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Love and Heart #3
恋と心臓 3 [Koi to Shinzou 3]
大学自治会での事件をきっかけに、急接近した羊と春馬。だがそんな中、元同級生・わかなと偶然再会。春馬に興味を持ったようで……? 一方、羊の親友・冬弥は自分の気持ちを自覚して──!?
160 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 5, 2019
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March 24, 2022
The nice-to-awful people ratio in Yoh's town is ludicrously skewed.
October 4, 2021
Yoh is still mired in her student council dilemma, but she’s set free by a plot by Haruma. Or not. Touya finally figures out his feelings and an old friend who’s a new girl enters the fray and she’s fooling nobody reading this book.
How will this series end? That is the mystery that truly keeps me going with a series that is pure baloney with a melodrama glaze. I mean, Haruma is on all the covers so I don’t doubt that the Yoh and Haruma pairing is inevitable, it’s just how they plan to sell it as at all palatable.
Haruma looks after Yoh, certainly, but he’s also possessive and even if he’s not the psychopath he’s portrayed as, he’s definitely got a few boundary issues that aren’t being properly dealt with. Even if this is a projection of his past traumas it is a lot to be forcing on poor Yoh.
Like many a book before it, this series decides that the way forward is to introduce lots of antagonists who are way worse than Haruma to take the edge off him (although he definitely has one speech to himself that I’m sure is supposed to be open to interpretation but comes across like the devious plan of a total lunatic). I noted this last review, but like any good escalation they double down on it with this volume.
We do get a very satisfying dispatch of the smug bastard president from last volume, who manages to get some seriously tasty comeuppance that Yoh definitely had some hand in, but leaves a big question mark as to how much involvement he had overall because that’s this story.
Haruma steals some kisses, freaks Yoh out (her agency in this volume might be the worst it’s ever been - she is way too wishy-washy about her own life), and generally skulks around while Touya tries to sort out his feelings as well. I mean, Touya might as well not even try - the only thing he has going for him is that he’s genuinely nice and mentally stable.
We also get the introduction of Yoh’s old “friend” Wakana, who refers to herself in the third person which immediately marks her as pure evil. Okay, also once you hear any of her and Yoh’s history you will realize that this dame is poison. There is no actual good reason for Yoh to be so accommodating of her (especially after she literally emotionally abuses Yoh by triggering her), such that it makes Yoh come off super poorly this time out.
So we get Yoh once again letting her life be destroyed by being too nice, which is apparently how this series will work going forward. Yoh gets into the soup, Haruma saves her (or not), rinse and repeat, with occasional side hints about the pure evil that happened in Haruma’s house (my money is on Yoh having saved him and he’s repaying the favour, he’s just super creepy about it).
I guess the problem, besides this being a ludicrous thriller, is that by playing so coy with all the Haruma stuff (seriously, it’s practically a Japanese fish pond) it makes him into a total creep even without intending it. And Yoh gets imperilled constantly, which I guess is a slight change from the usual shojo antics, but is really selling out a character I like who deserves better than the material she’s in.
It’s such a strange series - I have rarely, if ever, rooted for the rival before, but here we are. Not that I expect anything to come of it, this title’s telling a different tale but it is definitely of its genre. I just hope we aren’t supposed to be cheering for Haruma at this stage.
3 stars - pure car crash entertainment. It’s absolutely just a dogpile of nonsense that isn’t ready to show its hand yet, so keeps layering on the crazy instead. Definitely one of those stories where I’m entertained, but I get the feeling it’s not necessarily for the reasons the mangaka intended.
How will this series end? That is the mystery that truly keeps me going with a series that is pure baloney with a melodrama glaze. I mean, Haruma is on all the covers so I don’t doubt that the Yoh and Haruma pairing is inevitable, it’s just how they plan to sell it as at all palatable.
Haruma looks after Yoh, certainly, but he’s also possessive and even if he’s not the psychopath he’s portrayed as, he’s definitely got a few boundary issues that aren’t being properly dealt with. Even if this is a projection of his past traumas it is a lot to be forcing on poor Yoh.
Like many a book before it, this series decides that the way forward is to introduce lots of antagonists who are way worse than Haruma to take the edge off him (although he definitely has one speech to himself that I’m sure is supposed to be open to interpretation but comes across like the devious plan of a total lunatic). I noted this last review, but like any good escalation they double down on it with this volume.
We do get a very satisfying dispatch of the smug bastard president from last volume, who manages to get some seriously tasty comeuppance that Yoh definitely had some hand in, but leaves a big question mark as to how much involvement he had overall because that’s this story.
Haruma steals some kisses, freaks Yoh out (her agency in this volume might be the worst it’s ever been - she is way too wishy-washy about her own life), and generally skulks around while Touya tries to sort out his feelings as well. I mean, Touya might as well not even try - the only thing he has going for him is that he’s genuinely nice and mentally stable.
We also get the introduction of Yoh’s old “friend” Wakana, who refers to herself in the third person which immediately marks her as pure evil. Okay, also once you hear any of her and Yoh’s history you will realize that this dame is poison. There is no actual good reason for Yoh to be so accommodating of her (especially after she literally emotionally abuses Yoh by triggering her), such that it makes Yoh come off super poorly this time out.
So we get Yoh once again letting her life be destroyed by being too nice, which is apparently how this series will work going forward. Yoh gets into the soup, Haruma saves her (or not), rinse and repeat, with occasional side hints about the pure evil that happened in Haruma’s house (my money is on Yoh having saved him and he’s repaying the favour, he’s just super creepy about it).
I guess the problem, besides this being a ludicrous thriller, is that by playing so coy with all the Haruma stuff (seriously, it’s practically a Japanese fish pond) it makes him into a total creep even without intending it. And Yoh gets imperilled constantly, which I guess is a slight change from the usual shojo antics, but is really selling out a character I like who deserves better than the material she’s in.
It’s such a strange series - I have rarely, if ever, rooted for the rival before, but here we are. Not that I expect anything to come of it, this title’s telling a different tale but it is definitely of its genre. I just hope we aren’t supposed to be cheering for Haruma at this stage.
3 stars - pure car crash entertainment. It’s absolutely just a dogpile of nonsense that isn’t ready to show its hand yet, so keeps layering on the crazy instead. Definitely one of those stories where I’m entertained, but I get the feeling it’s not necessarily for the reasons the mangaka intended.
December 23, 2021
I’m 100% a Touya fan!
September 12, 2022
Three volumes in, this manga feels like a very straightforward love tangle melodrama told in a mildly unconventional way.
I see some minor subtext that being polite, and being a doormat, are far too close to each other at times. Yoh will leap to the defense of other women in tricky situations, but her self-preservation instincts haven't improved since the first book. She keeps falling for obvious traps again and again.
Haruma has a terrible past, and there are hints that Yoh's suppressed memories from their shared early childhood may connect them together in ways she doesn't expect (and that this reader has expected since the early parts of the first volume). Still, his behavior, his good looks, and even his facial expressions are near-identical to those of the more obviously villainous Kunie from volume 2. There isn't that thick of a line dividing these guys.
Come to think of it, the dividing line in this series is more between dupes and manipulators than between good guys and bad guys. Sawako is an odd outlier, being too oblivious to be either bothered or affected by any of the machinations that are going on.
This volume gets three stars where the first couple of volumes got four, because this story hasn't turned out to be as complicated or suspenseful as it initially seemed. I'm willing to keep following along, since a melodrama that's aware of what it's doing can be pretty entertaining, and there's been evidence here and there that that is the case. Haruma conveniently being around every time Yoh gets into the slightest pickle (that she gets into from being one of the dupes in our dupe/manipulator universe) might get old after a while, so we'll see if author Kaido mixes things up as the series goes along.
I see some minor subtext that being polite, and being a doormat, are far too close to each other at times. Yoh will leap to the defense of other women in tricky situations, but her self-preservation instincts haven't improved since the first book. She keeps falling for obvious traps again and again.
Haruma has a terrible past, and there are hints that Yoh's suppressed memories from their shared early childhood may connect them together in ways she doesn't expect (and that this reader has expected since the early parts of the first volume). Still, his behavior, his good looks, and even his facial expressions are near-identical to those of the more obviously villainous Kunie from volume 2. There isn't that thick of a line dividing these guys.
Come to think of it, the dividing line in this series is more between dupes and manipulators than between good guys and bad guys. Sawako is an odd outlier, being too oblivious to be either bothered or affected by any of the machinations that are going on.
This volume gets three stars where the first couple of volumes got four, because this story hasn't turned out to be as complicated or suspenseful as it initially seemed. I'm willing to keep following along, since a melodrama that's aware of what it's doing can be pretty entertaining, and there's been evidence here and there that that is the case. Haruma conveniently being around every time Yoh gets into the slightest pickle (that she gets into from being one of the dupes in our dupe/manipulator universe) might get old after a while, so we'll see if author Kaido mixes things up as the series goes along.
February 16, 2024
I'm so tired of main characters who are too nice to people who are horrible to them. Yoh doesn't need to be so nice to Wakana, but she is and it's getting annoying. It's one thing pretending to be nice to them like Raeliana was in Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion vol. 2 or being too nice to one or two enemies, but Yoh is not pretending and it's not just one or two enemies, it's getting ridiculous.
I've seen some people complain about possessive main characters but I would assume that if you have read up to vol. 3, then you should love yandere characters, what are you doing still reading this series?! Those people think that just because they hate possessive love interests, that everyone does. Which is not true, many of us love yandere characters and reading about unhealthy relationships. It doesn't mean we like that in real life, of course not, but I love it in books and tv shows. I'm just tired of people reading a series they know that has a yandere character or many yandere characters and then saying how annoyed they are about the possessive character being seen as the hero. Again I ask, why are you still reading it then? If you want to know how it ends, then just read the last volume or the last two volumes and be done with it. Don't ruin yandere stories for the rest of us!
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I've seen some people complain about possessive main characters but I would assume that if you have read up to vol. 3, then you should love yandere characters, what are you doing still reading this series?! Those people think that just because they hate possessive love interests, that everyone does. Which is not true, many of us love yandere characters and reading about unhealthy relationships. It doesn't mean we like that in real life, of course not, but I love it in books and tv shows. I'm just tired of people reading a series they know that has a yandere character or many yandere characters and then saying how annoyed they are about the possessive character being seen as the hero. Again I ask, why are you still reading it then? If you want to know how it ends, then just read the last volume or the last two volumes and be done with it. Don't ruin yandere stories for the rest of us!
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September 18, 2023
3.75-4 stars ⭐️
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💗can I just start off by saying I love Touya??? ☺️ (Yoh {the fmc}’s male best friend)
💗okay it picks up after the end of vol 2 after someone messed with Yoh & let’s just say they picked the wrong girl to mess with
💗we get introduced to Wakana who went to school with Yoh when they were younger & she had a reputation of always getting the guy that Yoh was with
💗Wakana talks in the third person & it’s super cringe 😵💫😂 she doesn’t give off good friend vibes so I’m looking out for her
💗I loved alll the moments with Touya in this volume: the arcade with Yoh, him helping her with her mixed feelings for Haruma even though he has feelings for her…he just wants her happy, he really cares about her, them “spying” on Haruma & Wakana 😂🤭 ugh hes my favorite character
💗we get a very small glimpse of a flashback when Yoh goes to Haruma’s old house to try to figure out what happened but he shows up & shuts that down immediately
💗my feelings for Haruma are back and forth because sometimes I’m like 😬 no & sometimes I’m like 👀 yeah okay lol
💗excited to see where the next one goes bc of that ending!!! 😄
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💗side note:: epilogue about Yoh losing weight and wanting to diet // work it off🫤 not a fan — but Haruma saying hugs help, kisses burn calories, & removing clothing from someone raises metabolism was cute 🫶🏼
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💗can I just start off by saying I love Touya??? ☺️ (Yoh {the fmc}’s male best friend)
💗okay it picks up after the end of vol 2 after someone messed with Yoh & let’s just say they picked the wrong girl to mess with
💗we get introduced to Wakana who went to school with Yoh when they were younger & she had a reputation of always getting the guy that Yoh was with
💗Wakana talks in the third person & it’s super cringe 😵💫😂 she doesn’t give off good friend vibes so I’m looking out for her
💗I loved alll the moments with Touya in this volume: the arcade with Yoh, him helping her with her mixed feelings for Haruma even though he has feelings for her…he just wants her happy, he really cares about her, them “spying” on Haruma & Wakana 😂🤭 ugh hes my favorite character
💗we get a very small glimpse of a flashback when Yoh goes to Haruma’s old house to try to figure out what happened but he shows up & shuts that down immediately
💗my feelings for Haruma are back and forth because sometimes I’m like 😬 no & sometimes I’m like 👀 yeah okay lol
💗excited to see where the next one goes bc of that ending!!! 😄
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💗side note:: epilogue about Yoh losing weight and wanting to diet // work it off🫤 not a fan — but Haruma saying hugs help, kisses burn calories, & removing clothing from someone raises metabolism was cute 🫶🏼
October 5, 2024
3.5*
Bisher zieht es mich doch eher zu Toya. Er ist der typische Second love interest, aber.. eigentlich kein aber, ich hab schon immer mehr für den second love interest übrig gehabt, insbesondere wenn der erste, Haruma in diesem Falle, etwas zu possessive ist.
Schade drum, dass Yo so gar kein Interesse an Toya hat, welches nicht über beste Freunde hinaus geht.
Bin sehr gespannt, was es mit Yos schrecklicher Vergangenheit auf sich hat, an die sie sich nicht erinnern kann und die Haruma nicht will, dass sie sich an sie erinnert. Vielleicht kann ich danach auch Harumas Verhalten besser verstehen und vielleicht mag ich ihn dann auch lieber.
Bisher zieht es mich doch eher zu Toya. Er ist der typische Second love interest, aber.. eigentlich kein aber, ich hab schon immer mehr für den second love interest übrig gehabt, insbesondere wenn der erste, Haruma in diesem Falle, etwas zu possessive ist.
Schade drum, dass Yo so gar kein Interesse an Toya hat, welches nicht über beste Freunde hinaus geht.
Bin sehr gespannt, was es mit Yos schrecklicher Vergangenheit auf sich hat, an die sie sich nicht erinnern kann und die Haruma nicht will, dass sie sich an sie erinnert. Vielleicht kann ich danach auch Harumas Verhalten besser verstehen und vielleicht mag ich ihn dann auch lieber.
December 18, 2022
Given the number of toxic people in Yoh's life, it's no wonder that she's regressing in the self confidence area. It doesn't help that repressed memories are in the mix or that manipulations by so called friends reopen old wounds and essentially put her into a state of PTSD and undo whatever progress she'd made. I'm beginning to look forward to how Haruma will get back at the people who hurt her. 😆
November 25, 2021
AMAZING!
I’m a simp and omggggg the love triangle is waking up. I’m so upset it ended like that like what does she say?! How does haruma react?! Idk who I ship D: also that Wakana needs to back off >:( glad I bought this manga! 10-10 :33 now I can’t sleep cuz I wanna know what happens >:(
I’m a simp and omggggg the love triangle is waking up. I’m so upset it ended like that like what does she say?! How does haruma react?! Idk who I ship D: also that Wakana needs to back off >:( glad I bought this manga! 10-10 :33 now I can’t sleep cuz I wanna know what happens >:(
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January 27, 2022
I honestly don't know why I'm reading this series. I do not like Haruma (or yandere characters for that matter), so I can't really root for the main couple. I guess I'm hoping for character redemption.
June 8, 2025
I didn’t like this volume as much as the previous 2, and I think a big part of why is because this series is committed to making her platonic BFF actually have romantic feelings for her. 😅 I had been so happy to see a relationship that *wasn’t* playing out stereotypically…
August 29, 2022
Ein wenig langatmig
March 22, 2023
Why is every character vindictive and secretive? I know why…. But people are scary.
April 25, 2023
Wakana is a pick me and can totally pick which hand I’m gonna slap some sense into her with :) also WHY IS SHE TALKING IN THE THIRD PERSON SHES ANNOYING
October 28, 2023
Yandere love is my total fav trope
February 26, 2024
Hoooo buddy that’s how you get murdered. Even if this wasn’t a stalker romance the emotional weight between the two of them would interest me!
July 9, 2024
Haruma is such a creep. I think I'm in love.
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August 11, 2025
why is this the most toxic thing ive read yet I can't stop.... it's like cocaine. I need more lol
July 16, 2024
Omg so finally some confessions are made! I luv jealousy tropes 😎🤩
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May 4, 2023this series is so addicting holy shit😭
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