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Whisper Me a Love Song 1 by Eku Takeshima

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rereader33's review

4.0

Holy shit, this was cute! I love the character designs and want to personally thank Takeshima for blessing me so many expressive faces. Thank you, Takeshima!!

While the characters themselves are nothing to write home about (that's honestly the biggest issue with this volume) their interactions were fluffy and adorable. I am curious to learn more about everyone and their circumstances, but for now I can settle for a cornucopia of cuteness.

I think this series has a lot of potential to explore the "love at first sight" trope, especially with that cliffhanger ending! It would be nice to see this series go into more depth on the inherent pitfalls of said trope and watch the characters grow from one-dimensional tropes to fully realized individuals. Considering how simple and fluffy this first volume is, I think most people would think that unrealistic, but I've stranger things happen in manga so I'm staying hopeful.

Okay, enough of my rambling. Is this a good intro to the series? Yes. Would I recommend it? Absolutely! It's cute, fluffy, heartwarming, and a lot of fun. Please give it a read!

erictb's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing

Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

charliereadsattimes's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

raynearchv's review

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lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

mehsi's review against another edition

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4.0

A cute shoujo-ai manga about a freshmen girl who falls in love with a senpai who was in the band that played during the freshman welcome. But is it love? Or is it something else? I did love that Yori-senpai also fell head over heels with her cute little kouhai and was dedicated to spending time with her and winning her over. I had my suspicions on Kino's confession/her idea of the love, but I was still hoping for something else to happen. I won't say anything else, but yeah, I was saddened. But I loved both characters, bouncy Kino with her big sparkly smile and prince-like and cool Yori. Their date was just adorable and I do hope more comes from it. *crosses fingers* The art? Gorgeous! Both the characters are captured so well.
Also loved the omake, though OH MY at that last one.