Rating (Out of 5): ~3
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Release Date: October 2018
Volumes: 16.
Spoilers?: No.
Buy it here: Amazon. Barnes and Noble. Book Depository. RightStuf.
Volume: 2.
Goodreads Synopsis:
At Dahlia Academy, a
prestigious boarding school attended by students of two feuding
countries—the eastern Nation of Touwa, and the Principality of
West—Romio Inuzuka, leader of the dorms’ Touwa first-years, wishes for a
romance that can never be. For his ladylove is none other than his
arch-enemy, Juliet Persia, leader of the dorms’ West first-years! Is
Inuzuka ready to risk it all to confess his feelings? And even if Persia
somehow agrees to go out with them, how long can they keep a forbidden
relationship under wraps?!
Review:
I had higher hopes for this volume.
Two countries are practically at war, and the prestigious academies
share a plot of land, though they're extremely separated. Romio is
head of the black doggy side, and Juliet is head of the white cat
side. They have daily battles, and neither wants to give in. But
Romio has been infatuated with Juliet for a while, though of course
he's not allowed to tell anyone, let alone her.
When they decide to secretly start dating, it causes some conflict in
their fights.
Romio is kind of cute, how he fawns over Juliet and wants her
affection. Juliet has to put on a brave face, since she's a woman in
charge of her school, so it's a little harder to see whether she
actually likes Romio or not. It seems like he's growing on her, but
their start to dating seems more like her just giving in to appease
him, a bit.
We meet a couple of other characters, and seeing Juliet's friendship
with the tyrant princess adds some humanity to her character, I
think. Otherwise, her side of the romance doesn't quite seem as
believable.
This series just didn't really hit me. I wanted to like it, but it
reminded me of Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, and I think
that one does it better. So far, at least.
But to be fair, I'm also not big on the Romeo and Juliet thing?
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