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それでも歩は寄せてくる [Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru] #5
When Will Ayumu Make His Move? 5
Feelings Growing Brazen Ayumu is steadfast in his promise to himself that he will not ask out his crush and shogi club president, Urushi, until he beats her in a single game of shogi. However, his resolve will be tested at every turn, as his club senpai grows more and more brazen with her own feelings for him and they traverse the minefields of White Day and several totally-not-romantic dates.
160 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 16, 2020
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Sōichirō Yamamoto
93 books39 followersSōichirō Yamamoto (山本崇一朗, Yamamoto Sōichirō) is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for writing and illustrating Teasing Master Takagi-san and Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru. Both series have been published in Monthly Shōnen Sunday and Weekly Shōnen Magazine, respectively.
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February 18, 2023
Okay, you’ve got my heart again. This volume was wonderful.
May 3, 2022
When? When!? Hopefully soon, because I’m running out of humorous (?) variations of ‘not any time soon’ to start these off with. Oh, you mean somebody did get together this volume? Huh. Whatever could that mean?
This series continues to churn itself out and manages to remain a personal favourite. Last time was good, but this one bumps the goofery back up a notch and pulled a couple strong laughs out of me, making for a wonderfully cozy read.
Comedic timing is a tricky thing, so having a couple of prime examples in this one is worth lauding - the one chapter with the Twitter parody that goes exactly where you think it’s going and exactly where Yaotome knows it’s going is a hoot; her exasperated proclamation at the end is just the best.
There are also a couple of genre stalwarts like the adorable cat that’s exactly like its owner and the old ‘reading a fake manga in a manga that’s like the story of the real manga’, which really works just because of the framing device and the small details put into the fake series, right down to the female lead yelping ‘hyee!’ instead of Yaotome’s trademark ‘nwha!?’.
In addition to all this, plus the usual trials and tribulations, there’s a very welcome bit of heart amidst all the joking around. An unexpected Sakurako and Yaotome match-up leads to the former being very forthright about her anxiety in a way that was actually really nice to see and just a pleasant little bonding moment.
It’s not that the series doesn’t do sentiment well, but it rarely goes to quite these lengths. When everybody moves up a grade, Ayumu and Yaotome realize they don’t have a lot of time left, and watching the two of them play late into the night says so much with so little.
Amusingly, the series also comes super close to justifying its ridiculous premise when Takeru completely signs on with Ayumu’s nonsense as a guy thing and then tries to stand up to Sakurako, which naturally ends up with him hypnotized and eating her hated peas. He was literally asking for it though.
However, Takeru really comes through with a strong play of his own later and ends up getting far more than he bargained for when he buys a present that goes completely awry, then in his favour, then completely awry in a different way (Sakurako clearly absorbs what she’s watching waaaaay too much). No, there isn’t a full confession, but these two are way ahead of the leads at this stage.
It all ends with a bit of silliness as classes change and club reopens and Ayumu gets another taste of jealousy that is, of course, anything but. Eventually he and Yaotome will get together, but as long as the stories are of this quality, there’s no rush.
4 stars - there’s nothing surprising about this series; it is not out to shock you with wild twists and crazy swerves. Some days it does what it does super well and others it just does it okay. This is definitely one of the better ones and was a real delight.
This series continues to churn itself out and manages to remain a personal favourite. Last time was good, but this one bumps the goofery back up a notch and pulled a couple strong laughs out of me, making for a wonderfully cozy read.
Comedic timing is a tricky thing, so having a couple of prime examples in this one is worth lauding - the one chapter with the Twitter parody that goes exactly where you think it’s going and exactly where Yaotome knows it’s going is a hoot; her exasperated proclamation at the end is just the best.
There are also a couple of genre stalwarts like the adorable cat that’s exactly like its owner and the old ‘reading a fake manga in a manga that’s like the story of the real manga’, which really works just because of the framing device and the small details put into the fake series, right down to the female lead yelping ‘hyee!’ instead of Yaotome’s trademark ‘nwha!?’.
In addition to all this, plus the usual trials and tribulations, there’s a very welcome bit of heart amidst all the joking around. An unexpected Sakurako and Yaotome match-up leads to the former being very forthright about her anxiety in a way that was actually really nice to see and just a pleasant little bonding moment.
It’s not that the series doesn’t do sentiment well, but it rarely goes to quite these lengths. When everybody moves up a grade, Ayumu and Yaotome realize they don’t have a lot of time left, and watching the two of them play late into the night says so much with so little.
Amusingly, the series also comes super close to justifying its ridiculous premise when Takeru completely signs on with Ayumu’s nonsense as a guy thing and then tries to stand up to Sakurako, which naturally ends up with him hypnotized and eating her hated peas. He was literally asking for it though.
However, Takeru really comes through with a strong play of his own later and ends up getting far more than he bargained for when he buys a present that goes completely awry, then in his favour, then completely awry in a different way (Sakurako clearly absorbs what she’s watching waaaaay too much). No, there isn’t a full confession, but these two are way ahead of the leads at this stage.
It all ends with a bit of silliness as classes change and club reopens and Ayumu gets another taste of jealousy that is, of course, anything but. Eventually he and Yaotome will get together, but as long as the stories are of this quality, there’s no rush.
4 stars - there’s nothing surprising about this series; it is not out to shock you with wild twists and crazy swerves. Some days it does what it does super well and others it just does it okay. This is definitely one of the better ones and was a real delight.
May 10, 2022
These two are just freaking cute! They've advanced a grade in school but Ayumu is no closer to beating Urushi or asking her out. Despite the lack of progress in their relationship, the story is still adorable with it's slow, tender burn.
May 2, 2022
ughhhhhhh I cannot get over these two!! (≧◡≦) ♡ they are too freaking adorable together!! ayumu seems to definitely have the upper hand in this volume. urushi is thinking about the future, which is natural since she's a year older. we also get some more uber cute scenes between sakurako and takeru.
oh and that stretching scene...plus their phone call to each other while each is in bed...wholesome and yet swoon-worthy!! perfect embodiment of young love tbh.
oh and that stretching scene...plus their phone call to each other while each is in bed...wholesome and yet swoon-worthy!! perfect embodiment of young love tbh.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 13, 2024
I ended up devouring the first 13 of this series over the course of a couple of weeks. I really enjoyed the relationship between the main characters. It's super sweet but adorable they just have this sweet romance. The art is beautiful and I found the whole came of shogi interesting. I will continue this series. I did a blanket review for all the books I've read so for. This is a high school romance that is slow burn so and I highly recommend.
May 20, 2022
น่ารักกรุบกริบมาก อ่านแล้วยิ้มตลอดจริงๆ ขำในความเปิ่นของนางเอก และขำในความคลั่งรักแบบหน้านิ่งๆของพระเอก
July 5, 2022
I love this series, its just so cute and fun to read!
They are a lovely pair
They are a lovely pair
July 10, 2022
These two are great; such a cute, simple series. ☺️
January 12, 2023
2.5 stars.
October 4, 2024
Can they just be together now? 😅😭🥰🥰
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June 17, 2022
This is a fun series. However, I have some issues...
Ok so my main problem is that both female MCs look like they're 11. Seriously. So it's kind of creepy watching guys who looks to be in 10th or 11th grade getting saucy with girls who looks like they belong in the 6th grade. Otherwise, it's a decent school-life rom-com, but meh, I just can't get interested in the relationships. I think I'm probably going to stop reading this series, which rarely happens.
Ok so my main problem is that both female MCs look like they're 11. Seriously. So it's kind of creepy watching guys who looks to be in 10th or 11th grade getting saucy with girls who looks like they belong in the 6th grade. Otherwise, it's a decent school-life rom-com, but meh, I just can't get interested in the relationships. I think I'm probably going to stop reading this series, which rarely happens.
May 25, 2023
Vous le savez maintenant à quel point j’aime les titres de chez Nobi Nobi. Celui là me plaît énormément. Chaque tome est un vrai délice à lire. Je suis fan de l’histoire et de ces personnages, chaque tome est passionnant à lire. C’est un titre drôle, frais et léger, sans aucune prise de tête et qui nous fait passer un excellent moment à chaque lecture. J’ai toujours hâte d’avoir le tome suivant entre les mains pour retrouver ces chers personnages. Et je prend toujours énormément de plaisir pendant ma lecture!
Dans ce cinquième tome, au fil des parties de shôgi de plus en plus fréquentes, Ayumu et Urushi apprennent à se connaître et l’inclinaison amoureuse réciproque non avouée flotte indéniablement dans l’air. Alors qu’ils assistent à la cérémonie de fin de lycée de leurs aînés, ils prennent conscience du temps qui file à toute vitesse. Dans un an, Urushi quittera à son tour le lycée. Ayumu parviendra-t-il à battre Urushi au shôgi d’ici là et lui avouer enfin son amour ? Rien n’est moins sûr !
Quel bonheur de retrouver Ayumu et Urushi. Plus on avance dans le manga et plus ces deux là se rapprochent. Ils apprennent à se connaître mais surtout, ces deux là ont tous les deux des sentiments mais ils s’osent pas se les avouer. Ça mène à des situations parfois cocasse et c’est surtout plus que drôle parfois. J’adore le personnage d’Ayumu, il me fait rire, en voyant sa tête on pourrait croire qu’il est toujours en colère et ça me fait tellement rire en vérité. Dans ce tome, nos deux joueurs de shôgi changent de classe. Il ne reste désormais plus qu’une année avant qu’Urushi ne quitte le lycée.. Une pression de plus sur les épaules d’Ayumu finalement. Il va falloir qu’il la batte au shôgi pour avoir enfin le courage de se lancer et lui avouer ses sentiments. Et on peut dire qu’il fait de sacrés efforts mine de rien, il achète des livres sur le sujet, il est sur une appli de shôgi.. J’aime aussi Urushi, elle est tellement adorable et surtout elle me fait beaucoup rire. Elle est très vite intimidée devant Ayumu à certains moments et c’est plutôt drôle.
J’ai vraiment hâte de découvrir ce que nous réserve le prochain tome. J’aime l’ambiance légère, cette histoire adorable et mignonne est une véritable bouffée d’air frais. C’est typiquement le genre de manga que j’aime énormément. Ceux qui sont sans aucune prise de tête, qui sont joyeux comme ici, ça me fait passer un si bon moment c’est tellement agréable à lire. Et puis, on veut tellement savoir si ils vont enfin s’avouer leurs sentiments que l’on en redemande encore et encore!
Dans ce cinquième tome, au fil des parties de shôgi de plus en plus fréquentes, Ayumu et Urushi apprennent à se connaître et l’inclinaison amoureuse réciproque non avouée flotte indéniablement dans l’air. Alors qu’ils assistent à la cérémonie de fin de lycée de leurs aînés, ils prennent conscience du temps qui file à toute vitesse. Dans un an, Urushi quittera à son tour le lycée. Ayumu parviendra-t-il à battre Urushi au shôgi d’ici là et lui avouer enfin son amour ? Rien n’est moins sûr !
Quel bonheur de retrouver Ayumu et Urushi. Plus on avance dans le manga et plus ces deux là se rapprochent. Ils apprennent à se connaître mais surtout, ces deux là ont tous les deux des sentiments mais ils s’osent pas se les avouer. Ça mène à des situations parfois cocasse et c’est surtout plus que drôle parfois. J’adore le personnage d’Ayumu, il me fait rire, en voyant sa tête on pourrait croire qu’il est toujours en colère et ça me fait tellement rire en vérité. Dans ce tome, nos deux joueurs de shôgi changent de classe. Il ne reste désormais plus qu’une année avant qu’Urushi ne quitte le lycée.. Une pression de plus sur les épaules d’Ayumu finalement. Il va falloir qu’il la batte au shôgi pour avoir enfin le courage de se lancer et lui avouer ses sentiments. Et on peut dire qu’il fait de sacrés efforts mine de rien, il achète des livres sur le sujet, il est sur une appli de shôgi.. J’aime aussi Urushi, elle est tellement adorable et surtout elle me fait beaucoup rire. Elle est très vite intimidée devant Ayumu à certains moments et c’est plutôt drôle.
J’ai vraiment hâte de découvrir ce que nous réserve le prochain tome. J’aime l’ambiance légère, cette histoire adorable et mignonne est une véritable bouffée d’air frais. C’est typiquement le genre de manga que j’aime énormément. Ceux qui sont sans aucune prise de tête, qui sont joyeux comme ici, ça me fait passer un si bon moment c’est tellement agréable à lire. Et puis, on veut tellement savoir si ils vont enfin s’avouer leurs sentiments que l’on en redemande encore et encore!
June 25, 2024
I really like that with this volume while we still got to see some adorable moments between Urushi and Ayumu, Ayumu’s friends: Takeru and Sakurako, also got some time dedicated to their unique dynamic. It was adorable seeing Urushi get flustered by her overthinking an interaction with Ayumu and the bonus chapter about White Day was very cute.
April 8, 2024
Fresh from Valentine's Day and on to White's Day, Spring Break, and a new semester as second and third years... The clock is ticking Ayumu.
Meanwhile, Takeru and Sakurako have their own romantic shenanigans. I'm pretty sure Takeru almost had a heart attack.
This series has 17 volumes.
Meanwhile, Takeru and Sakurako have their own romantic shenanigans. I'm pretty sure Takeru almost had a heart attack.
This series has 17 volumes.
June 6, 2023
There's something just so charming and wholesome about this series...I can't get enough!
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