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rereader33's review
2.0
Reread on 6/4/2020:
Dropped from 4 to 2 stars
Wow. I'm amazed I gave this such high praise since rereading it last year. It was actually difficult reading this because of three things:
1. Yamada and Kase are not particularly interesting characters. They have one-two personality traits and one hobby each and that's it.
2. THE FUCKING REPETITION. I swear, there were points in the first chapter where Yamada made references to Kase being a girl and how she can't be interested in a girl, and if it had stayed in that chapter I would have been okay with it, but it was in the WHOLE FUCKING VOLUME. We GET IT, Yamada likes Kase but feels weird about it because they're both girls, PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF HUMANITY, MOVE ON! P.S. the constant references to Kase being "boyish" or "cooler than any boy" got old REAL FUCKIN' FAST.
3. Mikacchi is a fucking TERRIBLE friend and I straight up don't get why she's friends with Yamada. Also, why is everyone an asshole to her? What the fuck has she done that makes people pick on her all the time? It made no sense and felt super unnecessary.
That's not to say all was bad. I really like the art style and there were some charming moments between Kase and Yamada, but they weren't able to cancel out the bad.
Anyway, this is a fairly cute series and I think this is a good first volume for people new to yuri to try, but if you've read other yuri, this might disappoint you.
Dropped from 4 to 2 stars
Wow. I'm amazed I gave this such high praise since rereading it last year. It was actually difficult reading this because of three things:
1. Yamada and Kase are not particularly interesting characters. They have one-two personality traits and one hobby each and that's it.
2. THE FUCKING REPETITION. I swear, there were points in the first chapter where Yamada made references to Kase being a girl and how she can't be interested in a girl, and if it had stayed in that chapter I would have been okay with it, but it was in the WHOLE FUCKING VOLUME. We GET IT, Yamada likes Kase but feels weird about it because they're both girls, PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF HUMANITY, MOVE ON! P.S. the constant references to Kase being "boyish" or "cooler than any boy" got old REAL FUCKIN' FAST.
3. Mikacchi is a fucking TERRIBLE friend and I straight up don't get why she's friends with Yamada. Also, why is everyone an asshole to her? What the fuck has she done that makes people pick on her all the time? It made no sense and felt super unnecessary.
That's not to say all was bad. I really like the art style and there were some charming moments between Kase and Yamada, but they weren't able to cancel out the bad.
Anyway, this is a fairly cute series and I think this is a good first volume for people new to yuri to try, but if you've read other yuri, this might disappoint you.
meg_dyer's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
leafblade's review
4.0
If this was written by a man or a straight woman they have FOOLED me, it's so precious omg
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely adored this first volume. It is so cute. Yamada and Kase are just perfect for each other. <3
keitacolada's review
funny
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? No
3.0
magenta_menace's review
4.0
such a sweet manga! so many high school yuri series rely heavily on sex, drama, and toxic romance structures so to see a tender, pure friendship-turned-romance was really refreshing. the art style is good and there’s a nice balance of art to text. one critique i have is the introductions of each section reintroducing our characters, but that may be from the series’ serialized origins. still, so sweet and believable as a high school narrative. definitely recommend for yuri readers looking for something fluffier!
strawberrymushie's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kayladbruns's review against another edition
4.0
This was much cuter the second time around! Although I still got a little annoyed by how they kept mentioning that Kase was boyish. Why was that mentioned so many times? Anyway, my reread of this is going well!
alexis_sara's review
3.0
There is a bit too much of the "classic" But I'm a girl, this girl looks like a boy (she doesn't) kinda stuff going on here. That said it is a solid time if you want some women loving women content. It's a cute story, the art is really good, the dynamic Yamada freak outs are cute, and the ending did work as a solid hook for me to want to read volume 2. It wasn't so great that I was like I need number two but I do have hopes that going beyond this they can do some really amazing stuff.