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sknees's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
4.25
madkc4ever's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I am so sad that I’m almost finished with this series. I typically don’t write reviews for manga but this was such a beautiful story about how families come in all shapes and sizes. I recommend this whole series but this one in particular had me in tears!!
abrug647's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
4.0
alle_kat97's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
4.0
perazo's review against another edition
4.0
I loved how this volume showed how tough the entire adoption process was, and I loved how Itsuki decided to be the primary caregiver, allowing Tsugimi the ability to continue her career.
greylandreviews's review against another edition
3.0
3.25 stars
Trigger Warnings: ableism, medical content, and infertility
Trigger Warnings: ableism, medical content, and infertility
jennifermreads's review against another edition
5.0
My review for Volume 10 ended: “How is it that I continue to think ‘This manga cannot get any better’ and then, with each volume, it does get better!” I’m starting the review for Volume 11 with the same words because … IT GOT BETTER!
The disability representation was already incredible. Each time I read a new volume of Perfect World, I flashback to my time, at the start of my first career, when I worked with people with disabilities, I learned so much about wording, treatment, empowerment, compassion, and living. Rie Aruga has captured it all in the pages of this glorious, beautiful, powerful, emotional manga.
And in #11, the disability representation got BETTER! Why? The addition of a new character who is a below-the-knee amputee who uses a prosthetic. Rie Aruga creates such powerful characters that readers pull for, care about, and cheer for … all while knowingly or unknowingly learning about living with a disability.
With this volume, for those of us who are not parents, there was an education in adoption and parenting. I has several “holy cow” moments as I read of all that Tsugumi and Itsuki had to go through in order to adopt a child. The screening and training process they went through just to get on a list of parents suitable for adopting children was insane! And, yes, I did say to myself “And yet people who conceive babies themselves go into parenting without any of this training?! Or any of these ‘one of you needs to commit to parenting the majority of the time’ rules?!” {Note: In the author’s note, Aruga states they gathered info via interviews with parents and an adoption agency.}
This was an eye-opener of a volume packed with emotion and cheers. While I’m glad to have been reading a manga with an end (so many seem to go on and on and on and on …), I’m sad there is only one volume left. Yet I’m excited to see how Rie Aruga helps us to say goodbye to Tsugumi, Itsuki, Koreda, and Nagasawa … and Keigo & Kaede though I fear how that goodbye will rip at my heart.
The disability representation was already incredible. Each time I read a new volume of Perfect World, I flashback to my time, at the start of my first career, when I worked with people with disabilities, I learned so much about wording, treatment, empowerment, compassion, and living. Rie Aruga has captured it all in the pages of this glorious, beautiful, powerful, emotional manga.
And in #11, the disability representation got BETTER! Why? The addition of a new character who is a below-the-knee amputee who uses a prosthetic. Rie Aruga creates such powerful characters that readers pull for, care about, and cheer for … all while knowingly or unknowingly learning about living with a disability.
With this volume, for those of us who are not parents, there was an education in adoption and parenting. I has several “holy cow” moments as I read of all that Tsugumi and Itsuki had to go through in order to adopt a child. The screening and training process they went through just to get on a list of parents suitable for adopting children was insane! And, yes, I did say to myself “And yet people who conceive babies themselves go into parenting without any of this training?! Or any of these ‘one of you needs to commit to parenting the majority of the time’ rules?!” {Note: In the author’s note, Aruga states they gathered info via interviews with parents and an adoption agency.}
This was an eye-opener of a volume packed with emotion and cheers. While I’m glad to have been reading a manga with an end (so many seem to go on and on and on and on …), I’m sad there is only one volume left. Yet I’m excited to see how Rie Aruga helps us to say goodbye to Tsugumi, Itsuki, Koreda, and Nagasawa … and Keigo & Kaede though I fear how that goodbye will rip at my heart.
eden_ainsley's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
4.75
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Infertility