Manga Review: Anonymous Noise, Volume 10, by Ryoko Fukuyama

Rating (Out of 5): ~4

Publisher: Shojo Beat (VIZ Media)

Release Date: September 2018

Volumes: 16+

Spoilers?: Yes.

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Volume: 1. 9. 11.

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…

With their nationwide tour in full swing, the members of In No Hurry to Shout witness a true miracle. Unable to contain his soaring spirits, Yuzu approaches Nino… Will he finally make his move?

Review:

The concert ends on a very good note, and everyone's happy, and then Yuzu gets his voice back and confesses to Nino.

Clearly this needed to happen at some point, and yet I really didn't expect it to happen like this, this soon. But I really liked the way it happened. Much like the rest of the series, it's bold and sudden and necessary. They yell, they're interrupted, they run away and then come back together. This series is very big drama, and it's done so intensely, and so very well.

I appreciate the way that Yuzu handles it, that he gets out what he needs to. And I appreciate how Nino reacts—she's stunned and unable to process, and then she runs away and yells, and has to talk to Miou about it. It's a process that they both need to go through, I think.

The volume nears its end as we see two more big moments. We see a really sweet realization and confrontation between Miou and Haruyoshi—so sweet, how they're growing together. And we get a confrontation with Momo's mom, as Nino (and the reader) gets a glimpse of why there's tension between them, and what she's like (which isn't good).

Also, as a sidenote: I really appreciate Yuzu and Momo's friendship. They have such a bromance, and I love it. It's similar to Nino and Miou—they have rivalry and conflict, and yet they also are just close, good friends. It's a pure, good theme in this series, honestly.

This series is so unabashedly good. I'm so glad it was picked up, and I can't wait for more.

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