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Monday, August 6, 2018

Manga Review: Again!!, Volume 1, by Mitsurou Kubo


Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Release Date: February 2018
Volumes: 12.
Spoilers?: Yes.
Volume: 2.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Kinichiro isn’t even that bad. It’s just that on the first day of high school, his narrow eyes made him look shifty, so people assumed he was trouble. Now it’s graduation, and he’s looking back on three years with no friends. He never even joined a club. But after a bloody collision and an accidental fall, he wakes up a high school freshman, with the chance to try it all over… AGAIN!!

Review:

Imamura is going to his graduation ceremony, glad that high school is finally over. All of his classmates fear him and want nothing to do with him, all because of a misguided introduction when school started that was never cleared up. He has no friends, and he's glad to be over it, with all of his regrets and wonders.
Only, when he goes to an abandoned club room, gets caught by a girl, and chases after her, they fall down the stairs, and they wake up back at the entrance ceremony three years ago. It takes a while for them to realize it, and that it's not a dream. Somehow they're the only ones from the future.
Imamura unintentionally starts changing things, reacting differently with foresight, and talking to the Ouendan club leader out of curiousity. He was always curious about her and the club that fell apart, but never thought to do anything. He doesn't really intend to, either, but suddenly new things are happening, and he's making friends.
On the other hand, Aki is experiencing everything very differently than she remembers. She's having a hard time remembering that the future hasn't happened yet, and is ready to speed it up. Like her meeting with her boyfriend, who thinks she's a freak right now for her actions.
Imamura was trying to avoid it at first, but by the end of the volume, he seems determined to help the Ouendan club and find out what happened. Things are going to get dramatic and messy soon, it seems.
This is quite fun so far, and I definitely enjoyed this first volume. I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes next.

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