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かけおちガール 書籍版 [Kakeochi Girl shoseki-ban] #3
Run Away With Me, Girl 3
Maki and Midori leave Shodoshima, but instead of returning home, the two women find themselves riding away to a remote corner of a train line. Maki knows they can’t hide forever, but she can’t quite figure out how to tell that to Midori. Meanwhile, Midori doesn’t know where she is in her life any more than she knows where she is on the map, but Tazune is trying to answer that second question—and if he does, it may force Midori to answer the first… The thought of running away was once a wistful dream for Maki and Midori, but when the two women wake up to find it a reality, they’ll have to decide if it was just what they needed to find their way home.
192 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2020
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December 7, 2022
muy lindo como terminó pero un buen final hubiese sido que a tazune lo caguen a trompadas
July 6, 2023
(For volumes two and three.)
"Normal," as Momo points out, is just something that a collective has decided is the way things ought to be. If Midori had stuck with "normal," she would have married her abuser; instead she finds the courage both to leave him and to tell other people what he is: a man who hit his girlfriend. (I love the way she demonstrates that for her coworker.) If "normal" ruled the day, this series wouldn't have had a happy ending, and even if ideas of "normal" continue to plague Momo and Midori's daughter in her teen years, there's a tacit understanding that it's when you learn to throw it out the window and embrace "right for me" instead, that's when you truly grow up. It's a beautiful message, and one that's remarkably well shown in this series.
The T-shirt says, "Why be normal when you can be happy?" It sounds glib as a slogan, but there's a remarkable amount of truth to that question, as Momo and Midori learn.
"Normal," as Momo points out, is just something that a collective has decided is the way things ought to be. If Midori had stuck with "normal," she would have married her abuser; instead she finds the courage both to leave him and to tell other people what he is: a man who hit his girlfriend. (I love the way she demonstrates that for her coworker.) If "normal" ruled the day, this series wouldn't have had a happy ending, and even if ideas of "normal" continue to plague Momo and Midori's daughter in her teen years, there's a tacit understanding that it's when you learn to throw it out the window and embrace "right for me" instead, that's when you truly grow up. It's a beautiful message, and one that's remarkably well shown in this series.
The T-shirt says, "Why be normal when you can be happy?" It sounds glib as a slogan, but there's a remarkable amount of truth to that question, as Momo and Midori learn.
June 16, 2023
While I really appreciate how this sapphic manga is realistic rather than wish fulfillment. In this ending volume it feels like conflicts are wrapped a bit too abruptly and too cleanly. And in a pretty anime standard way where horrible characters are almost excused for being horrible without not changing or apologizing at all. Also the time skip at the end was unnecessary. But at least we saw the main couple in wedding dresses and GET MARRIED
September 5, 2022
My poor lesbian heart!
December 25, 2024
I love them
"I'm worried about her"
bud no your not
"I don't love you"
Y'all won't understand the amount of happiness running throw my body when I read that
"I have this trauma from my past"
Is he stupid or just pretending?
"I love you Momo"
YESSSSS
"I'm worried about her"
bud no your not
"I don't love you"
Y'all won't understand the amount of happiness running throw my body when I read that
"I have this trauma from my past"
Is he stupid or just pretending?
"I love you Momo"
YESSSSS
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 7, 2023
On the run from life in general, Momo and Midori have holed up together in the boonies for a bit. Tazune is in pursuit, however, and the reality of, well, reality is going to drop on the two women very, very soon. Does Midori have an easy out from the life she’s found herself trapped in?
Am I going to say something about three volume series again? Yes, yes, I am. Mainly because they invariably come into these landings that manage various levels of success that tend to be just shy of a slam dunk. So it goes here as well, which is why this is one of my maxims (or biases, it can be both).
However, let me just say that there is a full-stop, no fooling, honest to deity of choice, amazing Manga Moment (tm) in this story that makes all of it worth it. It comes when Midori is confronted by her coworker, Azusa, who happens to also be intimate with Midori’s jerk of a husband.
The way Midori gets her point across about how she suffered at Tazune’s hands, literally, is absolutely stupendous. It’s a real moment that looks like it’s going for a gut punch, but instead just poisons the well and salts the earth for good measure with nothing more than simple truth.
Combined with the outcome of Midori’s conflict with Tazune proper, it makes for the most compelling material of the volume and all the others as well. Mainly because Midori is letting herself have one last gasp of freedom before she yolks her life to a man who only says he loves her.
Except, of course, that Momo is there. And while she was the escape to the highway, she’s also an off ramp to some place entirely new for Midori. It’s nice to see Midori slowly coming around to the idea that, regardless of gender, there is one person she can always count on and maybe should take for more than granted.
I’d hardly call this the greatest yuri ever, it does fall a little into the ‘the series is ending so our love is now gonna work out’ vibe that many of these shorter works have. It’s not bad, but you look at something like the superlative Even Though We’re Adults and you can’t help be see this idea being done just that extra bit better.
Still, it shows Midori doing something for herself for a change, her true self, and Momo makes a choice for once in her life. It’s a good accumulation of all the things that had come before, and if the romance goes a little thin, it makes it back by showing just how much life Midori injects into Momo’s. If you were going to weather Japan’s homophobia, she’s the one you’d want to do it with - the joyous melancholy of their ending is such a nice touch.
The sea change at the end is interesting, and not necessarily in a bad way, although it definitely feels like time that could have been spent on our leads. Instead, we see the future through the eyes of Komari, Momo’s online friend, and Kon, the older version of Midori’s then-unborn child.
It’s an interesting way to go and I’m not mad at it because it does explore homophobia and the othering of people who are different from you. Plus, it goes after the experience of a child being raised in a same sex marriage/partnership and how somebody of a more difficult age handles a more difficult situation (not well).
It dovetails really well with Komari’s earlier appearance in the story and does some very solid things built on the bones of the earlier chapters. The bonus chapter is merely okay, although I do love the implication that Komari is not exactly a disaster lesbian, but more a lesbian disaster (don’t you hate the one person you know you could never say no to? Or love them? Likely both).
So it ends, with a good story and some moments of true greatness. There are worst ways to wrap up, our ladies definitely get their due, but there are definitely some ways this could have been more focused. Yet the directions it goes are themselves interesting in their brief moments.
4 stars - I do like the way things end between our leads, but it does feel like it could have made a bit more hay while the sun was shining. It’s a beautiful bit of melancholy with a happy ending, and a very worthwhile, if not entirely successful, read.
Am I going to say something about three volume series again? Yes, yes, I am. Mainly because they invariably come into these landings that manage various levels of success that tend to be just shy of a slam dunk. So it goes here as well, which is why this is one of my maxims (or biases, it can be both).
However, let me just say that there is a full-stop, no fooling, honest to deity of choice, amazing Manga Moment (tm) in this story that makes all of it worth it. It comes when Midori is confronted by her coworker, Azusa, who happens to also be intimate with Midori’s jerk of a husband.
The way Midori gets her point across about how she suffered at Tazune’s hands, literally, is absolutely stupendous. It’s a real moment that looks like it’s going for a gut punch, but instead just poisons the well and salts the earth for good measure with nothing more than simple truth.
Combined with the outcome of Midori’s conflict with Tazune proper, it makes for the most compelling material of the volume and all the others as well. Mainly because Midori is letting herself have one last gasp of freedom before she yolks her life to a man who only says he loves her.
Except, of course, that Momo is there. And while she was the escape to the highway, she’s also an off ramp to some place entirely new for Midori. It’s nice to see Midori slowly coming around to the idea that, regardless of gender, there is one person she can always count on and maybe should take for more than granted.
I’d hardly call this the greatest yuri ever, it does fall a little into the ‘the series is ending so our love is now gonna work out’ vibe that many of these shorter works have. It’s not bad, but you look at something like the superlative Even Though We’re Adults and you can’t help be see this idea being done just that extra bit better.
Still, it shows Midori doing something for herself for a change, her true self, and Momo makes a choice for once in her life. It’s a good accumulation of all the things that had come before, and if the romance goes a little thin, it makes it back by showing just how much life Midori injects into Momo’s. If you were going to weather Japan’s homophobia, she’s the one you’d want to do it with - the joyous melancholy of their ending is such a nice touch.
The sea change at the end is interesting, and not necessarily in a bad way, although it definitely feels like time that could have been spent on our leads. Instead, we see the future through the eyes of Komari, Momo’s online friend, and Kon, the older version of Midori’s then-unborn child.
It’s an interesting way to go and I’m not mad at it because it does explore homophobia and the othering of people who are different from you. Plus, it goes after the experience of a child being raised in a same sex marriage/partnership and how somebody of a more difficult age handles a more difficult situation (not well).
It dovetails really well with Komari’s earlier appearance in the story and does some very solid things built on the bones of the earlier chapters. The bonus chapter is merely okay, although I do love the implication that Komari is not exactly a disaster lesbian, but more a lesbian disaster (don’t you hate the one person you know you could never say no to? Or love them? Likely both).
So it ends, with a good story and some moments of true greatness. There are worst ways to wrap up, our ladies definitely get their due, but there are definitely some ways this could have been more focused. Yet the directions it goes are themselves interesting in their brief moments.
4 stars - I do like the way things end between our leads, but it does feel like it could have made a bit more hay while the sun was shining. It’s a beautiful bit of melancholy with a happy ending, and a very worthwhile, if not entirely successful, read.
May 13, 2023
WHY DID THIS END the way i just know for a fact that if this series kept going exploring their relationship and their relationship with their kid, it would end up being a 4 star at least eventually. I’m so not cut out to read romance cuz I want from it all the opposites of what romance genre actually you. I want angst and drama and hurt and comfort, not fluff and cute stuff. And I want to see characters’ established relationship and various obstacles they overcome rather than see them get together and end the story once they do. Ugh I can’t win
April 24, 2023
So intense. Hits you right away in the feels. I love how the characters aren't one dimensional, but complex entities going through real human emotions and problems and making the best decisions for themselves at whatever points in time. I love seeing the growth and realizations they come to. Beautiful and heartfelt.
March 10, 2025
Crying crying and crying. That ending was so perfect. The coworker snitching on them was expected but still.."I'm just guessing but" girl if you don't shut up right now!!! I'm hoping she realizes she fucked up and I'm hoping the lame ass ex is pathetically crying in his room right now as well 🤗.
July 21, 2023
I really enjoyed the conclusion of this manga series!
I think my biggest criticism is that it seems like things are resolved a bit too quickly and easily. I’m glad our two main characters work things out, but it did leave me feeling unsatisfied.
That being said, I loved that Maki’s family was pretty accepting once they realized she was going to be with Midori. It ended up being a pretty casual family conversation 😂
The one thing that felt out of place in this volume was the last chapter. It didn’t make sense to just have one chapter about the tensions between Maki, Midori, and their daughter. I would have much rather have a full volume developing this than just a random chapter. That’s all I’m saying.
Otherwise, I’m glad I picked up this GL series. I still highly recommend it.
P.S. Finally actually seeing the two of them in their wedding dresses?! Be still my heart!
I think my biggest criticism is that it seems like things are resolved a bit too quickly and easily. I’m glad our two main characters work things out, but it did leave me feeling unsatisfied.
That being said, I loved that Maki’s family was pretty accepting once they realized she was going to be with Midori. It ended up being a pretty casual family conversation 😂
The one thing that felt out of place in this volume was the last chapter. It didn’t make sense to just have one chapter about the tensions between Maki, Midori, and their daughter. I would have much rather have a full volume developing this than just a random chapter. That’s all I’m saying.
Otherwise, I’m glad I picked up this GL series. I still highly recommend it.
P.S. Finally actually seeing the two of them in their wedding dresses?! Be still my heart!
May 28, 2024
Review to come.
March 28, 2023
Un buen final para la historia, ¡y los extras molan mucho!
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May 27, 2023MIDORI GIRLBOSS
May 27, 2025
je ne peux que pleurer et applaudir devant la performance franchement bravo
October 29, 2024
Reseña:
Momo tiene una vida normal, y hasta considerada aburrida, pero hay algo en su mente que sale de una rutina normal. Midori, una chica con quien estudió en secundaria, además de haber tenido una relación, pero al graduarse, tomaron caminos separados.
Jamás creyó volverla a ver, hasta que se encuentran en el trabajo de Momo, parece que la relación entre ellas o ha cambiado, la misma sonrisa, los mismos ojos, la misma conexión… pero hay algo más, Midori se va a casar y está embarazada, un “sueño” que ha tenido desde siempre, pero este sueño parece una pesadilla.
Esta historia nos transporta a las emociones de las protagonistas, una chica que ha temido estar sola, y acepta los malos tratos que puedan darle, porque eso es parte de cumplir un sueño. Una chica que tiene que decidir si puede ver al amor de su vida sufrir y perder su brillo, para que ella puede cumplir su sueño.
Opinión personal:
Esta historia me pareció algo demasiado lindo de leer, explora temas sobre la soledad y conformarse, tener que quedarse calladas en situaciones donde no debemos estarlo. En los momentos difíciles o complicados que puede experimentar una persona Safica, la crítica que se tiene sobre “una vida perfecta”
Siento que Midori es un gran personaje el cual explorar, puede verse infantil, pero su actitud me pareció una especie de escudo ante todo el dolor que podía vivir.
Además que el arte de este manga? Es hermoso!, me encanto el diseño de personajes, creo que todos son demasiado lindos visualmente
Momo tiene una vida normal, y hasta considerada aburrida, pero hay algo en su mente que sale de una rutina normal. Midori, una chica con quien estudió en secundaria, además de haber tenido una relación, pero al graduarse, tomaron caminos separados.
Jamás creyó volverla a ver, hasta que se encuentran en el trabajo de Momo, parece que la relación entre ellas o ha cambiado, la misma sonrisa, los mismos ojos, la misma conexión… pero hay algo más, Midori se va a casar y está embarazada, un “sueño” que ha tenido desde siempre, pero este sueño parece una pesadilla.
Esta historia nos transporta a las emociones de las protagonistas, una chica que ha temido estar sola, y acepta los malos tratos que puedan darle, porque eso es parte de cumplir un sueño. Una chica que tiene que decidir si puede ver al amor de su vida sufrir y perder su brillo, para que ella puede cumplir su sueño.
Opinión personal:
Esta historia me pareció algo demasiado lindo de leer, explora temas sobre la soledad y conformarse, tener que quedarse calladas en situaciones donde no debemos estarlo. En los momentos difíciles o complicados que puede experimentar una persona Safica, la crítica que se tiene sobre “una vida perfecta”
Siento que Midori es un gran personaje el cual explorar, puede verse infantil, pero su actitud me pareció una especie de escudo ante todo el dolor que podía vivir.
Además que el arte de este manga? Es hermoso!, me encanto el diseño de personajes, creo que todos son demasiado lindos visualmente
February 26, 2024
Une conclusion percutante d’émotions.
J’ai eu un énorme coup de cœur pour les deux précédents tomes et c’est pareil pour celui-ci. Je ne sais pas vraiment pourquoi mais j’avais les larmes aux yeux tout au long de ma lecture. Bien que cette histoire ne fasse que trois tomes, j’ai trouvé que c’était sacrément bien mené.
Ce que je peux dire c’est que cette histoire traite de la façon dont on peut faire face à plein de désillusions à l'âge adulte. J’ai ressenti tous les sentiments que l’on ressent arriver à ce stade particulier de la vie. Cette histoire était parfois triste, parfois douce… mais avec cet espoir qui réchauffe le cœur.
Nos deux personnages arrivent au terme de leur périple mais aussi au moment des choix. C’était percutant de se rendre compte de leur évolution tout au long de ce volume.
Les dessins jouent tellement sur l’histoire… j’aime particulièrement le style et la douceur des traits.
J’ai adoré cette histoire du début jusqu’à la fin.
J’ai eu un énorme coup de cœur pour les deux précédents tomes et c’est pareil pour celui-ci. Je ne sais pas vraiment pourquoi mais j’avais les larmes aux yeux tout au long de ma lecture. Bien que cette histoire ne fasse que trois tomes, j’ai trouvé que c’était sacrément bien mené.
Ce que je peux dire c’est que cette histoire traite de la façon dont on peut faire face à plein de désillusions à l'âge adulte. J’ai ressenti tous les sentiments que l’on ressent arriver à ce stade particulier de la vie. Cette histoire était parfois triste, parfois douce… mais avec cet espoir qui réchauffe le cœur.
Nos deux personnages arrivent au terme de leur périple mais aussi au moment des choix. C’était percutant de se rendre compte de leur évolution tout au long de ce volume.
Les dessins jouent tellement sur l’histoire… j’aime particulièrement le style et la douceur des traits.
J’ai adoré cette histoire du début jusqu’à la fin.
January 15, 2023
Se ha terminado. Me ha encantado como en este tomo se ve lo feliz y natural que es Midori con Maki. He pasado verdadero terror cuando el Tazune ha aparecido en la estación, me esperaba cualquier cosa pero no, Maki ha salido al rescate y hasta Tazune ha llorado. No siento pena por él pero mira, al menos no acaba mal la cosa. Y ¿Midori y Maki corriendo por la ciudad vestidas de novia? Mira, fantasía. Me ha encantado ver lo felices que se veían juntas en todo el tomo pero esa escena en cuestión...perfecta. Y ya acabo con la hija, Kon, cuando va a ver a Komari...que monada las dos, Komari es un encanto eso no lo vamos a negar😍. En fin, mis dieces, me ha gustado muchísimo toda la historia y se me ha hecho cortísima, ahora necesito más. Mil gracias por regalármelo, A🤍.
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October 4, 2023
Me dejo esperando más, pero creo que es de esas historias que ahí terminan para el lector, donde la vida de las protagonistas sigue, pero no quiere decir que se tenga que contar.
Nunca había leído un manga de este género y me llevo una muy bella experiencia, espero que con el tiempo pueda volver a leerlo y apreciar más detalles, pero me quedo con una linda primera lectura
Nunca había leído un manga de este género y me llevo una muy bella experiencia, espero que con el tiempo pueda volver a leerlo y apreciar más detalles, pero me quedo con una linda primera lectura
August 27, 2023
Banger intersidéral lisez le
September 7, 2023
This was my favourite volume in the series <3 I'm a huge fan of the illustrations, they are so soft and beautiful. Overall, this was a really cute story!
February 28, 2024
I absolutely loved the way this series was wrapped up. Easily a new favorite of mine ❤️ so many tears and butterflies 🦋
August 25, 2025
BRAVO LES LESBIENNES !!!
September 4, 2025
no es 5 estrellas porque la niña homófoba me dio susto literalmente espabila
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August 27, 2023
j'ai adoré !!!!! j'en reviens pas que ce soit le dernier tome... moi j'en veux + !!! 😭😭 la fin... envie de pleurer etc
March 6, 2025
4.5 stars.
October 5, 2025
Carino anche se il finale mi ha fatto un po' strano ahahah, forse avrei preferito qualcosa di diverso
March 23, 2023
wow ni un libro en 3 meses y de repente dos en un día... es un poco trampa porque es muy cortito este es un poco pasteloso para mi gusto a ratos pero lo amé
June 30, 2025
muy bonito y muy bien narrado 😭
October 8, 2022
Ganó el amor ;—;
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October 6, 2022
Esta obra se merece un 10, el dibujo, la trama, la interpretación de las expresiones, la opresión social, el descubrimiento de la orientación sexual y conocerse a sí misma... Me ha encantado
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