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A review by listener15
Sweet Blue Flowers, Vol. 1 by Takako Shimura
3.0
3.5 stars
Status: Complete
Format: Print
I liked this first omnibus more than I thoughts was going to. A quick run down on my thoughts:
Good and bad:
1. The art is simple but enjoyable
2. The connection between characters echos real life by being messy and not totally straight forward but it does slow a reader down trying remember the connections
3. The book is read in the traditional manga way but the translation seems off and they dropped the honorifics which makes things a little confusing at times (and honestly was a little annoying, I didn’t realize how much I rely on those to know relationships
4. It seems that no one bats an eye that female characters are involved romantically which is always nice to bypass in stories
5. In the back there is a mini glossary explaining food and who the characters are referencing when talking about real people.
All in all, had fun reading this and will continue (there are 4 volumes in the omnibus collection.) This would have gotten a full 4 stars is there wasn’t a very creepy and icky bit about Akita’s older brother being obsessed with her. In the first two pages of the first volume has their mother kicking him out of his sister’s bed after having crawled into it to sleep. Akita makes it clear she doesn’t like this. I wish this whole bit wasn’t in the story, I nearly put it down because of it.
I know there is a well liked anime on this but I haven’t seen it or know what story points it includes. Sorry!
Status: Complete
Format: Print
I liked this first omnibus more than I thoughts was going to. A quick run down on my thoughts:
Good and bad:
1. The art is simple but enjoyable
2. The connection between characters echos real life by being messy and not totally straight forward but it does slow a reader down trying remember the connections
3. The book is read in the traditional manga way but the translation seems off and they dropped the honorifics which makes things a little confusing at times (and honestly was a little annoying, I didn’t realize how much I rely on those to know relationships
4. It seems that no one bats an eye that female characters are involved romantically which is always nice to bypass in stories
5. In the back there is a mini glossary explaining food and who the characters are referencing when talking about real people.
All in all, had fun reading this and will continue (there are 4 volumes in the omnibus collection.) This would have gotten a full 4 stars is there wasn’t a very creepy and icky bit about Akita’s older brother being obsessed with her. In the first two pages of the first volume has their mother kicking him out of his sister’s bed after having crawled into it to sleep. Akita makes it clear she doesn’t like this. I wish this whole bit wasn’t in the story, I nearly put it down because of it.
I know there is a well liked anime on this but I haven’t seen it or know what story points it includes. Sorry!