Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: VIZ Media
Release Date: March 2019
Volumes: 3.
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
A
butterflies-in-your-stomach high school romance about two very different
high school boys who find themselves unexpectedly falling for each
other.
Outgoing high school student Noshiro finds himself drawn to Sanada, the school outcast, who is rumored to be gay. Rather than deter Noshiro, the rumor makes him even more determined to get close to Sanada, setting in motion a bittersweet tale of first love.
The kids at Noshiro’s new school are finding out that being in “like” can be pretty intense. Noshiro’s getting closer than ever to his classmate Sanada, who is gay; Ayumi is hopelessly in love with Sanada, who happens to be her childhood friend; and new student Makoto arrives on the scene to knock everyone off-balance.
Outgoing high school student Noshiro finds himself drawn to Sanada, the school outcast, who is rumored to be gay. Rather than deter Noshiro, the rumor makes him even more determined to get close to Sanada, setting in motion a bittersweet tale of first love.
The kids at Noshiro’s new school are finding out that being in “like” can be pretty intense. Noshiro’s getting closer than ever to his classmate Sanada, who is gay; Ayumi is hopelessly in love with Sanada, who happens to be her childhood friend; and new student Makoto arrives on the scene to knock everyone off-balance.
Review:
Sanada and Ayumi have to confront their feelings for each other. In a
normal romance, they'd end up together, but Sanada's gay, and
Noshiro's doesn't quite get that that wouldn't work. Ayumi was
holding onto hope despite herself, and Sanada was ignoring Ayumi's
feelings to hide behind her. They both have to confront their actual
feelings, from opposite sides.
We meet a new character in this volume, Morinaga. He's an
underclassman, and puts all of his feelings out there, very
dramatically. He clearly likes Noshiro, but he's more like Sanada
than he realizes. I found the misunderstandings here fun, and we get
to see Noshiro trying to be nice while still not quite understanding
what being gay entails. It's a long process for him, it seems. It's
also been a process for Sanada and Noshiro, though. These things take
time, it seems.
Despite how loud he is, I actually liked Morinaga, and enjoyed how he
pushed Noshiro and Sanada in this volume. They needed something to
push these feelings forward.
I really like this series. I'm so glad it's being published and we're
getting more stuff like this. I look forward to seeing how it wraps
up.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
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