3.98 AVERAGE


J'ai un peu moins aimer ce tome qui fait traîner les choses en longueur par contre la chose que j'ai le plus aimé c'est le renouveau d'une amitié entre ren et ando

the plot continues to thicken

Strobe Edge Vol. 6

The gang spends spring break working & thinking about the past. Ando & Ren come to terms with where their friendship is after what happened in middle school.

Ninako, Ando, Ren, & the gang return for their second year of high school. Everyone is in the same class except for Daiki. And they are ready for the adventure to come.

Thanks to Goodreads for recommending this series to me - I never would have found it otherwise. While I'm super sick of the whole love triangle trope - I think this series does it well. I'm also pleased with how well all the side characters are developed, even getting their own stories now and again. I'd definitely check out something else by this author in the future.

Ama ben hiçbişey anlamadım o sondan "-.-

 4 stars.

I really didn't recognize Yu, Sayuri, and Daiki in those last pages... oops. I have a hard time telling apart Yu from Manabu's cousin (I thought they were the same person and was pretty confused). Also the bonus story with that couple was really sweet.

I'm interested in seeing the story between Yu, Sayuri, and Daiki. It feels like there is a love triangle that's been brewing. I wonder if Yu is the ex that cheated on Sayuri. If so, then is he regretting their breakup and hoping to get back together with her? I actually kinda like Sayuri and Daiki as a couple and hope that they last.

It's also cute seeing little moments of Ren and Ninako flirting and being sweet to each other. The cherry blossom scene was adorable, even the part where Ando gets jealous and tries to get Ninako to brush cherry blossom petals out of his hair and leading to him and Ren both being silly and fighting.

I wonder what's going to happen, now that everyone (minus Daiki) is in the same class. Also how is Daiki and Sayuri's relationship gonna change, since they aren't in the same class anymore but Yu is in Sayuri's class?

It sucks that now I'll have to wait about 6 weeks for volume 7. The rest of the series' volumes all have waitlists so I can't just fly through them the way I have been doing for the past few days. Oh well. I'm excited to see how things develop in the next volumes. 

Enjoyed this series, and how realistic all of our characters were!
For more detailed thoughts, check out this reaction vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lahp0qwohB0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad slow-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Volume finds the crew a school year later and Ninako is happy to be in the same class as Ren. It's funny what can happen in a year. Ren is dealing with his breakup and Ninako is wondering what to do with the news. This volume also expounds on the friendship of Ando and Ren.