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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Manga Review: Love in Focus, Volume 3, by Yoko Nogiri


Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5-4
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Release Date: July 2019
Volumes: 3.
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1. 2.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Love In Focus manga volume 3 features story and art by Yoko Nogiri, the creator of That Wolf-Boy Is Mine! Mako has lost someone dear to her, and she clings to her love of photography as a relic of the close relationship she once had… Luckily, her childhood best friend Kei encouraged her to join their high school's prestigious photo club. With nothing to lose, Mako grabs her camera and a fresh take on life - plus a mysterious new muse! Everything's coming into focus in this latest volume!

Review:

Mako doesn't know how she feels, so she tries to give Kei a try. He's a sweetheart, but it's not a surprise how this turns out. It gives Mako the chance to really understand her own feelings, though, particularly regarding Mitsuru, now that he's pulling away from her so that Kei can have her.
It's a bittersweet volume, really. Poor Kei, really, as he tries because of his feelings for her. He's really a sweet guy, too. Mitsuru is, too, though. They're both really great, and neither causes much drama between themselves or for the household. But no real bromance here.
I like how this all plays out. Despite the mix of feelings, it's all handled really sweet and relatively maturely, too. No big drama, but good and honest communication, instead. And the ending itself is really nice, too.
I definitely preferred this series to her previous one, and I'm really quite happy with how it all played out.

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