Like Two Peas in a Pod
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- Author：Gorou Kanbe
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Summary
It began with a mistake。 When Tanaka and Nakata are given each other’s papers back， they come to a horrible realization。。。
They have almost identical names。 And test results。 And body types。 And taste in fashion。 And sports scores。 And hobbies。 The list goes on， and as annoying as it is， at least they know they always have each other。
And maybe， just maybe， their similarities run even deeper。
They have almost identical names。 And test results。 And body types。 And taste in fashion。 And sports scores。 And hobbies。 The list goes on， and as annoying as it is， at least they know they always have each other。
And maybe， just maybe， their similarities run even deeper。
Reviews
Michelle Louise
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When two people are so similar， what can it mean？ For Tanaka and Nakata they're not sure。 While yes， they do have similar names， and use similar Kanji to represent those names。 But they can't be that similar can they？ But they soon discover that they are。。 from fashion to cell phone cases to interests to lap times。 Tanaka and Nakata are two peas in a pod。 Clearly they're meant to be friends。 But are they meant to be something more。 --This is a cute one shot Manga that tells the story of high sch When two people are so similar， what can it mean？ For Tanaka and Nakata they're not sure。 While yes， they do have similar names， and use similar Kanji to represent those names。 But they can't be that similar can they？ But they soon discover that they are。。 from fashion to cell phone cases to interests to lap times。 Tanaka and Nakata are two peas in a pod。 Clearly they're meant to be friends。 But are they meant to be something more。 --This is a cute one shot Manga that tells the story of high schoolers Tanaka and Nakata throughout the course of the school year。 It's a slow burn shonen-ai romance that is both sweet and frustrating in the best of ways。 There's a lot of journey of discovery in this manga and one of the revelations near the end actually surprised me。 Which doesn't happen a lot but it was so well done that it heightened my enjoyment of this book。 This is a very slow burn romance that features some heterosexual dating and mutual pining。 Tanaka and Nakata are well done as protagonists。 They are similar enough that you can see how they'd be two peas in a pod， but they are different enough to be unique。 Tanaka is the outgoing sporty one。 While Nakata is the quieter more introspective one。 A lot of the story is seen through Nakata's eyes， and honestly that was a good choice。 There's also a really quite awesome side character of Futaba who I'd love to see get a story of her own。 The artwork is very pretty， but also minimalist。 But it works to help heighten the story。Honestly I really enjoyed this manga。Five StarsI received an ARC of this book via NetGalley 。。。more
Iza
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（arc received from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest response。） I really enjoyed this sweet but slightly messy story。 Two boys， Tanaka and Nakata， accidentally get their papers mixed up due to their similar names。 As they grow closer， they realize they have even more in common， from their heights to their meter dash times to their fashion and music tastes。 But when Tanaka begins dating one of their classmates， Tanagaki， Nakata realizes that they may be more similar than h （arc received from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest response。） I really enjoyed this sweet but slightly messy story。 Two boys， Tanaka and Nakata， accidentally get their papers mixed up due to their similar names。 As they grow closer， they realize they have even more in common， from their heights to their meter dash times to their fashion and music tastes。 But when Tanaka begins dating one of their classmates， Tanagaki， Nakata realizes that they may be more similar than he thought。 I was a little unsure about this story at first。 I liked the silly coincidences and I adored Tanaka and Nakata's friendship， but I was worried there was going to be some messiness with Nakata and Tanagaki。 However， the story went in a lovely direction， and I loved all of the friendships in this story。 There is a bit of cheating in this book， and though it's my least favorite trope， I think it was handled very well given all of the character's motivations and reactions， and the ending was satisfying for all of them。 I'm really looking forward to reading more of Gorou Kanbe's work！ 。。。more
Amy
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（I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review）This story follows two boys with many similarities and their friendship。 I loved the art style of this manga。 I've just recently gotten into reading graphic novels with this kind of art style and story telling and I really enjoy it。 I do have to say， I felt like I missed something at the very beginning。 I thought it jumped into the story a little too quickly and it could've used a little more lead in just to set the narrative up （I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review）This story follows two boys with many similarities and their friendship。 I loved the art style of this manga。 I've just recently gotten into reading graphic novels with this kind of art style and story telling and I really enjoy it。 I do have to say， I felt like I missed something at the very beginning。 I thought it jumped into the story a little too quickly and it could've used a little more lead in just to set the narrative up better。 Also as someone who scrambles names and letters occasionally， I got their names confused a lot while reading and just had to focus on the N or T until I got used to it。 Nakata's story in this broke my dang heart though。 This is where the visual component of this genre really stands out。 I like that the story is messy though。 These kids aren't right about things。 They make mistakes。 They say and do the wrong things and go about things the wrong way but I had to hope they would figure out what was staring them in the face the whole time。 。。。more
Rebecca
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What I like most about this sweet little love story is that the characters grow， change， and admit that they're still trying to figure out what this "love" thing is。 It feels a little more honest than high school-set romances that promise forever。 What I like most about this sweet little love story is that the characters grow， change， and admit that they're still trying to figure out what this "love" thing is。 It feels a little more honest than high school-set romances that promise forever。 。。。more
Readwithethel
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A classic and sweet romanceKey words: Boy Love， romance， manga， yaoi， high school， contemporary fictionI quite enjoyed this story。 It is not very original but it does the trick and made me happy。 Indeed， this is a romance between Tanaka and Nakata where one of them doesn’t realise he is in love with the other until the end。 The story was quite sweet and I like the idea of them getting to know each other just because their names are very similar。 It is lively and I enjoyed seeing the girl charact A classic and sweet romanceKey words: Boy Love， romance， manga， yaoi， high school， contemporary fictionI quite enjoyed this story。 It is not very original but it does the trick and made me happy。 Indeed， this is a romance between Tanaka and Nakata where one of them doesn’t realise he is in love with the other until the end。 The story was quite sweet and I like the idea of them getting to know each other just because their names are very similar。 It is lively and I enjoyed seeing the girl characters。Moreover， the art is very pretty and adds a lot of sweetness to this light-hearted romance。I recommend to people who want a sweet yaoi。3。5/5Thank you Netgalley for this eArc in exchange of my honest opinion 。。。more
kerri leo
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Soo close to being 5 stars！ I really enjoyed this although I do think it ended a bit abruptly。 I loved Nakatas character。 he deserves happiness！！！
Pippa Reads Manga
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"Like Two Peas in a Pod" perfectly captures what it's like to be in high school and in love with someone for the first time。 I was pleasantly surprised by this story。 Tanaka and Nakata are a pair of strangely similar classmates who become best friends。 Although everything goes awry when one of them gets a girlfriend。 This is a pretty simple story。 If you read it， you will absolutely predict all the story beats。 However， that doesn't take away from the enjoyment of it。 I was reminded so much of m "Like Two Peas in a Pod" perfectly captures what it's like to be in high school and in love with someone for the first time。 I was pleasantly surprised by this story。 Tanaka and Nakata are a pair of strangely similar classmates who become best friends。 Although everything goes awry when one of them gets a girlfriend。 This is a pretty simple story。 If you read it， you will absolutely predict all the story beats。 However， that doesn't take away from the enjoyment of it。 I was reminded so much of my high school days while reading。 This manga depicts how confusing love is at that age and how high the stakes feel all the time when your whole world is basically a classroom。 Disclaimer: I received an advance reader copy of this manga through NetGalley。 。。。more
Kaeshi
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This was so cute！ I really hope this isn't a one-off and will continue as a series。 I enjoyed it。 Always like a good shounen-ai manga。 Keep in mind， it follows a typical character development of two ridiculously dense high schoolers， Tanaka and Nataka。 They have similar personalities， similar tastes in things， and identical names。 They become close friends， and then one of them gets a girlfriend。 What happens then？ I couldn't give it a full five stars because I did feel it the story rushed a bit This was so cute！ I really hope this isn't a one-off and will continue as a series。 I enjoyed it。 Always like a good shounen-ai manga。 Keep in mind， it follows a typical character development of two ridiculously dense high schoolers， Tanaka and Nataka。 They have similar personalities， similar tastes in things， and identical names。 They become close friends， and then one of them gets a girlfriend。 What happens then？ I couldn't give it a full five stars because I did feel it the story rushed a bit in-between。 Still， this was a great read to destress。 。。。more
Tiffany
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Thank you to both Netgalley and ToykoPop for the free PDF version of this manga in exchange for a honest review！ I picked this book on Netgalley a bit on a whim。 Saw that it was BL and it sounded cute and I’ve enjoyed numerous other ToykoPop releases before so I figured ‘why not’。 This manga deals with the problem of crushing on your best friend。 What do you do in that situation？ Do you risk it all for possible bliss？ Or do you stay silent to keep the friendship that you cherish？ Tanaka and Naka Thank you to both Netgalley and ToykoPop for the free PDF version of this manga in exchange for a honest review！ I picked this book on Netgalley a bit on a whim。 Saw that it was BL and it sounded cute and I’ve enjoyed numerous other ToykoPop releases before so I figured ‘why not’。 This manga deals with the problem of crushing on your best friend。 What do you do in that situation？ Do you risk it all for possible bliss？ Or do you stay silent to keep the friendship that you cherish？ Tanaka and Nakata are childhood friends by happenstance。 A mistake with their names in elementary school links them together for the rest of their lives， or at least while they’re in school together。 Their whole identity are based off the idea that they are very similar together。 Except that all changes when Tanaka gets girlfriend。And Nakata doesn’t。Add in some character growth （okay， a lot of character growth） and some angst and you have a great BL manga。 Personally， I would’ve loved if this what a short series rather than a one volume story。 I would’ve loved it being more of a slow burn。 There are 3 time skips through out the story but I feel like there could’ve been so much more to this。 Maybe I just love angst and wanted more of it！ I would’ve also loved more of an ending。 The ending is a bit of a ‘blink and its gone’。 Needless to say， I love this story。 That’s why I wanted more。 The art is beautiful and so are the characters。 The way the author， Gorou Kanbe， wrote the emotions of the characters so well。 Overall， I highly suggest this manga。 It’s published on June 8th， 2021！ 。。。more
Elaine White
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** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE **Copy received through Netgalley~Two Peas in a Pod， by Gorou Kanbe★★★★★208 PagesThemes: friends-to-boyfriends， self-discovery， best friends， first loveUgh， this was an unexpectedly sad， sweet story that completely sucked me in from page one。I've been a fan of Kanbe since I read Don't Call Me Dirty （and the sequel/prequel Don't Call Me Daddy） but this one surpassed my expectations。 A sweet YA story between two high school students， who are the sam ** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE **Copy received through Netgalley~Two Peas in a Pod， by Gorou Kanbe★★★★★208 PagesThemes: friends-to-boyfriends， self-discovery， best friends， first loveUgh， this was an unexpectedly sad， sweet story that completely sucked me in from page one。I've been a fan of Kanbe since I read Don't Call Me Dirty （and the sequel/prequel Don't Call Me Daddy） but this one surpassed my expectations。 A sweet YA story between two high school students， who are the same in almost everything – height， preferences， likes， luck， dress sense， personality。 Until they're not。When one of them starts dating， the cracks begin to show and the other boy realises they're not the same in one fundamental， heartbreaking way。 The art is， as expected， stunning。 I actually see a lot of growth in the art style from the previous books （presumably by the author？ Or same artist）The storyline was simple， sweet and lovely。 It had ups and downs， real heartbreaking moments where I almost cried， and some funny parts。 There was a lot of teen antics that kept it upbeat in the midst of the sad stuff， while it never forgot to mention/show the similarities between the two characters。The ending was kind of perfect for the characters， though it wasn't your typical HEA。 I'd love to see more from these characters later， with the relationship growing on-page， as it ended quite shortly after they confessed their feelings and I feel like it possibly could have added a little more。 But， what was there was lovely and made a great YA romance。 。。。more
Teresa
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Thank you to NetGalley， Tokyopop， and Gorou Kanbe for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review。Tanaka and Nakata are extremely similar。 When they both miswrite their own names on a paper， they meet each other and learn they might have quite a bit in common。 They are the same height， speed， listen to the same music， and even find themselves wearing the same outfit。 Coincidence？ They become close friends， but then Tanaka gets a girlfriend， Nakata isn't so sure about their Thank you to NetGalley， Tokyopop， and Gorou Kanbe for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review。Tanaka and Nakata are extremely similar。 When they both miswrite their own names on a paper， they meet each other and learn they might have quite a bit in common。 They are the same height， speed， listen to the same music， and even find themselves wearing the same outfit。 Coincidence？ They become close friends， but then Tanaka gets a girlfriend， Nakata isn't so sure about their similarities anymore。 In fact， he begins to notice just how different they are。 As time progresses， their relationship changes， and Nakata learns who he might just have feelings for， which may complicate things。 A nice stand-alone manga， though I was hoping for a stronger feel of dramatic tension throughout。 There wasn't really much of that tension， though the reader can easily pick up on Nakata's crush。 I was hoping for more early-on romance， but even though I didn't quite get what I expected from this manga， is was quite wholesome and still told a wonderful story about friendship and high school romance。 。。。more
Oliver
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I thought that this manga was really cute， and it was a super quick read。 Reminded me a little bit of ‘Heartstopper’。
Shannara
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Maybe not quite five stars， but close！！！ So I didn’t take long to read this， but I took several breaks because of how dense the characters were being！！！ You know how it is though， when you’re in high school it’s hard to deal with such complex and deep feelings！！！ Which is partially why I love this one so much！！！This was not an easy road to， oh wow， we should be together。 Life is messy and I love it when a book can more accurately explain the intense hectic-ness that is life。 I do get tired of re Maybe not quite five stars， but close！！！ So I didn’t take long to read this， but I took several breaks because of how dense the characters were being！！！ You know how it is though， when you’re in high school it’s hard to deal with such complex and deep feelings！！！ Which is partially why I love this one so much！！！This was not an easy road to， oh wow， we should be together。 Life is messy and I love it when a book can more accurately explain the intense hectic-ness that is life。 I do get tired of reading about insta-love， so it’s nice to see the craziness that often comes along with real relationships。 Omg tho， the art！！！ It was sooooo good！！！！ I really liked all the illustrations and how each character is portrayed。 The girls are fun too， just not as cute as the boys are in this one。 I’d love for this to have at least a mini series of more books。 Not sure where it would go from here， but I’m down for it！！！ I recommend this to those who love manga， especially with lgbtqia+ characters who fall in love。 Sooo sweet！！！！ Thanks so much to Independent Publishers Group， Tokyopop， and NetGalley for allowing me to read this for my honest and unbiased opinion！！！Check out this review and others on my blog @ https://shannarareads。com/？p=488Thanks！！ 。。。more
Themangabookshelf
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**Had a difficult time reading this because of the file format and missed the bottom panels on nearly every page**Despite that， I enjoyed this！ Tanaka and Nakata are mistakenly given each other's school papers and it ends up being a fateful meeting because seemingly they are too similar for it to be a coincidence。 The two quickly become friends， but Tanaka gets a girlfriend and it puts a strain between their relationship。 It was cute seeing the two figure out how to continue their friendship des **Had a difficult time reading this because of the file format and missed the bottom panels on nearly every page**Despite that， I enjoyed this！ Tanaka and Nakata are mistakenly given each other's school papers and it ends up being a fateful meeting because seemingly they are too similar for it to be a coincidence。 The two quickly become friends， but Tanaka gets a girlfriend and it puts a strain between their relationship。 It was cute seeing the two figure out how to continue their friendship despite this。 But， inevitably， Nakata and Tanaka drift apart。 Nakata joins the library club and befriends Futaba， a girl who notices his stomaches and what might be causing them。 Without spoiling to much， this is a cute "first love" story and I would recommend it to even those who don't typically pick up BL titles。 It is completely wholesome and sweet。 I'm not sure if this is a one shot or if it will be a series， but it would be interesting to see Tanaka and Nakata navigating the unknown waters they've entered， together。 。。。more
Jenny （ofproseandspells）
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Stories and manga like this are the only thing that make my heart flutter！Like Two Peas in a Pod is a sweet， shonen ai story that perfectly captures the ache and wonderful feeling of falling in love for the first time。 The story followed Tanaka and Nakata who became closer after mistakenly given each other's school papers。 However， when Tanaka got a girl friend， they slowly drifted apart。 This was also the time when Nakata realized his feelings for his best friend， and he make a friend which bot Stories and manga like this are the only thing that make my heart flutter！Like Two Peas in a Pod is a sweet， shonen ai story that perfectly captures the ache and wonderful feeling of falling in love for the first time。 The story followed Tanaka and Nakata who became closer after mistakenly given each other's school papers。 However， when Tanaka got a girl friend， they slowly drifted apart。 This was also the time when Nakata realized his feelings for his best friend， and he make a friend which bothered Tanaka。I am sucker for unrequited love trope， so it was no surprise that I enjoyed this。 I liked how realistic the story， as well as how the characters felt。 Most of the time my heart ached for Nakata's situation。 He knew that it was impossible that his feelings would be not reciprocated， that was why he decided being friends with Tanaka was the best choice。 The angst on this manga just hit me right in the feels。 The ending was also so satisfying。 I liked how the two were still in the process of understanding their own feelings for one another。 Lastly， the art was absoultely beautiful。 I wasn't sure if there would be a sequel because I would definitely be looking forward for it。5/5 stars！Thank you to NetGalley and Tokyopop for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
WallofText
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{Digital copy provided by NetGalley and Independent Publishers Group}This is a slice-of-life manga about two boys who are very similar and their relationship with each other over the course of one year。 The art was cute， but I kept getting confused with the characters， certain plot points were really unrealistic， and the dialogue was trite。 So little actually happens！ I liked the casual gay/mlm representation， but there wasn’t much else to it for me。
Siina
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Like Two Peas in a Pod is a sweet shounen ai that makes your heart flutter。 Tanaka and Nakata are classmates and it seems they are very similar in everything and that makes them closer。 Tanaka ends up getting a girlfriend and this is a revelation to Nakata， since he understands that he too is in love with Tanaka。 Nakata makes a friend that's a girl and this kind of bothers Tanaka。 It's a long road to find feelings and still they not be the exact same。 The best part of this manga is that girls ac Like Two Peas in a Pod is a sweet shounen ai that makes your heart flutter。 Tanaka and Nakata are classmates and it seems they are very similar in everything and that makes them closer。 Tanaka ends up getting a girlfriend and this is a revelation to Nakata， since he understands that he too is in love with Tanaka。 Nakata makes a friend that's a girl and this kind of bothers Tanaka。 It's a long road to find feelings and still they not be the exact same。 The best part of this manga is that girls actually play a major role and the characters talk a lot and in the end there's hardly any romance as such。 This is very realistic and normal and in the end the feelings aren't fully the same， but need time to get there。 Such a refreshing manga！ Kanbe is good at doing manga like this， not conventional and still thoughtful。The art works well and the facial expressions are great。 Like Two Peas in a Pod is lively and full of meaning and slow burn in every way。 I wish there was more boys' love like this， small and wonderful with a lot of feeling。 I'm very happy this has been translated into English！ 。。。more
Kion
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Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this！Ahh， I absolutely loved this I want the second one right now。 It was so wholesome， definitely a cute little read that messes with your emotions。 5 out of 5 stars！
Kgl
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This was so sweet and angsty。 *rubs it all over my body* The story was so simple。 Two guys: Tanaka and Nataka are given each other's papers and they start to realize that they have ALOT in common which leads to them hanging out。 And then one Tanaka gets a girlfriend and the other starts to realize he has feelings for him。 Thus follows some angst， oblivious object of affection says stupid stuff and upsets the other， and just cute moments that made me feel so bad for poor Nataka。 I could read this This was so sweet and angsty。 *rubs it all over my body* The story was so simple。 Two guys: Tanaka and Nataka are given each other's papers and they start to realize that they have ALOT in common which leads to them hanging out。 And then one Tanaka gets a girlfriend and the other starts to realize he has feelings for him。 Thus follows some angst， oblivious object of affection says stupid stuff and upsets the other， and just cute moments that made me feel so bad for poor Nataka。 I could read this fifty times and not get tired of it。 And the lack of anything other than kisses didn't bother me。 The story itself was just so great。 Thank you to NetGalley and Tokyopop for giving this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Laura
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I received an advance copy from TokyoPop via Netgalley for review purposes。 This in no way influences my review; all words， thoughts， and opinions are my own。This is a pretty cute， low-key manga。 The art is really cute and I enjoyed the friendship between Tanaka and Nakata。 I didn't feel like the romance was super developed， but for a one-shot it was still rather adorable。 I wouldn't mind seeing more of the two of them navigating and understanding their feelings for one another。 I received an advance copy from TokyoPop via Netgalley for review purposes。 This in no way influences my review; all words， thoughts， and opinions are my own。This is a pretty cute， low-key manga。 The art is really cute and I enjoyed the friendship between Tanaka and Nakata。 I didn't feel like the romance was super developed， but for a one-shot it was still rather adorable。 I wouldn't mind seeing more of the two of them navigating and understanding their feelings for one another。 。。。more
Catherine
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Aww this book was so sweet。 No spoilers but most of the book I wanted to swish their faces together and just kiss already。 Throughout the book is the sensation of bittersweet happiness through one of the main character’s perspectives。 The other。。。they’re lucky they have a good face。 Haha。 thanks to NetGalley for the ARC。
Cay
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Thank you to NetGalley and Tokyopop for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review。This was a very sweet story with a very sweet ending。 Tanaka and Nakata are two high school boys with many similarities。 It even seems that they might even like the same girl。 But when Tanaka starts dating her， it becomes even more apparent where Nakata's true feelings lie。 The plot falls together neatly， and somewhat predictably， but never drags。 I was always excited to read on， and I was satisfied with the endi Thank you to NetGalley and Tokyopop for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review。This was a very sweet story with a very sweet ending。 Tanaka and Nakata are two high school boys with many similarities。 It even seems that they might even like the same girl。 But when Tanaka starts dating her， it becomes even more apparent where Nakata's true feelings lie。 The plot falls together neatly， and somewhat predictably， but never drags。 I was always excited to read on， and I was satisfied with the ending。 The characters behaved realistically， and I was happy that everyone communicated well， so when conflict arose， it wasn't just because someone didn't want to talk honestly about their feelings。 I'm excited for more comics from this author， and I will definitely check out Kanbe's previous work as well。 。。。more
Lauren
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3。5/5 starsThank you NetGalley and Tokyopop for my earc。 This was a great introduction to the story！ I'm loving the characters （especially the side characters， Futaba is my absolute favourite hahah）。 The bickering and banter between the main characters is excellent， the friendship between Futaba and Nakata is so sweet and warms my heart）。 Overall， a very cute， very comical first volume， can't wait to continue on with this series。 3。5/5 starsThank you NetGalley and Tokyopop for my earc。 This was a great introduction to the story！ I'm loving the characters （especially the side characters， Futaba is my absolute favourite hahah）。 The bickering and banter between the main characters is excellent， the friendship between Futaba and Nakata is so sweet and warms my heart）。 Overall， a very cute， very comical first volume， can't wait to continue on with this series。 。。。more
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