Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 6.5
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- Create Date：2021-09-03 08:51:30
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Yuki Yaku
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Overall awful short story collection。 I'd rate the Hinami Aoi chapter during her junior high a 2/5， the Mimimi three chapters 3/5 since it had actual development/plot relevance and showed her actually beating Aoi in a race for once （which gives her inferiority complex/failure arc more closure - and I like that she won because she was trying to outdo herself， not Aoi， at Tomozaki's advice）， but the remaining stories are all 1/5's and would get even lower if I could。Kikuchi's story is utterly usel Overall awful short story collection。 I'd rate the Hinami Aoi chapter during her junior high a 2/5， the Mimimi three chapters 3/5 since it had actual development/plot relevance and showed her actually beating Aoi in a race for once （which gives her inferiority complex/failure arc more closure - and I like that she won because she was trying to outdo herself， not Aoi， at Tomozaki's advice）， but the remaining stories are all 1/5's and would get even lower if I could。Kikuchi's story is utterly useless。 That fake book story was uninteresting and knowing she befriends her junior high librarian and got to love books because she was a loner doesn't change anything we as readers can essentially guess fairly easily。 The minor bit of her seeing Tomozaki for the first time has some story relevance but doesn't add enough or make up for the rest of her chapter being long and boring。It's similar with Izumu Yuzu's relationship with Nakamura and thinking he was cheating on her。 The fact that she doesn't simply outright ask him and assumes he's gonna break up with her annoys me， plus it annoys me how she thinks he's cheating but still wants to stay together and "loves" him。。。uhh what？ You'd still love a guy who you thought was cheating on you？ Are you ****ing serious？ Not to mention the entire drama of the story could be cleaned up with an honest conversation。 Plus forgetting her birthday is stupid too - there are some people who do that， but young teens are not the type to do so， especially a girl like her who is sociable and likely to get/make plans around it or have family who'd acknowledge it。Takahiro Mizusawa's story of the bar and his coworker Tsugumi Gumi and her two friends visiting was boring。 I don't care for the Gumi or the two girls， and seeing Mizusawa/his brother Yuji talk subtly of picking up girls and playing with them isn't enjoyable。 The chapter gives just a tiny， teensy smidge into Mizusawa's psyche but not much at all and could be discerned from the main novels more or less。 The chapter doesn't add anything either。Same with Tomozaki's chapter with Aoi shopping for clothes。 It added nothing we didn't already know the two were doing， and while I like Tomozaki focus as a main， this wasn't an interesting scene at all。I may have missed one or two other short chapters or stories， but overall， it was awful。 As mentioned， Aoi's junior high story was okay since it was interesting to see her grow into the "perfect heroine" she aims to be now， though it adds questions of what her last comment meant （whether it was a bluff or truth） of her experience with men and its possibly dark implications。 Then I liked the Mimimi chapters， though two were short。 But the longer one that climaxed with the race against Aoi was great and was a nice cap off to her arc losing to Aoi in the election/her depression afterward。But the rest of the stories were all awful as I mentioned。 They added nothing of significant relevance that we as readers either didn't already know or could have more or less discerned （or were just useless fluff stories that added nothing）。 I'd say they were all very uninteresting （some of the characters are interesting in the main story when seeing their interactions with Tomozaki/from his PoV， but the way these were told were not relevant/entertaining）， and there were also moments that dialogue felt very fake， like some of the exaggerations and uses of exclamation marks to show the teenage angst/excitement。 Part of this may be due to the translation feeling a smidge stilted， but it was still an overall good translation and very much readable。That said though， it's overall still an awful volume and mostly a waste of space， with irrelevant short stories。 I'd recommend fans stick to the core volumes and read the Hinami Aoi and Minami Nanami chapters but skip the rest and not waste your time。I'll also add that it took me 15 days to read this， whereas I speed through most interesting novels in 1-2 days， maybe 3 if I'm busy。 That's how grueling and boring it was to read and how much of a slog it was， despite being a big fan of the core Tomozaki series。 。。。more
nflstreet
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Coming off the cliffhanger ending of volume 6， a volume that’s filled with short stories seems like a disappointment compared to reading the conclusion to the Cultural Festival arc。 While this isn’t quite what Tomozaki fans wanted， volume 6。5 gives readers new perspectives on past events and further develops certain character’s backstories。 Volume 6。5 contains ten short stories which expand the Tomozaki universe， some being filler and some giving the reader vital context in relation to the main Coming off the cliffhanger ending of volume 6， a volume that’s filled with short stories seems like a disappointment compared to reading the conclusion to the Cultural Festival arc。 While this isn’t quite what Tomozaki fans wanted， volume 6。5 gives readers new perspectives on past events and further develops certain character’s backstories。 Volume 6。5 contains ten short stories which expand the Tomozaki universe， some being filler and some giving the reader vital context in relation to the main story。 Each story has a different setting， most taking place in-between an earlier volume， but some taking place back in middle school。 Of course， many of these stories revolve around Tomozaki himself， as he’s the main character， but he has minimal narration in this volume。 Instead， we get to read the narration of Hinami， Mimimi， and Fuka， among others。Perhaps the most interesting story in this volume is the first one， which is about the time Hinami had a boyfriend in middle school。 Taking place around three years before Tomozaki begins， Hinami is already in her current mindset when it comes to academics， athletics， and anything else she has an interest in。 While she isn’t at the level she wants to be at， she’s steadily improving， having the third-highest score in her class （up six positions since her third-semester finals score）， and being talented enough to play as a starter on the varsity basketball team。 She gets asked out by an older boy who’s a starter on the men’s basketball team， incurring the envy and wrath of other girls on the women’s basketball team。 What’s interesting about this story is not Hinami having a boyfriend， but what she thinks about having a boyfriend。 From the get-go， being in a relationship was never about ‘love’ for her。 Unlike the often melodramatic relationships that middle schoolers have， it was all strictly business to Hinami。 For someone who’s in middle school， Hinami is oddly calculating and mature （not in a good way） about her relationship。 Of course， we should expect this， knowing Hinami。 The question is never “Do I want to be with this guy？” to her， it’s “What utility does he have for me？”。 This story doesn’t answer the question of what made Hinami start social-climbing， but it does give answers to why she doesn’t have a boyfriend in the main volumes， what she thinks about most of her classmates， and even what kind of guy she would be potentially interested in。 Personally， I would’ve been more interested in her ‘origin story’， what made her decide to become the Aoi Hinami we know today， but that would probably be too important of a plot point to drop in a ‘。5’ volume。Other interesting plot-relevant stories include chapter four， which is about how Fuka came to love Michael Andi’s books。 It gives insight into what drew her to his books， her struggles to make friends in middle school， and what drew her to approach Tomozaki in the library。 The story is pretty self-explanatory， but it does give good context to explain why Fuka， normally a reserved girl， approached Tomozaki uncharacteristically in volume 1。 The next chapter is a supplementary of the previous story， containing Fuka’s diary entries from around volume 1 of the light novel。 Chapter seven， which focuses on Mimimi’s future goals。 Taking place after she and other second years （other than Hinami） quit the track team， Mimimi is directionless。 She was never the best in the track team （thanks to Hinami） and failed at her attempt to be the student council president （again， thanks to Hinami）， but at least then she had something to strive towards。 Now， she’s struggling to find any goals beyond what any typical high schooler has。 She also struggles with knowing that she’s just an ordinary person， not having the drive that Hinami has to ‘be the best’。 She often compares herself to others， rather than focusing on if she has improved in what she’s interested in。 From her point of view， it’s hard to realize that Hinami’s able to do this due to having psychopathic traits （traits found in many ‘GOAT’ athletes and strongman politicians）， traits that often lead to success， but lack in empathy， compassion， and general emotion。 What Mimimi lacks in drive she makes up for in being a real person。Other stories of note include two on Izumi and Shuji’s relationship; one taking place during the camping trip during volume 3， and the other taking place a few months after they start dating。 There’s also one focusing on Mizusawa working part-time at a bar during summer break。 These stories are more filler than anything， but they’re still interesting reads。A side volume filled with short stories is not what most people wanted， especially with how volume 6 ended。 Unfortunately， we’ll have to wait until December for volume 7， but you can’t rush a good translation。 For those who are disappointed though， there IS a story in this volume that is a continuation of an important part of the last volume—I won’t give away what it’s about or where it is though。 That’s on you， the reader and fan of the Tomozaki series， to find。 Compared to the last few volumes， volume 6。5 is the most mediocre out of all of them。 It’s not bad per se， but it’s nothing compared to the main volumes。 It’s like comparing a seasonal anime and an OVA that comes with the blu-rays。 It’s not fair in a sense， but I can’t give a volume a special rating scale just because it’s a ‘half volume’。 Volume 6。5 won’t scratch that itch that Tomozaki fans have after reading volume 6， but it does add some depth to everyone’s favorite characters and contain some entertaining stories。 。。。more
Richard
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