Reviews with content warning for Bullying - しまなみ誰そ彼 1

I really enjoy the artwork. It does a brilliant job at setting the mood and tone. Something about trying to find a place to belong and not being afraid to be yourself is really touching.

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dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The book that would have changed my life in high school.

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emotional hopeful sad medium-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

4.0

Wasn't expecting this to be kind of about building renovation but I'm here for it!

Really heavy first volume but I'm kind of expecting it to be hopeful in the end?

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challenging hopeful fast-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

3.25

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5.0

This manga is like a warm hug and someone welcoming you home. Throughout reading this first volume I felt a range of different emotions and often felt like crying both sad and happy tears.

I'm sure that many people of all ages can relate to Tasuku's experiences with coming to terms with his sexuality as well as the bullying and self denial that he recieves as a part of that.

But what really makes this series beautiful is the recognition and acceptance between the characters. At the drop in centre characters such as Someone, Daichi and Saki recognise Tasuku's internal battle straight away as they themselves have faced similar experiences and through renovating old buildings they are able to give him the outlet of fear and anger that they were given. The imagery in this series is absolutely stunning, representing Tasuku's internal struggle as he deals with his growing feelings for Tsubaki despite being in detail so that his classmates will not endlessly hound him.

The exploration of Daichi and Saki's relationship was both heart-rending and beautiful as they learn to accept that even if their families cannot fully accept or understand their love for one another they can still celebrate their love by being happy together and getting married. It represents that even people who are open about their sexuality and are in established relationships still face discrimination from their family and other people in the world just for being who they are and being with who they love. Towards the end of the first novel Saki is able to be open about how she doesn't want to lose the loving relationship with her old fashioned parents but is happy with Daichi and does want to marry her some day.

I am interested to learn more about the other characters and see how their relationships with each other develop throughout this series. I loved it.

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