Reviews - おかえりアリス 1 [Okaeri Alice 1]

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おかえりアリス 1 [Okaeri Alice 1]

Shuzo Oshimi

3.41 AVERAGE

lairn's review against another edition

3.25

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

lillianreads's review against another edition

2.5

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

allyens's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kreepy's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A confusing read for sure but intriguing like all of Oshimi's work.
Be wary of the intense sexual harassment. (How is there more here than the first volume of The Flowers of Evil!!!!)

Content Warnings

keikoreadsmanga's review against another edition

4.0

This isn't just a queer story. If you want sobby but fluffy queer, go sought out other titles from other authors somewhere, because this isn't gonna satisfy you. This is a psychological drama. This is Oshimi. And Kei has his "reasons" why he's that way today. And this is gonna hurt, like really bad. And yes, I'm entering the damnation bare and as a volunteer.

I fall asleep reading this last night, but it was so good! I really nose dived the moment I opened my eyes. I knew I missed on a lot, I could have finished all volumes last night. Augh, such a waste. And it's Monday! Forgive me, I had no proper sleep for days. This is all Rainbow Rowell's fault! Kidding. Anyway, augh, I swear anything Oshimi creates is goat. AND THE PREMISE OF THIS SERIES IS JUST UP MY ALLEY. THIS IS IT! OH GOSH, SENSEI. AND THE ART STYLE, GETS BETTER AND BETTER. I SWEAR OSHIMI'S HAND IS GOLDEN.

I mean, Oshimi already wrote a gender-bender once, Inside Mari, but this is different, and kind of tame compared to that series and his other series. But well, it's only starting, who am I to talk? This is gonna be painful like I haven't seen Oshimi in action for how many of his series now that I read?

Yohei is pining for his childhood friend Mitani, and unfortunately, Mitani has feelings for their childhood friend Kei.

When Yohei accidentally saw the confession and Kei kissing Mitani, he was so shocked and hurt that he ignored them both over the holidays. And when he came back to school, Kei had already transferred school.

Fast forward to senior high school, Kei came back. And he quitted being a boy and now dressing as a girl—but it didn't mean that he's going to be a girl. And then he goes to both kissing Mitani and Yohei... What happened to Kei during those 3 years he was gone? For whom was his heart set on, really?

I could have sworn this was boys love when I first gulped down the few pages, and then I realized we're reading Oshimi here. It's going to be mind torture first before I get my boys love in the end. Anyway.... I love the chemistry, my gosh!