1/3 さんぶんのいち 2 [1/3 San Bun no Ichi 2]

1/3 さんぶんのいち [1/3 San-bun no Ichi] #2

by Kozue Chiba, 千葉コズエ

この夏を、この恋を、一瞬一秒焼き付けたい

この夏はただごとじゃない
何かが起こる、そんな予感がする――

慎(しん)にフラれた後も、片想い続行中の紫陽花(しゆか)。慎の幼なじみで、初恋の相手でもある莉花(りか)が現れたことで、慎の知らなかった一面を知り、ますます想いは募るばかり。夏休みは会えないのかな…なんて思っていた矢先、慎が撮る自主製作映画に、遊(ゆう)や友人たちと共に出演を頼まれる。撮影を通して、慎や遊との距離はぐっと縮まり、それぞれの恋心も動き始めて――??

湘南・江ノ島を舞台に贈る、眩しさいっぱい青春グラフィティ、第2巻♪

Genres: Manga, Romance

168 pages, Comic

First published December 26, 2017

About the author

千葉コズエ

Reviews

[Bibliothecat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for complete series



Shiyuka lives on the peninsula Enoshima where she is generally happy but bemoans the fact that she isn't in a relationship. She dreams of having a perfect high school love yet never seems to find the right one. Things start to look different when the good-looking cousins Shin and Yu transfer to her school.

That is indeed the plot a nutshell: Shirayuka wants a boyfriend, two pretty boys enter the stage. And if you think this sounds like a lame plot, I'd be inclined to agree with you had I not actually read this and seen it for what it is. The blurb and opening chapters do Shirayuka a disservice - while it is true that she pines for having a good-looking boyfriend and may initially come across as superficial, I found her to be an extremely likeable main character. The truth is that a lot of girls do dream of having that one perfect boyfriend, especially at her age. I also believe that a lot of girls like to make themselves pretty because they don't feel secure enough about their looks. Shirayuka is actually a very natural and honest character and a lot of what appears superficial about her is actually pretty normal and also flows into her character development. She has spine, loves to laugh and shares joy with those around her while also realising that she doesn't have to be the most pretty girl in the world and that even a perfectly handsome guy might not be the prince she imagined.

As you can imagine, this story is pre-destined to have a love triangle of sorts. But I am always surprised that people are put off by this so easily as that too is a pretty common and normal part of love. While I would say that Shirayuka's feelings are consistent throughout the plot, there is more than one person who tries to win over one character or another's affections. It really comes down to a group of high schoolers sorting out their feelings - but it does it really well. Both Shin and Yu are likeable in their own way and are fleshed out characters. While they pretty much fall into the nice guy and bad boy arch type, they felt like well-rounded characters and I just loved seeing them interact with each other, I especially liked how Shirayuka built friendships with them. I will confess that I found Shin and Yu's childhood friend Rika mildly annoying though.

As a whole, I think there's a bit of a slice of life feeling to this romance series and I'm starting to believe that Chiba Kozue must really love the ocean. 1/3 is basically the better Blue: both have 8 volumes, take place on islands with lots of beach scenes and friendships clashing with growing romance. 1/3 managed to do what Blue couldn't which is basically having likeable characters who who are good to each other despite some disappointments in love.

This is not a highly original manga and there's nothing exciting happening, but I don't think that's the point. We just get to see a bit of these characters' high school life and it was just really nice to read about them. It helps that the art is absolutely gorgeous - I've liked Chiba's art from her early works on already but she has really developed a beautiful style that stands out, I'm particularly fond of this series' covers which are so beautifully painted whereas more and more artists decide to go digitally. If you like contemporary romance manga, this is definitely not the worst one you could pick up.

[Kathaflauschi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es geht weiter mit den Freunden und der dazu gehörigen Liebesgeschichte. Nachdem Rika es nochmal mit Shin versuchen möchte, ist Shiyuka am Boden zerstört. Trotz allem ist sie immernoch in Shin verliebt, obwohl sie sich darauf geeinigt haben, nur Freunde zu sein. Riku aber sieht auch das Shin nichts mehr von ihr möchte und erfindet eine Ausrede. Auch Yu lernt die wahre Shiyuka kennen und ab da beginnt die Eifersucht von Yu und Shin.

Ich finde alle Charakter haben sich weiterentwickelt. Obwohl mir Shin sogar ein wenig leid tat in der Story, konnte er doch nicht über sein Schatten springen um Shiyuka seine wahren Gefühle zu sagen. Yu ist nicht mehr der arrogante Typ wie im ersten Band. Er kommt sogar herzlich rüber und wurde mir auch endlich symphatischer. Es beginnt eine Dreiecksbeziehung und die beiden Jungs ziehen sich gegenseitig auf.

Der Zeichenstil ist immernoch wunderschön und passend. Die Story nimmt langsam mehr Tiefgang auf, den es kommt die Frage auf, was sie nach der Schule machen möchten und ob sie sich wieder sehen. Ich finde die Erlebnisse der drei und auch der anderen Freunde einfach nur schön und die Kulisse wurde dabei auch wunderbar gezeichnet. Shiyuka hat mehr tiefe bekommen und haut sogar Weisheiten raus, die man vorher nicht von ihr gekannt hat. Mir hat dieser Band wieder wirklich sehr gefallen und ich bin gespannt, wie es weiter geht.

[Latifah S Ningrum · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tokoh Rika bikin hubungan Shiyuka, Yu, maupun Shin jadi makin seru. Suka sama perkembangan hubungan Shin maupun Shiyuka di sini. Kayanya Rika emang jadi tokoh abu-abu, meski sebelumnya dia punya hubungan dengan Shin. Berharap persahabatan Shin, Yu, maupun Rika terus berlanjut tanpa ada masalah.

[Magie_zwischen_den_Zeilen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wie viele Dreiecksbeziehungen kann man wohl in einen Manga stecken?! Dennoch ist die Dynamik zwischen den Charakteren sehr gut ausgearbeitet. Manchmal kommt man zwar ein bisschen durcheinander aber die Love Story spitzt sich zu und es wird immer spannender.