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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
ARC provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Despite the questionable formatting of the ePub, I really did enjoy this book a lot. It shone a spotlight onto identity, figuring yourself out, figuring out your sexuality and being a good friend. Although there wasn't a prominent romance, I did find myself loving the approach that Hasegawa had when he discovered one of his classmates was gay. He tried to support his classmate, Yoshinaga, no matter what and that bromance was highlighted throughout the 4 chapters contained in this book. I enjoyed it so much although it was a bit hard to read at times. I blame that on the formatting of the ePub. Just note it did not impact this review and my rating scale.
All in all, I'll definitely be back for the sequel though and I can't wait until it's released!
ACTUAL RATING: 4.2 STARS
Despite the questionable formatting of the ePub, I really did enjoy this book a lot. It shone a spotlight onto identity, figuring yourself out, figuring out your sexuality and being a good friend. Although there wasn't a prominent romance, I did find myself loving the approach that Hasegawa had when he discovered one of his classmates was gay. He tried to support his classmate, Yoshinaga, no matter what and that bromance was highlighted throughout the 4 chapters contained in this book. I enjoyed it so much although it was a bit hard to read at times. I blame that on the formatting of the ePub. Just note it did not impact this review and my rating scale.
All in all, I'll definitely be back for the sequel though and I can't wait until it's released!
ACTUAL RATING: 4.2 STARS
Acabo de darme cuenta que hice mal mi reseña original: tomé como volumen lo que solo era el primer capítulo de la historia, upsi!
Ahora que termine los cuatro capítulos que componen este volumen, estoy mucho más convencida. Ya me acostumbré a leer manga, lo que fue un proceso, y de esta manera cada capítulo que leo disfruto más. Esta es una historia calificada como shonen ai, pero que se enfoca en la amistad más que en el romance de los dos protagonistas. Por un lado tenemos a Yuji quien, al menos por ahora, lo conocemos como hétero y es un chico japonés normal. Por el otro, está Yamato, que es gay de clóset y está tratando de lidiar con ello. El libro empieza cuando Yuji descubre que Yamato es gay y, a medida que avanzan las páginas, vemos cómo lo procesa, acepta y comienza a desarrollar una amistad con él.
Además de la bonita amistad entre los protagonistas, una de las mayores virtudes del manga es que desarrolla la experiencia de Yamato descubriendo su sexualidad de una manera muy real. Esta es una historia que busca explorar lo que es ser un chico gay en Japón, no crear un romance en un mundo ideal que no existe. Y se aprecia un montón.
Lo recomiendo mucho, tanto para los fans del género como para aquellos, como yo, que buscan una historia LGBT linda para llenar su corazón.
RESEÑA DEL PRIMER CAPÍTULO:
Hace milenios que no leo manga y se nota. Me costó acostumbrarme al formato y a la traducción mala (lol), además de la a forma distinta que tienen los japoneses de contar historias. Pero una vez que me metí en la trama me gustó mucho el enfoque. Esto de que el personaje principal tuviera conflicto con la sexualidad de Yoshinaga, pero rápidamente terminara aceptándolo se me hizo mucho más real que hacer como si nada pasara (que es algo común en el género que me parece más bien problemático).
Me dejó motivada para seguir leyendo y eso es lo importante.
Ahora que termine los cuatro capítulos que componen este volumen, estoy mucho más convencida. Ya me acostumbré a leer manga, lo que fue un proceso, y de esta manera cada capítulo que leo disfruto más. Esta es una historia calificada como shonen ai, pero que se enfoca en la amistad más que en el romance de los dos protagonistas. Por un lado tenemos a Yuji quien, al menos por ahora, lo conocemos como hétero y es un chico japonés normal. Por el otro, está Yamato, que es gay de clóset y está tratando de lidiar con ello. El libro empieza cuando Yuji descubre que Yamato es gay y, a medida que avanzan las páginas, vemos cómo lo procesa, acepta y comienza a desarrollar una amistad con él.
Además de la bonita amistad entre los protagonistas, una de las mayores virtudes del manga es que desarrolla la experiencia de Yamato descubriendo su sexualidad de una manera muy real. Esta es una historia que busca explorar lo que es ser un chico gay en Japón, no crear un romance en un mundo ideal que no existe. Y se aprecia un montón.
Lo recomiendo mucho, tanto para los fans del género como para aquellos, como yo, que buscan una historia LGBT linda para llenar su corazón.
RESEÑA DEL PRIMER CAPÍTULO:
Hace milenios que no leo manga y se nota. Me costó acostumbrarme al formato y a la traducción mala (lol), además de la a forma distinta que tienen los japoneses de contar historias. Pero una vez que me metí en la trama me gustó mucho el enfoque. Esto de que el personaje principal tuviera conflicto con la sexualidad de Yoshinaga, pero rápidamente terminara aceptándolo se me hizo mucho más real que hacer como si nada pasara (que es algo común en el género que me parece más bien problemático).
Me dejó motivada para seguir leyendo y eso es lo importante.
Koimonogatari: Love Stories, Vol 1 (2020/05/18)
Rating 2/5 Stars
Disclaimer: Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy to review.
This was a cute slow burn Manga to read. I really enjoyed the writing style and the art design. Although this was a love story between Yamato and Yuji, I really appreciated the slow burn and build up we got to see for the characters as their relationship blossomed. We also got to see Yamato discover new friendships while also failing for Yuji which was really interesting. Unfortunately, I had a hard time connecting with the characters and this isn't an all-time favourite manga for me.
Rating 2/5 Stars
Disclaimer: Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy to review.
This was a cute slow burn Manga to read. I really enjoyed the writing style and the art design. Although this was a love story between Yamato and Yuji, I really appreciated the slow burn and build up we got to see for the characters as their relationship blossomed. We also got to see Yamato discover new friendships while also failing for Yuji which was really interesting. Unfortunately, I had a hard time connecting with the characters and this isn't an all-time favourite manga for me.
This was a story I was really looking forward to reading but I couldn't make out a lot of things. The digital resolution wasn't good. However the parts I could read was good.
Hasegawa Yuji accidentally discovery that his classmate Yoshinaga Yamato is gay. Seeing Yoshinaga in a new perspective, Yuji doesn't want to judge without knowing the boy. But he ends up empathizing with Yoshinaga when he realizes that he likes his best friend who is arguably straight.
Even though he tells himself he shouldn't get involved, the opportunity arises for the two to be friends and Yuji begins to care more than he should about his friend's feelings.
I really liked both Yuji and Yamato, they turned out to be quite remarkable characters and I liked the way their friendship grows over reading. It is also nice to follow the different views of each one of them in each chapter.
Despite having some problems with how similar the characters are, not knowing who was who in some scenes. The story itself is very interesting and I liked the way it evolves in this first volume. I am very curious as to what will happen next.
ARC provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Even though he tells himself he shouldn't get involved, the opportunity arises for the two to be friends and Yuji begins to care more than he should about his friend's feelings.
I really liked both Yuji and Yamato, they turned out to be quite remarkable characters and I liked the way their friendship grows over reading. It is also nice to follow the different views of each one of them in each chapter.
Despite having some problems with how similar the characters are, not knowing who was who in some scenes. The story itself is very interesting and I liked the way it evolves in this first volume. I am very curious as to what will happen next.
ARC provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Despite a weird and hard read on a tablet or phone formatting, I did manage to get through this book through expert squinting to read the bubbles and the aid of a magnifying glass.
This book happens at of a slower pace than most manga, so if you're buckling up for a ride, you might want to relax and be prepared to smell the roses. This book is a slow progression of a teen boy trying to figure out who he is as a person, what his sexual identity might be while trying being a decent friend to someone who has come out as gay.
Things to note is, that while the art is pretty, when you have to squint at the pages, people look a lot alike and sometimes you might get confused as to who is who. This, I think, was purely a formatting issue I'm sure.
Despite a weird and hard read on a tablet or phone formatting, I did manage to get through this book through expert squinting to read the bubbles and the aid of a magnifying glass.
This book happens at of a slower pace than most manga, so if you're buckling up for a ride, you might want to relax and be prepared to smell the roses. This book is a slow progression of a teen boy trying to figure out who he is as a person, what his sexual identity might be while trying being a decent friend to someone who has come out as gay.
Things to note is, that while the art is pretty, when you have to squint at the pages, people look a lot alike and sometimes you might get confused as to who is who. This, I think, was purely a formatting issue I'm sure.
This was super cute. It deals with friendships and how dose one deal with if on if their frends is gay. How in this case how they become closer and really good friends.
There was many sence that just melts your heart I found myself gushing alot. The only problem I had was the story was too short.
The one criticism I have is that the art two of the male character where similar that I had a bit of trouble telling the two apart.
I will be wanting to read more from this author.
There was many sence that just melts your heart I found myself gushing alot. The only problem I had was the story was too short.
The one criticism I have is that the art two of the male character where similar that I had a bit of trouble telling the two apart.
I will be wanting to read more from this author.
I have mixed feelings about this one. On the one hand, the cover caught my attention and the artwork was lovely throughout, and I liked the premise and want to see where it will go. However, it was very slow-paced with very little happening, and while this is the first in the series it would have been nice to see a little more of the plot. I also found it difficult connecting to the characters, until towards the end of the book. That said I think this manga has potential, and I am very interested to see where it goes in future volumes.