Futaba Yoshioka thought all boys were loud and obnoxious until she met Kou Tanaka in junior high. But as soon as she realized she really liked him, he had already moved away because of family issues. Now, in high school, Kou has reappeared, but is he still the same boy she fell in love with? (Pub Date: Dec 4th, 2018)
If you haven't read the first volume yet, this is the story of Futaba, who meets her first love some years after never getting to fulfill her feelings for him. Now he even goes by another family name so much he's changed, but deep down the kindness from those days shows.
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This second volume kept the same rhythm as the first, but we finally get to see more of the side characters, though not enough of their stories. Futaba is trying to mingle with her classmates and the group ends up in a camp where they have to take part in activities. Kou is one of them, of course. We're also hinted about something Kou is hiding, though it's not revealed yet.
This is a lovely story. I'd recommend it to those who liked Parfait Tic, though there's no triangle (or at least there isn't one? PT was quite disappointing in the end for me, lol). It also reminds me a little of KareKano before they got together for real.
The downside? Up to now, there hasn't been anything much. It's a nice manga, you fall in love with Futaba and I, at least, could easily relate to her predicament. The themes of how to make friends while being yourself, peer pressure and all also bring the story very close to us readers, makes us think what the best choice would be. But I still don't see why it's such a success. I do have a guess—you get to love so much all these characters, you just can't let go. It's not a slow story, so I don't mind keeping reading until I get to that point. And I don't think it will take long.
(I really can't wait for the couple to get together...)
Honest review based on an ARC provided by Edelweiss. Many thanks to the publisher for this opportunity.
Rating: 4 out of 5.
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