Sofie’s Reviews > The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol. 3 > Status Update

ending this volume with the italicized "oh" moment feels like a targeted attack bc wdym i now have to wait several months if not an entire year for volume 4 to come out in english???? i mean i've read plenty of the upcoming chapters so at least i know what happens but having them in my hands, officially translated, is a whole other thing and my heart can't fucking take it. i need the kiss NOW. evil

prom being positioned as the "go" option of "should i stay or should i go" is really interesting too. like choosing prom (aya) is the riskier, more emotional choice, the one that is undoubtedly going to result in a massive shift in their relationship bc they NEED to talk it out at this point. it would be safer in every way to just avoid that hard convo and focus on securing potential career opportunities instead

"should i stay or should i go" on the pavement under mitsuki's feet as she's realizing that the industry party is to the left (stay) and prom is to the right (go) is so fucking good. i love how the music is embedded into the story beats like this bc it really mirrors how we tend to use songs as motivation or inspiration or signs to act one way or another

layering young kanna and joe under present day kanna and aya is BRILLIANT visual storytelling!!! both mitsuki/aya and kanna/joe are at a crossroads where they can either be bold and honest about the depth of their feelings or shove them down and create some real distance. i love kanna being an imperfect and biased mentor in that way. she's right in urging aya to value independence but also projecting for sure

i LOVE how much of a nonissue aya's queerness is with chizuru!! bare minimum i know but it's refreshing to get to skip over any dramatic convo whatsoever. even if it's ultimately a positive outcome it can still be exhausting and like it's more for the straight friend to show off their allyship than to ensure the queer main character's comfort. so for chizuru to only be shocked in that it's MITSUKI is a sigh of relief

mitsuki's artist name being "me to her" is so adorable oh my GOD. these songs really are all for aya, even the ones that aren't love songs, bc it was aya that gave her the self-confidence and inspiration to write and publish them at all. every lyric is in conversation with her

that expression on aya's face is BRUTAL. it portrays such stark betrayal to me, like she can't believe that mitsuki would be fine with inviting hime and the underclassmen to a place that is THEIRS. she hasn't gotten the chance to feel any embarrassment over the sense of ownership and possessiveness she feels for the space (and for mitsuki) yet, so the raw emotion shines through

and i am once again fighting back tears!!!! their relationship is so gorgeous and built on a foundation of pure, unbridled understanding and acceptance and it feels so revolutionary to see between two complex female characters. i keep feeling like eventually something will have to be compromised but the other shoe never drops!!! it's just that good and that important and that unabashedly and lovingly queer

no she's so real for that, i too am fighting to stay calm when mitsuki is looking THAT good

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO SHE LOOKS SO GOOD OH MY GOD i almost completely forgot about this reveal so this is as close as i can get to reliving the raw emotions from my first read and WOW. i'm fucking buzzing. she really just snapped and said fuck it i'm way hotter and cooler than any of you losers. here's my song. oh and my almost-sorta-gf is hot too and her courage brought this boldness out of me. choke <3