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Breath of Flowers #1
Breath of Flowers, Volume 1
Azami has always been attracted only to boys, especially the handsome Gwyn. Intelligent, sporty, attractive and just a little older than Azami, she's sure he would be an ideal boyfriend. Then, on the day Azami finally gets the courage to confess her feelings, everything she believes is suddenly called into question when she finds out that Gwyn is actually a girl!
Despite her initial shock at learning Gwyn's secret, Azami quickly realizes that love transcends gender, putting her feelings for Gwyn before her previous prejudices. But it turns out Azami isn't the only girl who's got her eye on Gwyn!
Despite her initial shock at learning Gwyn's secret, Azami quickly realizes that love transcends gender, putting her feelings for Gwyn before her previous prejudices. But it turns out Azami isn't the only girl who's got her eye on Gwyn!
216 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 6, 2017
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Caly
22 books9 followersCaly started drawing in kindergarten, and got into the manga at the age of 12! After a Bac S Upgrading in Applied Arts, this young designer is moving towards a BTS Visual Communication. After two first tests, she began the final version of her MaHo-Megumi series in 2007, and launched into self-publishing the following year. Qualified as "Fanzine Star" by Animeland magazine, she signs her first contract with Éditions H2T for her new manga shojo, Hana No Breath, a series available in two volumes.
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March 1, 2020
This herky-jerky, French-produced knock-off of yuri manga was just too awkward for me to get into. High school freshman Azami has a crush on basketball playing junior Gwyn, who is not the boy Azami thinks she is -- in an unlikely and long-running case of mistaken identity. But it's a tomboy thing, not a transgender thing, and maybe not a lesbian thing so much as a pansexual thing?
The situation and the writing are a muddle for a lot of the book, leaving me bored and confused.
There seemed to be some course correction near the end, but there was also the introduction of a ridiculously villainous romantic rival, so that came out as a wash. I'm hesitant in this choice, but I'm going to try the second volume.
The situation and the writing are a muddle for a lot of the book, leaving me bored and confused.
There seemed to be some course correction near the end, but there was also the introduction of a ridiculously villainous romantic rival, so that came out as a wash. I'm hesitant in this choice, but I'm going to try the second volume.
June 21, 2019
This is a rather confusing manga about a girl who dresses as a boy simply so she can play basketball, as there is only a boy's team at her high school. Another girl falls in love with her, and she with her.
That is not the confusing part.
The confusing part is that even though it appear to be a story of a girl who wants to be a boy, she doesn't. All she wants is to be the type of person that Azami fell in love with. She doesn't want to stop being a boy, for fear that Azami won't love her any more.
This is only the first volume, and there is of course a love triangle.
For people who love manga, they might enjoy this, but don't go into it, at least for now, thinking it really is a transgender story.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
That is not the confusing part.
The confusing part is that even though it appear to be a story of a girl who wants to be a boy, she doesn't. All she wants is to be the type of person that Azami fell in love with. She doesn't want to stop being a boy, for fear that Azami won't love her any more.
This is only the first volume, and there is of course a love triangle.
For people who love manga, they might enjoy this, but don't go into it, at least for now, thinking it really is a transgender story.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
February 23, 2023
good short read
3.5
Cute story with strong messages of acceptance of others and one’s self, also love, and other things. Definitely would recommend.
3.5
Cute story with strong messages of acceptance of others and one’s self, also love, and other things. Definitely would recommend.
June 29, 2019
*I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own*
2.5 stars
I picked this book up hoping to read something cute and fluffy, perhaps even another take on the girl gender-bending trope, and in a way it is, but it also isn't. Are you confused? Trust me, that's how I'm feeling about this story in general.
Let me first clear the air:
- No, this isn't a story about a transgender person.
This is about Azami and Gwyn, who are both girls. Gwyn only dresses like a boy because she wanted to play basketball --there is more to it, but I don't want to give everything away.
- No, This story is not about Azami slowly coming to terms with her sexuality.
From the synopsis this is what you'd think, especially since she thinks she only likes guys. Whelp there is a super quick turnabout here. I'll go into more detail about this later.
Does it deal with the sports gender-bending trope in a unique way?
I guess?? It isn't how it is usually done, but it doesn't feel truly new. Of course, as the series progresses this doesn't seem like it will be a big part of the story-- it seems to have been used only as a way for Azami to not know Gwyn is a girl.
Cute and fluffy???
...this is where things get awkward for me and why I'm marking it 2 stars instead of 3. Remember me saying I was coming back to Azami's quick acceptance of not being straight? Here it is.
*Quick note there may be spoilers below, but everything happens in the first chapter*
The opening scene of this novel is Azami calling a yaoi manga "hot garbage."
hmmm, okay I'll take that since I mean maybe she's talking about the format or the particular scene. But then she continues to say that the characters are "just fooling around because they can't... because they haven't found the right girlfriend" and "That kind of love doesn't exist," and last one "The only love possible is the bond between a young girl and her soulmate."
Now that last one might be open to saying girls can love anyone, but guys can't, but I mean you can't tell me that all of this is not somewhat homophobic. She even says in one breath that it is horrible Gwyn led people to believe she is a guy and that she loved her. I mean ????? Yet a few days later, without any self-evaluation the girls start dating.
That whole chapter put a whole negative cloud over the rest of the book. I see how that first scene is perhaps supposed to be funny since we know she'll be in a same sex relationship, but more than anything it just made me feel uncomfortable, especially considering the degree of her reaction.
Was the rest of the book cute? I guess? I... after that first chapter I just felt weird about everything.
So, I probably won't recommend this to people. I won't push people away from it, but besides the cute artwork, I don't have much pleasant to say about it.
2.5 stars
I picked this book up hoping to read something cute and fluffy, perhaps even another take on the girl gender-bending trope, and in a way it is, but it also isn't. Are you confused? Trust me, that's how I'm feeling about this story in general.
Let me first clear the air:
- No, this isn't a story about a transgender person.
This is about Azami and Gwyn, who are both girls. Gwyn only dresses like a boy because she wanted to play basketball --there is more to it, but I don't want to give everything away.
- No, This story is not about Azami slowly coming to terms with her sexuality.
From the synopsis this is what you'd think, especially since she thinks she only likes guys. Whelp there is a super quick turnabout here. I'll go into more detail about this later.
Does it deal with the sports gender-bending trope in a unique way?
I guess?? It isn't how it is usually done, but it doesn't feel truly new. Of course, as the series progresses this doesn't seem like it will be a big part of the story-- it seems to have been used only as a way for Azami to not know Gwyn is a girl.
Cute and fluffy???
...this is where things get awkward for me and why I'm marking it 2 stars instead of 3. Remember me saying I was coming back to Azami's quick acceptance of not being straight? Here it is.
*Quick note there may be spoilers below, but everything happens in the first chapter*
The opening scene of this novel is Azami calling a yaoi manga "hot garbage."
hmmm, okay I'll take that since I mean maybe she's talking about the format or the particular scene. But then she continues to say that the characters are "just fooling around because they can't... because they haven't found the right girlfriend" and "That kind of love doesn't exist," and last one "The only love possible is the bond between a young girl and her soulmate."
Now that last one might be open to saying girls can love anyone, but guys can't, but I mean you can't tell me that all of this is not somewhat homophobic. She even says in one breath that it is horrible Gwyn led people to believe she is a guy and that she loved her. I mean ????? Yet a few days later, without any self-evaluation the girls start dating.
That whole chapter put a whole negative cloud over the rest of the book. I see how that first scene is perhaps supposed to be funny since we know she'll be in a same sex relationship, but more than anything it just made me feel uncomfortable, especially considering the degree of her reaction.
Was the rest of the book cute? I guess? I... after that first chapter I just felt weird about everything.
So, I probably won't recommend this to people. I won't push people away from it, but besides the cute artwork, I don't have much pleasant to say about it.
June 14, 2022
2.5 stars. Cute, but not really what I was expecting? When I read manga, I do sort of lower my expectations for the writing, because art and expressions and composition can do a lot of heavy lifting. And it did. This was really adorable. But I sort of expected this to deal more with Azami coming to terms with being attracted to a girl, especially after her homophobic outburst at the beginning. It super didn't. That all got resolved by the end of the first chapter and this morphed into more or less a slice of life dating story. I also knew that the story was f/f, but given the blurb, I was expecting some conversations about gender non-conforming women and girls? Super didn't get that either. It's revealed pretty early on that Gwyn isn't dressing as a boy out of a desire to do so; she was mistaken for one and just kept up the pretence. Which is... very silly? And maybe another writer could have carried it off in a silly but fun and campy way? But this super didn't. IDK, as I said, it was very cute, but I just wasn't really satisfied by the story, and I'm not really interested in where the plot is going, so I doubt I'll pick up the second volume.
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July 25, 2019
ARC provided by Net Galley in exchange of an honest review. All opinions are my own.
5 stars.
I really liked this manga. The illustrations were cute and well-drawn and they complimented the story prettily.
I will admit, this was a bit confusing at times. The characters got a bit confusing and the plot points were sometimes lost into the story.
I enjoyed this manga, I would definitely pick up volume 2.
5 stars.
I really liked this manga. The illustrations were cute and well-drawn and they complimented the story prettily.
I will admit, this was a bit confusing at times. The characters got a bit confusing and the plot points were sometimes lost into the story.
I enjoyed this manga, I would definitely pick up volume 2.
January 16, 2020
I received this comic/graphic novel from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
I spotted this gorgeous looked manga-style comic on Netgalley, saw it was LGBT, and I just couldn't resist. Also that cover, which is just beautifully drawn.
This comic is about two girls, Azami and Gwyn. Azami has been in love with Gwyn for a long long time, but the day she wants to talk to Gwyn... she finds out that Gwyn is a girl! Of course the blurb already spoiled that for us, so I knew what was up from the first page. Though I have to say it made Azami's reaction to BL and yuri even funnier when you know that soon she will be in a girl x girl relationship. I loved it when she realised it herself, yup, you haven't liked those comics at all, but I am sorry you are in love with Gwyn. Very much so.
Of course, I can understand she was shocked when she found out, wouldn't we all be when you expect the basketball boy's team to be full of boys. And not one girl who loves basketball but, given there is no girl team, has to play in the boys team. I did think it was amazing though that no one knew that Gwyn was a girl, or well, the teachers/school nurse etc. know, but the rest of the student body is pretty oblivious. Don't the guys suspect anything given that Gwyn seems to wait until the last minute to change/maybe even changes somewhere else?
Their first date was just adorable, I loved how Gwyn and Azami had tons of fun, though we also see that Azami is still a bit unsure. She wants her girlfriend to also do some shopping, to also show off cute dresses, and I can totally imagine that she would want that. I was definitely cheering for Azami when she did that, and I am more than happy that they finally had a chat about things, it was necessary. At least in my eyes.
I was a bit stunned that 4 months and several days is how long the relationship between Gwyn and Azami was, it just never felt like that. For me it felt more like they have been together for maybe a week, maybe 2 or 3 weeks. Not more than that. So that was a tiny issue for me, I was really surprised when Gwyn told Judith (I believe that is her name) that. And that we missed a couple of kisses, argh!
But the drama that inevitably happens, really the drama was just so cringe. I am sorry but I just don't get why people immediately go jealous. OH NO SOMEONE is talking to my girlfriend. OH NO, they are getting close. OH NO. *rolls her eyes to the heavens*Instead of just going to Gwyn and asking about it, or maybe talking to the girl in a normal way, or maybe hey, people just get close at times and that is totally fine, people are allowed to have other friends, the girl just assumes, assumes, and more of that. Drama that just felt very unnecessary.
But I am glad that they finally had the big talk they should have had sooner. Again apparently some time has passed, but again it doesn't feel like it ever does. Weirdly. I did think, as I said above, that Azami was a bit too dramatic. OMG, my girl is talking to someone else, someone else is helping my girl.... yes, so? I also talk to other people at times when things don't go well with me, my husband (still feels weird to say this, but then again it's only been 4 days since we married) wouldn't mind. Eventually I would also go to him, of course, but sometimes I just need someone else to also confide in and get their opinions. And sometimes I want to try out things without the help or worry of my husband. Is that so strange? No. I love my husband, but I also have other people in my life.
I am still a bit unsure about Judith. Is she truly saying those things because she is interested in Gwyn? Or is she just pushing Azami? Given some things that happen later on, I am starting to become less of a fan of Judith. She knows that Gwyn and Azami will be further apart the coming year, and while I do think it is sweet of her to arrange that, I also thought it was a bit too much.
I did love when Azami and Gwyn meet up again for a weekend, just after their school has their summer vacation. Azami's reaction to Gwyn's: "Oh hey my parents aren't going to be around.", was adorable! Their date was adorable, go go Gwyn.
I am guessing next volume will go on about the summer vacation, and hopefully also some after parts, I am curious to see how this couple will do when they have to do long distance. I am sure they can work it out, but they really need to keep talking about things.
The art was just absolutely stunning, I love it oh so much. The style is just adorable, the character designs are just great.
All in all, I had tons of fun reading it. There are great sweet romantic moments, but I also love how Gwyn's character gets developed. How she wants to be herself again, and not have to hide as a boy all the time. The relationship is a bit wobbly, I do hope in the next volume they will talk more often when something bothers one of them. But I am definitely rooting for these two, they make a very sweet couple.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I spotted this gorgeous looked manga-style comic on Netgalley, saw it was LGBT, and I just couldn't resist. Also that cover, which is just beautifully drawn.
This comic is about two girls, Azami and Gwyn. Azami has been in love with Gwyn for a long long time, but the day she wants to talk to Gwyn... she finds out that Gwyn is a girl! Of course the blurb already spoiled that for us, so I knew what was up from the first page. Though I have to say it made Azami's reaction to BL and yuri even funnier when you know that soon she will be in a girl x girl relationship. I loved it when she realised it herself, yup, you haven't liked those comics at all, but I am sorry you are in love with Gwyn. Very much so.
Of course, I can understand she was shocked when she found out, wouldn't we all be when you expect the basketball boy's team to be full of boys. And not one girl who loves basketball but, given there is no girl team, has to play in the boys team. I did think it was amazing though that no one knew that Gwyn was a girl, or well, the teachers/school nurse etc. know, but the rest of the student body is pretty oblivious. Don't the guys suspect anything given that Gwyn seems to wait until the last minute to change/maybe even changes somewhere else?
Their first date was just adorable, I loved how Gwyn and Azami had tons of fun, though we also see that Azami is still a bit unsure. She wants her girlfriend to also do some shopping, to also show off cute dresses, and I can totally imagine that she would want that. I was definitely cheering for Azami when she did that, and I am more than happy that they finally had a chat about things, it was necessary. At least in my eyes.
I was a bit stunned that 4 months and several days is how long the relationship between Gwyn and Azami was, it just never felt like that. For me it felt more like they have been together for maybe a week, maybe 2 or 3 weeks. Not more than that. So that was a tiny issue for me, I was really surprised when Gwyn told Judith (I believe that is her name) that. And that we missed a couple of kisses, argh!
But the drama that inevitably happens, really the drama was just so cringe. I am sorry but I just don't get why people immediately go jealous. OH NO SOMEONE is talking to my girlfriend. OH NO, they are getting close. OH NO. *rolls her eyes to the heavens*Instead of just going to Gwyn and asking about it, or maybe talking to the girl in a normal way, or maybe hey, people just get close at times and that is totally fine, people are allowed to have other friends, the girl just assumes, assumes, and more of that. Drama that just felt very unnecessary.
But I am glad that they finally had the big talk they should have had sooner. Again apparently some time has passed, but again it doesn't feel like it ever does. Weirdly. I did think, as I said above, that Azami was a bit too dramatic. OMG, my girl is talking to someone else, someone else is helping my girl.... yes, so? I also talk to other people at times when things don't go well with me, my husband (still feels weird to say this, but then again it's only been 4 days since we married) wouldn't mind. Eventually I would also go to him, of course, but sometimes I just need someone else to also confide in and get their opinions. And sometimes I want to try out things without the help or worry of my husband. Is that so strange? No. I love my husband, but I also have other people in my life.
I am still a bit unsure about Judith. Is she truly saying those things because she is interested in Gwyn? Or is she just pushing Azami? Given some things that happen later on, I am starting to become less of a fan of Judith. She knows that Gwyn and Azami will be further apart the coming year, and while I do think it is sweet of her to arrange that, I also thought it was a bit too much.
I did love when Azami and Gwyn meet up again for a weekend, just after their school has their summer vacation. Azami's reaction to Gwyn's: "Oh hey my parents aren't going to be around.", was adorable! Their date was adorable, go go Gwyn.
I am guessing next volume will go on about the summer vacation, and hopefully also some after parts, I am curious to see how this couple will do when they have to do long distance. I am sure they can work it out, but they really need to keep talking about things.
The art was just absolutely stunning, I love it oh so much. The style is just adorable, the character designs are just great.
All in all, I had tons of fun reading it. There are great sweet romantic moments, but I also love how Gwyn's character gets developed. How she wants to be herself again, and not have to hide as a boy all the time. The relationship is a bit wobbly, I do hope in the next volume they will talk more often when something bothers one of them. But I am definitely rooting for these two, they make a very sweet couple.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
April 24, 2020
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Honestly, my big takeaway after I finished reading Breath of Flowers by Caly is that it made me deeply uncomfortable. I think a very tiny part of the problem might stem from the fact that, if you read the synopsis, you go into the book expecting something slightly different. But even the synopsis makes you suspect and worry the book could be problematic. But still, a part of you hopes that the subject matter will be well handled. Well, the truth is that Breath of Flowers is less cute than you'd expect and more problematic than anything else it might have been.
Here's the thing: I think Breath of Flowers had a lot of potential with its premise. You've got a young girl, Azami, whose best friend really likes yuri and yaoi (mangas that portray m/m and f/f relationships). She doesn't understand her friend's love for the stories and, in fact, feels that only girls and boys can be attracted to each other. But then she finds out that her long-time crush, Gwen, on the basketball team is actually a girl and not the boy she believed. Okay, so there's a recipe for someone coming to terms with their problematic views and learning how to grow as a person. There's an opportunity for a story about a transgender person.
None of that is what we get.
Azami is homophobic from the start of the novel and while it does appear that she grows out of that somewhat, you never fully feel that she does. And this is a weird thing for me to say because at times I really did feel like she'd grown as a person. And then at others, she seemed as though she hadn't. One thing that stood out to me was how little she seemed to understand about Gwen and her absolutely horrible mistreatment of this girl when she finds out Gwen is not actually a boy.
Speaking of, Gwen is not actually trans. Rather she is only pretending to be a boy so that she can play her favorite sport at their school, which is known for having a great basketball team. And of course, there are the few problematic pieces that I'm including below, but it is a SPOILER since it's a fair part of the story.
Gwen's motivation for chest binding is so she can stay on the team without anyone noticing and because she worries Azami might not like her anymore if she lives as a girl. She also starves herself in an attempt to prevent her body from developing. And then Azami, despite Gwen's desire to keep her secret from coming out decides to buy her a dress?
And at the end of all this, we're left with a story about two girls who are dating where the relationship is far from healthy for a number of reasons, some of which are mentioned above, and some which involve unreasonable jealousy. I felt bad for not liking this. But at the same time, I just couldn't get past how uncomfortable all of these things made me feel? I'd been looking for an uplifting story about a girl who grew past her ignorance and the development of a relationship between this girl and a trans man. And while I wouldn't have bee upset with a relationship between two females that was healthy, neither my expectation or a healthy relationship is what I got.
So, I guess that's that.
I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Honestly, my big takeaway after I finished reading Breath of Flowers by Caly is that it made me deeply uncomfortable. I think a very tiny part of the problem might stem from the fact that, if you read the synopsis, you go into the book expecting something slightly different. But even the synopsis makes you suspect and worry the book could be problematic. But still, a part of you hopes that the subject matter will be well handled. Well, the truth is that Breath of Flowers is less cute than you'd expect and more problematic than anything else it might have been.
Here's the thing: I think Breath of Flowers had a lot of potential with its premise. You've got a young girl, Azami, whose best friend really likes yuri and yaoi (mangas that portray m/m and f/f relationships). She doesn't understand her friend's love for the stories and, in fact, feels that only girls and boys can be attracted to each other. But then she finds out that her long-time crush, Gwen, on the basketball team is actually a girl and not the boy she believed. Okay, so there's a recipe for someone coming to terms with their problematic views and learning how to grow as a person. There's an opportunity for a story about a transgender person.
None of that is what we get.
Azami is homophobic from the start of the novel and while it does appear that she grows out of that somewhat, you never fully feel that she does. And this is a weird thing for me to say because at times I really did feel like she'd grown as a person. And then at others, she seemed as though she hadn't. One thing that stood out to me was how little she seemed to understand about Gwen and her absolutely horrible mistreatment of this girl when she finds out Gwen is not actually a boy.
Speaking of, Gwen is not actually trans. Rather she is only pretending to be a boy so that she can play her favorite sport at their school, which is known for having a great basketball team. And of course, there are the few problematic pieces that I'm including below, but it is a SPOILER since it's a fair part of the story.
Gwen's motivation for chest binding is so she can stay on the team without anyone noticing and because she worries Azami might not like her anymore if she lives as a girl. She also starves herself in an attempt to prevent her body from developing. And then Azami, despite Gwen's desire to keep her secret from coming out decides to buy her a dress?
And at the end of all this, we're left with a story about two girls who are dating where the relationship is far from healthy for a number of reasons, some of which are mentioned above, and some which involve unreasonable jealousy. I felt bad for not liking this. But at the same time, I just couldn't get past how uncomfortable all of these things made me feel? I'd been looking for an uplifting story about a girl who grew past her ignorance and the development of a relationship between this girl and a trans man. And while I wouldn't have bee upset with a relationship between two females that was healthy, neither my expectation or a healthy relationship is what I got.
So, I guess that's that.
I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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June 25, 2019
This was okay. I'm just not sure how to feel tbh. I went in expecting a f/f romance and then I started to think maybe it was about a transboy/ nonbinary person, but it wasn't that at all.
I did get a f/f romance, but I didn't like the mc. She was kind of homophobic towards m/m romance as soon as you start reading, but then she finds out the boy she likes is actually a girl and she's like okay guess I like girls now. Plus she was just annoying in general. As for Gywn, I don't know how to feel about them. (I'm using they/them, because I'm still super unsure about the whole thing.) I feel like for a portion of it it seemed like they preferred/ were more comfortable presenting male and then it turns out it was bad for their mental health to continue to present male? I don't know.
There's a love triangle that kind of pops up towards the end so I'm sure that's where this is going. The pacing for this story was so off too. Everything happened so quickly I didn't even realize so much time had passed. It felt like everything had happened within the same week tbh, but no it takes place over at least 4 months. I'm also not sure how I feel about the extremely americanized manga. Like at first I was like okay maybe it's set in the US, but then it's not because one of the characters mentions traveling to the US. All the characters have very non Japanese names like Judith and Zachary and idk I just found that weird. Either way not my fave and I probably won't be continuing.
I did get a f/f romance, but I didn't like the mc. She was kind of homophobic towards m/m romance as soon as you start reading, but then she finds out the boy she likes is actually a girl and she's like okay guess I like girls now. Plus she was just annoying in general. As for Gywn, I don't know how to feel about them. (I'm using they/them, because I'm still super unsure about the whole thing.) I feel like for a portion of it it seemed like they preferred/ were more comfortable presenting male and then it turns out it was bad for their mental health to continue to present male? I don't know.
There's a love triangle that kind of pops up towards the end so I'm sure that's where this is going. The pacing for this story was so off too. Everything happened so quickly I didn't even realize so much time had passed. It felt like everything had happened within the same week tbh, but no it takes place over at least 4 months. I'm also not sure how I feel about the extremely americanized manga. Like at first I was like okay maybe it's set in the US, but then it's not because one of the characters mentions traveling to the US. All the characters have very non Japanese names like Judith and Zachary and idk I just found that weird. Either way not my fave and I probably won't be continuing.
June 30, 2019
2.5🌟—————————————-
I thought this book was cute. It was simple and easy to digest and made me feel fluffy and happy. My only issue with this book was the way some of the LGBTQIA+ themes were handled. It sometimes felt judge mental and almost full on homophonic which does not align with my particular views and opinions. I will be continuing on in the series but all in all i don’t have much to say.
I thought this book was cute. It was simple and easy to digest and made me feel fluffy and happy. My only issue with this book was the way some of the LGBTQIA+ themes were handled. It sometimes felt judge mental and almost full on homophonic which does not align with my particular views and opinions. I will be continuing on in the series but all in all i don’t have much to say.
April 24, 2022
Not great plot, can’t stand glasses girl being over the top and acting stupid just because the other girl isn’t a dude. Like you can love the person regardless of gender and if she didn’t want to go out with a girl, then don’t make a big deal about it and just move on. Hate this manga for being too stereotypical ugh 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
July 8, 2019
I was really intrigued by the idea of this manga, mostly because I haven't seen anything like it in manga and because the cover is really adorable.
The actual most interesting part in the beginning sadly fell flat for me.
Azami is opposed to the idea of same sex relationships because her friends make a huge deal out of the yaoi and yuri mangas. And then she finds out that the boy she is in love with is actually a girl and thows the other girl on the head that she had been in love with her as a boy. The very next time they meet, Gwen tells her she's in love with her too. And Azami suddenly decides that she still loves her as a girl and they get together.
That part was really rushed and unrealistic. It all happened within 21 pages.
She just accepted to be in love and in a relationship with a girl and then the story went on. The conflicts that followed were done alright, but I really would have wanted Azamis process to change her mindset and them getting together to be much slower and more realistic.
But I still liked it well enough, it is still a sweet manga and I really applaud it for touching on some heavy subjects like gender roles and construction, coming out and (in some way) body disphoria - all within a quirky story.
This manga was provided to me for free by the publisher via Netgalley in axchange for an honest review.
The actual most interesting part in the beginning sadly fell flat for me.
Azami is opposed to the idea of same sex relationships because her friends make a huge deal out of the yaoi and yuri mangas. And then she finds out that the boy she is in love with is actually a girl and thows the other girl on the head that she had been in love with her as a boy. The very next time they meet, Gwen tells her she's in love with her too. And Azami suddenly decides that she still loves her as a girl and they get together.
That part was really rushed and unrealistic. It all happened within 21 pages.
She just accepted to be in love and in a relationship with a girl and then the story went on. The conflicts that followed were done alright, but I really would have wanted Azamis process to change her mindset and them getting together to be much slower and more realistic.
But I still liked it well enough, it is still a sweet manga and I really applaud it for touching on some heavy subjects like gender roles and construction, coming out and (in some way) body disphoria - all within a quirky story.
This manga was provided to me for free by the publisher via Netgalley in axchange for an honest review.
July 16, 2024
This was a breath of fresh air compared to everything else on my reading list, currently.
Breath of Flowers by Caly is about Azami, who has a crush on one of the boys on the basketball team at her school: Gwyn. She soon finds out that Gwyn isn’t actually a boy. She's a girl. The general plot is based on the things they experience as a new, young queer couple.
It's an easy read with lovely illustrations.
Would recommend it even at four stars.
Breath of Flowers by Caly is about Azami, who has a crush on one of the boys on the basketball team at her school: Gwyn. She soon finds out that Gwyn isn’t actually a boy. She's a girl. The general plot is based on the things they experience as a new, young queer couple.
It's an easy read with lovely illustrations.
Would recommend it even at four stars.
June 23, 2019
Thanks to Netgalley for providing me an advanced reader copy for an honest opinion.
I wanted something light to read because I'm a complete wreck right now, and since I haven't read any manga in forever, I thought why not. Besides, it did say LGBTQIA, so obviously I was interested. Now, while it wasn't bad and I did enjoy it, it was still disappointing and could have been a lot better. I haven't read a lot of manga (and the Webtoons I read usually have more depth), but from having spent a childhood watching anime, I didn't find it that bad.
Azami has a huge crush on one of the members of the boys' basketball team - Gwyn. She believes he is the perfect boyfriend material; an aura of coolness and perfection simply radiated from him, and she was simply obsessed. One day, she stumbled into one of his secrets. Gwyn isn't actually a "he". Since Gwyn loves to play basketball and the school she goes to does not have a girl's team, she pretends to be a boy so that she can have what she is passionate about. This brings about a state of confusion in Azami's mind, but after she realizes that Gwyn has a crush on her as well, they begin to date.
And so their relationship begins. The book is too short to speak much about the characters' personalities, but I did find both of them rather amiable. Azami, albeit very annoying at times and extremely possessive, is the kind of character I usually despise. However, she still had her own charm. Gwyn, on the other hand, is my favourite! I simply adored her from the very beginning. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time to watch their characters develop.
The problem was that the whole story was stuffed into one volume, so it seemed a bit rushed and choppy. I'm sure it would have been better and more plausible if the events took place over a longer span of time with multiple volumes. Not only would it have provided more opportunities for the readers to connect with the characters, but also would have added more depth to the story and characters, which was lacking.
I was also not very happy with the trans aspect. It was sort of circled around but not properly addressed, so I wouldn't recommend it as a transgender story. However, I do like some interestingly Gwyn's thoughts about reverting back to her old self was portrayed, and I like the message that it gives - be yourself. Don't try to change yourself because it could harm you.
On the other hand, I did find the premise rather cute. So as something to take my mind off the heavy burdens of life, this was extremely light. The artwork, in my opinion, is also nice and cute, so that was refreshing. Yes, it's silly, and less it's fluffy, but for a break from the usual, it's nice. Perhaps a serious manga reader with an affinity for cuteness and fast-paced romance might enjoy it even more.
I wanted something light to read because I'm a complete wreck right now, and since I haven't read any manga in forever, I thought why not. Besides, it did say LGBTQIA, so obviously I was interested. Now, while it wasn't bad and I did enjoy it, it was still disappointing and could have been a lot better. I haven't read a lot of manga (and the Webtoons I read usually have more depth), but from having spent a childhood watching anime, I didn't find it that bad.
Azami has a huge crush on one of the members of the boys' basketball team - Gwyn. She believes he is the perfect boyfriend material; an aura of coolness and perfection simply radiated from him, and she was simply obsessed. One day, she stumbled into one of his secrets. Gwyn isn't actually a "he". Since Gwyn loves to play basketball and the school she goes to does not have a girl's team, she pretends to be a boy so that she can have what she is passionate about. This brings about a state of confusion in Azami's mind, but after she realizes that Gwyn has a crush on her as well, they begin to date.
And so their relationship begins. The book is too short to speak much about the characters' personalities, but I did find both of them rather amiable. Azami, albeit very annoying at times and extremely possessive, is the kind of character I usually despise. However, she still had her own charm. Gwyn, on the other hand, is my favourite! I simply adored her from the very beginning. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time to watch their characters develop.
The problem was that the whole story was stuffed into one volume, so it seemed a bit rushed and choppy. I'm sure it would have been better and more plausible if the events took place over a longer span of time with multiple volumes. Not only would it have provided more opportunities for the readers to connect with the characters, but also would have added more depth to the story and characters, which was lacking.
I was also not very happy with the trans aspect. It was sort of circled around but not properly addressed, so I wouldn't recommend it as a transgender story. However, I do like some interestingly Gwyn's thoughts about reverting back to her old self was portrayed, and I like the message that it gives - be yourself. Don't try to change yourself because it could harm you.
On the other hand, I did find the premise rather cute. So as something to take my mind off the heavy burdens of life, this was extremely light. The artwork, in my opinion, is also nice and cute, so that was refreshing. Yes, it's silly, and less it's fluffy, but for a break from the usual, it's nice. Perhaps a serious manga reader with an affinity for cuteness and fast-paced romance might enjoy it even more.
March 30, 2021
This one just wasn’t for me.
‘Breath of Flowers’ begin with a slap in the face of homophobia and left a bitter taste in my mouth the whole way through. Our first main character begins by dissing BL mangas and thinks the whole idea of homosexuality is gross. She learns her crush is actually a girl and suddenly it’s okay? It’s completely rushed and glossed over and I didn’t find it convincing or cute.
Overall, not worth the time when there are much better yuris out there.
‘Breath of Flowers’ begin with a slap in the face of homophobia and left a bitter taste in my mouth the whole way through. Our first main character begins by dissing BL mangas and thinks the whole idea of homosexuality is gross. She learns her crush is actually a girl and suddenly it’s okay? It’s completely rushed and glossed over and I didn’t find it convincing or cute.
Overall, not worth the time when there are much better yuris out there.
February 6, 2020
It's pretty much a lesbian manga version of She's the man, and Gwyn is Amanda Bynes and Azami is the generic hot boy whose name I don't remember but it was probably Josh or Jeff or something jock-y like that
but it was a little "meh" for me. I'm not feeling any chemistry between them.
but it was a little "meh" for me. I'm not feeling any chemistry between them.
October 14, 2022
3.75 stars
This was a cute slice of life manga that isn’t fully what you think it will be when you read the blurb. I’m the beginning, I expected a more serious manga about a love story developing between a homophobic character who changes as she gets to know a female-to-male trans student at her school. This is not that story! I think if anything one of the characters could count as non-binary or gender bending but am not sure. This story is more silly and slice of life based love story on two girls who have plenty of love and misunderstandings between them.
The manga is cute and a quick read that I really got absorbed in rather quickly. I easily read all the sections in one afternoon. That would be my recommendation to reading this manga because it becomes obvious how much better the story could be if there had been more added to certain parts. There were certain topics, like starvation and binding of breasts, that were only shown but not seriously discussed. It felt like a major missed opportunity to talk about these issues that face non-binary, transgender and others who feel uncomfortable going through puberty in a body they don’t feel reflects their true self.
This is more a light and silly manga between two youngish high schoolers so if you’re looking for that kind of story then read this book.
This was a cute slice of life manga that isn’t fully what you think it will be when you read the blurb. I’m the beginning, I expected a more serious manga about a love story developing between a homophobic character who changes as she gets to know a female-to-male trans student at her school. This is not that story! I think if anything one of the characters could count as non-binary or gender bending but am not sure. This story is more silly and slice of life based love story on two girls who have plenty of love and misunderstandings between them.
The manga is cute and a quick read that I really got absorbed in rather quickly. I easily read all the sections in one afternoon. That would be my recommendation to reading this manga because it becomes obvious how much better the story could be if there had been more added to certain parts. There were certain topics, like starvation and binding of breasts, that were only shown but not seriously discussed. It felt like a major missed opportunity to talk about these issues that face non-binary, transgender and others who feel uncomfortable going through puberty in a body they don’t feel reflects their true self.
This is more a light and silly manga between two youngish high schoolers so if you’re looking for that kind of story then read this book.
June 30, 2025
★★☆☆☆
This Book Gave Me:
📚 First time back with manga since my comic book shop girl days
💐 Cute banter and girl-on-girl drama energy
👑 Azami channeling chaotic Usagi vibes
🥤 A public drink toss that had me cheering
🎭 confusing gender identity storytelling that needed clarity
🫠 Internalized bias and flat-out homophobia with no apology on page six??
😑 Judith is the real MVP while the main girl stays messy
🩹 Eating disorders and emotional repression are brushed over too fast
�� A surprise basketball camp trip that made me go huh??
💔 Summer heartbreak, weird pacing, and a whole lotta side eye
I wanted this to be a lighthearted queer manga to balance heavier reads. Instead, I got homophobia that was never addressed. Gwyn deserved a better arc and girlfriend. Judith carried. 👏🏾👏🏾 And Azami… girl please 🤨
Some moments were sweet, and some lines made me go, “Aww.” But the confusion and rushed plot left me cold and unsatisfied. I'm glad queer manga is getting more spotlight. But this one? Mehhh. I don't think I'll be reading volume 2.
This Book Gave Me:
📚 First time back with manga since my comic book shop girl days
💐 Cute banter and girl-on-girl drama energy
👑 Azami channeling chaotic Usagi vibes
🥤 A public drink toss that had me cheering
🎭 confusing gender identity storytelling that needed clarity
🫠 Internalized bias and flat-out homophobia with no apology on page six??
😑 Judith is the real MVP while the main girl stays messy
🩹 Eating disorders and emotional repression are brushed over too fast
�� A surprise basketball camp trip that made me go huh??
💔 Summer heartbreak, weird pacing, and a whole lotta side eye
I wanted this to be a lighthearted queer manga to balance heavier reads. Instead, I got homophobia that was never addressed. Gwyn deserved a better arc and girlfriend. Judith carried. 👏🏾👏🏾 And Azami… girl please 🤨
Some moments were sweet, and some lines made me go, “Aww.” But the confusion and rushed plot left me cold and unsatisfied. I'm glad queer manga is getting more spotlight. But this one? Mehhh. I don't think I'll be reading volume 2.
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April 1, 20201/04/20 - Free to read atm at https://www.tokyopop.com/together
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April 9, 2022DNF at 25 pages (first of the year)
I'll admit the art is adorable but page 1 we get a wildly homophobic protagnoist who then suddenly becomes okay with dating a girl by the end of that same first chapter?
Not to mention the love interest suddenly stops pretending to be a boy when found out and doesn't even try to keep the normality she's built for herself.
It's a neope for me.
I'll admit the art is adorable but page 1 we get a wildly homophobic protagnoist who then suddenly becomes okay with dating a girl by the end of that same first chapter?
Not to mention the love interest suddenly stops pretending to be a boy when found out and doesn't even try to keep the normality she's built for herself.
It's a neope for me.
February 21, 2024
My review of this book is somewhat complicated. Overall, I enjoyed this manga--it's pretty light and fluffy and mostly what I've come to expect from a manga romance. I did go into this with some expectations, though, that messed with my head a little.
I thought this was going to be a manga about a transgender boy. It is not. This is a f/f romance with a girl who dresses like a boy, but only because she plays basketball and got misgendered and just sort of went with it. Honestly, I wasn't sure how I felt about that, even though I enjoyed the story overall and thought it was a cute romance.
SO, I passed the manga over to my teenage (trans) daughter for an #OwnVoices perspective. It should be noted that she's an avid anime fan and also reads manga from time to time. She read the whole thing, laughing all the while and then handed it back to me and said she really liked it! I asked her if the representation of a girl who dressed as a boy "just because" bothered her, and she told me that this is a very common thing in anime. Basically this is called a trap (honestly, just that name bugs me, but it didn't seem to bother her at all). She was even sort of excited to see a reverse trap (a girl who people think is a boy instead of vice-versa). She enjoys these types of characters in anime and has no problem with them. She did say that what might cause more concern (from a representation point of view) is the fact that Azami isn't gay and then suddenly is when the boy she likes turns out to be a girl.
So, in the end I decided to let my reservations go and just enjoy a fun (though typically-manga-angsty) romance. I still don't think the representation is perfect by any means, but I let my daughter's OwnVoices opinion count when it came to my rating. (By the way, the romance is angsty at least partially because of a third girl who comes into the picture and makes Azima jealous--it's all a little overwrought, but I've yet to read a manga that isn't.)
I ended up with a rating of 3.5 stars (rounded up to 4). BUT I still wanted to make sure to point out some of my hesitations in the review so that people can decide for themselves if this representation would be an issue for them.
***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***
I thought this was going to be a manga about a transgender boy. It is not. This is a f/f romance with a girl who dresses like a boy, but only because she plays basketball and got misgendered and just sort of went with it. Honestly, I wasn't sure how I felt about that, even though I enjoyed the story overall and thought it was a cute romance.
SO, I passed the manga over to my teenage (trans) daughter for an #OwnVoices perspective. It should be noted that she's an avid anime fan and also reads manga from time to time. She read the whole thing, laughing all the while and then handed it back to me and said she really liked it! I asked her if the representation of a girl who dressed as a boy "just because" bothered her, and she told me that this is a very common thing in anime. Basically this is called a trap (honestly, just that name bugs me, but it didn't seem to bother her at all). She was even sort of excited to see a reverse trap (a girl who people think is a boy instead of vice-versa). She enjoys these types of characters in anime and has no problem with them. She did say that what might cause more concern (from a representation point of view) is the fact that Azami isn't gay and then suddenly is when the boy she likes turns out to be a girl.
So, in the end I decided to let my reservations go and just enjoy a fun (though typically-manga-angsty) romance. I still don't think the representation is perfect by any means, but I let my daughter's OwnVoices opinion count when it came to my rating. (By the way, the romance is angsty at least partially because of a third girl who comes into the picture and makes Azima jealous--it's all a little overwrought, but I've yet to read a manga that isn't.)
I ended up with a rating of 3.5 stars (rounded up to 4). BUT I still wanted to make sure to point out some of my hesitations in the review so that people can decide for themselves if this representation would be an issue for them.
***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***
January 11, 2022
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I got an ARC of this book.
So a manga about two girls that fall in love that sounds like it won’t be predatory or full of sexual assault? Sign me up! At least that’s what I normally say. This book wasn’t all that engaging. The plot in the description literally is maybe the first twenty pages. It made things sound like there would be tension or at least a decent plot.
The big secret that Gwyn is a girl is found out by like everyone. It isn’t this huge secret that could expose her and ruin her life. Instead people would just be upset that she lied. There was NO REASON for her deception. She is not trans (not that being trans is a deception), she is not on a boys only team, she is not under pressure from a foreign government. There is absolutely no reason for her to be doing this. So that just made her character unlikable and weird in a bad way.
Azami is terribly homophobic and within a few pages of finding out this big secret (how the hell did she manage to figure it out unless Gwyn was changing in the girls locker room AHA!) is like “I still love you”. There is some angst, but like two panels. For someone as openly homophobic to the point of being hostile, that was a big change. Then she tells her parents by the end of the first volume and it was no big deal. I am so confused at how this plot was thought to be a good one. It is so full of holes and it fell so flat.
Their romance also has no passion or cuteness at all. There is random jealousy which is annoying and unhealthy. Yet it is the ONLY sign that they are actually into each other. I didn’t ship them at all. I ship everything. I once shipped a goose with a tree (long story, but both were at least mildly sentient and it could work). So it doesn’t take all that much for me to get behind a love story.
I got an ARC of this book.
So a manga about two girls that fall in love that sounds like it won’t be predatory or full of sexual assault? Sign me up! At least that’s what I normally say. This book wasn’t all that engaging. The plot in the description literally is maybe the first twenty pages. It made things sound like there would be tension or at least a decent plot.
The big secret that Gwyn is a girl is found out by like everyone. It isn’t this huge secret that could expose her and ruin her life. Instead people would just be upset that she lied. There was NO REASON for her deception. She is not trans (not that being trans is a deception), she is not on a boys only team, she is not under pressure from a foreign government. There is absolutely no reason for her to be doing this. So that just made her character unlikable and weird in a bad way.
Azami is terribly homophobic and within a few pages of finding out this big secret (how the hell did she manage to figure it out unless Gwyn was changing in the girls locker room AHA!) is like “I still love you”. There is some angst, but like two panels. For someone as openly homophobic to the point of being hostile, that was a big change. Then she tells her parents by the end of the first volume and it was no big deal. I am so confused at how this plot was thought to be a good one. It is so full of holes and it fell so flat.
Their romance also has no passion or cuteness at all. There is random jealousy which is annoying and unhealthy. Yet it is the ONLY sign that they are actually into each other. I didn’t ship them at all. I ship everything. I once shipped a goose with a tree (long story, but both were at least mildly sentient and it could work). So it doesn’t take all that much for me to get behind a love story.
July 11, 2021
When I was reading this book I was thinking.. hmm this book didn't age well... and then I realized that it was released in July 2019.
So I believe the main character, Gwyn, might be trans, nonbinary or at the very least genderfluid.
The fact that Gwyn says "I'm not a lady" and the fact they bind their chest and have stopped eating because they are reluctant/scared of developing as a woman is a massive indicator of this.
I hate the fact that by the end Gwyn says 'I was confused' and goes from extremely masculine to extremely feminine and even decides to transfer schools so that they can 'live as a girl'. A person doesn't bind their chest and not eat so as to not develop BECAUSE THEY ARE CONFUSED!!!
A character can be unsure of their gender but this extreme from one to the other without portraying that there are more options than just girl or boy is very damaging to the audience who may be trans/nonbinary/genderfluid/etc especially considering this book is aimed at teenagers who themselves might be struggling with these issues/may have these questions/may be in this situation.
And even portraying Gwyn as extremely masculine and then shifting to extremely feminine might have been ok if the author had decided to challenge gender norms and state that being masculine isn't only allowed for boys and being feminine isn't only for girls (that might have save this book a bit BUT THE AUTHOR DIDN'T!!!!)
Also apparently the author is a french woman who decided to draw this in the art style of Japanese comics (from right to left) and my question is...why? that's kinda sus.
All in all I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.
So I believe the main character, Gwyn, might be trans, nonbinary or at the very least genderfluid.
The fact that Gwyn says "I'm not a lady" and the fact they bind their chest and have stopped eating because they are reluctant/scared of developing as a woman is a massive indicator of this.
I hate the fact that by the end Gwyn says 'I was confused' and goes from extremely masculine to extremely feminine and even decides to transfer schools so that they can 'live as a girl'. A person doesn't bind their chest and not eat so as to not develop BECAUSE THEY ARE CONFUSED!!!
A character can be unsure of their gender but this extreme from one to the other without portraying that there are more options than just girl or boy is very damaging to the audience who may be trans/nonbinary/genderfluid/etc especially considering this book is aimed at teenagers who themselves might be struggling with these issues/may have these questions/may be in this situation.
And even portraying Gwyn as extremely masculine and then shifting to extremely feminine might have been ok if the author had decided to challenge gender norms and state that being masculine isn't only allowed for boys and being feminine isn't only for girls (that might have save this book a bit BUT THE AUTHOR DIDN'T!!!!)
Also apparently the author is a french woman who decided to draw this in the art style of Japanese comics (from right to left) and my question is...why? that's kinda sus.
All in all I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.
January 24, 2023
Thanks to net galley.com and Diamond Book Distributors for the advance PDF file for my honest review. Just started reading manga style graphic novels, it's a nice change of pace from reading books, weird that you actually read these backwards and will have to read more of these. Didn't like this one, since it easily could have been a male/female story verse being female/female and never really got into the storyline.
February 2, 2020
Clumsily composed--the introduction to the characters was too rushed, and all the developments thereafter too predictable, cliche, and shallow to get invested in... I was looking forward to reading this based on the cover, but couldn't even finish it. If the series gets any better, let me know.
September 18, 2020
I had high hopes for this, but... the art was bad, the pacing was bad, the plot points and conflicts made no sense. Don't get me wrong, I love F/F, but I also have standards.
The premise was cute, but... that's about the only redeeming thing I can say for this.
The premise was cute, but... that's about the only redeeming thing I can say for this.
July 4, 2022
A story about blooming into who you are meant to be
This is not a story about how two girls magically come across one another, fall madly in love, and fight against the social norms that society might throw in their path to happiness. Instead I was pleasantly surprised to see it was an awkward telling of how one girl who was convinced that she would only be happy with a Prince Charming discovers to her horror that he is actually a tomboy that dresses as a guy (but shhh almost nobody knows she is not a he.) However regardless of her beliefs this girl names Azami realizes that even after finding out the truth that she felt strongly toward this tomboy named Gwyn and it turned out Gwyn likes her too.
What follows is a story about understanding the importance of being yourself, some homophobia (though it seems they can count on parental support regardless which is great), and all sorts of young love experiences (including love rivals, jealousy, and self doubts.) All in all the art although goofy at times was really nice and did a fantastic job showing at any given moment how each character was feeling when appropriate. Throw in the occasional humorous moment here and there including a little 4th wall breaking in-between chapters and you get a fun book that shows not every girl needs Prince Charming when another Princess can make their heart flutter just as well.
This is not a story about how two girls magically come across one another, fall madly in love, and fight against the social norms that society might throw in their path to happiness. Instead I was pleasantly surprised to see it was an awkward telling of how one girl who was convinced that she would only be happy with a Prince Charming discovers to her horror that he is actually a tomboy that dresses as a guy (but shhh almost nobody knows she is not a he.) However regardless of her beliefs this girl names Azami realizes that even after finding out the truth that she felt strongly toward this tomboy named Gwyn and it turned out Gwyn likes her too.
What follows is a story about understanding the importance of being yourself, some homophobia (though it seems they can count on parental support regardless which is great), and all sorts of young love experiences (including love rivals, jealousy, and self doubts.) All in all the art although goofy at times was really nice and did a fantastic job showing at any given moment how each character was feeling when appropriate. Throw in the occasional humorous moment here and there including a little 4th wall breaking in-between chapters and you get a fun book that shows not every girl needs Prince Charming when another Princess can make their heart flutter just as well.
December 1, 2022
The first Manga I’ve read in a lonnnggg while, that was borrowed on my library card that is. It’s… rather bland in the first two chapters but it does get a little cute. I would say I love enjoyed myself by the end of the volume 1. The art definitely is not my style but I’m glad I stuck to reading till the end cuz it gets a worthy love rival XD. I liked the love rival more than the official main character. Which is not to be surprised since I rarely like main characters in anime or manga. It takes a lot of time for me to like main characters or cough, cough* they need to be my type of aesthetically pleasing to my eyes XD.
December 12, 2024
This felt really clunky with the pacing and the whole story gave me a weird icky feeling on the representation! I get what the author was trying to represent with body issues and dysmorphia, but many of the issues felt forced in there to check a box. It also has really weird messaging about girls who dress masculine in here and presents it as a “problem” almost. I was really exited for another LGBTQ manga, alas this was not for me
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 28, 2022
Was hesitating between 1 star or 2 stars.. but i decided to not let my disapointment surpass my objective view on this first part and tome.
I just found it to be so rushed and i wish to have witnessed something completely opposites. Unfortunately, I felt like the author was trying to put a lot of stereotipical shojo romance plot lines in this tome and i really couldn't take that book seriously bc of how rushed the story was told.
I still have a tome to read and i kind of appreciate the drawing style, but i really i'm disapointed and i fear that this last tome isn't really going to make me more interested in this manga short story.
PS: i know it's hard to tell a story and to develop feelings when you only have two tomes to use it, but i already read these kind of two tome manga and the romance was more convincing than here. We'll see we'll see...
I just found it to be so rushed and i wish to have witnessed something completely opposites. Unfortunately, I felt like the author was trying to put a lot of stereotipical shojo romance plot lines in this tome and i really couldn't take that book seriously bc of how rushed the story was told.
I still have a tome to read and i kind of appreciate the drawing style, but i really i'm disapointed and i fear that this last tome isn't really going to make me more interested in this manga short story.
PS: i know it's hard to tell a story and to develop feelings when you only have two tomes to use it, but i already read these kind of two tome manga and the romance was more convincing than here. We'll see we'll see...
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