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モブ子の恋 / Mobuko's Love #3
A Side Character's Love Story, Vol. 3
It's summer, and through sheer determination, Nobuko's achieved a small miracle: she can finally have a normal conversation with her crush. She hopes things can continue on like this forever, but her junior coworker Abe-san imparts a warning about trying to "keep things the same" when it comes to love. Could this fellow side character's love story be a glimpse into Nobuko's future?
158 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 20, 2018
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July 10, 2022
THE CLIFFHANGER!
This is really so cute!! I'm dying for this couple to be together officially! Love that Irie's finally coming to terms with his feelings and he knew that he shouldn't keep asking her out for a date or something without actually clearing his intentions.
I swear, when was the last time I left it on my bookshelf unfinished? It's really something, albeit kinda ordinary (lol, the title's saying a lot about it,) and maybe draggy at times, but it's still cute and I still like it!
This is really so cute!! I'm dying for this couple to be together officially! Love that Irie's finally coming to terms with his feelings and he knew that he shouldn't keep asking her out for a date or something without actually clearing his intentions.
I swear, when was the last time I left it on my bookshelf unfinished? It's really something, albeit kinda ordinary (lol, the title's saying a lot about it,) and maybe draggy at times, but it's still cute and I still like it!
December 10, 2025
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May 13, 2022
4,5/5 estrellas
No me canso de lo tierna que es esta historia.
En este tercer tomo todo continua tras la primera cita entre Nobuko e Irie. Pero pasan los meses y su relación no cambia mucho, tienen conversaciones más largas pero se siguen tratando con la cordialidad de antes. Tanto Nobuko como Irie piensan en qué hacer para dar el siguiente paso, y es gracias a la ayuda de Abe y Kaneko que se deciden y tienen una segunda cita. Los sentimientos crecen hasta el punto de no conformarse con como está todo ahora y querer más en su relación.
Sigo feliz por ver como se desarrolla poco a poco la relación entre los protagonistas. Va lenta porque sus personalidades introvertidas hacen que se lo cuestionen todo mucho antes de decidirse, pero hace que se aprecie más lo que sienten. Y me ha gustado mucho poder conocer más sobre el pasado de Abe, su amor de instituto, y que Kaneko muestre que es algo más que un personaje cómico.
El final del tomo me ha dejado con los sentimientos a flor de piel y ganas de más.
No me canso de lo tierna que es esta historia.
En este tercer tomo todo continua tras la primera cita entre Nobuko e Irie. Pero pasan los meses y su relación no cambia mucho, tienen conversaciones más largas pero se siguen tratando con la cordialidad de antes. Tanto Nobuko como Irie piensan en qué hacer para dar el siguiente paso, y es gracias a la ayuda de Abe y Kaneko que se deciden y tienen una segunda cita. Los sentimientos crecen hasta el punto de no conformarse con como está todo ahora y querer más en su relación.
Sigo feliz por ver como se desarrolla poco a poco la relación entre los protagonistas. Va lenta porque sus personalidades introvertidas hacen que se lo cuestionen todo mucho antes de decidirse, pero hace que se aprecie más lo que sienten. Y me ha gustado mucho poder conocer más sobre el pasado de Abe, su amor de instituto, y que Kaneko muestre que es algo más que un personaje cómico.
El final del tomo me ha dejado con los sentimientos a flor de piel y ganas de más.
January 11, 2023
Really cute
This story makes me feel so happy and full of wonder. As if I'm in there shoes too, especially I'm like them. All this characters and especially the main characters are amazing. The slow build relationship is something i am liking about this story. Will go to volume 4 soon.😊
This story makes me feel so happy and full of wonder. As if I'm in there shoes too, especially I'm like them. All this characters and especially the main characters are amazing. The slow build relationship is something i am liking about this story. Will go to volume 4 soon.😊
June 17, 2023
They are both trying so hard! The shyness is excruciating to watch - I mean, I get it, but still.
I am curious as to what the next step will be and who will be the one to initiate it. There are 14 volumes (so far?), and they are taking baby steps, but they are moving.
I would be most disappointed if some stupid misunderstanding came between them and they had to start over again.
I am curious as to what the next step will be and who will be the one to initiate it. There are 14 volumes (so far?), and they are taking baby steps, but they are moving.
I would be most disappointed if some stupid misunderstanding came between them and they had to start over again.
September 26, 2022
So cute! I love the budding relationship between Nobuko and Irie and how they're slowly coming out of their shells. This one left off with a cliffhanger so I'll be diving into the next one soon.
March 13, 2023
Absolutely adorable slice-of-life. The characters feel so real. If you’re looking for drama, this isn’t the manga for you. This is 100% sweet, feel-good bliss. 🥰
November 4, 2022
- 3 stars
- it's slow but in a relaxing way?? the dual pov makes it so fun to read, its just a fun and light-hearted story
- it's slow but in a relaxing way?? the dual pov makes it so fun to read, its just a fun and light-hearted story
April 12, 2020
2020 Read #337
Things are dragging a little in this series, but I do adore its simplicity and the relatable characters. It’s just really cute and satisfying to me to watch two introverted characters fall in love with each other and try to build a lasting relationship. There are snags along the way, of course, since the characters are so shy with one another — but I continue to find it endearing instead of boring.
Things are dragging a little in this series, but I do adore its simplicity and the relatable characters. It’s just really cute and satisfying to me to watch two introverted characters fall in love with each other and try to build a lasting relationship. There are snags along the way, of course, since the characters are so shy with one another — but I continue to find it endearing instead of boring.
October 17, 2022
Really enjoy the dual pov from his/her perspectives! And it feels like they're starting to make progress 😌
I know this manga is more on the slow-side, but it feels really comforting to read! And there are also a ton of cute moments! (Like their trip to the zoo, or when he remembers their first meeting etc)
Overall, loving this series! And with that cliff-hangar 👀 now I need to know what happens next
Rating: 4/5
I know this manga is more on the slow-side, but it feels really comforting to read! And there are also a ton of cute moments! (Like their trip to the zoo, or when he remembers their first meeting etc)
Overall, loving this series! And with that cliff-hangar 👀 now I need to know what happens next
Rating: 4/5
September 12, 2023
It is indeed feels like a side story, nothing unexceptional but still cute and interesting to read. I mean, this is more reading characters' story instead of the actual and whole story. The drawing style is too cute 🥰 this one captured even the little details around them, if you paid attention and enjoy it then maybe you can enjoy this too. If you're being impatient and didn't much paid attention to it you might find this boring 😂 so make sure you read this when you're in a good mood haha
July 29, 2022
That ending though 👀
March 6, 2023
Définitivement un gros coup de coeur pour cette série!
April 9, 2020
4 stars. Slowed down a bit with a couple of editing errors. Still super soft and cute
July 16, 2022
These are just delightful. I love the relationships between the characters and how supportive the friends, who are all coworkers, are. Any teasing is friendly and well meant. Mostly they are just super supportive and encouraging. This is not my experience with people who are super quiet and shy in American culture, in general, and I don’t know enough of Japanese culture and work relationship traditions to know if the difference is cultural or is just the individual characters of this specific group of coworkers. I have been where Tanaka is in the beginning of this volume, and I have had a variation of Abe’s experience and I really loved what Abe did for Tanaka as a result of her experience. Also, and I’ll have to mark this for spoilers, I adored that they basically went on a date to discuss where they would go on their next date and neither of them seemed to realize it. This is the sweetest story!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 13, 2020
There’s some distractingly bad grammar in this book, yowza. Beyond that, the story of our introverted couple continues (and I do like that they’re both incredibly shy, it‘s a nice change in dynamics). Their relationship is pretty charming, much like the book, but as slow as it was before it is positively glacial now.
This series is pretty disposable for me - it’s a light read where I don’t expect much, but if it doesn’t pick up the pace a bit it’ll be ten volumes before anybody confesses, twenty-five before they hug, and thirty-seven before they kiss.
A series with a high level of romantic tension can get away with that, but, with its low-watt smoulder, this series cannot. I’m not saying this should be a bodice-ripper, but introversion or no, you can’t keep hammering the same variations on story beats over and over and hope to hold the audience’s interest.
This series is pretty disposable for me - it’s a light read where I don’t expect much, but if it doesn’t pick up the pace a bit it’ll be ten volumes before anybody confesses, twenty-five before they hug, and thirty-seven before they kiss.
A series with a high level of romantic tension can get away with that, but, with its low-watt smoulder, this series cannot. I’m not saying this should be a bodice-ripper, but introversion or no, you can’t keep hammering the same variations on story beats over and over and hope to hold the audience’s interest.
August 13, 2020
A nice, slow pace. It's rather relaxing.
Some manga, you feel like they try to cram in every possible thing they can think of, plus their gramma. Like Love Hina. Don't get me wrong that's a fantastic series, a true classic. But it's nice to read a story with a much slower pace, slower tempo. I'm sure some think it just drags on... but I rather enjoy it. Two introverts, both timid & shy on top of that, well why can't they take things at a pace they like? Who says every rom-com has to be frantic? I think in the long run, the slow pace they are both using will work out good for them. Personally, I wouldn't take things this slowly, but I've certainly never been accused of being introverted or shy. Art, plain, yet very fitting. Dialogue, fitting. Characters, believable, likeable, adorable.
Some manga, you feel like they try to cram in every possible thing they can think of, plus their gramma. Like Love Hina. Don't get me wrong that's a fantastic series, a true classic. But it's nice to read a story with a much slower pace, slower tempo. I'm sure some think it just drags on... but I rather enjoy it. Two introverts, both timid & shy on top of that, well why can't they take things at a pace they like? Who says every rom-com has to be frantic? I think in the long run, the slow pace they are both using will work out good for them. Personally, I wouldn't take things this slowly, but I've certainly never been accused of being introverted or shy. Art, plain, yet very fitting. Dialogue, fitting. Characters, believable, likeable, adorable.
April 7, 2023
I enjoyed reading volume 3! I got to know more about Nobuko’s friend, Abe and her past love, and more of Iris’s thoughts on romance.
What I found interesting was that although Nobuko is basically one of the main characters in this side character story, there are other side characters within the manga when you learn of their past love encounters.
In this volume, Abe says, “then if things stay the way they are…that future you’re wishing for won’t happen.” She was speaking from experience and I know that what she went through, might have caused some feelings of regret or heartbreak. It’s also something I resonate with.
I felt sad for her but I hope she’ll find mutual love that give her a lot of happiness!
What I found interesting was that although Nobuko is basically one of the main characters in this side character story, there are other side characters within the manga when you learn of their past love encounters.
In this volume, Abe says, “then if things stay the way they are…that future you’re wishing for won’t happen.” She was speaking from experience and I know that what she went through, might have caused some feelings of regret or heartbreak. It’s also something I resonate with.
I felt sad for her but I hope she’ll find mutual love that give her a lot of happiness!
January 9, 2023
Ahh this is such a feel-good and lighthearted shoujo! It reminds of a time when I used to read such slow-burn and endearing shoujo mangas when I was younger maybe that’s why I enjoy it so much. In this third volume, Irie and Tanaka go on their second date at the zoo and we’re finally inching towards confession time! The character profession is going well and I can’t wait to read the fourth volume.
November 18, 2022
A Side Characters Love Story Vol. 3
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158 Pages
NOT THE FREAKING CLIFFHANGER!!! This series definitely has me hooked. I felt like this book was a lot of trying to build up the courage to speak your truth and while I love the slow burn , I just want them to TELL EACH OTHER HOW THEY FEEL.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 5, 2023
Me enojé cuando termino este volumen!!! Ugh, como dije de vol. dos, me gusta que esta seria entiende como somos los penosos, y Mobuko…me duele como somos similares. 🥲 Pero, Abe y Kaneko son buenos amigos, por que ellos ayudan a Mobuko y Irie entender qué ocupan tener confianza, y después de dos meses sin salir, ellos van al zoológico juntos. Irie, hablé!!!!
August 8, 2023
Things are really moving forward in small steps but I enjoy seeing the characters really work through their feelings. Also, the real background characters know more than they let on I bet… they seem able to read people well so I think they’re stepping back to let Irie and Nobuko work things out at their own pace.
May 26, 2020
Backgrounds
This artist/author is slick! Watch the background of the panels. They sneak in cute/funny things pretty often. I guffaw at least once a volume, and I'm probably missing some still.
This artist/author is slick! Watch the background of the panels. They sneak in cute/funny things pretty often. I guffaw at least once a volume, and I'm probably missing some still.
February 13, 2023
This is just so cute. The sweetest and the awkward that these two have with each other. I love how they went to the zoo and wasn't sure how fast they should go or not. How they don't know how to act yet then both like each other. It's just so sweet. I can't wait to read more from this series.
June 27, 2024
Author really has a way of showing the characters hesitation and thoughts on why sometimes it is more comfortable to maintain a level of interaction with the opposite sex that's relatable to others and sheds a light to others who haven't been in the characters shoes.
November 2, 2022
AHHHHHHHHH
February 13, 2023
ahhhh sooo cute i feel like he was finally gonna tell her his feelings and then BANG! cliff hanger lol i cant wait to see what he ends up doing
March 3, 2023
these are quick reads
The story is starting to get more interesting I can’t wait to see where it keeps going from here. Really enjoying this series
The story is starting to get more interesting I can’t wait to see where it keeps going from here. Really enjoying this series
March 19, 2023
cuuuuute
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