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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
fast-paced
lighthearted
fast-paced
lighthearted
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The art is amazing as always and each character has their own sense of style that fits their personality. You can tell a lot about these characters' values and attitudes just by the way the artist chooses to dress them, for example with Yuki favoring practical, loose and earthy garments, as opposed to Emma and Shin's more flamboyant and fashion forward styles.
My problems with the story so far are not with individual volumes, but the series overall. Though this volume really brings to forefront how much of a side character Yuki is in her own series.
All of her decisions so far have been in pursuit of a relationship with Itsuomi and it doesn't really feel like she has much interest in other things beside her proximity to him. Her goals are at least in part to do with her relationship to him.
Get a job, so she can travel...with him.
Start learning German so she can communicate...with his family.
Move in together so she can be independent...and be with him.
Itsuomi is at the forefront of every decision Yuki has made so far in the story, and in most cases he is the character who guides the plot and instigates character development for others, examples being Oushi and Emma.
In this particular volume he's even the person to come up with their own "welcome home" sign, which feels like a one sided decision, instead of including the actual character who communicates in sign language. A missed opportunity to flesh out Yuki.
Yuki feels like a background character in her own series, as if she's just along for the ride.
I still like this series a lot and I find this type of communicative romance refreshing in a sea of romances that lean into unhealthy relationship tropes, but I really wish Yuki would get more agency and start having a life outside of Itsuomi even if their relationship is the center of the story.
My problems with the story so far are not with individual volumes, but the series overall. Though this volume really brings to forefront how much of a side character Yuki is in her own series.
All of her decisions so far have been in pursuit of a relationship with Itsuomi and it doesn't really feel like she has much interest in other things beside her proximity to him. Her goals are at least in part to do with her relationship to him.
Get a job, so she can travel...with him.
Start learning German so she can communicate...with his family.
Move in together so she can be independent...and be with him.
Itsuomi is at the forefront of every decision Yuki has made so far in the story, and in most cases he is the character who guides the plot and instigates character development for others, examples being Oushi and Emma.
In this particular volume he's even the person to come up with their own "welcome home" sign, which feels like a one sided decision, instead of including the actual character who communicates in sign language. A missed opportunity to flesh out Yuki.
Yuki feels like a background character in her own series, as if she's just along for the ride.
I still like this series a lot and I find this type of communicative romance refreshing in a sea of romances that lean into unhealthy relationship tropes, but I really wish Yuki would get more agency and start having a life outside of Itsuomi even if their relationship is the center of the story.
ahh so much happening i'm excited!! i am nervous though that this new character is only going to be another person who is trying to chase after yuki but i'm holding out hope!! also oushi really needs to give up on his crush i understand it's from childhood but you gotta let it go lil bro...