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sarahlouise_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
sasaboba's review
1.0
I was in a yuri drought about 3 years ago and I remember a bunch of people recommending this to me. I had no idea what "NTR" stood for and now I know that it stands for "netorare" (netto-rah-reh) which is the kink of infidelity/adultery. That's pretty much it. These characters are cheating on their boyfriends and there is a huge power imbalance. One character assaults, rapes, and completely disrespects the other girl and...I don't know. I don't know how this got greenlit. It's extremely problematic and triggering. I'm also really upset to find out that this was written and drawn by an Asian woman like damn. Too many of us in this genre really hate ourselves. At the end of the day, like what you like—the world is nuanced and everyone has their own experiences. But also be careful because it's dangerous to put this kinda shit on a higher pedestal than yuri that actually illustrates healthy relationships.
wickedregal's review
4.0
I liked it. I'm not sure how I feel yet about the series as a whole, since first this is only the first volume I have read, but also how Hotaru is going about things. I mean honestly... first off the cheating in general but also way too forceful. Like is that really called for? I liked it enough to continue through another volume or 2 to see how things progress. Right now I just feel really bad for Yuma's boyfriend. :( And also Yuma, if she begins to have feelings for Hotaru because Hotaru is being a bitch right now and the whole "It's a joke". Not cool -.- But I'll continue for now.
wickedlavender's review
3.0
I think this title really has excellent potential to become really great or to really suck. The art is pretty and the beginning is good enough for me to give it more of a chance so we'll see where it goes.
nmcannon's review
2.0
This year has been a year of illness for me, so I've been diving again and again into what I suspect will be comfortable reads, or at least reads that require very little brain power. After reading Naoko Kodama's I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up, I knew Kodama had chops as a storyteller, and, going in, I knew she used those powers for a longer, more twisted story in NTR. Basically titled "Cheater Trap," NTR is not a happy, fluffy tale.
When kind and popular basketball star Takeda asks his fellow basketball star Yuma out, she's so startled she says yes, without examining her own feelings. Immediately afterwards, she runs to her best friend, Hotaru, for dating advice. Yuma is especially worried about how to become physically intimate with a significant other. With her beautiful enigmatic smile, Hotaru tells Yuma not to worry: Yuma can "practice" intimacy with her. This of course gets way out of hand, with Hotaru and herbeard boyfriend Fujiwara accompanying Takeda and Yuma everywhere, and Yuma and Hotaru constantly excusing themselves to go make out in secret.
This whole manga is a series of melodramatic sexcapades that any 2000s' American TV show would happily air. Similar to Citrus, there's an enormous dollop of internalized homophobia, misogyny, sexual assault, underage sex work, and abuse/neglect. No one knows how to Google anything, not even "how do I know if I'm a lesbian." Eventually, after a long slog of volumes, Yuma comes to her senses and figures things out, like how lesbian is a valid identity, woman-on-woman intimacy is indeed intimacy, and Hotaru needs healing. One way this series could improve is if Kodama focused on the Hotaru and Yuma's healing journey more, after all these chapters of nonsense.
The trashy romance feels odder because I know Kodama can do better. She's written the characters to be ignorant, homophobic, and abusive on purpose. She wrote all these harmful cliches on purpose. The art is cute, but full of fan service and weird boob physics. This is not a yuri series for beginners, or anyone looking to expand their understanding of what lesbian relationships and culture are like. My sick, addled head was hooked on these dumb teenage antics, and that's all they are. Dumb teenage antics in comic form.
When kind and popular basketball star Takeda asks his fellow basketball star Yuma out, she's so startled she says yes, without examining her own feelings. Immediately afterwards, she runs to her best friend, Hotaru, for dating advice. Yuma is especially worried about how to become physically intimate with a significant other. With her beautiful enigmatic smile, Hotaru tells Yuma not to worry: Yuma can "practice" intimacy with her. This of course gets way out of hand, with Hotaru and her
This whole manga is a series of melodramatic sexcapades that any 2000s' American TV show would happily air. Similar to Citrus, there's an enormous dollop of internalized homophobia, misogyny, sexual assault, underage sex work, and abuse/neglect. No one knows how to Google anything, not even "how do I know if I'm a lesbian." Eventually, after a long slog of volumes, Yuma comes to her senses and figures things out, like how lesbian is a valid identity, woman-on-woman intimacy is indeed intimacy, and Hotaru needs healing. One way this series could improve is if Kodama focused on the Hotaru and Yuma's healing journey more, after all these chapters of nonsense.
The trashy romance feels odder because I know Kodama can do better. She's written the characters to be ignorant, homophobic, and abusive on purpose. She wrote all these harmful cliches on purpose. The art is cute, but full of fan service and weird boob physics. This is not a yuri series for beginners, or anyone looking to expand their understanding of what lesbian relationships and culture are like. My sick, addled head was hooked on these dumb teenage antics, and that's all they are. Dumb teenage antics in comic form.
qace90's review against another edition
3.0
The art is really pretty and it's very sensual (almost feel it should be M rating, not OT). I have some issues with Hotaru's treatment of Yuma, though I do feel some of it is somehow a reaction to how her experiences with guys have been. It's constantly obvious with her reactions to Fujwara that she isn't actually as consenting as he seems to think. Takeda seems like a sweet guy, a little dopey, and I wouldn't be surprised if he finds out about Hotaru and Yuma and it turns ugly. Mixed feelings on having purchased it, but also interested in seeing development of characters and relationships.
mrspartypoison's review against another edition
2.0
Quería empezar a leer algo de yuri y la sinopsis me llamó la atención así que decidí darle una oportunidad pero...ehhh. No sé si es el dibujo, la historia, la protagonista morena que está más salida que el pico de una mesa... Es una historia no muy bonita y como con un mal rollo en el aire... Tendré que seguir leyendo más obras yuri porque dudo mucho (espero que no) que todas den esa sensación. Pero que bueno, que aquí lo dejo y a otra cosa.
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