Catch These Hands!, Vol. 1
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- Create Date：2022-05-02 09:52:03
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Murata
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Reviews
Alice
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i love it so much。 The relationship between them is cute and realistic。 I highly recommend
Rebecca Ann
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I had an excellent time with this manga， I’m hopeful to see some softening up in volume two I hope！ Also I’m hoping for canonical bisexuality with our main character but who knows！
Ayesha
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This was so cute！！！！ I loved both of the characters and the story line was super cute。 I need more。 Excited to see what more shenanigans Soramori is going to get upto to get Takebe to fall in love with her >。<
Love
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That was actually amusing。 It's quite simple series featuring simple characters and their amusing way of interacting with each other in an almost slapstick kind of comedy。 It seems like there's not much of a romance so don't expect much。 My ratings 3。5/5。 That was actually amusing。 It's quite simple series featuring simple characters and their amusing way of interacting with each other in an almost slapstick kind of comedy。 It seems like there's not much of a romance so don't expect much。 My ratings 3。5/5。 。。。more
Adam Stone
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My quest to find a variety of manga that I enjoy has hit an obvious snag。A coworker purchased this book for our store because he liked the concept: two rival bullies have grown up and when they encounter each other as adults， one is infatuated with the other and offers a rematch of their high school-era fight， and if she wins， they have to date。This sounded Awful to me。 Something a fifteen year old might write for wank material。 But with the right writer and character development， you can really My quest to find a variety of manga that I enjoy has hit an obvious snag。A coworker purchased this book for our store because he liked the concept: two rival bullies have grown up and when they encounter each other as adults， one is infatuated with the other and offers a rematch of their high school-era fight， and if she wins， they have to date。This sounded Awful to me。 Something a fifteen year old might write for wank material。 But with the right writer and character development， you can really make almost any store interesting。Murata chose not to。This is the typical teen manga where a mismatched couple spend each chapter in a situation where they just don't get along。 There's no character development， you barely see any other characters， and the two of them constantly say the same things to each other over and over， even their thought balloons expressing the same ideas every few pages。You could have told me this was written by an AI and I'd believe you。 Our store is unlikely to carry any other volumes， unless someone comes in and requests it。 。。。more
Elly
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Two women who were rivals during their delinquent days reunite and end up dating。 What follows is a cute slice of life slow-burn romance。 Takebe was a delinquent in high school who would never run away from a fight。 However， now as an adult， she is struggling to find direction in her life。 In addition， all her friends are getting married and having families。 So when she decides to get her act together and leave behind her delinquent days， she encounters her old rival， Soramori。 Soramori issues h Two women who were rivals during their delinquent days reunite and end up dating。 What follows is a cute slice of life slow-burn romance。 Takebe was a delinquent in high school who would never run away from a fight。 However， now as an adult， she is struggling to find direction in her life。 In addition， all her friends are getting married and having families。 So when she decides to get her act together and leave behind her delinquent days， she encounters her old rival， Soramori。 Soramori issues her a challenge: If Soramori can win in a fight against Takebe， then they have to start dating。 Since this is a slice of life romance， not too much happens in this first volume。 Instead， it's more about getting to know the two and their reunion。 Yet I can already tell their dynamic will be fun to follow。 Takebe swears she won't fall for Soramori， but slowly she gets used to her presence in her life。 Soramori is so soft for Takebe and is really happy they met again。 I'm excited to see where this goes。 。。。more
Kat Ice
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First 5 star read this year！！ I loved this！！ I only picked this up because elf the title but the story sounded interesting。 I actually really enjoyed the story！ Definitely not what I thought going into it。 There were little things that I wasn’t a fan of - like some of the artwork and how the characters dealt with some things but in all such a cute story and cannot wait to read the next volume！
Roaming_library
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I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Catch These Hands！。 I found it to be genuinely funny， and flew through it。 It is basically just a slice-of-life comedy， with no big twists or plot developments yet， so if you aren't a fan of manga like that you probably won't like this。 But I enjoy those stories if I like the character， and I really love Takebe and Soramori。 Plus， it's nice to get a manga with a w/w couple that isn't explicitly sexual or something。 So far it's a very sweet story that I defin I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Catch These Hands！。 I found it to be genuinely funny， and flew through it。 It is basically just a slice-of-life comedy， with no big twists or plot developments yet， so if you aren't a fan of manga like that you probably won't like this。 But I enjoy those stories if I like the character， and I really love Takebe and Soramori。 Plus， it's nice to get a manga with a w/w couple that isn't explicitly sexual or something。 So far it's a very sweet story that I definitely want to keep reading 。。。more
Sara
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Meh， boringThe premise sounded good， but the characters & plot are flat and uninteresting。 I find myself skimming pages and that's about it。 Meh， boringThe premise sounded good， but the characters & plot are flat and uninteresting。 I find myself skimming pages and that's about it。 。。。more
Abby
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Yo， this was actually adorable af
Dione Basseri
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This review is for the series as a whole。 And， I have to say， it was a delight！ A low-stakes romance。 Never was there a BIG blow-up or misunderstanding， to cause extra drama。 That just wouldn't fit into the personalities of Takebe and Soramori。 Part of the point of this series is that they're kind of。。。boring。 And them coming to terms and embracing BEING kind of boring。 It's refreshing to see a romance where no one is running after a departing plane or wailing in the rain。 They're adults。The end This review is for the series as a whole。 And， I have to say， it was a delight！ A low-stakes romance。 Never was there a BIG blow-up or misunderstanding， to cause extra drama。 That just wouldn't fit into the personalities of Takebe and Soramori。 Part of the point of this series is that they're kind of。。。boring。 And them coming to terms and embracing BEING kind of boring。 It's refreshing to see a romance where no one is running after a departing plane or wailing in the rain。 They're adults。The ending is quite satisfying。 It's not a grand happily-ever-after， but you're sure， as a reader， that these two are set for life。 They'll slip into a life together， not because they have to make sudden decisions， but because， say， one of their apartment leases is up， and wouldn't it be easier to just move in together？ And that is just。。。really calming。Simple romance， low stakes。 A+。 。。。more
Candice Snow
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Cute start to a wholesome story！ Cute， cute， cute， cute and hilarious！ I love these two together and can't wait to see how they develop in the future。 Cute start to a wholesome story！ Cute， cute， cute， cute and hilarious！ I love these two together and can't wait to see how they develop in the future。 。。。more
Uzumaki Maialen
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Super cute
Kat
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 wavers between cute and boring。。。。parts of this are slow， and not a whole lot happens。 the beginning is a lot of fun， but it loses momentum quickly and by the end I felt like there was not enough character or relationship development。
Jaycee Costley
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More of a 3。5。 It's very cute and sweet and won some chuckles from me。 More of a 3。5。 It's very cute and sweet and won some chuckles from me。 。。。more
Bentgaidin
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'Catch These Hands' is the start of a cute romance; when Takebe decides she needs to put her delinquent past behind her and start her life as a mature adult， it's just bad luck that the first person she runs in to is the one rival she could never beat -- but when that rival asks her for a date， what's she to do now？！ It turns out， despite Takebe's desire to reinvent herself， she's still as antisocial and competitive as ever， and winning a date isn't an easy thing。。。 It's a cute series， with simp 'Catch These Hands' is the start of a cute romance; when Takebe decides she needs to put her delinquent past behind her and start her life as a mature adult， it's just bad luck that the first person she runs in to is the one rival she could never beat -- but when that rival asks her for a date， what's she to do now？！ It turns out， despite Takebe's desire to reinvent herself， she's still as antisocial and competitive as ever， and winning a date isn't an easy thing。。。 It's a cute series， with simple art and a catchy premise， and I'll look forward to the next volume to see where it goes from here。 。。。more
Jordan Barth
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Cheeky comedy and idiotic enjoymentVery well written and the art style has a lot of originality。 Very excited to read the next volume。 Not as steamy as the normal yuri's I read but very good Cheeky comedy and idiotic enjoymentVery well written and the art style has a lot of originality。 Very excited to read the next volume。 Not as steamy as the normal yuri's I read but very good 。。。more
Ghostea
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It is always nice to get more mature stories in the romance genre， Murata's characters are charming and I enjoyed the humor in this one。 The art。。。 is really subpar but the strength of the story makes up for it。 It is always nice to get more mature stories in the romance genre， Murata's characters are charming and I enjoyed the humor in this one。 The art。。。 is really subpar but the strength of the story makes up for it。 。。。more
Mark
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In an attempt to shed her delinquent lifestyle post-high school， Takebe heads out to find some new clothing。 She ends up bumping into her old nemesis， Soramori， but two old habits apparently die hard: Takebe’s delinquency and， as it turns out， Soramori’s high school crush…Well， this is awkward。 This is a pretty good tale of two people who can’t seem to grow up， though that’s a definite negative in the case of Takebe， who is a job-drifter living in the shadow of the life she created for herself i In an attempt to shed her delinquent lifestyle post-high school， Takebe heads out to find some new clothing。 She ends up bumping into her old nemesis， Soramori， but two old habits apparently die hard: Takebe’s delinquency and， as it turns out， Soramori’s high school crush…Well， this is awkward。 This is a pretty good tale of two people who can’t seem to grow up， though that’s a definite negative in the case of Takebe， who is a job-drifter living in the shadow of the life she created for herself in her school days。It’s interesting that Takebe considers ‘you never change’ to be a negative about herself （even as she kind of resents change in others）， while Soramori sees that as a positive。 The latter is absolutely useless when it comes to helping Takebe break out of her mould。The whole thing is pretty funny， dealing with growing old， yet not necessarily growing up （I can relate）， and how to date when you win your crush by kicking her butt in a fight。 Soramori’s reasons for liking Takebe are pretty darn valid too。 There’s also a pretty hilarious chapter devoted to a series of screeds against Instagram and the culture it can create。We even get some reasonably nuanced tackling of the problems of being an adult lesbian in Japan， which I appreciate。 Not only is Takebe just being left behind， but she is quick to declare that she intends to marry and be a mother， even if she doesn’t give any indication that she wants to do anything of the sort。 It’s appropriately awkward。And so our two strange bedfellows start to spend more time together; Takebe trying to half-heartedly get out of her arrangement with Soramori via various useless plans （Takebe’s schemes are roughly as nuanced as a cheese sandwich） and Soramori， having finally caught her tail， not knowing what to do with it。This has all the elements of a stellar book and it just feels… okay。 I’m not sure if that’s because Takebe can be pretty extra at the start or because her whole thing seems to be just being angry at the world a whole lot， but there’s a missing something here that would propel this higher in my estimation。It’s a good start and I’ll definitely keep going with it， don’t get me wrong， and I love gags that comment on the creation of cover images as well， so bonus points there。 I just wanted this to ‘wow’ me， not ‘okay’ me。3 stars - I liked this and it did a lot right， but， as I just said， it’s missing that little extra something that would really make it stand out amongst many other yuri。 A comedic story with adults is rare， but there are better comedies and better adult tales being told within the genre。 。。。more
Mk
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super cute wlw two idiots in loveI love this trope and now we have the wlw gentle/heartwarming thug story about two idiots in love。 Can’t wait for volume 2！！
Ari☆
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（Me refiero a todos los tomos en conjunto） Me los leí hace 1 día y ya no recuerdo casi nada para reseñarlos individualmente 🧍♀️y no es que tenga mala memoria， es que fueron muy irrelevantes para mí。No odié la historia， pero me da completamente igual la vida de la protagonista （Takabe， la de cabello oscuro）。 El estilo de dibujo en las portadas me gusta， pero no soy muy fan en la obra en sí， ya que las escenas se ven muy incómodas por algunas escenas en las que creo que faltó "movimiento"， y aunq （Me refiero a todos los tomos en conjunto） Me los leí hace 1 día y ya no recuerdo casi nada para reseñarlos individualmente 🧍♀️y no es que tenga mala memoria， es que fueron muy irrelevantes para mí。No odié la historia， pero me da completamente igual la vida de la protagonista （Takabe， la de cabello oscuro）。 El estilo de dibujo en las portadas me gusta， pero no soy muy fan en la obra en sí， ya que las escenas se ven muy incómodas por algunas escenas en las que creo que faltó "movimiento"， y aunque los personajes no se vean exageradamente jóvenes， me causa un poco de conflicto sus rostros tan infantiles， por decirlo asi。Posibles spoilers generales: ▪︎el 80% de todo lo que pasa son mini citas que tienen， y aunque pudieron haber aprovechado cada una de ellas para contarnos muchísimas cosas， siento que se desperdiciaron en su mayoría， no nos contaban basicamente nada sobre sus vidas， dejaron muchas historias sueltas que pudieron rellenar momentos， y sobre todo， no sentí un avance romántico hacia Sasamori （la otra chica en la portada） de ninguna forma， y esto quizá porque se supone que Takabe fuera arromántica， aunque la descripción que dió coincidia más con asexualidad， pero no sentí ningún progreso o dudas importantes mientras se descubria， y al final se reducieron a unas vagas líneas con las que no identificabas qué era en realidad （arro。 o ace） ， siento sinceramente que todo ese problema es por la poca cantidad de expresiones faciales que tienen， podrian estar muriendose y no lo parecería; al final， siento que su relación es solo un tipo de dependencia， tal como la prota dice en un momento: se acostumbró tanto a estar con Sasa por las citas y sus charlas por chat cada día， agregando además que su vida es muy aburrida y no tiene nadie más con quien salir， que no tiene nada mejor que hacer， su día a día gira en torno a ella。▪︎otras cosas que me gustaria haber visto en profundidad son:1。 Más interacción de Takabe con sus "amigas" que aparecieron 2 veces de fondo。 （Para averiguar si en algun momento podian hablar sin que ésta las esté insultando en broma o gritando como loca 👍）2。 Más cosas sobre sus vidas individuales （en qué trabajaba Takabe mientras transcurria la historia， y si como se comportaba en el）， y sus familias （sobre todo de Sasa） 3。 De la prima de Takabe que andaba flechada por ella。4。 Y de la otra pareja de chicas y su antigua pandilla。En fin， es algo corto que vi y leí， no está mal para distraerse pero preferiría leer algo con mas trama， o que explique bien lo que tenga al menos。 。。。more
Jess
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[1st read from my sapphic reading group]Read all 20 chapters！This manga seems really silly and quite uninteresting at first， I'd have dropped it if it wasn't for the reading group。 BUT THEN it gets a serious turn at around chapter 15 and it gets really good！ I actually cried during those last chapters。Takebe's feelings were really well described， and I can see her being aromantic from what she says。 And I felt bad for Soramori and her extremely low self esteem， I'm glad Takebe opened her heart a [1st read from my sapphic reading group]Read all 20 chapters！This manga seems really silly and quite uninteresting at first， I'd have dropped it if it wasn't for the reading group。 BUT THEN it gets a serious turn at around chapter 15 and it gets really good！ I actually cried during those last chapters。Takebe's feelings were really well described， and I can see her being aromantic from what she says。 And I felt bad for Soramori and her extremely low self esteem， I'm glad Takebe opened her heart and solved the things between them in the end。For that final plot I recommend this manga a lot！ It's a little tiring in the beginning but it's very worth it。 。。。more
Анелия
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This was very disappointing。 I genuinely liked nothing about it！
Sierra Dean
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