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Friday, December 28, 2018

Manga Review: Anonymous Noise, Volume 11, by Ryoko Fukuyama


Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5-4
Publisher: Shojo Beat (VIZ Media)
Release Date: November 2018
Volumes: 17+
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1. 10. 12.

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…

Nino, Yuzu and Momo take the stage together with six years’ worth of emotions racing through their hearts. When Nino’s singing unleashes her deeply held feelings, how will Momo respond with his love for her?

Review:

Momo is helping at the beginning of their concert, because Yuzu is having problems. Nino's appreciation only serves to push Momo a little too far, though, and gives us another surprise. Just as Nino thinks she's figured out what she wants, what she's doing, one of the guys gives her another surprise. She's starting to realize that her feelings are mixed up between Momo and Yuzu. They both mean a lot to her, and they're pulling her in different directions, which she hasn't realized until now.
At one point during the concert, though, it seems like Alice was realizing her fans/the audience are there to hear her just as much as she's trying to reach Momo. I hope that becomes a motivation for her at some point.
Just as Nino and Momo seem to be steady again, as they have seemed to figure things out, it looks like Yuzu is going to mess things up again. I'm not surprised, but I'm curious to see what for. Although... I am a little conflicted, because I think I prefer Yuzu for Nino? I think I like Momo more in general, but I'm unsure for the romance...
While those three are the definite mains, I do like the little pieces of Miou and Haruyoshi's relationship. Miou's feelings for him are growing stronger, and it's nice to see Haruyoshi seeing this; it's sweet how happy it makes him, that his feelings are being returned.
Nothing comes easy in this series, and I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes next.


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

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