Koimonogatari: Love Stories, Volume 1
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- Author：Tohru Tagura
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Summary
When Yuji accidentally overhears his classmate Yamato confessing to another friend that he's gay， his perspective shifts。 Seeing Yamato in a new light， Yuji does his best not to let prejudice color his view， but he still finds himself overthinking his classmates' interactions now。 He especially notices the way Yamato looks at one particular boy: Yuji's own best friend。 Even though he tells himself he shouldn't get involved， Yuji finds he just can't help it; watching Yamato's one-sided love draws him in a way he never expected。 At first， it's empathy， knowing that the boy Yamato has his sights on is definitely straight and has no idea。 But as his own friendship with Yamato develops and the two of them grow closer through a mutual study group， Yuji comes to truly care about Yamato as a person， regardless of his sexuality。 He only wants Yamato to be happy， and to be able to express his true self。
Reviews
DeAngelis Fielder
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I gave this 4 stars because the beginning of this story （because there is clearly more volumes coming out） resonated with me after I read it。 The story is deceptively simple， one high school boy realizes a fellow classmate is gay and learns to be his friend。 What makes this story interesting is that mental process both characters go through。 We see how Yuiji meets and learns to accept his new gay friend while maintaining his secret。 At first， I was concerned that was he would be a homophonic ass I gave this 4 stars because the beginning of this story （because there is clearly more volumes coming out） resonated with me after I read it。 The story is deceptively simple， one high school boy realizes a fellow classmate is gay and learns to be his friend。 What makes this story interesting is that mental process both characters go through。 We see how Yuiji meets and learns to accept his new gay friend while maintaining his secret。 At first， I was concerned that was he would be a homophonic asshole but it turns out to be caring and sensitive to Yamato's struggles as a gay man。 Yamato's problems are nuanced， interesting， and quite relatable。 He feels like a real person that you want to protect and tell that everything is going to be all right。 However， if you're looking for a romance， nothing happens in this book which I like。 I'm not sure how the two leads will fall in love （if they really do） and I'm interested to know how and when。 I've really read a slow romance in a yaoi and I think this series could really pull it off。 Can't wait to read the next one。 ^_^ 。。。more
Katja
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3，5 stars？ Something like that。 Let's round it up to four。It's veeeeery slow story which I don't mind but it can feel at times to be going in circles。 But what I appreciated a lot is the conversations the characters have， especially Yuiji and Yamato。 There's no "gay panic" or stuff like "you're the exception to the rule" （at least for now， I honestly have no idea how Yuiji's part in this is gonna go）。 That's not to say there isn't any hardships for the characters， quite the contrary。Yamato is fi 3，5 stars？ Something like that。 Let's round it up to four。It's veeeeery slow story which I don't mind but it can feel at times to be going in circles。 But what I appreciated a lot is the conversations the characters have， especially Yuiji and Yamato。 There's no "gay panic" or stuff like "you're the exception to the rule" （at least for now， I honestly have no idea how Yuiji's part in this is gonna go）。 That's not to say there isn't any hardships for the characters， quite the contrary。Yamato is firmly in the closet， only one friend knows he's gay until Yuiji guesses so after noticing how Yamato looks at Yuiji's friend Kyousuke。 And while Yamato says he's okay， he doesn't want to risk ruining the school life， that's not entirely true。Yuiji turns out to be a good listener although at first he's feeling a bit uneasy。 But at least he's open-minded and genuinely tries to understand。 And indeed does so。Despite the name， there's not a lot romance， at least not in this first book。 Yamato's crush is massively one-sided， Yuiji and his girlfriend seem to be going out just because it's a thing you do and their classmates try to get girlfriends but with little luck。The art。。。 not my favourite。 Sometimes it looks all right but sometimes I had difficulty telling some of the characters apart。 And the line is sometimes， hmm。。。 shaky and makes things like feet look weird。 。。。more
Stephanie Williams
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Still can't tell if the two guys gonna end together Still can't tell if the two guys gonna end together 。。。more
Jasmine
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I could not get into this manga for many reasons。 One， all the characters look alike， for the life of me， I didn;y know who was who。 second， the main chacter was homophobic and I just can't get with that。 Third， the story is sooo slow。 I can't wait for the characters and storyline to develop。 I'm moving on。 Reading the comments I see I am not the only one having trouble getting through this manga。 It may be a good book， it is just has too many hangups for me。 I could not get into this manga for many reasons。 One， all the characters look alike， for the life of me， I didn;y know who was who。 second， the main chacter was homophobic and I just can't get with that。 Third， the story is sooo slow。 I can't wait for the characters and storyline to develop。 I'm moving on。 Reading the comments I see I am not the only one having trouble getting through this manga。 It may be a good book， it is just has too many hangups for me。 。。。more
Alice 🌙
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3/5 ⭐️
Marisa
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It's a slow burner slice of life。 The story goes about a teenager coming into terms with his sexual orientation and being discovered by the people around him。 The pacing is really nice and gives us enough time to follow the drama and feel for the characters journey。 It's a slow burner slice of life。 The story goes about a teenager coming into terms with his sexual orientation and being discovered by the people around him。 The pacing is really nice and gives us enough time to follow the drama and feel for the characters journey。 。。。more
Alan D。D。
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Como les comenté， la historia es muy diferente a lo que suelo leer porque no hay un drama explosivo o una trama impactante。 Todo lo contrario。 Es una historia muy suave， atmosférica， que te lleva de la mano para conocer a dos personajes que se parecen bastante。 Koimonogatari: Love Stories， Volume 1 es una lectura calmada y que te pone a pensar mucho， más que todo en los sentimientos contradictorios de la adolescencia。Reseña completa （17-Junio）: https://tintanocturna。blogspot。com/20。。。As I mentio Como les comenté， la historia es muy diferente a lo que suelo leer porque no hay un drama explosivo o una trama impactante。 Todo lo contrario。 Es una historia muy suave， atmosférica， que te lleva de la mano para conocer a dos personajes que se parecen bastante。 Koimonogatari: Love Stories， Volume 1 es una lectura calmada y que te pone a pensar mucho， más que todo en los sentimientos contradictorios de la adolescencia。Reseña completa （17-Junio）: https://tintanocturna。blogspot。com/20。。。As I mentioned， the story is very different from what I usually read because there's no explosive drama or shocking plot。 Quite the opposite。 It's a very soft， atmospheric story that takes you by the hand to meet two characters who are quite alike。 Koimonogatari: Love Stories， Volume 1 is a calm reading that makes you think a lot， mostly about the contradictory feelings of adolescence。Full review （June 17）: https://tintanocturna。blogspot。com/20。。。 。。。more
Julie
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I liked this and I like how it feels more real？ Although I do feel some of the language and wording is a bit awkward and unnatural。 Like some of the conservations seem a bit off， but that could just be the translation。 This series is more about sexuality and learning/growth than it is about romance。 Although， I do really want to see how their friendship and relationship grows。 I'm not sure how I feel about Hasegawa， he's a weird one。 But I really like Yamato and reading his perspective。 I'm not I liked this and I like how it feels more real？ Although I do feel some of the language and wording is a bit awkward and unnatural。 Like some of the conservations seem a bit off， but that could just be the translation。 This series is more about sexuality and learning/growth than it is about romance。 Although， I do really want to see how their friendship and relationship grows。 I'm not sure how I feel about Hasegawa， he's a weird one。 But I really like Yamato and reading his perspective。 I'm not sure where this is going to go， but it's definitely a very slow burn if it does end up becoming a romance。 。。。more
Quarterlifepotato
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The afterword said it's a slow burn。 Indeed it is。 It's so slow that I finished the 2 vols and I havent seen any real "burn" at all。 I guess the story is being weaved slowly little by little towards them becoming a couple。But a big part of me wants them to stay just friends like the good friends they are now。 Because it is such a rare beautiful kind of friendship。 I want to preserve that and never to be tainted。I think the story is beautiful and the story lives through the dialogues and thoughts The afterword said it's a slow burn。 Indeed it is。 It's so slow that I finished the 2 vols and I havent seen any real "burn" at all。 I guess the story is being weaved slowly little by little towards them becoming a couple。But a big part of me wants them to stay just friends like the good friends they are now。 Because it is such a rare beautiful kind of friendship。 I want to preserve that and never to be tainted。I think the story is beautiful and the story lives through the dialogues and thoughts and the wisdom in it。 There's just so much of the world in it and for sure you can find something to relate with in a deep level。 There's also a lot of human aspects presented in it。And if you see yourself in the asshole characters。。。 then may you go to hell and burn in eternity。 Hurting others should never be considered fun。It's hard to be a good human being。 I think what humans need to be is not "normal"。 "Normal" is just a preconceived notion。 What humans need to be is to be good people。 Always think twice。 Anything that can hurt and aggrieve others should never be said and done。If anything， one should read it to learn how to be a nice human being。 See things from perspective of different people and see the world differently。 People young and old go through a lot。 So the least you can be to help the world be better is to be nice and to be kind。 。。。more
Katrina
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This was genuinely lovely。 It reminded me of Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare， Vol。 1， in that it's a slow， quiet， honest， story about the realities of being "different" in a society where it's not that easy to find acceptance， or like-minded people。There were a few sections that dragged on a little bit too much - a lot of wordy monologuing that I'm not sure was necessary or entirely realistic - but the depth of the emotions is on point， and I loved that it's not following an entirely pred This was genuinely lovely。 It reminded me of Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare， Vol。 1， in that it's a slow， quiet， honest， story about the realities of being "different" in a society where it's not that easy to find acceptance， or like-minded people。There were a few sections that dragged on a little bit too much - a lot of wordy monologuing that I'm not sure was necessary or entirely realistic - but the depth of the emotions is on point， and I loved that it's not following an entirely predictable path。 I'm not even certain I know what the endgame will be。 I know what I hope for， but as it stands now， I trust the storytelling enough to follow wherever it goes。 It feels like Volume 2 will get a lot grittier， based on how this one ends， and that makes me nervous， since the final volume isn't out yet， and doesn't seem to have an announced publication date。 But I'm excited to see what happens next。 I love the friendship that's developing here， and the complexity of different types of relationships。 I do hope that Yuiji will start to confide in Yamato more as well， since right now， the advice-giving is pretty one-sided。 But that final page was a slam right to the heart， so hopefully there will be significantly more development on that front。 。。。more
Chloe McGenn
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Very sweet story about a boy who accidentally finds out a classmate is gay and is then supportive of the lifestyle （unlike other manga I’ve read where they blackmail or assault the other boy to keep the secret）
Cristina
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A lovely first volume to what should ultimately be a three-volume series （the second one is already out）。Delicate and not obvious in its narrative developments， with a nice sense of location and characters。I'm not entirely crazy about the drawing style， but I'm growing fond of it！On to the second volume！ A lovely first volume to what should ultimately be a three-volume series （the second one is already out）。Delicate and not obvious in its narrative developments， with a nice sense of location and characters。I'm not entirely crazy about the drawing style， but I'm growing fond of it！On to the second volume！ 。。。more
Ifrah
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I thought this was a really sweet and realistic portrayal of a gay teenagers life in Japan。 You could really understand Yamato's struggle and anxiety surrounding being gay and if/when he should come out and to whom。 You could also see how much it weighed on his mind all the time as there was a lot of introspection from Yamato （and also Yuiji）。 My only gripe is that it was a bit too slow burn / slice of life for me， but I think it's going to pick up in the next volume！ I thought this was a really sweet and realistic portrayal of a gay teenagers life in Japan。 You could really understand Yamato's struggle and anxiety surrounding being gay and if/when he should come out and to whom。 You could also see how much it weighed on his mind all the time as there was a lot of introspection from Yamato （and also Yuiji）。 My only gripe is that it was a bit too slow burn / slice of life for me， but I think it's going to pick up in the next volume！ 。。。more
La Colección de las Letras
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Antes de leerlo， tenía en mente que sería un típico BL de instituto。 Sin embargo， me ha sorprendido la variedad de subtramas， la intensidad de las conversaciones， la naturalidad de los personajes y los giros inesperados。 Sé que aun queda mucho por descubrir de este elenco de personajes， al igual que quedan mucho por aclarar。Yuiji destaca en el instituto por ser un chico agradable， bueno en los deportes， risueño y guapo。 Mientras que Yamato es un chico observador， bastante despreocupado， no le da Antes de leerlo， tenía en mente que sería un típico BL de instituto。 Sin embargo， me ha sorprendido la variedad de subtramas， la intensidad de las conversaciones， la naturalidad de los personajes y los giros inesperados。 Sé que aun queda mucho por descubrir de este elenco de personajes， al igual que quedan mucho por aclarar。Yuiji destaca en el instituto por ser un chico agradable， bueno en los deportes， risueño y guapo。 Mientras que Yamato es un chico observador， bastante despreocupado， no le da mucho importancia al mundo estudiantil， y no tiene una afición clara。 Yuiji capta su atención cuando le pilla observando a la persona que le gusta。 Sin embargo， no es hasta formar parte del mismo grupo de estudio que empiezan a hablar。Para Yamato el descubrir que Yuiji es gay no supone un problema y tras conocerlo más， decide hacerle la vida más sencilla y feliz。 Yuiji agradece el esfuerzo， aunque le parece raro que hagan algo así por él。Como bien dice el título， el eje de esta trama son diferentes historias de amor que se desarrollan de colateralmente。 Este primer tomo se centra más en Yamato y Yuiji， pero el autor ya ha confirmado que su intención es introducir nuevas parejas y arrojar nuevos enfoques。 Por tanto， este hecho acaba convirtiéndose en uno de los puntos más fuertes y llamativos de la historia。Debo reconocer que tras introducirme en la historia y conocer los personajes， me esperaba otro desarrollo。 Aunque es muy pronto para decepcionarse， porque igual que， cuando pensaba que las cosas podrían fluir， un giro de los acontecimientos me desbarató todas mis hipótesis。Dejando eso de lado， Yamato y Yuiji son dos personajes que， lejos de compartir gustos y ser semejantes， con cada conversación se hacen más cercanos。 Para Yuiji esto es nuevo， de ahí que dude al principio si debería dejarse llevar y confiar en Yamato。 A lo largo de este tomo no solo los conocemos a ellos， sino que también aparecen otros personajes que te robaran un poco el corazón por su espontaneidad， naturalidad y ternura， además de ser los causantes de que Yuiji y Yamato sigan estrechando su amistad。 Sin duda es una historia que trata plenamente de los sentimientos， del amor en todas sus formas， de la amistad y de los múltiples malentendidos que trae consigo。Cambiando de tema， el estilo del dibujo me ha gustado muchísimo。 En un inicio no terminaba de convencerme， pero conforme fui leyendo me acabó gustado mucho por la gran calidad de las escenas。 Tiene un aire juvenil y tierno， debido a que se centra en las relaciones de los personajes。En resumen， me lo he leído de una tirada de lo interesante que se estaba poniendo。 Se basa en mucho diálogo y en mucha lucha entre "lo que siento y lo que pienso que estaría bien"。 Es bastante intenso y reflexivo en ese sentido。 Por último， engancha no solo por los protagonistas， sino porque van apareciendo más personajes que complican la trama y hacen que tensión。 Estoy deseando que saquen el segundo tomo porque este final es terrible， no me gusta nada que me dejen con la palabra en la boca。 。。。more
Alexandria
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Weird pacing made it boring and difficult to follow。
L。 Luck
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Reminds me of That Blue Sky Feeling in its setup， but a bit more mature （not like in a sexual sense！）。 It’s the slowest slow burn， but I love that shit。 Can’t wait for volume 2！
Altair
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I just want to say that the cover is pretty and the art style was the main reason I got interested in this BL manga。HOWEVER。 This might be the most disappointing BL manga I've ever read。I don't mind a slow burn romance but this one isn't just it。 It was just way TOO SLOW。 The characters were bland。 I just couldn't connect to them most of the times and it's just sad as I think it's kind of an entertaining read but the pacing and characters just put it off and made the story draggy。I really liked I just want to say that the cover is pretty and the art style was the main reason I got interested in this BL manga。HOWEVER。 This might be the most disappointing BL manga I've ever read。I don't mind a slow burn romance but this one isn't just it。 It was just way TOO SLOW。 The characters were bland。 I just couldn't connect to them most of the times and it's just sad as I think it's kind of an entertaining read but the pacing and characters just put it off and made the story draggy。I really liked the cute scenes but that just it。 I think I'll be picking up the 2nd volume but not too soon。 。。。more
Forthright 。
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When one boy figures out that another boy in his class is probably gay， he can't help but watch him more closely。 Must be rough。 So he offers to be friends。 Just friends。 And to keep Yamato's secret safe。 Which gives Yamato something that he thought was impossible for "someone like him。" Friendship without secrets， without judgement。 I love that to Yuji， Yamato is just another guy。 They get along。 They hang out。 Normal high school life without homophobia。 Teens who are safe and supported。 When one boy figures out that another boy in his class is probably gay， he can't help but watch him more closely。 Must be rough。 So he offers to be friends。 Just friends。 And to keep Yamato's secret safe。 Which gives Yamato something that he thought was impossible for "someone like him。" Friendship without secrets， without judgement。 I love that to Yuji， Yamato is just another guy。 They get along。 They hang out。 Normal high school life without homophobia。 Teens who are safe and supported。 。。。more
Ixzzua Guillen
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So far I am enjoying this manga。 I normally don't read Slice of Life or Romance manga， because it is not something I gravitate towards， but I found myself enjoying this。 Another aspect that I found refreshing about this manga is that the romance didn't hit you right of the bat and it doesn't appear that the romance will become the main focal point in the upcoming volumes。 This manga will have a slow burn （romance） - extremely slow it appears。 Just based of the premises and who the main protagoni So far I am enjoying this manga。 I normally don't read Slice of Life or Romance manga， because it is not something I gravitate towards， but I found myself enjoying this。 Another aspect that I found refreshing about this manga is that the romance didn't hit you right of the bat and it doesn't appear that the romance will become the main focal point in the upcoming volumes。 This manga will have a slow burn （romance） - extremely slow it appears。 Just based of the premises and who the main protagonist are， Hasegawa （straight male） and Yoshinaga （gay male）， it is not hard to figure out where this story is going; however， it does not appear to be the main focus currently。 The first volume revolves around the developing friendship between Hasegawa and Yoshinaga， and how Yoshinaga confides in Hasegawa with his insecurities and self-doubts about his sexuality in a society that is not so open （especially in High School where teenagers aren't know to be so accepting）。 One thing I find endearing about their friendship is that even though Hasegawa is aware of Yoshinaga's sexuality he takes careful consideration about Yoshinaga's feelings （listening， giving advice even if it's not the best， and treating him the same） which is something that Yoshinaga appreciates。 Hasegawa （when in his POV）， the reader's experience his self-doubt about the situation， not knowing how to help or how to react， and there are even instances where he admits that didn't want to be associated with him （especially in the beginning）， partly because he didn't see a need （it wasn't his business）， and because he wasn't sure what to do with this information and how to react to it and to Yoshinaga。 It is later on in the chapters that Hasegawa realizes that you （as a person） doesn't get to decide who you fall in love with and that it doesn't make you any different you love someone of the same-sex。 The more Hasegawa spends time with Yoshinaga and tries to think and see from his perspective， Hasegawa often comes the the conclusion that Yoshinaga is lonely （not being able to express himself in the open） and has a harder life with it comes to himself。I would recommend this anyone who is into romance， but doesn't need it to HIT you in the face on the first page and doesn't mind that it is a slow burn。 With the romance taking a backseat for the first couple of volumes。 。。。more
Julie
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3。5+ for the building blocks for what I hope becomes a solid 4-5 later。 Bit hard to understand/connect early on， but how much of that is writing vs translation， I don’t know。 Got better， but I do like a slow burn and real friendship portrayals。 Like the art a lot。
Mary
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For me， this is a must read。 The characters are great， and it's a great story of acceptance （self and others）。 It's learning to see people for who they are and not based on preconcieved notions。 It also has beautiful art。 For me， this is a must read。 The characters are great， and it's a great story of acceptance （self and others）。 It's learning to see people for who they are and not based on preconcieved notions。 It also has beautiful art。 。。。more
Melissa Garcia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoyed that there was zero romance between the two protagonist in the first volume。 I don't know how it will end up， but I'm enjoyed it。 I enjoyed that there was zero romance between the two protagonist in the first volume。 I don't know how it will end up， but I'm enjoyed it。 。。。more
Booknerd_dragon （TANIA）
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It doesnt support or open after I download the pdf version of it。 It's also not showing in my shelf in netgalley and I cant open it to read Please look into the issue and if you can send me the pdf in my mail ID- taniagungunsarkar@gmail。com I cant read the book from here。 Please look into the issue It doesnt support or open after I download the pdf version of it。 It's also not showing in my shelf in netgalley and I cant open it to read Please look into the issue and if you can send me the pdf in my mail ID- taniagungunsarkar@gmail。com I cant read the book from here。 Please look into the issue 。。。more
Marianna Rainolter
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Yuiji scopre per caso che il suo nuovo compagno di classe， Yamato， è gay。 Un ragazzo schivo e silenzioso e in un certo senso asociale， ma grazie ad altri compagni e amici partecipano entrambi ad un gruppo di studio e iniziano a parlarsi。 Yuiji si renderà conto che Yamato è "un bravo ragazzo"， il suo essere gay non lo rende tanto diverso， ma lo incuriosisce perché lui è innamorato di un loro amico comune e non sa come comportarsi。 Yuiji diventerà il suo confidente， la persona a cui Yamato può par Yuiji scopre per caso che il suo nuovo compagno di classe， Yamato， è gay。 Un ragazzo schivo e silenzioso e in un certo senso asociale， ma grazie ad altri compagni e amici partecipano entrambi ad un gruppo di studio e iniziano a parlarsi。 Yuiji si renderà conto che Yamato è "un bravo ragazzo"， il suo essere gay non lo rende tanto diverso， ma lo incuriosisce perché lui è innamorato di un loro amico comune e non sa come comportarsi。 Yuiji diventerà il suo confidente， la persona a cui Yamato può parlare senza paura。 Ma questo non rende le cose più facili perché Yuiji deve pensare anche a se stesso: inizia ad innamorarsi delle ragazze， uscirci insieme e a capire come avere un rapporto。 Intanto Yamato incontrerà delle persone omosessuali che lo aiuteranno a scoprire altro di sé e dei rapporti tra lo stesso sesso e non solo。 Un volume che ricorda un po' Blue Flag （uscito però dopo Love Stories， anche se arrivato in Italia prima; ve ne parlerò una volta finita questa serie， manca un solo volume quindi sto aspettando） anche se c'è una presenza femminile meno forte e ci si concentra sui due ragazzi e il loro confidarsi e consigliarsi a vicenda。 C'è anche molto spazio alla quotidianità scolastica dei due， i loro amici e compagni ignari dei loro segreti。 In tal senso è un volume molto riflessivo perché i pensieri di Yuiji e Yamato sono al centro della storia。 I disegni però sono importanti， sono delicati ed esprimono con realismo la vita dei suoi protagonisti。 Mi è molto piaciuto e interessato， belli i personaggi secondari， sopratutto quelli che compaiono verso la fine che aggiungono nuovi elementi ed esperienze per i nostri protagonisti e la loro storia。 。。。more
Kastie Pavlik
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I don't know how I feel about this book。 There's no romance in this first volume， which the author states in her note at the end - it's supposed to be a slow burn 3-book series。 That's fine， not a big deal， but it's just so dry and congested in the beginning - too many characters， crowded panels， etc， and it's not what I expected， so it was boring。 I didn't really start liking or connecting to the characters until near the end and now I'm on the fence about continuing with the next book or not。 I don't know how I feel about this book。 There's no romance in this first volume， which the author states in her note at the end - it's supposed to be a slow burn 3-book series。 That's fine， not a big deal， but it's just so dry and congested in the beginning - too many characters， crowded panels， etc， and it's not what I expected， so it was boring。 I didn't really start liking or connecting to the characters until near the end and now I'm on the fence about continuing with the next book or not。 The one kid starts off homophobic， but works through what he's feeling and seeing in a rather mature way and realizes there's nothing to fear - it's just like liking someone and them liking you back or not。 I thought， from a straight person's， POV， it's a reasonable surface exploration of why some people feel the way they do and why others are totally comfortable with people in love regardless of gender。 I'm not sure it's as cut and dry for the other character， though， and I know there are more challenges faced than just being lonely， and there may be something lost in cultural differences， as well， BUT I like this other character better than the others and I like that the kids are all decent kids and good friends。 The art is mostly good， but there are times where the angles make the characters look very one dimensional and it's a bit off-putting。 Overall， if you go in expecting a slow slice of life story about high school boys， sports， and love （with LOTS of internal monologues）， then you might be better prepared than those of us expecting a more typical yaoi romance with substance。 I enjoy explorations of love， and the last page does have me wanting to continue， but I'm still on the fence。 It rarely takes me 4 days to read a manga。 I just didn't really want to go back to it。 。。。more
Pao Vilchis
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Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All of the opinions are my own and this did not affect my review in any way。 When I first saw this manga on Netgalley I was instantly drawn to it。 I’ve been trying to get more into manga and after reading the description I knew I wanted to read it。In this manga we follow Yuji， who， after accidentally overhearing his classmate Yamato confessing to another friend that he's gay， his perspective shifts。 Yuji only wants Yamat Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All of the opinions are my own and this did not affect my review in any way。 When I first saw this manga on Netgalley I was instantly drawn to it。 I’ve been trying to get more into manga and after reading the description I knew I wanted to read it。In this manga we follow Yuji， who， after accidentally overhearing his classmate Yamato confessing to another friend that he's gay， his perspective shifts。 Yuji only wants Yamato to be happy， and to be able to express his true self。First I have to make a comment about the format of the manga provided， it definitely was not the best， you could hardly read the text boxes because of how blurry it was， some pages overlapped with each other and you couldn’t zoom in。 So it definitely was a struggle to get into。 I am really sad to say that I didn’t quite enjoy this manga as much as I wanted to。 It was so slow， it took forever for anything interesting the happen and taking into consideration the format I just wanted it to end。Another problem I had was the fact that all the characters looked the same to me， they all had similar expressions， dressed similarly and overall I couldn’t distinguish between them。 Because of this I couldn’t connect to the story because by the time I was able to tell them apart I no longer cared。 Although I had trouble with the manga I immensely appreciate the message the author is trying to portray。 I loved how Yuji was always supportive of Yamato and I really enjoyed the friendship aspect （because even though this is marketed as a romance it was much more of a friendship）。If I find a physical copy of the manga I will definitely pick it up and give it another chance and maybe even consider continuing on with the series。 Like I said most of my problems were due to the poor formatting of the copy I received but I was really disappointed with this one。Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Sara⁷ ❀
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boys will be boys
Haileyreads
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I really enjoyed this so far。 The characters were likable and I felt like we slowly were learning about Yoshinaga along with Hasegawa。 the art style was nice but the format from netgalley wasn't great and a lot of the smaller writing was impossible to read。 I really enjoyed this so far。 The characters were likable and I felt like we slowly were learning about Yoshinaga along with Hasegawa。 the art style was nice but the format from netgalley wasn't great and a lot of the smaller writing was impossible to read。 。。。more
Lou （Lou and Life）
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Book provided by the publisher on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I requested this book on NetGalley mainly because I was intrigued by the cover of the manga。 However， I did have problems reading the manga which impacted my enjoyment of it overall， as well as how quickly it took me to read the manga。The plot of the manga was incredibly slow which made me not enjoy it as much， and hard to connect with the story。 I did like seeing the friendship between Yuji and Yamato develop but I did Book provided by the publisher on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I requested this book on NetGalley mainly because I was intrigued by the cover of the manga。 However， I did have problems reading the manga which impacted my enjoyment of it overall， as well as how quickly it took me to read the manga。The plot of the manga was incredibly slow which made me not enjoy it as much， and hard to connect with the story。 I did like seeing the friendship between Yuji and Yamato develop but I didn't connect with the characters beyond that。 The story focuses on Yamoto's struggles being a closeted gay man， and his fears of being discovered。 I like that it was the main storyline but I also felt like it lacked good execution of the story， and there was one character who was also gay that did something to Yamato that made me not like the manga as much， and question that subplot。 I'm being purposefully vague but I didn't like it。 Overall， when I was reading it， I was reading it more to finish it as quickly as possible as opposed to me enjoying the story。 I don't think I will be picking up the next volume in the series。In addition， the artwork made the characters look really similar。 I had a hard time figuring out who was who when a character that looks like Yuji was introduced。 It made it harder for me to enjoy the story because I spent a lot of time questioning who was talking。I wouldn't recommend this manga。 。。。more
Rebecca
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