Mint Chocolate, Vol. 1
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- Create Date：2021-05-09 09:50:56
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Mami Orikasa
- ISBN：1975320263
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Summary
When Nanami finally gets a chance to meet her mom’s new husband and his son， the last person she expects to see is one of her classmates， Kyouhei Suzumura。 Not only is her new stepbrother cool and completely unapproachable， but even worse—he’s the crazy-hot guy Nanami’s been crushing on for months…！ Only time will tell how Nanami’s unexpectedly forbidden romance will play out…
Reviews
Rylee
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Its cute
Jessica
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A super cute manga about a girl who has a crush on a boy at her school whom just-so-happens to be the son of the person her parent just married。 XD You know what that means？ 。 。 。 AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES！Yep， I ship it 110%。 Anyhow， it starts off fairly cliché and wholesome， but ends with a literal bang so I just really want to know where volume 2 takes us。 A super cute manga about a girl who has a crush on a boy at her school whom just-so-happens to be the son of the person her parent just married。 XD You know what that means？ 。 。 。 AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES！Yep， I ship it 110%。 Anyhow， it starts off fairly cliché and wholesome， but ends with a literal bang so I just really want to know where volume 2 takes us。 。。。more
Kayla Brunson
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This was an intriguing first volume of a new series。 This is a stepbrother romance and OMG the angst was killing me。 They have so much to lose if they acted on their feelings and every time they get close to that line I would clutch the book tight。 I’m excited to see what will happen next in volume 2！
Azbaqiyah
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Plot - 3🌟Character - 3🌟Writing Style - 3 🌟World Building - 3🌟Art - 3🌟Cover - 3🌟Overall - 3🌟 / 5🌟
Arianna Thomas
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3。5⭐ cause it's kinda cute but not in a romantic way， at least to me 3。5⭐ cause it's kinda cute but not in a romantic way， at least to me 。。。more
-moonprismpower-
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Nothing new or unique about this situation the main characters are in but I’m here for it！ I needed some back and forth love drama！
Melanie Gonzalez
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Best manga I have ever read I hope at Barnes and noble has more like volume。2 & more and good thing I started reading new manga 😍😍😍 12/10 recommend
Kristy
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I’m trash this year， don’t follow me or look for recommendations because you’ll get this。。。。
Lissa Hawley
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Cute。
Hisgirl85
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3。5 stars。 I'm intrigued about where this is heading。 Step siblings but so far more shenanigans arguing than angst。 Kind of cute and I like the art。 3。5 stars。 I'm intrigued about where this is heading。 Step siblings but so far more shenanigans arguing than angst。 Kind of cute and I like the art。 。。。more
Mosley Allen
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Volume one is off to a pretty steady funny start。 I will definitely be looking into volume two。
iliana
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 （3。5） I was really invested in these characters getting together and their story， and I also am a huge fan of the art style （and how the girl does not have one line for a leg。。！） I also liked the fact that it is clear upfront whom the girl wants。 And she was fully aware of her feelings instead of constantly asking herself "what is this feeling I now feel？ Is it love？"。 :DHowever， on the second half of the volume， the switch from the normal drawings to the cartoony ones was so frequent （so freque （3。5） I was really invested in these characters getting together and their story， and I also am a huge fan of the art style （and how the girl does not have one line for a leg。。！） I also liked the fact that it is clear upfront whom the girl wants。 And she was fully aware of her feelings instead of constantly asking herself "what is this feeling I now feel？ Is it love？"。 :DHowever， on the second half of the volume， the switch from the normal drawings to the cartoony ones was so frequent （so frequent！！） that it kept throwning me off the plot and the mood。。。。。。 It was quite annoying to me especially because I was really invested in the story。。。 I wish there was none of it there and it was all drawn in the "serious" way， as I think it suits the story best！ I also didn't like after a point onwards that the male protagonist kept teasing the girl by getting too close to her and then didn't make the move but acted casually/funny。。。。 It was great to happen the first 1-2 times， my heart did skip a beat， but after that it was too forced （and too frequent）。 。。。more
Joe Kerr
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Ooh， I LIKE this！ So naughty， forbidden love。。。 but why。。。。。。 OMG How could you end this volume like THAT？！？！？！ Seriously？？？ Oh geez， what a cliffhanger！ And， Mom and Dad are out of town！！！ Why in God's name， now， of all times？？？ Gah！ Ok， ok， I know。 You have no idea what I'm ranting about， lol。 You have GOT to read this book！ If you like rom-coms， and enjoy forbidden （yet possible？） Love， then， let me say， this is a story for you！ It's kind of like "We Must Never Fall In Love" （or is that like Ooh， I LIKE this！ So naughty， forbidden love。。。 but why。。。。。。 OMG How could you end this volume like THAT？！？！？！ Seriously？？？ Oh geez， what a cliffhanger！ And， Mom and Dad are out of town！！！ Why in God's name， now， of all times？？？ Gah！ Ok， ok， I know。 You have no idea what I'm ranting about， lol。 You have GOT to read this book！ If you like rom-coms， and enjoy forbidden （yet possible？） Love， then， let me say， this is a story for you！ It's kind of like "We Must Never Fall In Love" （or is that like this？） But it's NOT like "Dome X Girl" （yet both seem to share a similar vehicle-related tragedy）。。。 I rather enjoyed this story。 Ok， creepiness factor aside （I have step-siblings， and yeah。。。 how about NO）， it's actually a pretty funny story， at times。 Nanami's reactions and facial expressions are hilarious。 Kyouhei is one cool， stand-offish guy。。。 or is he REALLY？ Looks like he is just as confused and troubled about the situation as Nanami is。 Then， enter Kyouhei's childhood friend， Mizuki。 He's a smart cookie， and immediately realizes what's going on （and not going on） between Nanami and Kyouhei， and after first thinking he'd like to pursue Nanami， realizes he doesn't stand a chance， and instead wants to try and get these two to be honest with each other， and themselves。 Like Kyouhri himself says， he's confused， too， and doesn't know what to do about his feelings。 He knows he shouldn't see Nanami like THAT， but， well， as the saying goes， "You love who you love"。。。 and Nanami isn't exactly having any easy time with it， either。 Out of all people， why did it have to be HIM who suddenly moves in？ 。。。more
Denice
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Mint Chocolate， Vol。 1 by Mami Orikasa ⭐⭐⭐½ I enjoyed reading this， but I have to admit I was a little confused。 What we have here is a step sibling romance， with Nanami and Kyouhei not meeting until they’re classmates in high school and not becoming step-siblings until well after Nanami has already developed a crush on him。 Kyouhei is a loner whose facial expression is permanently set to “stoic”。 He’s a good student， the girls in his year find him attractive， but he gives them the cold shoulde Mint Chocolate， Vol。 1 by Mami Orikasa ⭐⭐⭐½ I enjoyed reading this， but I have to admit I was a little confused。 What we have here is a step sibling romance， with Nanami and Kyouhei not meeting until they’re classmates in high school and not becoming step-siblings until well after Nanami has already developed a crush on him。 Kyouhei is a loner whose facial expression is permanently set to “stoic”。 He’s a good student， the girls in his year find him attractive， but he gives them the cold shoulder。 The only girl he’s ever been remotely nice to is Nanami， but even then it’s a little questionable to call him “nice”。 His father marries Nanami’s mother。 Nanami has a huge （unrequited？） crush on Kyouhei which， you know， is a typical thing for a teen to experience。 Except in her case， the universe laughs in her face when her mother marries her crush’s father。 Eventually she realizes that Kyouhei doesn’t seem to be as weirded out by the turn of events when it’s revealed that she was basically the last to know - Kyouhei’s father told him about Nanami months in advance。 Now Nanami has to wonder， was that the reason Kyouhei was nice to her in the first place？ Because he thinks of her as a sister？ So here’s where the confusion starts with me。 It’s very obvious to us， the readers， that both characters have crushes on each other。 Kyouhei even outright tells her early on that he never wanted her as a sister （which answers the question above）， he just wanted her。 Except after that moment happens， it’s like。。。it never happened。 The entire volume is a back and forth of little “moments” followed by bickering between the two。 The only explanation I can think of is that maybe Kyouhei didn’t say the words aloud， even though they were in bubbles？ There’s a male character introduced part of the way in， a childhood friend of Kyouhei’s， Mizuki。 Mizuki’s a good-natured guy who immediately recognizes Kyouhei and Nanami's not-so-hidden feelings for each other。 He becomes friendly with Nanami， which causes some unfounded jealousy in Kyouhei。。。until that jealousy is no longer unfounded。 Because while Mizuki likes riling the two of them up for the fun of it， he actually does take a liking to Nanami and suggests to her that she finds someone new to love。 I like the way this was handled because 1） Nanami （view spoiler）[doesn’t hesitate for even a full second before rejecting the idea of finding someone new （hide spoiler）]; and 2） Mizuki （view spoiler）[handled the rejection very well （it wasn’t like he was in love or anything， they’d just met recently）， remained friends with both of them， and even had a heart-to-heart with Kyouhei about why he didn’t just pursue the Nanami （hide spoiler）]。 It ends on a cliffhanger， though not in regards to the relationship （or lack of one）。 All side conflicts were resolved by the end and the two of them are getting along。 No， this one ends with someone’s safety in danger （view spoiler）[Kyouhei is out at night buying ice cream for Nanami when he steps into the road， not seeing the car coming towards him until the last second。 The final image we see is his shopping bag lying on the ground。 Yikes！ （hide spoiler）]。 Overall， this was an entertaining read， but also frustrating with all the bickering。 There were a few “swoon-worthy” moments， but again they were always overshadowed by the back and forth。 So while it’s not the greatest romance manga I’ve read this year， it’s definitely worth a read and I look forward to seeing where the series goes。 If we could tone down the arguments and ramp up the sweet moments， this could turn into something really good。 。。。more
Rebecca
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I spent half of this book CONVINCED that I had read it before （I had not） and the other half checking to see if I'd somehow missed a page （I had not）。 It's a festival of stale shoujo tropes and an obvious ripoff of Marmalade Boy right down to the flavor metaphor。 I suspect it will go over better with the new manga readers who haven't been reading more polished versions of this book since the 90s。 I spent half of this book CONVINCED that I had read it before （I had not） and the other half checking to see if I'd somehow missed a page （I had not）。 It's a festival of stale shoujo tropes and an obvious ripoff of Marmalade Boy right down to the flavor metaphor。 I suspect it will go over better with the new manga readers who haven't been reading more polished versions of this book since the 90s。 。。。more
Shae
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When crushes become stepsiblings， you end up with Mint Chocolate！I adored this first volume。 With them coming together as later teens， I am a bit more ok with the idea of this romance。 There as been mutual pining for a while between them before they become stepsiblings。 Cannot wait for the next volume！
Jillian -always aspiring-
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2021 Read #35Eh。 If you’ve read one step-sibling romance manga， then you’ve read them all。 May I ask for a collector’s edition of Marmalade Boy instead next time， though？
MargReadsManga
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That ending！！ 😱 I absolutely cannot wait for the next volume！ Such a great first volume！ It reminded me a little of the We Must Never Fall In Love series。
Rebecca
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3。5/5
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