such.) I really love how the main character analyzes her own feelings, and I think she was a lot more self-confident in this volume. She didn't just let the love interest walk all over her, which I felt was a problem in volume 1.

I do feel like I have more insight into the love interest now, but I don't think I understand her just yet. It's kind of offputting because Yuu says a few times "ah yes I understand her now" and I feel like I missed something. Maybe I'd benefit from a re-read.

Overall, this is still a sweet, cute series that is shaping up to get better and better. While the characters are not my all-time favorite, it gets a solid recommendation from me.

[Aleksandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was lovely!!!

We continue following the story of Yuu and Nanako; Nanako keeps on trying to charm Yuu and Yuu gradually grows fond of her. I love seeing their relationship develop, even when they confuse me so much (last chapter, I'm looking at you).

I cheered when Nanako asked if she could kiss Yuu, verbal consent on page is my favorite thing in romance. I like getting to know their friends, the life of Student Council and high school life.

The story is definitely a romance, not slice of life. We focus mostly on Yuu and Nanako, their individual arcs and their romance-ish. It's complicated.
I want to mention one scene in particular, without many details. Nanako wanted to do thing X for the festival but Yuu didn't want it, Yuu thought that she could just say that Nanako shouldn't do it and Nanako would listen to her because she's in love with Yuu. However, Nanako stood up for herself and her ideas, Yuu was impressed and I was impressed. I like seeing that part of Nanako.

Also their study dates were the cutest.

I love the art. It's so sweet and tender, simply perfect for this story.

I was originally planning to read more than two volumes of Bloom Into You in June, but I might marathon the rest of them.

[Tayjah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is soo cute

[Marthe · Rating 3 out of 5]

What was that ending?? I am so confused?

[Shenwei · Rating 5 out of 5]

aroace Maki defense squad where

[Flor ):) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Siento qué hay rep ace por aquí, ¿alguien confirme?

[Elle · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars -

[magola · Rating 4 out of 5]

dobra 2 tom zdecydowanie lepszy!!!

[Barbiibooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me parece tan genial lo adictiva que es esta historia. En este segundo tomo comenzamos a ver más personalizada y desarrollo de las protagonistas, y aunque el tema del romance no es tan marcado, me encanta shipearlas.

[elliot december!! · Rating 4 out of 5]

“If i can’t fall in love with Senpai, i don’t want to fall in love with anyone.”
DEMIROMANTICS RISE UP

i liked this one a bit more, though i couldn’t tell you why!

4.5/5

[Morgan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm still not completely sold on this series. I think I'm going to stop here, at least for right now. I may change my mind and come back later to continue on with this series.
I am just not really invested. And thought I do think some of their moments together are kind of sweet, Nanami and Yuu's "relationship" just doesn't really sit right with me personally. I'm not a big fan of the whole "I will make you fall in love with me" thing. And how it seems that all of Nanami's advances towards Yuu seems to make Yuu quite uncomfortable, especially in volume 1.
The more I think about it, I sadly don't really feel like continuing this series.
I guess I had somewhat high expectations for this series and they were sadly not met :(

[Hayli · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars.
Eh. It was cute but I don't think I'll continue with the series. There just isn't enough substance for me.

[Victoria ✮⋆˙ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is just so easy to read and so beautiful, i love it so muchhhh

[˗ˏˋ maja ˎˊ˗ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 ⭐️

[M Aghazarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute fluffy fluff

[eri b.❀ · Rating 3 out of 5]

rtc!

[noor ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute!! but i’m a bit confused 🧍‍♀️ but it gets three stars cuz it’s gay girls so i like it

[Scarlette Josie (scarlettereads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Four stars


That poor eel plushie!

[Jenda Mazal · Rating 5 out of 5]

damn tohle je taaaaaaak dobry wth?

[Aisling · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bored :(

-BB

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the first volume but I'll definitely continue reading this series