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A review by pastelwriter
Run Away with Me, Girl, Volume 1 by Battan
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I’m absolutely IN LOVE with this manga. It was so much better than I thought it would be. It truly blew me away.
This felt like such a genuine and heartfelt portrayal of the challenges of having a beautiful high school romance that ends once you graduate because both of you are closeted.
Maki and Midori both felt like actual people. Their challenges were real.
We have Midori who is about to get married, is pregnant, and regretting her life choices while desperately trying to hold on to a life that does not and will not make her happy. Meanwhile, we have Maki who has been holding on to her love for Midori even though they haven’t seen each other in ten years. She’s still closeted, but her closest friend is a lesbian high schooler who she can share her genuine feelings with. Her family expects her to settle down soon, hopefully after grad school, but she’s still unmoored from the moment Midori walked out of her life.
The two of them yearn for each other in a way that makes my heart melt. They bring each other comfort and light, but Midori still doesn’t believe there’s a real future there. Maki offers an escape, but she’s too scared to take it.
Meanwhile we witness the cracks in Midori’s life. Her fiancé puts on a smile for all, but his cutting words to Midori still come out. His childhood experiences with girls have clouded his view of women, and made him into a man who considers all women, including Midori, inferior to him.
It’s all done so well that not a single page feels wasted or rushed. We get exactly what we need from each memory and each scene. SO GOOD!
This felt like such a genuine and heartfelt portrayal of the challenges of having a beautiful high school romance that ends once you graduate because both of you are closeted.
Maki and Midori both felt like actual people. Their challenges were real.
We have Midori who is about to get married, is pregnant, and regretting her life choices while desperately trying to hold on to a life that does not and will not make her happy. Meanwhile, we have Maki who has been holding on to her love for Midori even though they haven’t seen each other in ten years. She’s still closeted, but her closest friend is a lesbian high schooler who she can share her genuine feelings with. Her family expects her to settle down soon, hopefully after grad school, but she’s still unmoored from the moment Midori walked out of her life.
The two of them yearn for each other in a way that makes my heart melt. They bring each other comfort and light, but Midori still doesn’t believe there’s a real future there. Maki offers an escape, but she’s too scared to take it.
Meanwhile we witness the cracks in Midori’s life. Her fiancé puts on a smile for all, but his cutting words to Midori still come out. His childhood experiences with girls have clouded his view of women, and made him into a man who considers all women, including Midori, inferior to him.
It’s all done so well that not a single page feels wasted or rushed. We get exactly what we need from each memory and each scene. SO GOOD!