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思い、思われ、ふり、ふられ [Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare] #8
Love Me, Love Me Not, Vol. 8
Love and friendship have become quite complicated for these four friends. Yuna and Rio have started dating, and Akari and Kazuomi are growing closer. But now that Akari’s ex-boyfriend wants her back, will Kazuomi find the right time to tell Akari how he feels?
184 pages, Paperback
First published April 25, 2018
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About the author
Io Sakisaka
91 books1,527 followersIo Sakisaka (咲坂伊緒) is a Japanese manga artist. She also designed the characters for the anime movie HAL. Her works are:
-Call My Name (2001)
-Watashi no Koibito (2002)
-Bye-Bye, Little (2002)
-Blue (2006)
-Mascara Blues (2007)
-Strobe Edge (2007)
-Ao Haru Ride (2011)
-Sono Omokage o Shitteru (2013) (oneshot)
-Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare (2015)
-Otome no Itari (2020) (oneshot)
-Sakura, Saku (2021)
-Call My Name (2001)
-Watashi no Koibito (2002)
-Bye-Bye, Little (2002)
-Blue (2006)
-Mascara Blues (2007)
-Strobe Edge (2007)
-Ao Haru Ride (2011)
-Sono Omokage o Shitteru (2013) (oneshot)
-Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare (2015)
-Otome no Itari (2020) (oneshot)
-Sakura, Saku (2021)
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May 31, 2021
So maybe this is overly dramatic, but the experience of love and hormones and social and self uncertainty was certainly dramatic from the inside when I was experiencing it in high school! So while the stakes are low, the emotions are real. and the characters and their mixed up knots are engaging. Love some of the little details and growth, like Rio being totally insufferable about dating someone and wanting to have a romantic Christmas. I'm sure there will be drama with Rio and Yuna at some point, but right now the push and pull and kindness and uncertainty between Akari and Kazuomi are far more interesting (and Akari's self-doubt is really starting to wear). There's nothing too earth shattering or profound here, but it's a fun, romantic, soap opera.
**Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
**Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
April 16, 2019
Muriendome por dentro porque le pondría un 10 solo por las escenas de Navidad 😢
May 8, 2019
Although the second couple is disappointing me, mainly because of the male lead, the main couple is extra cute. I do feel however that the story slows down a bit.
November 13, 2018
3 stelle e mezzo
Questo volume è un oscillare tra la dolcezza e la tenerezza, le tavole delle pagine finali sono magnifiche!
MA... il terzo incomodo, buttato lì tanto per allungare la storia proprio NO!
Questo volume è un oscillare tra la dolcezza e la tenerezza, le tavole delle pagine finali sono magnifiche!
MA... il terzo incomodo, buttato lì tanto per allungare la storia proprio NO!
September 26, 2020
You will literally never catch me giving a manga from this series less than 5 stars. Its impossible. Impossible I tell you. These characters (most importantly YUNA AND RIO), the drawings, the story *chef’s kiss*. Its perfect.
August 9, 2022
Me desesperan jajajaja
September 12, 2022
one of my favorites from the series so far
May 8, 2021
Yuna and Rio are officially a couple and are being very, very couple-y. It’s a good distraction from Rio and Akari’s home life, which has taken a turn for the worst. Meanwhile, Kazuomi and Akari dance around their affection for one another, but Christmas looms large on the horizon, as do potential rivals...
We’re back with another instalment of the melodramatic Io Sakisaka we all know and love - a tale fraught with, as noted, romantic rivals, desperate confessions, tense cliffhangers, and Christmas plans going horribly awry.
Except it’s none of those things.
Credit where credit is due - this volume is a massive table flip of all the expected tropes that many mangaka and especially this author know and revel in. It is one of the best arguments I’ve seen for Sakisaka’s true talents as everything here is quite good even with a modest snub of the conventions she relies on.
The way the whole rival thing is handled really struck me as great - he apparently wants something back he gave to Akari and, in addition to an excuse to see her, I was waiting for the nauseatingly obvious answer to that whole line when he said it. It’s dangling right there the entire time.
But Akari and Kazuomi have a lot of baggage to unpack at the moment and after Kazuomi has the most ‘I want to punch this book’ moment during a classroom conversation (argh, Kazuomi, you idiot) they are at least honest enough with one another to defuse the whole subplot (with a conclusion that genuinely surprised me).
As for Rio and Yuna, well, they’re encapsulating that ‘new car smell’ you get at the start of a relationship to a nauseating degree. Yuna’s still a little down on herself, but she’s doing yards better than she used to be. They are both fairly saccharine together, as it should be.
Then Christmas strikes and they all get even worse - the cynic in me thinks having two couples featured in this series was an attempt to get two Christmas dates out of it, but both work because they are so very different.
Yuna and Rio are so sweet they’ll rot your teeth, but this is a lot more main couple interaction than I expect from Sakisaka, who has a bad tendency to axe her series just when couples get together. It’s nice to see her doing something different and it really works in the quiet moments when the two just hang out and talk (one scene at a picnic table is just kind of flat-out pure charm). There’s a good chemistry here.*
And when disaster strikes... it’s just dealt with, like real people would. If anything, it pushes our couple even closer together. It’s such a smart way to implement and address something like this.
Meanwhile, Akari and Kazoumi have an accidental date that befits their relationship to this point. It’s a cute point that these two are clearly, in reality, so alike that they both can’t overcome the same hurdles that would let them be together like they want. I also appreciate the guest appearance of KFC.
Kazoumi gets some long overdue fleshing out here and I’m starting to think (or continue to think, no time to read my old stuff) that Akari is actually the most interesting and complicated character in the book. She’s definitely got a facade with a lot behind it.
4 stars. Credit to our esteemed creator - when she brings it, she brings it. This remains the lesser of all her works that I’ve read, but if it had been more like this volume to begin with it might be a whole other story. It’s really picking up as it goes along (oddly after divesting that stupid step-sibling romance, must be coincidence).
*there is a level of dread that I hope we can ignore where it feels like lightning is going to strike one of these two and send them staggering into the path of truck-kun while falling down the stairs.
We’re back with another instalment of the melodramatic Io Sakisaka we all know and love - a tale fraught with, as noted, romantic rivals, desperate confessions, tense cliffhangers, and Christmas plans going horribly awry.
Except it’s none of those things.
Credit where credit is due - this volume is a massive table flip of all the expected tropes that many mangaka and especially this author know and revel in. It is one of the best arguments I’ve seen for Sakisaka’s true talents as everything here is quite good even with a modest snub of the conventions she relies on.
The way the whole rival thing is handled really struck me as great - he apparently wants something back he gave to Akari and, in addition to an excuse to see her, I was waiting for the nauseatingly obvious answer to that whole line when he said it. It’s dangling right there the entire time.
But Akari and Kazuomi have a lot of baggage to unpack at the moment and after Kazuomi has the most ‘I want to punch this book’ moment during a classroom conversation (argh, Kazuomi, you idiot) they are at least honest enough with one another to defuse the whole subplot (with a conclusion that genuinely surprised me).
As for Rio and Yuna, well, they’re encapsulating that ‘new car smell’ you get at the start of a relationship to a nauseating degree. Yuna’s still a little down on herself, but she’s doing yards better than she used to be. They are both fairly saccharine together, as it should be.
Then Christmas strikes and they all get even worse - the cynic in me thinks having two couples featured in this series was an attempt to get two Christmas dates out of it, but both work because they are so very different.
Yuna and Rio are so sweet they’ll rot your teeth, but this is a lot more main couple interaction than I expect from Sakisaka, who has a bad tendency to axe her series just when couples get together. It’s nice to see her doing something different and it really works in the quiet moments when the two just hang out and talk (one scene at a picnic table is just kind of flat-out pure charm). There’s a good chemistry here.*
And when disaster strikes... it’s just dealt with, like real people would. If anything, it pushes our couple even closer together. It’s such a smart way to implement and address something like this.
Meanwhile, Akari and Kazoumi have an accidental date that befits their relationship to this point. It’s a cute point that these two are clearly, in reality, so alike that they both can’t overcome the same hurdles that would let them be together like they want. I also appreciate the guest appearance of KFC.
Kazoumi gets some long overdue fleshing out here and I’m starting to think (or continue to think, no time to read my old stuff) that Akari is actually the most interesting and complicated character in the book. She’s definitely got a facade with a lot behind it.
4 stars. Credit to our esteemed creator - when she brings it, she brings it. This remains the lesser of all her works that I’ve read, but if it had been more like this volume to begin with it might be a whole other story. It’s really picking up as it goes along (oddly after divesting that stupid step-sibling romance, must be coincidence).
*there is a level of dread that I hope we can ignore where it feels like lightning is going to strike one of these two and send them staggering into the path of truck-kun while falling down the stairs.
March 15, 2024
VIDEO REVIEW HERE: https://youtu.be/X2Egrujlhfc
"Having someone you love hug you is way more amazing than I thought it would be."
This series really hits everything for me, and I love it more and more because of that!
I'm truly amazed at how we have the swoony and super cute romance while also having the slowburn romance that makes sense and isn't overly drawn out. It honestly makes this series feel special because I deeply love how both our heroines have worked on themselves before entering into a relationship with someone else.
Akari is a wonderful example of this and have been deeply touched by her parts in this story. Just when I think she can't be as exciting as Yuna, she surprises me each and every time! While I can't super relate to Kazu in wanting to be a "middle shoot-in" so to speak, I can relate to sticking with something that neither makes people's expectations rise nor makes them disappointed in you. Hearing Akari share about her dream and that even if there may not seem like it will be something she can fulfill in the future, she is still chasing it in the now with no regrets because that's what she WANTS to do. It's deeply inspiring and I am so thankful Akari is in this story and shows me a new way of looking at things.
I ADORED everything with Yuna!! It's so beautiful seeing her so happy and definitely very exciting to see how hard Rio has fallen for her! Considering how he was in the beginning, I honestly never expected him to be so sweet with her! He really is a good guy!
On an unrelated note, I really like the conversations that talk about the arguments their parents have and not wanting to be home. I hardly ever talked with friends about my parents arguing because I was embarrassed it wasn't the "perfect family" I thought others believed it to be, so I wouldn't say anything, but I definitely hated being home. Seeing almost all our leads share at some point they just don't want to be home really hit a soft spot in me.
Another very fantastic volume!!
"Having someone you love hug you is way more amazing than I thought it would be."
This series really hits everything for me, and I love it more and more because of that!
I'm truly amazed at how we have the swoony and super cute romance while also having the slowburn romance that makes sense and isn't overly drawn out. It honestly makes this series feel special because I deeply love how both our heroines have worked on themselves before entering into a relationship with someone else.
Akari is a wonderful example of this and have been deeply touched by her parts in this story. Just when I think she can't be as exciting as Yuna, she surprises me each and every time! While I can't super relate to Kazu in wanting to be a "middle shoot-in" so to speak, I can relate to sticking with something that neither makes people's expectations rise nor makes them disappointed in you. Hearing Akari share about her dream and that even if there may not seem like it will be something she can fulfill in the future, she is still chasing it in the now with no regrets because that's what she WANTS to do. It's deeply inspiring and I am so thankful Akari is in this story and shows me a new way of looking at things.
I ADORED everything with Yuna!! It's so beautiful seeing her so happy and definitely very exciting to see how hard Rio has fallen for her! Considering how he was in the beginning, I honestly never expected him to be so sweet with her! He really is a good guy!
On an unrelated note, I really like the conversations that talk about the arguments their parents have and not wanting to be home. I hardly ever talked with friends about my parents arguing because I was embarrassed it wasn't the "perfect family" I thought others believed it to be, so I wouldn't say anything, but I definitely hated being home. Seeing almost all our leads share at some point they just don't want to be home really hit a soft spot in me.
Another very fantastic volume!!
May 21, 2021
Another great volume! This one focused on how family fights can effect our teenage main characters. I was blessed with parents that didn’t fight in front of me and my sister. I imagine it would be hard to deal with the tension in a household where the parents fought a lot. But despite all the family drama, there were a bunch of sweet, adorable moments!! I’m hoping things will start looking better for Akari, Rio and Inui in the next volume!
April 20, 2021
This volume made my heart so happy! It was so sweet, and I loved what was happening with our characters. We also see what happens to teens in households where parents fight, and I found that to be a touch that was so well thought out. Please read this series if you aren't.
If you would like my more in depth feelings about this title, please check out this review vlog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6vAl...
If you would like my more in depth feelings about this title, please check out this review vlog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6vAl...
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November 6, 2020Disfruté mucho de cómo sus relaciones, de sus idas y venidas, de la navidad y del juego de las traes, mi parte favorita.
December 31, 2020
No se qué tiene Io Sakisaka, pero me encantan sus cómics ❤️
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November 1, 2024Yuna e Rio stupendi, mi sono commossa AAAAAAAAA.
April 11, 2019
Indignante cómo habla Ryosuke de Akari..🤯
En este tomo vemos cómo pasan los 4 protagonistas la Navidad. Me han parecido las 2 versiones muy bonitas 🛍️🍰🧣. Una es más típica pero muy mona y la otra me ha parecido más especial.
En este tomo vemos cómo pasan los 4 protagonistas la Navidad. Me han parecido las 2 versiones muy bonitas 🛍️🍰🧣. Una es más típica pero muy mona y la otra me ha parecido más especial.
October 24, 2022
Nice progress tho the very last panel is definitely telling me something is going to fall apart :((
March 8, 2019
No puedo evitar siempre poner 5 estrellas a esta historia y es que me parece una de las más bonitas y dulces que he leído sobre estudiantes de instituto.
En este tomo, Sakisaka nos hace partícipes de la celebración de la navidad de los protagonistas. Por una parte tenemos la navidad en pareja de Yuna y Rio y la de "amigos" de Akari e Inui. Sakisaka , con ese dibujo tan precioso y lleno de redondeces, se ha marcado un tomo dulce que arranca sonrisas al lector cuando acompaña a Yuna y Rio en su cita. Verlos juntos, como se va desarrollando su historia de amor... Es preciosa, en serio. Cierto que todo es muy cándido e inocente y que no se corresponde con la realidad, pero lo que me gusta es que Rio (en este caso) respeta mucho a Yuna y siempre le pide permiso para cogerla de la mano, besarla... Es una relación sana, de igualdad, de consentimiento.
En cambio, si la trama de los "tortolitos" está llena de dulzura, la navidad de Akari e Inui es un poco más amarga en el sentido de que los dos están pasando por momentos difíciles en su familia y que, para más inri, están enamorados y no son capaces de confesárselo al otro. Así y todo, los dos se dan cuenta de que tienen muchas cosas en común y que comparten una misma visión de la vida (por decirlo de alguna manera). Esa parte, el último capítulo del tomo, me ha parecido muy bueno y necesario. Sakisaka ha querido mostrar las preocupaciones que tienen los jóvenes. el que por su juventud no son más idiotas o más dejados en el sentido que pasan de todo. Asimismo, también muestra lo importante que es el poder ser uno mismo y el luchar por hacer aquello que más te gusta en la vida.
En definitiva, este es uno de los shojos de género romántico de estudiantes que más me gustan actualmente.
En este tomo, Sakisaka nos hace partícipes de la celebración de la navidad de los protagonistas. Por una parte tenemos la navidad en pareja de Yuna y Rio y la de "amigos" de Akari e Inui. Sakisaka , con ese dibujo tan precioso y lleno de redondeces, se ha marcado un tomo dulce que arranca sonrisas al lector cuando acompaña a Yuna y Rio en su cita. Verlos juntos, como se va desarrollando su historia de amor... Es preciosa, en serio. Cierto que todo es muy cándido e inocente y que no se corresponde con la realidad, pero lo que me gusta es que Rio (en este caso) respeta mucho a Yuna y siempre le pide permiso para cogerla de la mano, besarla... Es una relación sana, de igualdad, de consentimiento.
En cambio, si la trama de los "tortolitos" está llena de dulzura, la navidad de Akari e Inui es un poco más amarga en el sentido de que los dos están pasando por momentos difíciles en su familia y que, para más inri, están enamorados y no son capaces de confesárselo al otro. Así y todo, los dos se dan cuenta de que tienen muchas cosas en común y que comparten una misma visión de la vida (por decirlo de alguna manera). Esa parte, el último capítulo del tomo, me ha parecido muy bueno y necesario. Sakisaka ha querido mostrar las preocupaciones que tienen los jóvenes. el que por su juventud no son más idiotas o más dejados en el sentido que pasan de todo. Asimismo, también muestra lo importante que es el poder ser uno mismo y el luchar por hacer aquello que más te gusta en la vida.
En definitiva, este es uno de los shojos de género romántico de estudiantes que más me gustan actualmente.
January 7, 2022
Spoilers ahead: aaaaaaaaaaaa!! Estoy muy feliz de que finalmente estén juntos y se haya desenvuelto todo con tanta soltura y ternura ♡ La primer navidad juntos de las respectivas “parejas” me pareció de lo más lindo que hay！Me recordó lo que sentí siendo adolescente y con los primeros amores y me hizo añorar un poco esa época (extrañamente). Io-sensei se pasa con su hermosura de dibujos (amo la ropa, los peinados tan chu, todo!) y creo que en esta obra se mejoró mucho a sí misma. Aoha fue mi primer manga y por eso siempre le voy a tener un cariño especial, pero si tiene muchos clichés del shōjo y sus malentendidos me sacaban de quicio. Por eso estoy agradecida que haya abandonado esos malditos cliché y haya hecho esta obra 🤍
Espero leer los demás pronto, pero a la vez no quiero despedirme!😖🤧
So far, mi volumen favorito💖🥰
Espero leer los demás pronto, pero a la vez no quiero despedirme!😖🤧
So far, mi volumen favorito💖🥰
May 7, 2021
it pains me to say this but i thought this volume was kinda boring. i probably wouldn't mind the slower pace if i were binging the series, but since i'm caught up and have to wait a few months for every volume, i get impatient when the relationships don't develop at least a little bit. vol 8 just feels like more of the same. Yuna and Rio make me smile but ughhhh the glacial pace of the Akari and Kazuomi relationship is making the story feel like it's dragging unnecessarily.
January 1, 2023
1ra lectura: Abril 2019
2da lectura: Diciembre 2022
2da lectura: Diciembre 2022
June 2, 2019
4,5
Ya dije en los dos tomos anteriores que la historia iba a empezar a remontar. Y qué remontada. Este tomo comienza un nuevo arco argumental. Yuna y Rio ya están saliendo, pero Akari y Kazu siguen dándole vueltas al tema a pesar de que cada vez son más y más íntimos.
La verdad es que me tienta ponerle un 5 a este tomo, porque tiene muchos momentos que me gustan. Y como se trata de una relectura, he notado nuevas cosas que en una primera lectura en raws se me pasaron por alto.
Dentro del shojo esta serie tiene que ser de lo mejor que se ha publicado en esta década. La historia es simple: un romance de instituto con cuatro protagonistas que hacen dos parejas. Tenemos elementos muy clichés del shojo: triángulos amorosos, chicas buenas y sosas que se enamoran del guaperas de turno, enamoramientos entre hermanastros adolescentes cuyos padres se acaban de casar, amigos de la infancia, chicas guapas con muchos pretendientes detrás que acarrean con prejuicios tanto como las sosas, amor no correspondido, malentendidos, problemas en la familia, etcétera.
Pero es la manera en la que Sakisaka los maneja lo que pone a esta serie en un nivel superior al resto: cuando crees que va a seguir un cliché hasa el final, lo evita o le da la vuelta. También, como he dicho anteriormente, es una autora que ve el mundo shojo desde una perspectiva más real. Y al llevar ya unas cuantas series cortas y dos largas y de éxito a sus espaldas sabe manejarse con las plumas de manera preciosa y efectiva.
¿Qué destaco de este tomo? Los problemas familiares de los protagonistas, la manera en la que los afecta, el paralelismo entre la Akari que no quiere estar sola por Navidad en su casa y la de los primeros tomos que se alegraba de tener un momento a solas, esos dos paneles de flashback entre Akari y Ryosuke separados entre 20 páginas o así pero que ahora me doy cuenta de que van juntos, la Navidad tan dulce de Rio y Yuna, que ataca mi 乙女心 con piedad, y la que pasan Kazu y Akari, más sosegada y hasta adulta. También el hecho de que estos protagonistas se hagan ecos de las inquietudes que tenemos muchos adultos sobre nuestro futuro laboral. O como estos cuatro adolescentes han formado una familia ya.
Y, como esto es más bien una relectura, no puedo evitar fijarme en toda la anticipación que usa la autora para eventos futuros.
En fin, un muy buen tomo para este shojo. Y no puedo dejar de hacer inciso en el dibujo de Sakisaka y su narración.
Ya dije en los dos tomos anteriores que la historia iba a empezar a remontar. Y qué remontada. Este tomo comienza un nuevo arco argumental. Yuna y Rio ya están saliendo, pero Akari y Kazu siguen dándole vueltas al tema a pesar de que cada vez son más y más íntimos.
La verdad es que me tienta ponerle un 5 a este tomo, porque tiene muchos momentos que me gustan. Y como se trata de una relectura, he notado nuevas cosas que en una primera lectura en raws se me pasaron por alto.
Dentro del shojo esta serie tiene que ser de lo mejor que se ha publicado en esta década. La historia es simple: un romance de instituto con cuatro protagonistas que hacen dos parejas. Tenemos elementos muy clichés del shojo: triángulos amorosos, chicas buenas y sosas que se enamoran del guaperas de turno, enamoramientos entre hermanastros adolescentes cuyos padres se acaban de casar, amigos de la infancia, chicas guapas con muchos pretendientes detrás que acarrean con prejuicios tanto como las sosas, amor no correspondido, malentendidos, problemas en la familia, etcétera.
Pero es la manera en la que Sakisaka los maneja lo que pone a esta serie en un nivel superior al resto: cuando crees que va a seguir un cliché hasa el final, lo evita o le da la vuelta. También, como he dicho anteriormente, es una autora que ve el mundo shojo desde una perspectiva más real. Y al llevar ya unas cuantas series cortas y dos largas y de éxito a sus espaldas sabe manejarse con las plumas de manera preciosa y efectiva.
¿Qué destaco de este tomo? Los problemas familiares de los protagonistas, la manera en la que los afecta, el paralelismo entre la Akari que no quiere estar sola por Navidad en su casa y la de los primeros tomos que se alegraba de tener un momento a solas, esos dos paneles de flashback entre Akari y Ryosuke separados entre 20 páginas o así pero que ahora me doy cuenta de que van juntos, la Navidad tan dulce de Rio y Yuna, que ataca mi 乙女心 con piedad, y la que pasan Kazu y Akari, más sosegada y hasta adulta. También el hecho de que estos protagonistas se hagan ecos de las inquietudes que tenemos muchos adultos sobre nuestro futuro laboral. O como estos cuatro adolescentes han formado una familia ya.
Y, como esto es más bien una relectura, no puedo evitar fijarme en toda la anticipación que usa la autora para eventos futuros.
En fin, un muy buen tomo para este shojo. Y no puedo dejar de hacer inciso en el dibujo de Sakisaka y su narración.
April 9, 2025
Yuna is my pure soft feminine hopeless romantic girlie and I just want to protect her.
The author definitely has favourites and Yuna isn’t one of them and because of that Yuna’s story felt more real to me. I was engaged with her the most because I could feel her pain and love and everything NOTHING was handed to her she had to fight for it everything she has and everyone she had to earned it.
Meanwhile Akari character was kinda frustrating because the author so clearly favoures her so she gives her everything on a silver bladder so she in the beginning had to fight for nothing believe in nothing and goes with whatever like she just goes with wherever the storyline goes without any individuality in the beginning I struggled to describe her because she felt so plain Even her love story lines felt like a cheap second hand version of Yuna’s story but not as raw and painful Yuna got it.
For example: Yuna’s got rejected because Rio didn’t like her he was always talking to her about how much his unrequited love for her best friend is painful to him it was such a painful period for Yuna and show her selflessness when she didn’t have any negative feelings for anyone.
meanwhile Akari to me felt like her confession then rejection had nothing to do with character growth and development and was wholly to spice up the plot. And It wasn’t that raw and painful like Yuna like Inui loves Akari he rejected her because of a misunderstanding.
Second example: for both their going back on track after the rejection was a second love interest that would make Rio and Inui jealous enough to be serious and take a move. This is purely pity on my part but it just that Yuna got literally an extra character that had two lines this whole series while he is a nice guy sure but that was the bare minimum meanwhile Akari got the most attractive love interest of them all and he likes bc of what? No one knows it just purely for the plot
That’s why I don’t like Akari EVERYTHING was handed to her even when she fights it’s pointless because she already got it she just be doing anything Yuna does.
The author definitely has favourites and Yuna isn’t one of them and because of that Yuna’s story felt more real to me. I was engaged with her the most because I could feel her pain and love and everything NOTHING was handed to her she had to fight for it everything she has and everyone she had to earned it.
Meanwhile Akari character was kinda frustrating because the author so clearly favoures her so she gives her everything on a silver bladder so she in the beginning had to fight for nothing believe in nothing and goes with whatever like she just goes with wherever the storyline goes without any individuality in the beginning I struggled to describe her because she felt so plain Even her love story lines felt like a cheap second hand version of Yuna’s story but not as raw and painful Yuna got it.
For example: Yuna’s got rejected because Rio didn’t like her he was always talking to her about how much his unrequited love for her best friend is painful to him it was such a painful period for Yuna and show her selflessness when she didn’t have any negative feelings for anyone.
meanwhile Akari to me felt like her confession then rejection had nothing to do with character growth and development and was wholly to spice up the plot. And It wasn’t that raw and painful like Yuna like Inui loves Akari he rejected her because of a misunderstanding.
Second example: for both their going back on track after the rejection was a second love interest that would make Rio and Inui jealous enough to be serious and take a move. This is purely pity on my part but it just that Yuna got literally an extra character that had two lines this whole series while he is a nice guy sure but that was the bare minimum meanwhile Akari got the most attractive love interest of them all and he likes bc of what? No one knows it just purely for the plot
That’s why I don’t like Akari EVERYTHING was handed to her even when she fights it’s pointless because she already got it she just be doing anything Yuna does.
May 21, 2021
This was such a good volume because of its emotional depth and cute fluffiness. This series does not disappoint! Be aware this review may have spoilers for everything covered in previous volumes.
I say this is in part a cute and fluffy volume because of the Yuna and Rio scenes. Now that they have officially gotten together, we get to enjoy the payoff of this relationship. Since it is Christmas time, the two go on a date which is so damn pure and wholesome as they both are getting closer to one another. Also, this will be the last time I mention this, but I REALLY WISH Agatsuma was more of a contender. I feel so bad for him but that’s how it goes.
The other part of the volume has to deal with parent-child relationships. On one hand, Akari and Rio’s parents are fighting which makes being at home unbearable for the both of them. It bears a lot on Akari’s mind which is something no child should have to deal with. This situation demonstrates how parents may not realize how their fighting ends up affecting their children, especially when parents will try to put up a façade that nothing is wrong. Also, we also get more insight into Inui’s family situation. He too has to deal with his parents fighting, but this fighting stems from his brother’s actions to pursue acting. There is a really good conversation on how we often feel the need to cave into our parents by choosing the safe route in life even though we should be able to choose to pursue what makes us happy. It was really interesting and heartwarming to see Akari and Inui be able to relate to each other through their family issues and comfort one another.
Overall, this was a really nice volume as usual. We get Yuna and Rio fluff, as well as progress between Akari and Inui. Gave it 4.3 stars, but I will bump it up to 5 stars!
July 16, 2021
*3.5*
"It's good that everyone has a way to be happy. I don't want anyone to get hurt, and be able to choose what we want to do. I want us to spend our days smiling... always."
This volume was a little weaker overall for me and what I wanted from the story. I just don't find the struggles of Akari and Inui as interesting, and to be honest it's pretty tiring that they won't just confess to each other already. But the saving grace of this volume (the thing that always reminds me why I like this series so much to begin with), was Yuna and Rio. Their Christmas chapter made my heart feel like it was about to explode from how precious and romantic it was! Io Sakisaka really nailed it with them, and I can't wait to see their relationship develop even more.
"It's good that everyone has a way to be happy. I don't want anyone to get hurt, and be able to choose what we want to do. I want us to spend our days smiling... always."
This volume was a little weaker overall for me and what I wanted from the story. I just don't find the struggles of Akari and Inui as interesting, and to be honest it's pretty tiring that they won't just confess to each other already. But the saving grace of this volume (the thing that always reminds me why I like this series so much to begin with), was Yuna and Rio. Their Christmas chapter made my heart feel like it was about to explode from how precious and romantic it was! Io Sakisaka really nailed it with them, and I can't wait to see their relationship develop even more.
February 3, 2021
Lo leí en una sentada, aunque esté lo pueda denominar más como un especial de navidad, eso hizo que la historia se volviera un tono más comfort para mi. Yuna y Rio son tan azucarados que me darán diabetes je, por otra parte la relación de Akari y Kazuomi se está desarrollando de una forma más completa y más seria. Los dos personajes tienen pensamientos y opiniones válidas, individualmente, cada uno tienen una profundidad y dan potencial para abarcar más sobre sus problemas personales. Espero que en los siguientes tomos se tomen esos temas de los que se desahogaron en este.
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June 8, 2021
Yuna and Rio are dating and they're adorable and fluffy and I'm all for these two getting their happy ending together (though we're only 2/3 of the way through the series, so drama is sure to follow).
Meanwhile, Akari and Inui are currently dealing with the third party shojo conundrum as well as issues at home. I can share their sentiments of dealing with high expectations, siblings who seem to be a constant source of family drama, and enjoying fiction as a form of escapism. This series is soooo good.
This series has 12 volumes.
Meanwhile, Akari and Inui are currently dealing with the third party shojo conundrum as well as issues at home. I can share their sentiments of dealing with high expectations, siblings who seem to be a constant source of family drama, and enjoying fiction as a form of escapism. This series is soooo good.
This series has 12 volumes.
May 7, 2024
Forza forza Kazu! Dai che ce la fai!
Ryosuke sinceramente fisicamente mi ricorda tanto il protagonista di Ao haru ride....mmmhhh...col quel broncetto adorabile...hihihi!
Comunque anche la parte del natale è moooolto diversa dall'anime e dove son stati tagliati personaggi che avrebbero prolungato troppo la storia. Chissà come verranno risolti nel manga tutti questi litigi di famiglia.
Comunque è un peccato che abbiano modificato così tanto la storia per realizzare un OAV. Avrei sinceramente preferito una stagione da 12 episodi. UFFA!
Ryosuke sinceramente fisicamente mi ricorda tanto il protagonista di Ao haru ride....mmmhhh...col quel broncetto adorabile...hihihi!
Comunque anche la parte del natale è moooolto diversa dall'anime e dove son stati tagliati personaggi che avrebbero prolungato troppo la storia. Chissà come verranno risolti nel manga tutti questi litigi di famiglia.
Comunque è un peccato che abbiano modificato così tanto la storia per realizzare un OAV. Avrei sinceramente preferito una stagione da 12 episodi. UFFA!
April 13, 2021
Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read a digital copy of this book in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own.
Another great volume to this series! On top of the usual adorable strife, which has finally gained some real traction, we get an in-depth look into family life and how both Akari and Kazuomi are dealing with their strained parental relationships. I'm looking forward to more cuteness in future volumes.
Another great volume to this series! On top of the usual adorable strife, which has finally gained some real traction, we get an in-depth look into family life and how both Akari and Kazuomi are dealing with their strained parental relationships. I'm looking forward to more cuteness in future volumes.
May 26, 2021
A pesar de que el tomo es un especial de navidad, sigue tratando tramas de los personajes. Aquí se ven los problemas familiares que tienen y cómo estos les afectan, además de que por un lado tenemos la navidad súper adorable de Rio y Yuna, y por el otro la de Kazu con Akari nos trae otros temas, como las inquietudes del futuro, los problemas que tienen con sud familias, su buena química y cosas en común que tienen.
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