いつか恋になるまで 下

いつか恋になるまで #2

by Tomo Kurahashi

付き合い始めたものの、先へ進めずにいた2人。

必要だったのはささいなきっかけで、和馬は千秋を欲しがる体に素直に従った。
思春期とは怖いもので、一度踏み越えてしまえばいくらでも求めずにはいられない。

ただ幸せな時間を重ねるほど、和馬には抱く思いがあった。

この関係は、誰にも言えない―――。

そんな変化にいち早く気づいたのは、やっぱり千秋で…?

Genres: Manga, Romance, LGBT, Yaoi, Boys Love, Graphic Novels, Queer

197 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 30, 2019

About the author

Tomo KURAHASHI (倉橋トモ) is a Japanese manga artist.

She is also known as a dōjinshi artist as with circle name Kiron.

Reviews

[alex :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

i felt my heart crack when i finished this. it’s always the couples that i’ve grown fond of that only have two volumes ಥ_ಥ

[任煦涵 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crying in the club rn cause what even. I didn’t expect this to make me emotional. This was a really sweet volume and I wish when I was in HS that I accepted myself as queer like these two do.. anyway read this series if you want smth to melt your heart.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Omg it ended with cliffhanger, cart wait for next volume ☺️

[Daesy · Rating 5 out of 5]

See review volume 1.

[Gloria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dibujo 4⭐
Personajes 4⭐
Argumento 4⭐
Coherencia 4⭐
Originalidad 4⭐
Disfrute 5⭐

[zolarex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kiedy skończyłam pierwszą cześć bez większego zastanowienia zabrałam się za drugi tom i dzięki niemu pokochałam chłopaków tysiąc razy bardziej. Tutaj znajdziemy zdecydowanie więcej spicy scen, których czytanie sprawiało, że robiło mi się gorąco. Dodatkowo ten tom również światła doprawiony szczyptą świetnego humoru przez ci czytanie jej zupełnie mi się nie nudziło.

[Alejandro · Rating 4 out of 5]

En estos dos primeros tomos, nos acercamos a la vida y cotidianeidad de dos amigos de toda la vida, Kazuma y Chiaki, que poco a poco se van dando cuenta de que es más que amistad lo que los une. Aunque Kazuma, en un principio, no acepta su identidad, poco a poco se irá dando cuenta de lo mucho que disfruta de la compañía de Chiaki, así como del amor incondicional que éste le profesa, y decide abrirse al cambio que supone verlo como pareja 🫂✨.

La historia, en sí, es simple, pero resulta interesante ver, a través de los pensamientos de varios personajes, lo difícil que es ser homosexual en la sociedad japonesa, y cómo éstos temen ser rechazados por sus seres queridos y amigos ❤️‍🩹.

Los momentos románticos y spicy 🌶️ -porque sí, hay contenido explícito, chicos- son maravillosos, y hacen que quieras proteger a los protagonistas a toda costa.

Esta es la primera tanda de la historia de nuestros chicos y, sin duda, pienso seguir leyendo los siguientes tomos, en los que podremos adentrarnos en su vida como universitarios y, posteriormente, como adultos independientes 👨🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻.

[bee · Rating 4 out of 5]

[ ★★★,7 / 5 ]

A prequel of 家族になろうよ (Kazoku ni Narouyo).

This series got more emotional and will hit different if you read the main story first 🆙️

[ベッカ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pure, relatively uncomplicated cuteness❤️
Also, PROTECT HONJO AT ALL COSTS. Honjo x Tomoe when????

[Manon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this one so much.

[Carl's · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lol no me esperaba que iba a llorar con este tomo

[Ester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mi obra favorita, sin duda, de Tomo Kurahashi. Retrata perfectamente la sexualidad en la adolescencia, la curiosidad, las dudas, pedo el deseo irrefrenable, el miedo al futuro (ya me diréis con 16-18 años qué futuro se puede tener claro y no tener miedo) y también te enseña el valor de la amistad, el amor por la familia y el inmenso amor romántico que puedes sentir por alguien de una manera sana, bella, hermosa y pura (y puede ser puro y estar teniendo sexo a mansalva que lo a gente confunde pureza con abstinencia sexual y no). En fin que para mí es un must y de lo mejor que he podido leer este 2022.

[Dabi · Rating 5 out of 5]

SON MONÍSIMOS DE PRINCIPIO A FIN FJADSFLAJDLFAJ

[⭐️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was sooo cuute what the heck! And consent?? In my manga?!!! What!!!!?

I cant believe this was a prequel to Let’s Be A Family!!!! I need that book NOW!!!!!

[K · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's weird that this feels like a prequel, but the kind where you're not supposed to read it out of the original publication order, because the "backstory" is meant to fill in the little snippets of the past that you'd wondered about while reading the main story. (Something I would argue about a series like Narnia, for similar reasons!)

I did like this volume; I was kind of surprised that all the pining was gone and they're just solidly in a mutual relationship now, because I hadn't remembered the first volume ending on such a settled note. The main issue in this one is that while Chiaki is building his future around Kazuma, fully intending to plan his school and everything else around his boyfriend, that's a term Kazuma still won't let him use in public, or even with their family and friends.

Their relationship stays secret from their families for two years. I did like the time jump, and the sense that they've really anchored in their love for each other. Plus we get to see things like Kazuma playing soccer again (not on an official team, but still pursuing something he enjoys), and meeting and getting advice from an openly gay guy who'd lost opportunities because of his sexuality, but had grown up happy and confident.

But there were a lot of very obvious Easter eggs that it's clear original readers were supposed to understand. Like the extremely random reveal that Kazuma is an amazing artist - something that is never hinted at in the course of these two volumes? I assume in the original story where they're an established couple and working adults, Kazuma is probably an artist. And there are all these little scenes with Tomoe, who still doesn't make a whole lot of sense in their lives...

But I read the synopsis of the original story, and the kid they end up adopting is hers. So she just sort of got shoe-horned into their backstory? As this free spirit "amazing" character whom I'd thought had been getting set up for a post-graduation relationship with the kind teacher, but who's jetting off to other countries instead.

I feel like I might be more attached to the backstory after reading the main "future" one, so if Sublime licenses and publishes that one as well, I'll revisit and see if I feel differently. It's an interesting storyline that has some good bones but feels weirdly paced and kind of scattered.

Super disappointing, honestly, that the "hey we're dating" reveal to their parents is one page right at the end and isn't actually shown. I get the sense from these volumes that Kazuma's family would be supportive, but Chiaki's mother hit him in the face for daring to make his own plans about college and his future, so...not showing how she reacts to him dating his male childhood best friend feels like a pretty huge story gap.

[Alma Lectora · Rating 4 out of 5]

En el segundo tomo, seguimos con los problemas de la pareja, de poder decir libremente que se quieren al resto de las personas que los rodean. Pero también se les juntan otro problema, su futuro fuera del instituto. Y es que tienen que decidir si ir a la universidad o trabajar. Chiaki es el que más problemas tendrá en casa respecto a su futuro académico con su familia porque él quiere una cosa bastante diferente a lo que quiere su familia. Mientras que Kazuma descubrirá que tiene cierto talento que le puede abrir un futuro académico y laboral que no había pensado. Siempre estarán apoyados por su amiga y el profesor.
Es una historia llena de lucha, amor y apoyo a uno mismo y a las personas que quieres. Vemos el amor entre amigos. Y un gran crecimiento de los personajes del primer volumen al final del segundo.
La ilustración me ha gustado mucho. Tiene ilustraciones a doble páginas preciosas. Y los primeros planos de los rostros muestran muy bien las emociones.

[R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's hard to tell if this series will be ongoing or is ending here, but things do seem to be looking up. There are some hints of Tomoe being close to their teacher as well, or wanting to be perhaps as she seems to at least have a friendly if not more open relationship with him than most students traditionally do with their teachers. All three of them are taking steps towards their new futures after graduating high school, and seem to have each at least found peace if not some form of happiness in their new goals and outlooks. Kazuma especially is surprising in this volume as he steps up on several occasions, even to Chiaki's surprise. At least if the series does end here, it will end on a positive note with some good optimism for their futures.

[Jud · Rating 4 out of 5]

¡Enamorémonos! Vol. 2 sigue bastante en la línea de su predecesor, ¡Enamorémonos! Vol. 1 : diálogos divertidos, paneles desinhibidos (llamémoslo así), personajes simpáticos y una historia entretenida. En este tomo vemos el final de los años de instituto de Chiaki, Kazuma y Tomoe. Por tanto, también conocemos sus miedos, sus deseos y sus planes respecto al futuro que les espera. En mi opinión, Es una continuación y un final digno para esta serie, la cual he disfrutado mucho.

[Lily Ackerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Literalmente estaba llorando de amor desde más o menos la mitad del tomo.

Me considero una gran fan de las historias sobre como el primer amor triunfa y se vuelve su único amor, y esta historia me dió eso por completo.

Creo que el único problema que tendría con este manga sería el hecho de que me hace creer que el amor existe y que algo así me podría pasar, pero dejando eso de lado, todo es realmente maravilloso.

Amo demasiado esta historia de principio a fin, y sin dudarlo podría recomendar esta historia.

[Zian B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love the way that Chiaki and Kazuma navigated their relationship throughout this volume, since they had to handle the pressure of what happens after high school along with the reality that their love isn’t always accepted. The way that they communicated was a bit messy but adorable all the same, since they did manage to communicate and not have many misunderstandings. I also really enjoyed seeing how both interacted with their friend: Tomoe, along with other more minor characters.
Overall, I really hope that more of Tomo Kurahashi’s work gets licensed by SuBLime.

[Henli · Rating 4 out of 5]

This prequel series is really cute. In this volume, Chiaki and Kazuma are officially in a relationship and things get rather spicy as they take things to the next level. Kazuma deals with some insecurities around being in a same-sex relationship and some guilt over not being open with friends and family about the relationship. There's also some stress over what their future might look like together. The two are really very sweet together though and try to figure out how to deal with these things together. I've really enjoyed this series.

[Sunshine☀️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this quite a bit more than the first volume (largely because they were a bit older). I'm still conflicted on how I feel about the explicitness based on their ages, but I truly love everything else about this manga. Both MCs are likable and fleshed-out, and their relationship is really wonderful. It's the perfect amount of angsty, fluffy, and cute, and I overall really enjoyed this series.

[Pauline (Kiriiti's Blog) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bref, « Let’s be together » est une série que j’ai globalement apprécié. Cela ne m’a pas trop plu que les deux garçons continuent leurs ébats alors que Kazuma a une copine mais sinon, j’ai aimé la prise de conscience de Kazuma et la façon dont la mangaka a fait basculer la relation d’amitié entre les deux protagonistes en relation amoureuse. C’est fait avec douceur et amour. J’ai aussi apprécié les mentions sur le coming-out et le préservatif car même si ce ne sont pas des sujets qui ont été très poussés, ils ont le mérite d’être présents.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

They're SO cute and wholesome. I loved the discussion about acceptance and how they discussed their futures together. Reading this just made me feel happy. I need to reread Let's Be a Family. I need MORE.

[Paulibrarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Less appealing than Vol. 1, but nevertheless a worthy entry in the series, this is essentially a continuation of an infatuation between two school-age boys in Japan. Well written and illustrated (explicitly in places).

[alessia kacbufi warner · Rating 5 out of 5]

oddio che bello non ce la posso fare sento il cuore esplodermi dalla gioia!

[Betsy :D · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO CUTE!!!!!

[Lady Aqua · Rating 4 out of 5]

Necesito más de ellos, paulatinamente se acercan y desarrollan su vínculo.

[Mr No]

4 stars

[laiaowo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5