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Wave, Listen to Me! Volume 1
by Hiroaki Samura
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.
This was a rough read for me. I’m all for an angry woman but we don’t ever see a transformation of her anger, it’s just what she’s lashing out at the moment and it makes it repetitive to read. She’s such a strong character but it’s frustrating that she complains so much and is so angry while doing little to improve her situation. Her interactions with Nakahara, especially later in the book, are frustrating because she comes across as such a bull-headed, angry character and then someone she has little chemistry with comes in to calm her down in an instant; it didn’t feel true to her character.
Although it will be part of a series, I feel like vol. 1 poorly set up what the rest of the series will be about. First, I thought it was going to be about Minare’s radio opportunity but then the majority of it ended up being about her at the soup shop.
I found it difficult to read the small text in some of the panels. Although, It was nice that footnotes were included about Japanese culture and references for non-Japanese readers.
I appreciated the author’s afterword recognizing some of these points and it gives me a little faith that vol. 2 will address a a few of these concerns. It provided me with the perspective that it was meant to be about love and radio and my hopes for vol. 2 are the expansion of Minare in the radio world and to learn more about Kanetsugu Mato.
This was a rough read for me. I’m all for an angry woman but we don’t ever see a transformation of her anger, it’s just what she’s lashing out at the moment and it makes it repetitive to read. She’s such a strong character but it’s frustrating that she complains so much and is so angry while doing little to improve her situation. Her interactions with Nakahara, especially later in the book, are frustrating because she comes across as such a bull-headed, angry character and then someone she has little chemistry with comes in to calm her down in an instant; it didn’t feel true to her character.
Although it will be part of a series, I feel like vol. 1 poorly set up what the rest of the series will be about. First, I thought it was going to be about Minare’s radio opportunity but then the majority of it ended up being about her at the soup shop.
I found it difficult to read the small text in some of the panels. Although, It was nice that footnotes were included about Japanese culture and references for non-Japanese readers.
I appreciated the author’s afterword recognizing some of these points and it gives me a little faith that vol. 2 will address a a few of these concerns. It provided me with the perspective that it was meant to be about love and radio and my hopes for vol. 2 are the expansion of Minare in the radio world and to learn more about Kanetsugu Mato.