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ロンリーガールに逆らえない / Can't Defy The Lonely Girl
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September 17, 2024
As she’s about to be whisked away to Hokkaido by her mother, Sora’s last chance arrives in the form of Ayaka. Will this be a dramatic beginning or an ending? Which, as it turns out, could almost be the theme of this volume.
It would not be a lie if I said that I often end up invested far more in the secondary relationships in a series than the primary ones. I don’t know if the various mangaka feel they can take more risks there, or I just like the newness, but it’s a thing I’ve definitely noticed over the years.
Not that things are bad on the main relationship front, although a bit soapy. There’s always a bit more fluff (prepare to see that description a couple more times) coating this than I’d like and my belief right now is that it is entirely down to the nature of the leads instead of the quality of the writing.
Still, dating finally begins officially and we’re not shutting the series down immediately thereafter, so that’s kind of great. I’ll take fluff that keeps going over another three volume series any day.
Instead, we get a sleepover together where Ayaka begins to learn that there’s potentially more to a relationship than just kissing. And the awkward moments that can occur when broaching that very subject. It’s nothing new, but it’s pretty cute all the same.
The school festival also lurches into being, featuring one of the most ill-advised classroom ideas I’ve read yet in any manga. Not because of risqué content, no, but from a pure liability and safety issue. It’s the most unrealistic thing in the series yet!
Anyway, Sora and Ayaka are cute and all, but it’s Wakana who turns out to have the real tortured backstory and there’s a lot of good drama in that one, even if it’s not exactly a new idea.
It sure isn’t the first yuri I’ve read that loved itself a piano scene, nor will it be the last, but Wakana met somebody back in middle school she was really into and they drifted away super fast before she could make her feelings known. There is very little question that they were well on their way to being more than just ‘good friends’.
There’s a real good payoff to this one, which isn’t exactly the happy ending you’re expecting, unless you were expecting the happy ending that was promised last volume, which I was. This leaves off, for now, in a hell of a place and I’m looking forward to next volume more to see that play out.
While not original, as mentioned, it arguably has a better core conceit and more oomph than the primary relationship, partly down to its willingness to tweak that predictable ending in a really solid way that lets everything have a certain closure tinged with a matter-of-fact melancholy about missed opportunities (and some casual bisexuality, if you squint hard).
There’s nothing wrong with the series’ original story, but it has only been pretty good rather than particularly special. Despite hewing to its core concept longer than most manga, that concept has never been especially interesting, so it’s nice to have it bolstered with the Wakana storyline. These are both distinct enough concepts that they make the manga better together.
(I’m also not convinced that the other two friends in the group who have been begging off on various pretences aren’t secretly dating on the side, which will be kind of amazing if true.)
3.5 stars - and that’s enough for me to let it fluff upwards this time around. I really dug where everything went and while the main storyline kept the usual pace, the side stuff went way beyond and became that much more interesting. If you liked it before, there’s no reason you won’t like this one.
It would not be a lie if I said that I often end up invested far more in the secondary relationships in a series than the primary ones. I don’t know if the various mangaka feel they can take more risks there, or I just like the newness, but it’s a thing I’ve definitely noticed over the years.
Not that things are bad on the main relationship front, although a bit soapy. There’s always a bit more fluff (prepare to see that description a couple more times) coating this than I’d like and my belief right now is that it is entirely down to the nature of the leads instead of the quality of the writing.
Still, dating finally begins officially and we’re not shutting the series down immediately thereafter, so that’s kind of great. I’ll take fluff that keeps going over another three volume series any day.
Instead, we get a sleepover together where Ayaka begins to learn that there’s potentially more to a relationship than just kissing. And the awkward moments that can occur when broaching that very subject. It’s nothing new, but it’s pretty cute all the same.
The school festival also lurches into being, featuring one of the most ill-advised classroom ideas I’ve read yet in any manga. Not because of risqué content, no, but from a pure liability and safety issue. It’s the most unrealistic thing in the series yet!
Anyway, Sora and Ayaka are cute and all, but it’s Wakana who turns out to have the real tortured backstory and there’s a lot of good drama in that one, even if it’s not exactly a new idea.
It sure isn’t the first yuri I’ve read that loved itself a piano scene, nor will it be the last, but Wakana met somebody back in middle school she was really into and they drifted away super fast before she could make her feelings known. There is very little question that they were well on their way to being more than just ‘good friends’.
There’s a real good payoff to this one, which isn’t exactly the happy ending you’re expecting, unless you were expecting the happy ending that was promised last volume, which I was. This leaves off, for now, in a hell of a place and I’m looking forward to next volume more to see that play out.
While not original, as mentioned, it arguably has a better core conceit and more oomph than the primary relationship, partly down to its willingness to tweak that predictable ending in a really solid way that lets everything have a certain closure tinged with a matter-of-fact melancholy about missed opportunities (and some casual bisexuality, if you squint hard).
There’s nothing wrong with the series’ original story, but it has only been pretty good rather than particularly special. Despite hewing to its core concept longer than most manga, that concept has never been especially interesting, so it’s nice to have it bolstered with the Wakana storyline. These are both distinct enough concepts that they make the manga better together.
(I’m also not convinced that the other two friends in the group who have been begging off on various pretences aren’t secretly dating on the side, which will be kind of amazing if true.)
3.5 stars - and that’s enough for me to let it fluff upwards this time around. I really dug where everything went and while the main storyline kept the usual pace, the side stuff went way beyond and became that much more interesting. If you liked it before, there’s no reason you won’t like this one.
April 15, 2024
IM IN LOVE WITH THEM
also i need wakana and yuina to get together
also i need wakana and yuina to get together
February 23, 2025
I'm rooting for the side couple so hard
August 4, 2025
This is super cute and I like the fact that now the side couple is actually getting together and actually getting some attention this is a cute story and I definitely wanna see where the relationship goes
July 2, 2024
thought this was a where’s waldo book
1 star
1 star
December 18, 2024
a win for the lesbians
September 27, 2025
I’m glad this series has turned out so well. This volume really brings everything together and sets the girls on a steady path forward. The power dynamics have stabilized and there is a strong friend group backing them up.
The side story was also quite engaging. Will we see more in the future, I wonder?
The side story was also quite engaging. Will we see more in the future, I wonder?
December 3, 2024
I really love this series. It quickly became one of my favorites, and now I'm a bit sad that it's only 6 volumes in total, and the last one won't be out in English for a few months. But wow, this volume hit all the feels. Ended up bawling my eyes out because the relationships were so touching. Definitely my favorite fluffy yuri manga right now, alongside Monthly in the Garden with My Neighbor. While I'm always a sucker for tragic love stories and pining from afar, it's real nice to see some healthy and straight forward relationships depicted in manga, especially when it comes to queer characters. I'm really glad there's no "But we're both girls!" kinda nonsense in this one. They are just people, with big feelings and awkward wobbliness around new experiences.
July 13, 2025
4.5 stars
I really enjoy this series and how soft these characters are. It's like a perfect escape type book where it may not be totally realistic, may be a bit problematic at times, but it's a super easy read and there's characters you can't help but root for <3
I really enjoy this series and how soft these characters are. It's like a perfect escape type book where it may not be totally realistic, may be a bit problematic at times, but it's a super easy read and there's characters you can't help but root for <3
July 23, 2025
Love this series, it's so much fun. And is that a second couple I see on the horizon?
December 26, 2025
LETS GO LESBIANS RAHGHHHHH 🦅🦅
January 1, 2026
A series that has really bloomed from it's original premise, I find myself enjoying this more and more! It's also nice when a series doesn't just stop when the couple get together - there are so many milestones after that, so it's nice to see!
October 6, 2024
happy days...not only do sora and ayaka get to remain together in the same place, but ayaka also finally fully embraces their relationship!! the next chapters are pure cuteness....and we also get a bit of backstory and a cathartic reunion for wakana. that being said...the other characters that don't have distinct hair like sora/ayaka definitely suffer from same face syndrome. it's hard to tell them apart sometimes D:
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December 3, 2022
Del 16 al 21. Aquí se nos mete el plot de Wakana con la amiga del piano y fue nanai aunque no terminara como ella quería, se insinúa un interés de la otra amiga/compañera que sabe que nuestras protagonistas están pololeando (PORQUE EN ESTE YA POR FIN SE PONEN A POLOLEAR FKHAKJFHA) y me agrada ese subplot porque se veía venir y merecido pa la cabra.
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April 12, 2025
Another precious volume! We got a bit more insight into one of their friends, which was really nice. I enjoy how Ayaka is trying to better understand what it means to be in a relationship with a female, as it can be difficult at that age to see the difference between friendship and dating.
January 1, 2025
probably the most wholesome yuri i’ve read in a WHILE
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