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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
After watching the animated film for this I decided to dive in to the manga to get all the moments and plot the movie may have had to cut for time. This is a gentle and sweet story of two very different characters struggling in very different ways. It focuses on the struggle a lot of LGBTQ+ youths face when coming out to their family and looking for love while feeling like a burned or stranger to themselves and others around them. I haven't read all of it yet but I'm really enjoying the story so far.
I will admit that I watched the movie before reading the manga and while I didn't know what I was walking into I was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed the fully fleshed out look at Mio and Shuns relationship. It hurt me to see Mio leave for as long as he did and leave Shun like that with Shun thinking that Mio never called. I know there are more volumes to the manga and I hope to get more soon!
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn't love everything about this, but it is a really good manga. I agree with Sherry that the initial confession happened a bit too fast but considering it was initially supposed to be a short story that probably can't be helped. I liked the way they tried to navigate their relationship afterwards, and I liked that it didn't really matter who the seme or the uke was. I would've preferred if Mio wasn't "normally into girls", but at least Shun was gay and there was an actual lesbian couple.
I liked the art - it fit the story, but I realized lately I've grown a bit tired of this cute and sweet style. That's a matter of personal taste though.
I was really happy when it was announced that Tokyopop had licensed this. There are (inmho) better manga published by the same magazine, but it manages to combine sweetness and seriousness in a way that's not that often to be found in the BL that's currently being published in Germany. Understandably publishers mostly focus on safe bets and big names, so I'm happy about this release.
I liked the art - it fit the story, but I realized lately I've grown a bit tired of this cute and sweet style. That's a matter of personal taste though.
I was really happy when it was announced that Tokyopop had licensed this. There are (inmho) better manga published by the same magazine, but it manages to combine sweetness and seriousness in a way that's not that often to be found in the BL that's currently being published in Germany. Understandably publishers mostly focus on safe bets and big names, so I'm happy about this release.
