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Miki Falls #2
Miki Falls, Volume 2: Summer
Has Miki fallen too hard? It's summer, and Miki Yoshida is learning all about love. Her senior year has blossomed with promise ever since she gained Hiro Sakurai's confidence. Now, she's resolved to keep his trust as he reveals more about his secret mission and warns: "Don't get involved." But Miki fears his work might do more harm than good, and she takes control—with disastrous results. How can trying to make things right turn out so dangerously wrong?
176 pages, Paperback
First published June 26, 2007
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Mark Crilley
115 books370 followersMark Crilley is an American comic book creator and children's book author/illustrator. He is the creator of Miki Falls, Akiko, and Brody's Ghost. He is also noted for his instructional videos for drawing in the manga-style. Crilley distributes drawing advice to artists via YouTube videos and his DeviantArt account. In August 2010, he starred in some how to draw videos for Funimation on demand. Mark Crilley's wife is Miki Crilley who he named Miki Falls after. The two have a daughter, Mio, and a son, Matthew.
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October 13, 2009
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Has Miki fallen too hard? It's summer, and Miki Yoshida is learning all about love. Her senior year has blossomed with promise ever since she gained Hiro Sakurai's confidence. Now, she's resolved to keep his trust as he reveals more about his secret mission and warns: "Don't get involved." But Miki fears his work might do more harm than good, and she takes control — with disastrous results. How can trying to make things right turn out so dangerously wrong?
Ah, Miki. Even though she was warned, she can't help herself! :) Another great story and very nice artwork by Mark Crilley. Highly recommended!
Has Miki fallen too hard? It's summer, and Miki Yoshida is learning all about love. Her senior year has blossomed with promise ever since she gained Hiro Sakurai's confidence. Now, she's resolved to keep his trust as he reveals more about his secret mission and warns: "Don't get involved." But Miki fears his work might do more harm than good, and she takes control — with disastrous results. How can trying to make things right turn out so dangerously wrong?
Ah, Miki. Even though she was warned, she can't help herself! :) Another great story and very nice artwork by Mark Crilley. Highly recommended!
February 13, 2011
Miki begins to learn more of what it really means for Hiro to be a Deliverer and despite his insistence that Deliverers cannot fall in love with humans her feelings for him grow deeper and deeper. When Reika returns to threaten everything for Miki she realizes that she has a painful choice to make.
Still....LOVE IT!
Still....LOVE IT!
December 17, 2008
In the second volume of Miki Falls, Miki and Hiro's relationship starts to blossom. Miki starts to accompany Hiro on his jobs and has difficulty when her best friend is involved. I enjoyed this as much as the first. The end gave me goosebumps!
March 4, 2009
I am anxious to read the last two books in this series, but have to wait till I get back to work to get my copies that are on hold for me! Great series for readers who are not totally into graphic novels or manga. Black and white pictures, but the details are great.
June 16, 2010
The ending is really adorable. I really liked this seris because they are romantic and not sick like some comics you read these days.
November 8, 2012
Reviewed by Carrie Spellman for TeensReadToo.com
FYI: If you didn't read the first story in the series yet (MIKI FALLS: SPRING), and you don't want the story of MIKI FALLS: SUMMER ruined, then STOP!
Hiro has not only let Miki become his friend and let her into his world a little, he's even letting her see his work. Sometimes he even takes her with him. But Miki wants more. Whenever she tries to push, even just a little, Hiro shies away. Miki can't tell if it's just her, or if it's Hiro. He claims that he can't have a relationship, but Miki thinks he's just scared. For now she'll have to be content with the knowledge that she's closer to him than anyone else.
When Hiro's latest case of love-gone-bad turns out to be Miki's best friend, Yumi, and her boyfriend, Miki is trapped. Torn between helping her friend and her promise to Hiro to not get involved, Miki has a tough decision to make. Trying to make things better often makes things worse. Add in the gorgeous girl that Miki finds over at Hiro's house, a girl who is definitely more than just Hiro's friend, and Miki's world seems to be crashing down around her. How could things have gone from so good to so bad so quickly? And how can it get better?
Both Yumi and Hiro become more multi-dimensional in this book, and Miki gains some hard-won knowledge. MIKI FALLS: SUMMER is still a great, fun, quick read, but this time there's a little more seriousness thrown in.
FYI: If you didn't read the first story in the series yet (MIKI FALLS: SPRING), and you don't want the story of MIKI FALLS: SUMMER ruined, then STOP!
Hiro has not only let Miki become his friend and let her into his world a little, he's even letting her see his work. Sometimes he even takes her with him. But Miki wants more. Whenever she tries to push, even just a little, Hiro shies away. Miki can't tell if it's just her, or if it's Hiro. He claims that he can't have a relationship, but Miki thinks he's just scared. For now she'll have to be content with the knowledge that she's closer to him than anyone else.
When Hiro's latest case of love-gone-bad turns out to be Miki's best friend, Yumi, and her boyfriend, Miki is trapped. Torn between helping her friend and her promise to Hiro to not get involved, Miki has a tough decision to make. Trying to make things better often makes things worse. Add in the gorgeous girl that Miki finds over at Hiro's house, a girl who is definitely more than just Hiro's friend, and Miki's world seems to be crashing down around her. How could things have gone from so good to so bad so quickly? And how can it get better?
Both Yumi and Hiro become more multi-dimensional in this book, and Miki gains some hard-won knowledge. MIKI FALLS: SUMMER is still a great, fun, quick read, but this time there's a little more seriousness thrown in.
August 21, 2013
August 2013: 3 Stars
Phew, this volume *was* a little better, although Miki's nosiness is irritating beyond belief and Reika's character is beyond stereotypical. I mean, she even has a name you want to spit out with sound and fury when you see her (I'm not saying it's not a nice name- it's very pretty!- but it does make a good name for a bitchy villain, too).
The artwork still irritates me, and, like in the first volume, the story is told and explained far too much in text when really, the advantage to being the author of a manga is that you can just *show* us what's happening, without explaining it.
Phew, this volume *was* a little better, although Miki's nosiness is irritating beyond belief and Reika's character is beyond stereotypical. I mean, she even has a name you want to spit out with sound and fury when you see her (I'm not saying it's not a nice name- it's very pretty!- but it does make a good name for a bitchy villain, too).
The artwork still irritates me, and, like in the first volume, the story is told and explained far too much in text when really, the advantage to being the author of a manga is that you can just *show* us what's happening, without explaining it.
February 5, 2012
You know that a novel slash manga is a good one when while reading it, it bestows upon you another novel slash manga; when it beckons your muse to come by and hit you wither her gracious fan one last time.
So thank you Miki Falls 2: Summer for that, and I wish that none of my friends would ever read you so they wont have the pleasure of pointing their fingers at me and accusing me of being highly romantic!
So thank you Miki Falls 2: Summer for that, and I wish that none of my friends would ever read you so they wont have the pleasure of pointing their fingers at me and accusing me of being highly romantic!
June 18, 2025
I don't think I enjoyed this one quite as much as I did with Spring, but to be fair the last one was pretty hilarious and wild so it would have been hard for this one to outshine it. I thought about giving it three stars at first because I didn't enjoy it as much, but I think that would have been a bit harsh. I still really enjoyed the book and I find the series and the charactes to be interesting, even if the whole idea is kooky. As I said in my last review, this whole series is pretty camp and is not a story that you can really take seriously. If you do, it's not going to go well for you. It feels like Crilley was trying to do a typical highschool romance while trying to subvert expectations by going down the paranormal-ish romance subgenre which was really popping off at the time thanks to Twilight, even though Hiro is really more on the magical side than "spooky". This volume was certainly less Twilight-esque than the last one, but that obviously doesn't matter, it was just funny how many parallels the two books had.
This book in particular seemed to have three main purposes: to properly introduce us into how Deliverers work, an introduction to Reika as an antagonist, and to formally set up the Hiro and Miki as a couple. The work of the Deliverers seems simple enough as it's mostly just working with your little spirit thing and watching people. I do think it's crazy that Hiro is the only person for that entire town, and it raises some questions about the concept that I'm not even sure if we'll ever get the answers to. Who was the town's Deliverer before Hiro? How many Deliverers are there in the world? If it's a larger town or city are there multiple people per area? How does one become a Deliverer? Does Hiro only focus on new couples and pairings that are in trouble or does he have to keep track of the possibly thousands of couples in the area? Why has Anra been unpredictable lately? (I'm sure that last one will be addressed.) As I said earlier, I'm not sure you're supposed to give much thought about the details, and because the series is so short I doubt there will be time to go into the nitty-gritty details of that life. But it's fine, I can suspend my belief to enjoy the series.
I'm not sure how I feel about Reika as a character, not because I dislike her but because I'm not sure if her motives are the best for the story. I like the idea of her being present, but I'm not sure if having her be the "jealous other" who obviously is never going to get Hiro is the way to go. There's no doubt that Hiro would ever turn on Miki for Reika, at least not in a serious way because he clearly doesn't even like her that much. I also think it's really shallow that Reika's motivation is only because she's in love with Hiro and not because Miki could potentially be an actual liability for their work, which is what SHOULD be the main concern honestly. She seems interesting, especially as a Deliverer that works in a city and deals with stuff that even Hiro doesn't. But shouldn't she be focusing on her job or something instead of some random girl like Miki? Girl, Hiro isn't into you anyway, he's clearly an akward fool, and you have a tramp stamp so you're clearly a baddie. I just think having her try to take Hiro will force a corny, and really unnecessary, love triangle. The idea of Deilveres is interesting enough, and this series is already so short as it is, spend the time focusing on the cool stuff!
The romance itself is fine, and I personally like it. They're pretty cute together, and the romance in of itself is the simplest part of the story. Any conflict seems to be more external, which is to be expected because of their situation, although I find it funny that them being "apart" lasted a whole ten pages. I found the finale of the book to actually be really cute, which was unexpected, although I did think Miki jumped off a moving train at first. It was quite romantic, and as I said, I like them as a couple so it was nice. The ending did feel a tad bit too perfect, especially considering all that happened earlier, but it was necessary for them to get together by the end of this book seeing as we're already halfway through an extrememly short series. We don't have any time to waste, we need to get to the juicy drama!
Overall the book was a fun addition to the story, it just wasn't as surprising as the first one. I did also find with the plot that it felt a bit disjointed at times, although that may be because the whole concept of the series is that it's one season per book, therefore a large time span needs to be covered in so few pages. The story mostly felt like there would be a scene, a time jump, another unrelated scene, a second timejump, etc. A good story should be "one scene happens and because of that another thing happens" until you reach the end. I don't know if that makes sense, because the book wasn't awful at it, but the scenes felt a bit disjointed and there seemed to be little to no consequences for anything that happened. . But eh, whatever. I can't be mad at it or picky. It's about the vibes, not the details! It's still fun regardless of how it's written or what even happens.
This book in particular seemed to have three main purposes: to properly introduce us into how Deliverers work, an introduction to Reika as an antagonist, and to formally set up the Hiro and Miki as a couple. The work of the Deliverers seems simple enough as it's mostly just working with your little spirit thing and watching people. I do think it's crazy that Hiro is the only person for that entire town, and it raises some questions about the concept that I'm not even sure if we'll ever get the answers to. Who was the town's Deliverer before Hiro? How many Deliverers are there in the world? If it's a larger town or city are there multiple people per area? How does one become a Deliverer? Does Hiro only focus on new couples and pairings that are in trouble or does he have to keep track of the possibly thousands of couples in the area? Why has Anra been unpredictable lately? (I'm sure that last one will be addressed.) As I said earlier, I'm not sure you're supposed to give much thought about the details, and because the series is so short I doubt there will be time to go into the nitty-gritty details of that life. But it's fine, I can suspend my belief to enjoy the series.
I'm not sure how I feel about Reika as a character, not because I dislike her but because I'm not sure if her motives are the best for the story. I like the idea of her being present, but I'm not sure if having her be the "jealous other" who obviously is never going to get Hiro is the way to go. There's no doubt that Hiro would ever turn on Miki for Reika, at least not in a serious way because he clearly doesn't even like her that much. I also think it's really shallow that Reika's motivation is only because she's in love with Hiro and not because Miki could potentially be an actual liability for their work, which is what SHOULD be the main concern honestly. She seems interesting, especially as a Deliverer that works in a city and deals with stuff that even Hiro doesn't. But shouldn't she be focusing on her job or something instead of some random girl like Miki? Girl, Hiro isn't into you anyway, he's clearly an akward fool, and you have a tramp stamp so you're clearly a baddie. I just think having her try to take Hiro will force a corny, and really unnecessary, love triangle. The idea of Deilveres is interesting enough, and this series is already so short as it is, spend the time focusing on the cool stuff!
The romance itself is fine, and I personally like it. They're pretty cute together, and the romance in of itself is the simplest part of the story. Any conflict seems to be more external, which is to be expected because of their situation, although I find it funny that them being "apart" lasted a whole ten pages. I found the finale of the book to actually be really cute, which was unexpected, although I did think Miki jumped off a moving train at first. It was quite romantic, and as I said, I like them as a couple so it was nice. The ending did feel a tad bit too perfect, especially considering all that happened earlier, but it was necessary for them to get together by the end of this book seeing as we're already halfway through an extrememly short series. We don't have any time to waste, we need to get to the juicy drama!
Overall the book was a fun addition to the story, it just wasn't as surprising as the first one. I did also find with the plot that it felt a bit disjointed at times, although that may be because the whole concept of the series is that it's one season per book, therefore a large time span needs to be covered in so few pages. The story mostly felt like there would be a scene, a time jump, another unrelated scene, a second timejump, etc. A good story should be "one scene happens and because of that another thing happens" until you reach the end. I don't know if that makes sense, because the book wasn't awful at it, but the scenes felt a bit disjointed and there seemed to be little to no consequences for anything that happened. . But eh, whatever. I can't be mad at it or picky. It's about the vibes, not the details! It's still fun regardless of how it's written or what even happens.
June 9, 2013
it only gets 3 stars because the art and paneling was so good. the story was pretty lame to me, high school love story. no mystery to solve like book one. didn't really care about this one at all, as it was rather soppy.
February 16, 2011
i finished during treading time it took me a half hour!!!
May 3, 2011
Not my favorite of the series, but still, Miki and Hiro are so cute together!!! ♥
July 15, 2021
Very unique artstyle.
Love the concept that "love" is finite and must be collected when people fall out of love, before it is lost forever. And that there are people responsible for managing it.
Love the concept that "love" is finite and must be collected when people fall out of love, before it is lost forever. And that there are people responsible for managing it.
September 14, 2012
Slightly better than the first. I can see where this is going - still Twilight-ish.
May 13, 2015
I thought it was the cutest love story ever!!! a must read
December 4, 2016
It was great! The story gets better and better! These thrilling line of events is sure to lead to a very good ending. I've already begun the next book!
March 26, 2018
Miki Falls has just started her senior year of high school, and she's determined to be more assertive and in control of her life. So when a mysterious and secretive new boy, Hiro Sakurai, starts at their school, Miki's newfound determinedness begins to work on chipping away Hiro's barrier.
Turns out Hiro has a huge secret, which I'm slightly loathe to spoil. He's part of a secret society that binds him with very strict regulations, and spending time with Miki is absolutely against the rules. Of course, Miki's persistence convinces Hiro to find some loopholes.
The first book details Miki's curiosity and pursuit of Hiro. The second book gets into the heart of what Hiro does, and introduces conflict between Hiro's colleague and Miki. And, of course, the warming seasons of the titles echo the blossoming love that's developing between Miki and Hiro.
I know Crilley's work from the excellent all-ages series Akiko; Miki Falls is aimed at a slightly older audience, but still works for younger readers.
Though Hiro drives much of the external plot, Miki's determination and confusion remain absolutely compelling. The artwork, much more manga-influenced than Crilley's past work, is very strong. Crilley uses lots of reaction shots, close-ups on faces and eyes, and the pencil-shading is so nuanced that you can read so much into the characters' faces, despite the open, cartooniness of the figures.
While I'm not entirely sure it's up to Akiko's standards (not yet, anyway), it's a charming series, and definitely recommended.
Turns out Hiro has a huge secret, which I'm slightly loathe to spoil. He's part of a secret society that binds him with very strict regulations, and spending time with Miki is absolutely against the rules. Of course, Miki's persistence convinces Hiro to find some loopholes.
The first book details Miki's curiosity and pursuit of Hiro. The second book gets into the heart of what Hiro does, and introduces conflict between Hiro's colleague and Miki. And, of course, the warming seasons of the titles echo the blossoming love that's developing between Miki and Hiro.
I know Crilley's work from the excellent all-ages series Akiko; Miki Falls is aimed at a slightly older audience, but still works for younger readers.
Though Hiro drives much of the external plot, Miki's determination and confusion remain absolutely compelling. The artwork, much more manga-influenced than Crilley's past work, is very strong. Crilley uses lots of reaction shots, close-ups on faces and eyes, and the pencil-shading is so nuanced that you can read so much into the characters' faces, despite the open, cartooniness of the figures.
While I'm not entirely sure it's up to Akiko's standards (not yet, anyway), it's a charming series, and definitely recommended.
March 27, 2018
Miki Falls has just started her senior year of high school, and she's determined to be more assertive and in control of her life. So when a mysterious and secretive new boy, Hiro Sakurai, starts at their school, Miki's newfound determinedness begins to work on chipping away Hiro's barrier.
Turns out Hiro has a huge secret, which I'm slightly loathe to spoil. He's part of a secret society that binds him with very strict regulations, and spending time with Miki is absolutely against the rules. Of course, Miki's persistence convinces Hiro to find some loopholes.
The first book details Miki's curiosity and pursuit of Hiro. The second book gets into the heart of what Hiro does, and introduces conflict between Hiro's colleague and Miki. And, of course, the warming seasons of the titles echo the blossoming love that's developing between Miki and Hiro.
I know Crilley's work from the excellent all-ages series Akiko; Miki Falls is aimed at a slightly older audience, but still works for younger readers.
Though Hiro drives much of the external plot, Miki's determination and confusion remain absolutely compelling. The artwork, much more manga-influenced than Crilley's past work, is very strong. Crilley uses lots of reaction shots, close-ups on faces and eyes, and the pencil-shading is so nuanced that you can read so much into the characters' faces, despite the open, cartooniness of the figures.
While I'm not entirely sure it's up to Akiko's standards (not yet, anyway), it's a charming series, and definitely recommended.
Turns out Hiro has a huge secret, which I'm slightly loathe to spoil. He's part of a secret society that binds him with very strict regulations, and spending time with Miki is absolutely against the rules. Of course, Miki's persistence convinces Hiro to find some loopholes.
The first book details Miki's curiosity and pursuit of Hiro. The second book gets into the heart of what Hiro does, and introduces conflict between Hiro's colleague and Miki. And, of course, the warming seasons of the titles echo the blossoming love that's developing between Miki and Hiro.
I know Crilley's work from the excellent all-ages series Akiko; Miki Falls is aimed at a slightly older audience, but still works for younger readers.
Though Hiro drives much of the external plot, Miki's determination and confusion remain absolutely compelling. The artwork, much more manga-influenced than Crilley's past work, is very strong. Crilley uses lots of reaction shots, close-ups on faces and eyes, and the pencil-shading is so nuanced that you can read so much into the characters' faces, despite the open, cartooniness of the figures.
While I'm not entirely sure it's up to Akiko's standards (not yet, anyway), it's a charming series, and definitely recommended.
August 18, 2018
The art improves slightly from the first one, still very lovely, still looks like graphite pencil drawings.
The plot thickens with more characters, slight miscommunications, sticking your nose where it doesn't belong, and as a result a lot more tension and drama than the first book.
Miki grows closer to Hiro, learns more about his work. She finds some things out about her friends, and despite his warnings she tries to help them out, and as predicted from meddling, it makes things worse. Miki gets isolated from her friend group, and if that wasn't bad enough, an old friend of Hiro's starts showing up more, trying to get them to separate. On one hand she's right; this relationship between Hiro and Miki could get Hiro in trouble, on the other hand it feels like her attempts to get them to split are born more from selfish reasons than genuinely wanting to help a friend out.
The plot is ramping up in this second volume, this feels like the buildup to the main climax [which I assume happens in volume 3, but considering we have 4 volumes, and I doubt volume 4 all alone will be an epilogue, there's probably some small twist, and another small climax coming for that final volume].
The plot thickens with more characters, slight miscommunications, sticking your nose where it doesn't belong, and as a result a lot more tension and drama than the first book.
Miki grows closer to Hiro, learns more about his work. She finds some things out about her friends, and despite his warnings she tries to help them out, and as predicted from meddling, it makes things worse. Miki gets isolated from her friend group, and if that wasn't bad enough, an old friend of Hiro's starts showing up more, trying to get them to separate. On one hand she's right; this relationship between Hiro and Miki could get Hiro in trouble, on the other hand it feels like her attempts to get them to split are born more from selfish reasons than genuinely wanting to help a friend out.
The plot is ramping up in this second volume, this feels like the buildup to the main climax [which I assume happens in volume 3, but considering we have 4 volumes, and I doubt volume 4 all alone will be an epilogue, there's probably some small twist, and another small climax coming for that final volume].
May 7, 2025
Grouping the Miki Falls books together as I read them in one sitting!
I thought the Deliverers was a really cool concept which I wish we got to know more about. I did not love Miki and Hiro's relationship - it felt like it got deep soooo fast. Miki's determination to befriend Hiro was fun however.
I think Spring is the strongest title and then it devolves with each remaining title. I think I would've enjoyed this more as a young adult. Unfortunately, its simplicity in what could have been a great fleshed-out concept is too big for me to dismiss!
I thought the Deliverers was a really cool concept which I wish we got to know more about. I did not love Miki and Hiro's relationship - it felt like it got deep soooo fast. Miki's determination to befriend Hiro was fun however.
I think Spring is the strongest title and then it devolves with each remaining title. I think I would've enjoyed this more as a young adult. Unfortunately, its simplicity in what could have been a great fleshed-out concept is too big for me to dismiss!
October 12, 2017
I think this was a really great story, it was also very easy to read. I think the ending was really interesting because at the end Reika was telling Miki things about Hiro, and then Miki decided to not see Hiro, but then as the days passed She went to see Hiro.
April 8, 2018
Even better than the first volume....wonderful artwork, realistic dialogue....sad, sweet, funny, uplifting....some amazing moments where I said: "Dang, Mark Crilley....you're a good writer....I hope I can write as good as you someday".......
January 7, 2019
Amazing!
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June 12, 2019i can't read it!
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September 3, 2019Graphic
October 13, 2021
I love the growth we see in this book. Both of them learn lessons, and while the ending was a bit out of no where, hopefully we get an explanation in book 3.
December 8, 2021
This is worse than the first one.
September 22, 2022
I loved seeing a bit of an insight into what Deliverers do. Its such a fascinating world.
November 26, 2022
4/5
the dramaaaaaa (ps the arrow was too cute)
the dramaaaaaa (ps the arrow was too cute)
June 28, 2024
The plot progresses nicely and the art is so lovely to look at, in particular the architecture is just a joy to look at.
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