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Sakura's Dedication, Vol. 1
by Fuyu Yukimiya
ARC provided in exchange of an honest review. Thanks to Netgalley and the Kodansha for the copy
Slice of life and romance sound amazing, so I was excited for this first volume. After having broken up with her cheating boyfriend, Sawa gets asked out by her classmate Sakura, but she rejects him. He's a bit timid, focused and honest, and does not give up on Sawa, so he continues to confess to her until she says yes.
From the synopsis it seemed like Sawa will get to know and warm up to Sakura but apparently it only takes a couple times of him saying he likes her for her to cave in. That's not a spoiler, that's how the story starts. I'm up for shoujo mangas getting the main couple together, and I've read other titles with a similar premise, and it makes for an interesting dynamic, but it was way too soon and sudden for my liking, it did not feel natural or even cute, and that's my main issue with this first volume, Sawa goes from saying Sakura is not her type at all to blushing about every single thing he says. I can understand that to a point, being told how cute and amazing you are can feel nice but it does not feel organic, it just feels like she immediately likes him back just because he compliments her and insists on his love and that's not progress.
If you can get past that, it's a nice high school romance with beautiful art. It will be nice to see how their relationship progresses. If you just ignore how they started dating, their interactions and scenes feel more interesting and look cuter.
Slice of life and romance sound amazing, so I was excited for this first volume. After having broken up with her cheating boyfriend, Sawa gets asked out by her classmate Sakura, but she rejects him. He's a bit timid, focused and honest, and does not give up on Sawa, so he continues to confess to her until she says yes.
From the synopsis it seemed like Sawa will get to know and warm up to Sakura but apparently it only takes a couple times of him saying he likes her for her to cave in. That's not a spoiler, that's how the story starts. I'm up for shoujo mangas getting the main couple together, and I've read other titles with a similar premise, and it makes for an interesting dynamic, but it was way too soon and sudden for my liking, it did not feel natural or even cute, and that's my main issue with this first volume, Sawa goes from saying Sakura is not her type at all to blushing about every single thing he says. I can understand that to a point, being told how cute and amazing you are can feel nice but it does not feel organic, it just feels like she immediately likes him back just because he compliments her and insists on his love and that's not progress.
If you can get past that, it's a nice high school romance with beautiful art. It will be nice to see how their relationship progresses. If you just ignore how they started dating, their interactions and scenes feel more interesting and look cuter.