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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Manga Review: Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty, Volume 2, by Megumi Morino


Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Release Date: January 2018
Volumes: 6.
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1. 3.

Goodreads Synopsis:

This funny and heartrending romantic manga set in modern Tokyo is not the fairy tale you remember! This time, Prince Charming is a teenage janitor, and this Sleeping Beauty’s curse is a supernatural, gender-bending dream that threatens to pull them both into a deeper and deeper slumber…

THE UNINVITED


Despite being a scaredy-cat and crybaby, high schooler Tetsu finds himself working at the eerie estate on the hill, where Shizu–the only child of the Karasawa family–is secreted away. However, his friendship with Shizu quickly turns to fear when several spirits of the dead appear before him, borrowing her appearance. As he struggles to find the humanity in her supernatural condition, Tetsu must also face a question at once terrifying and heartbreaking: What if the true Shizu never returns?

Review:

The volume starts off a little rocky, since Tetsu has decided he's only working for Shizu's family, not there to be her friend. But that rather quickly falls through, because Tetsu can't help but want to jump in to help Shizu, especially when her other sides take over.
He gets to meet her final spirit, and this one is a bit of a party girl, but a nice one. Though she's much more free-spirited and carefree than Tetsu would like, especially with Shizu's body.
There's another instance where a ghost possesses Shizu in this volume, this time a little girl. We also get some small progress on Tetsu's life, his past and what he's doing/hiding. We're getting to understand him a little more, as he's beginning to learn more about Shizu. We also get some ominous news from Shizu's family.
This series is progressing really well so far, very well-rounded and steady. I'm really enjoying it, and the more we find out, the more intrigued I am by it. I'm excited for the next one.

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