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Futaribeya, Vol. 1 A Room for Two 1 by Yukiko, 雪子
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Title: Futaribeya: A Room for Two Volume 1
Author: Yukiko
Genre: Manga
Rating: ****
Review: So, I didn’t know anything about this manga before reading it and all I got from the synopsis was: About to start her first year of high school, Sakurako Kawawa settles into her new lodgings. But when she meets her new roommate -- the stunningly beautiful Kasumi Yamabuki, who lives life at her own pace -- everything changes! From day one, responsible and level-headed Sakurako and lazy, easy going Kasumi find themselves at odds with one another... but with their matching mugs and one bed to share, Sakurako and Kasumi's friendship is just beginning.
So we are introduced to Sakurako as she is about to start high school, but this particular high school has dorms or a boarding house that the students stay at. Sakurako decides to stay at the boarding house so she knows she will have a roommate. Her roommate turns out to be Kasumi, a bit of an air-head and extremely lazy, when they are decorating their “room” which is a bit like a small apartment it turns out there is only enough room for one bed, so the girl decide to share. We then follow their daily lives starting high school which was really fun especially since the girls are basically opposites.
I really liked Kasumi as she is a bit of an idiot but her laid back approach the life contrasts with Sakurako’s energetic lifestyle. I found that Sakurako acts a bit like a mother to Kasumi, making sure she doesn’t eat bad food which she has done twice with bad consequences. She also does the laundry and cooking because Kasumi is useless at it but other than that they seem like typical roommates. The girls also get on well with their landlady Natsuki and her brother Mizuki, so much so that when Natsuki wins 4 tickets to an onsen (hot spring) she invites Sakurako and Kasumi along.
The first volume of Futaribeya was really entertaining although the structure wasn’t really working for me. Unlike other manga this story is told in a 4-panel style, most manga have quite a fluid structure because manga is traditionally told with minimal dialogue making the story flow better and I felt the panelling in this manga threw off that flow but I still enjoyed the story and following Sakurako and Kasumi’s story.
Title: Futaribeya: A Room for Two Volume 1
Author: Yukiko
Genre: Manga
Rating: ****
Review: So, I didn’t know anything about this manga before reading it and all I got from the synopsis was: About to start her first year of high school, Sakurako Kawawa settles into her new lodgings. But when she meets her new roommate -- the stunningly beautiful Kasumi Yamabuki, who lives life at her own pace -- everything changes! From day one, responsible and level-headed Sakurako and lazy, easy going Kasumi find themselves at odds with one another... but with their matching mugs and one bed to share, Sakurako and Kasumi's friendship is just beginning.
So we are introduced to Sakurako as she is about to start high school, but this particular high school has dorms or a boarding house that the students stay at. Sakurako decides to stay at the boarding house so she knows she will have a roommate. Her roommate turns out to be Kasumi, a bit of an air-head and extremely lazy, when they are decorating their “room” which is a bit like a small apartment it turns out there is only enough room for one bed, so the girl decide to share. We then follow their daily lives starting high school which was really fun especially since the girls are basically opposites.
I really liked Kasumi as she is a bit of an idiot but her laid back approach the life contrasts with Sakurako’s energetic lifestyle. I found that Sakurako acts a bit like a mother to Kasumi, making sure she doesn’t eat bad food which she has done twice with bad consequences. She also does the laundry and cooking because Kasumi is useless at it but other than that they seem like typical roommates. The girls also get on well with their landlady Natsuki and her brother Mizuki, so much so that when Natsuki wins 4 tickets to an onsen (hot spring) she invites Sakurako and Kasumi along.
The first volume of Futaribeya was really entertaining although the structure wasn’t really working for me. Unlike other manga this story is told in a 4-panel style, most manga have quite a fluid structure because manga is traditionally told with minimal dialogue making the story flow better and I felt the panelling in this manga threw off that flow but I still enjoyed the story and following Sakurako and Kasumi’s story.