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Seaside Stranger Vol. 1: Umibe No Étranger by Kanna Kii

8 reviews

reila's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Possibly one of my favorite BL stories thus far. The first volume feels fast, relative to how Mio's straightforwardness changes the trajectory of Shun's life. There's plenty of angst amid the cute moments and plenty of reflective moments brought out by the paneling and beautiful art. Mio is spontaneous, whereas Shun is indifferent—a zest for life versus a life paralyzed by self-doubt. The seven-year age gap really emphasizes the questions of emotional maturity and stagnation whenever the two conflict, making for realistic situations that (personally) gut me like a fish. Having caught up with the series, it only gets better. We jump through time quite a bit, and the two, along with the company they keep, grow on you, with you, both. I'm invested!
They do get together in this volume, and I wasn't ready (silly, naive me;;;).
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tymgabriel's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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robinks's review

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I loved the art! Some of the dialogue was a bit confusing (perhaps difficulty in translating), and I wish we got to know a bit more about Mio and Shun’s internal thoughts and feelings.
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kyy35's review

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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alouette's review

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adventurous hopeful relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

i think i would need to read this a few times to fully understand what happened (which is the case with me for a lot of shorter books) but the fluff once they got past the miscommunication was pretty top tier even if shun is silly and bad at emotions. i love that it ends with suzu saying "gay", side characters in this deserved more love!

i will continue to think about the screenshot i took where miu returns and the cat noise makes it look like shun's first reaction was to meow at him lol
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clarabooksit's review

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

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theoldestbennetsister's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
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annikaa's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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