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Chasing After Aoi Koshiba 3

Chasing After Aoi Koshiba 3

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  • Create Date：2022-05-08 09:52:06
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Hazuki Takeoka
  • ISBN：1646512456
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Summary

A yuri romance about the intense feelings of youth， and the perspective and regrets that adulthood can bring， for fans of manga like Bloom Into You and Orange。 From the creator of Masamune-kun's Revenge Hazuki Takeoka and acclaimed yuri artist Fly。

A young girl’s journey through adolescence is packed full of drama， and budding socialite Sahoko is no exception。 After a summer of emotions， she’s finally acknowledged the feelings she has in her heart for the tomboy， Aoi。 With the start of the fall semester just around the corner， the new school year is shaping up to be just as turbulent as the last！

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Reviews

Dani Lee ，

it's still a mystery why they drove themselves apart。 but we're getting there。 it's still a mystery why they drove themselves apart。 but we're getting there。 。。。more

Nadina ，

This was a good continuation of the series。 I liked the characters， liked their growth， and liked how the story is moving along。 I look forward to the next volume。

Paulette ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 First of all， let me go ahead and admit that I'm already so terribly impatient for volume four。 I love this series so much， there's so much mystery about exactly what happened in the past， and why Aoi and Sahoko aren't together in the present LIKE THEY SHOULD BE （is that a spoiler？）。 They were both there for each other when it counted， and have shown a lot of personal growth and realization of themselves。 *sighs* Now I have to wait until december for the next volume。 First of all， let me go ahead and admit that I'm already so terribly impatient for volume four。 I love this series so much， there's so much mystery about exactly what happened in the past， and why Aoi and Sahoko aren't together in the present LIKE THEY SHOULD BE （is that a spoiler？）。 They were both there for each other when it counted， and have shown a lot of personal growth and realization of themselves。 *sighs* Now I have to wait until december for the next volume。 。。。more

Cynthia ，

I think I mostly like the pace of this series。 This volume has a lot of character growth while still remaining on the very slow side for the romance development。 I appreciated that this volume develops more the motivation behind the main character's decision to do everything to be popular。 I think the flashback to her middle school festival （and the picture leaving her out） is something that is very relatable for a lot of shier/quieter teenagers。 I think I mostly like the pace of this series。 This volume has a lot of character growth while still remaining on the very slow side for the romance development。 I appreciated that this volume develops more the motivation behind the main character's decision to do everything to be popular。 I think the flashback to her middle school festival （and the picture leaving her out） is something that is very relatable for a lot of shier/quieter teenagers。 。。。more

Mark ，

After wrecking a perfectly useless date， Aoi and Sahoko get to have a little time to themselves。 As the two grow closer， however， something simmers behind the scenes in Sahoko's classroom that might destroy the new life she's worked so hard to create for herself。。。Sahoko's kind of been a bit of a try-hard throughout this series， pushing her likes and popularity above everything else， even as she's drawn to the effortlessly spectacular Aoi （not that Aoi would ever see herself as such）。 As a resul After wrecking a perfectly useless date， Aoi and Sahoko get to have a little time to themselves。 As the two grow closer， however， something simmers behind the scenes in Sahoko's classroom that might destroy the new life she's worked so hard to create for herself。。。Sahoko's kind of been a bit of a try-hard throughout this series， pushing her likes and popularity above everything else， even as she's drawn to the effortlessly spectacular Aoi （not that Aoi would ever see herself as such）。 As a result， this entire volume turns into a huge exploration of where Sahoko came from and what she tried to distance herself from。Of course， it would be nice to say that this journey is prompted by something sweet or a desire to bridge the gap between past and present， but that's too simple for the dynamics of high school。 Instead， a viciously jealous otaku decides she needs to get to the top of the social ladder by destroying Sahoko and her friends and uses the latter's past to do so。 It's criminally uncomfortable as Sahoko is forced to deny herself out of fear that nobody will accept her， compounded with all the lies she told。The knife twists even further when Anna tries to make things better。 Poor Anna and her love for Sahoko can't catch a break and it's hard not to feel bad for her （although we'll see how that cliffhanger plays out） when she offers to help Sahoko by proving a series of pictures aren't of her。Sahoko lashes out at this， to her regret， but it's not hard to see why - in that moment she's essentially having her old self rejected by somebody other than her and the fallout from that really reverbates。 It definitely reminds me of girls I knew in high school， in the sense that friendships could alter at the drop of a hat。Phew。 It's a lot， especially when Sahoko feels her life slipping away from her， but the way this resolves is a catharsis that I didn't think this story was going to actually let us have and it really changed my opinion on Sahoko。 Plus， she learns a valuable lesson。 But is it valuable enough？ In spite of all this drama， it takes forever before she opens up to Aoi， who is rapidly becoming her closest confidante （though Aoi is hiding a side of herself as well， as it turns out）。 There’s something there in that the person you end up closest to is sometimes the hardest to be utterly honest with。It’s very， very easy to get entirely too invested in this。 Which probably explains why I am entirely too invested in this。 The lingering mysteries of the reunion are killing me - who the heck is that with Aoi， precisely？ If our leads drifted apart， why does Sahoko still have her number？ What will happen！？Despite a couple of ‘huh？’ moments where the story loses a little cohesion， everything is really good this volume and leaves so much left to think about。 The yuri is slowly creeping into this， odd moments cropping up here and there， although Anna has been hiding in plain sight since last volume。 Her blunders aside， Anna’s little mannerisms （she’s got a fist pump here that is my favourite image in the whole book） and the feeling that her entire enterprise is doomed from the start make her own love just as tragic。 It’s interesting that she has little touches of “villainy” but is mostly just chasing what she wants as best she can （for now）。This is a really great yuri title， with a lot of nuanced characters that really make it come alive。 You’d like to think that Aoi and Sahoko are going to work this all out （especially after they… anyway…）， but there are actually a couple endgames that make sense or could make sense here （Sahoko and Anna kind of seem like they’d actually be a decent match， which is saying something for a rival）。 That’s strong writing。4 stars - maybe 4。5， though I liked the last volume a touch more。 I still think there’s going to be a volume of this that’s going to absolutely blow me away， but we’re not quite there yet。 。。。more

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