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You are in the blue summer by Nagisa Furuya

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garnetguardian's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

blithesquesttoread's review against another edition

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4.0

My Summer of You is a manga I could certainly picture coming out as an anime movie. I usually don't watch movies alone these days but I will certainly love to watch this one!

We follow Wataru and Saeki as they navigate through summer while knowing Saeki likes Wataru in romantic way but they still remain the best of friends, going together finishing Saeki's request. I really liked how the whole manga gave off vibes of summer - people chilling out, going to visit places, having the whole feel to it of being long but rushed. There were certain instances where the story felt a bit rushed but I guess that aided to the whole "summery vibes".

Furthermore, I really appreciated how Wataru wasn't weirded out by Saeki liking him or showed signs of homophobia as I have seen in a few other manga. He was a bit surprised but never by the fact that a guy could like him. And how they discussed movies, went to movies together and flirted with each other without realizing they were flirting was honestly very cute.

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And okay this is a bit of personal opinion and matter of liking, I liked how the ending chapter or the bonus illustrations did not have a sex scene and rather a more understanding approach towards the characters and their background.

Coming to things that could have been better... I did not appreciate the heteronormative stance that the book had with side characters assuming that Saeki was rejecting girls because he was "interested in a girl but they couldn't figure out which girl".

Spoiler

There was this scene where Saeki shoved Wataru on bed to idk make him feel nervous about being locked in a room and he was touching him without permission. Now Wataru asked him to stop and Saeki did stop so a good thing I suppose but still I have mixed feeling about that scene.

I was provided with an arc of the manga via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

emuwithacomputer's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

4.0

Super sweet!! The pages flew by and I will be picking up the next volume immediately. I love a lighthearted queer series. Watching the dynamic between them grow and change was great, and I was so invested in hoping for their happiness.

I was so afraid it might be a sad/bittersweet ending, so I was glad to see that was not the case!!

msrcreation's review against another edition

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5.0

This!! This is exactly the kind of manga I love. It’s sweet and funny. I could watch these characters do the most mundane things and be completely content.