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Friday, March 15, 2019

Manga Review: Anonymous Noise, Volume 12, by Ryoko Fukuyama


Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Shojo Beat (VIZ Media)
Release Date: January 2019
Volumes: 18.
Spoilers?: Some.
Volume: 1. 11. 13.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Music and longing collide in this ballad of unrequited love!

Nino Arisugawa, a girl who loves to sing, experiences her first heart-wrenching goodbye when her beloved childhood friend, Momo, moves away. And after Nino befriends Yuzu, a music composer, she experiences another sad parting! Luckily, Nino reunites with Momo and Yuzu in high school, but things haven’t played out the way anyone expected…

The new school year brings major changes—namely, Nino is in a relationship with Momo, and she hasn’t seen Yuzu in months. Where has Yuzu gone off to? And can the remaining members of the Pop Music Club keep it together without him?

Review:

Now that Nino and Momo are official, Yuzu has disappeared. School is back in session, and the music club has a new member, a girl who throws Kuro off his guard. Near the end of the volume, Momo has a confrontation with Miou. They have an odd relationship, since they were pretty much thrown into this band together, and Miou had already been feeling like less than because of Nino when she found out their connection. It needed to happen, as Momo had already decided how much Black Kitty meant to him, and that it was separate from Nino. Miou needed to know that.
Now that Nino and Momo are together, I'm conflicted. I'm really not sure which boy I prefer for her, especially since neither feels right any more. Now she's with Momo, and I worry about Yuzu and I feel bad, and none of it feels okay. But if she were with Yuzu, I might feel bad for Momo. I don't know if there's a win here, but I don't think this is it. I think Nino and Momo are good together, though, and they're rather intense in their affection and their feelings in general.
Everything in this series is so intense, and so pointed and emotional. It's raw and also so perfectly articulated and timed. I'm not sure what's going to happen next, but I'm in for it.


 A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!

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