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A review by timefliesaway
Love you till you die, Band 4 by Nachi Aono
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The mangaka is soo cruel!! I did not expect that in a seemingly soft and cute yuri manga. The artstyle is lying! 😭💔
But honestly I’m so mad about Mimi ... like, now she was angry about S’s death but in the previous volume she was literally standing next to her, while S was bleeding!! I swear, if Mimi had reacted better, maybe S would still be here ...
Haru is a nice new character (well, they did have have a short appearance in v2), though it feels like they just replaced A&S ... too fast-paced for my taste.
Maybe that is the feeling of war tho ...
I’m not sure what their pronouns are tho. Are they cross-dressing or ftm or simply prefer wearing trousers? Sheena uses -kun with them but she/her pronouns so that’s confusing. But the nurse has been also misgendered (although only by Mimi, if I remember correctly?), so it could be that it’s a transphobic society or the concept of transgender doesn’t quite ‘exist’ in that world ... yet. Not sure. Japanese culture regarding the gender is a bit confusing sometimes anyways.
But I do like that quote: “It’s something you chose for yourself, right? If so, then there’s nothing weird about it.”
It’s cool that Sheena discovered more about her magic and how she could potentially help soldiers. I wonder if she will ever reach protagonist-level power or not, cause Mimi already is OP. I do love that the OP (so far) isn’t the protagonist though. Would be cool if it stayed that way.
-03.03.25
But honestly I’m so mad about Mimi ... like, now she was angry about S’s death but in the previous volume she was literally standing next to her, while S was bleeding!! I swear, if Mimi had reacted better, maybe S would still be here ...
Haru is a nice new character (well, they did have have a short appearance in v2), though it feels like they just replaced A&S ... too fast-paced for my taste.
Maybe that is the feeling of war tho ...
I’m not sure what their pronouns are tho. Are they cross-dressing or ftm or simply prefer wearing trousers? Sheena uses -kun with them but she/her pronouns so that’s confusing. But the nurse has been also misgendered (although only by Mimi, if I remember correctly?), so it could be that it’s a transphobic society or the concept of transgender doesn’t quite ‘exist’ in that world ... yet. Not sure. Japanese culture regarding the gender is a bit confusing sometimes anyways.
But I do like that quote: “It’s something you chose for yourself, right? If so, then there’s nothing weird about it.”
It’s cool that Sheena discovered more about her magic and how she could potentially help soldiers. I wonder if she will ever reach protagonist-level power or not, cause Mimi already is OP. I do love that the OP (so far) isn’t the protagonist though. Would be cool if it stayed that way.
-03.03.25