Reviews - Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare Vol. 2

459 reviews for:

Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare Vol. 2

Yuhki Kamatani

4.33 AVERAGE

thevoidbender's review

4.0

trans characters always get me. this series is so good.

espidifen91's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ashwoodbooks's review

4.0

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book focuses on gender identity and discovery with a potentially trans/non-binary character. The story felt shorter than book 1 as it focused on one topic rather than a large cast. I thought they did well at portraying the confusion with questioning your gender and societal norms.

tigerlouis's review

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

arcticjay's review

4.0

challenging emotional informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cute little quartet about the struggles LGBTQ teens & adults face in their communities. Some of it is very light and fun while some of it explores various homophobic themes that characters are confronted with. Very realistic. Almost unfortunately realistic, but I think teens will really relate.

thunderdone's review

4.5

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I really love the young character that's the focus of this story and how complicated helping someone who still doesn't fully understand their queerness is, if they even want to understand.

Contrasting the lack of discovery on the juvenile person's story with Someone-san's in the fourth volume really presents a well rounded depiction of not figuring out queerness and that being okay.

I'm so intrigued by the visual metaphor for fish and and water that's used throughout this, even though I haven't fully figured it out. My theory is that

it's somewhat about freedom. Fish, naturally, are free to be within their environment, swim about, eat what they want. However, pet fish get put in bowls and are expected to act and be a certain way by the people who are around them. This, in a way, is akin to when queer people take on a label. Even if they like their label, they're now expected to operate within it.

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