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Friday, March 20, 2020

Manga Review: Anonymous Noise, Volume 17, by Ryoko Fukuyama


Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5-4
Publisher: Shojo Beat (VIZ Media)
Release Date: November 2019
Volumes: 18.
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1. 16. 18.

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…

After completing the in-store performance that marks their final act as an active band, the members of In No Hurry go their separate ways, each seeking a path to better themselves. Meanwhile, Momo finally crafts a song that captures his long history with Nino, but can he find the courage to ask her to sing it?

Review:

Once the band goes on hiatus, each character is able to take a little break and decide what they want, expand their talent and career as they want to. This is a big time for each of them, despite the fact their band is on a break. It shows a real maturity in them, that they're happy to work outside their band, and they're happy for each other. Particularly for Yuzu and Momo in this volume, as we see each of them focusing on themselves and their friends, but being open and happy about it. Neither of them is selfish about their music, or even sharing Nino, any more. I hadn't realized how far they'd each come until this was acknowledged in this volume.
Aside from expanding their music talents, they're also able to focus on Nino. Momo and Yuzu are friends and rivals regarding Nino, and it's finally coming to the final decision regarding the romance.
This was a really sweet volume. Yuzu has some family stuff to sort through first, and Momo is trying to catch up with the talented people around him, mainly Nino. We also got to see a bit more of the two-sided romances, both of which I really enjoy.
The next volume is the last, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it all wraps up.

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