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Marmalade Boy, Vol. 3 by Wataru Yoshizumi

akookieforyou's review against another edition

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3.0

*3.5*

I'll be honest, the relationships felt kinda stagnant this volume. I guess it's because we are just told over and over that Miki likes Yuu, but we aren't necessarily shown their love develop in a more natural and appealing way. And half the time it really feels like Yuu only cares about Miki as a stepsister and friend, not as a love interest. I did like most of the Christmas chapter though, it had a lot of cute and sweet moments.

Meiko and the teacher's storyline didn't do much for me either. It sort of just came and went, and overall didn't feel that impactful to the overarching story. It's probably just because we barely saw anything relating to their romance before this volume (and only a couple chapters at that. It also served to make me like Meiko less, she was a cruel bitch to Miki when she was just trying to be there for her, and her apology wasn't that great either. Hopefully the next volume will pick back up and be better.

readingwithstardust's review against another edition

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4.0

Reread -- the ~~dramaaa~~

liine95's review against another edition

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5.0

flower_girl's review

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emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

lilsuccubus's review

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3.5

Heartbreaking. I don't approve of a teacher dating a child, of course, but everything about her actions was so grown up, and for nothing. I believe he didn't love her if he wasn't willing to wait for her or date long distance in secret. 

cristinajune's review against another edition

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4.0

Machista de mierda
"You'll realise. You'll know. You'll see"
WTF

garbo2garbo's review against another edition

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3.0

I enjoyed Miki, Ginta, Yuu and Arimi a lot in this volume, and I enjoyed seeing Miki try to understand her feelings. However, the 'relationship' between Meiko and Nachan is romanticized, which I found really unsettling and uncomfortable - this is a peodophilic and is a huge abuse of power. Meiko was 15 when she started a relationship with him - she is still a child. The fact that even Yuu and Miki's mothers express their fantasies about student-teacher 'romances' just made me even more uncomfortable. Hopefully this will be the last of this story.

I'm interested to find out more about Miwa Satoshi...

meganmargoking's review

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2.0

Good volume overall. I had the knock it down a couple stars because it tries to make it okay that a man in his twenties is dating his 15-16 year old student. No one in the series can see the issue of them dating and that's messed up.

trisa_slyne's review

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5.0

This charming series has really grabbed my attention! I didn't think I would like it because there's no magic, has a love triangle, and is about everyday life, but I love it.

eef8's review against another edition

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2.0

Let’s be honest, I’ve loved this series in the past...But this is full of truly, extremely problematic messages.