Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Release Date: August 2015
Volumes: 15+
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Mei Tachibana has no
friends-and she doesn't need them! Ever since her "friends" betrayed her
in elementary school, she's sworn off friendship entirely. All it leads
to is betrayal and heartbreak, and she's well enough on her own. But
everything changes when she accidentally roundhouse kicks the most
popular boy in school! However, Yamato Kurosawa isn't angry in the
slightest-in fact, he thinks his ordinary life could use an unusual girl
like Mei! He won't take no for an answer, and soon Mei and Yamato
embark on an unwanted friendship that will change both of them
forever.Praise for the anime: "Surprises with its honesty, its
sensitivity, its quality. Always it is smarter, more poetic, more
touching, just plain better than you think it is going to be." -Anime
News Network
Review:
This volume has
Megumi and Yamato going on their date. It sounds like it should be more
dramatic for Mei than it was—and it was hard for her, true, but it’s also hard
to Megumi. Because she has to face that Yamato really doesn’t see her like
that. He loves Mei. And the end to that chapter, where he goes to see her after
the date, really shows that. To us, to Megumi, and to Mei.
After that, we get
see Yamato’s brother, Daichi, and what’s going on in his life. And how he’s
stuck on a past girlfriend, but his hair-styling assistant is stuck on him. It
covers most of the book, and it’s a sweet side character story. Mei has an
impact on both of them, but mostly Daichi needs to step forward and Kyoko has
to build some confidence.
I know some people
like more attention on the main couple in series—and I do love that, as
well—but I also really enjoy seeing the side characters get their own stories.
I’m happy to see what’s happening with Daichi.
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