Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Release Date: August 2016
Volumes: 17+
Spoilers?: Some.
Buy it here: Amazon. Barnes and Noble. Book Depository.
Goodreads Synopsis:
FRIENDSHIP? FORGET IT!
Mei Tachibana has no friendsand 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:
Two surprises in this volume.
Firstly, we have a love confession. It's not a surprise how it turns
out, because no one doubted that, not even the confesser. But Mei is
completely taken off-guard by it, because she had no idea. She
doesn't know how to respond, either.
And then they graduate. We knew it was coming at some point, and yet
it still didn't seem like there was enough warning and then it
happened. It's a bittersweet moment, because they have to say goodbye
to high school and their friends, but it's also good because they get
to start something new. They get to become adults and start working
for careers and college and whatnot. The button-taking thing was fun,
too.
I'm a big fan of this series, and I'm really interested to see where
it goes next. I typically like when series expand beyond high school
and into college, but I know a lot of series go downhill or lose
popularity. It also can mean bad things for high school romances. I'm
really excited to read the next one.
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