Skip and Loafer, Vol. 4
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- Create Date：2022-07-19 08:52:07
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Misaki Takamatsu
- ISBN：1638582033
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Summary
The critically acclaimed romantic comedy about a country girl chasing her dreams in Tokyo！
Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town， going to a prestigious university， and making positive change in the world。 But she's so focused on reaching her goals that she's not prepared for the very different （and overwhelming） city life that awaits her in a Tokyo high school。 Luckily， she makes fast friends with Shima Sousuke， a handsome classmate who's as laid-back as she is over-prepared。 Can this naive country girl make it big in Tokyo with Sousuke by her side？ This charming manga was nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award and is sure to skip its way into your heart。
Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town， going to a prestigious university， and making positive change in the world。 But she's so focused on reaching her goals that she's not prepared for the very different （and overwhelming） city life that awaits her in a Tokyo high school。 Luckily， she makes fast friends with Shima Sousuke， a handsome classmate who's as laid-back as she is over-prepared。 Can this naive country girl make it big in Tokyo with Sousuke by her side？ This charming manga was nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award and is sure to skip its way into your heart。
Reviews
Jasmine ♡
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seeing shima come out of his shell thanks to mitsumi :’） I’m crying
Cerize
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How I've missed them。 There's not much that happened since it focused on the school event， but it was fun nontheless。 We got to meet Shima's little brother！ He's so adorable and so squishyyyyy。 How I've missed them。 There's not much that happened since it focused on the school event， but it was fun nontheless。 We got to meet Shima's little brother！ He's so adorable and so squishyyyyy。 。。。more
luisa
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four stars ✩⋆⁺₊⋆
Brenda
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Largué unas lagrimitas 😪
Katya
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Another great addition to this series。 I’ll have to go preorder the next volumes lol。
lucile
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
mint🍵
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i want this e two girls to get together soooo bad ahfmgiwbxh also sousukes little brother was ADORABLE
squirtle
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This manga is so sooo underrated！！ The character development in this volume is *chef's kiss* 🤌 This manga is so sooo underrated！！ The character development in this volume is *chef's kiss* 🤌 。。。more
cami
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HES JUST LIKE MEE！！！😭😭😭
Marigold
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This series is so incredibly cute and heartfelt！ 💕It also explores the dynamics of friendships and ambitions in a really thoughful way。
Kat
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ahh。。。continues to be。。。kinda cute？ relatable？ but also just so slow and not engaging。 I don't think this series is for me。。。this entire volume （and most of the ones previous） I'm mostly waiting for something swoon-worthy or like really compelling to happen。 this is not the series for me。 ahh。。。continues to be。。。kinda cute？ relatable？ but also just so slow and not engaging。 I don't think this series is for me。。。this entire volume （and most of the ones previous） I'm mostly waiting for something swoon-worthy or like really compelling to happen。 this is not the series for me。 。。。more
Cassidy Hall
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4。5/5
Mark
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Mitsumi is trying to do literally everything for her first-ever school festival and is burning the candle at both ends and maybe from the side as well。 Shima winds up playing his usual role， but that lands him a role of the kind he’d been trying to avoid， and doing so is going to bring all sorts of his past back to haunt him。Phew， there’s a lot here。 This is a very good festival arc， frankly， and that’s high praise in my book given how many of these one encounters if reading any amount of manga， Mitsumi is trying to do literally everything for her first-ever school festival and is burning the candle at both ends and maybe from the side as well。 Shima winds up playing his usual role， but that lands him a role of the kind he’d been trying to avoid， and doing so is going to bring all sorts of his past back to haunt him。Phew， there’s a lot here。 This is a very good festival arc， frankly， and that’s high praise in my book given how many of these one encounters if reading any amount of manga， especially in the romance genre。 Wisely， this has all the trappings， but the meat is a little different。Mitsumi is given a lot to do， then decides to do even more than that。 There’s more than a little immaturity to the way she just spreads herself over everything and wants to do more and more and more， which bites her hard and shows her the pettiness of teenage girls in the process。As befits this series， Shima comes to the rescue， but it turns out that Mitsumi doesn’t need very much by way of saving。 She’s more than capable of weathering criticism and doesn’t even let it stop her from coming through for those who dunked on her。Shima is a mess， as usual， but he’s an interesting mess and it’s made him way more interesting than a generic shojo lead。 His complicated relationship with acting is one thing， but there’s also an issue with how he keeps people at arm’s length， his cynicism simmering underneath his façade。When the class decides to mount a production of The Sound of Music （this high school is ludicrously advanced - my 11th grade class couldn’t have pulled off a screening of The Sound of Music）， Shima gets pulled in due to his own hang ups and is forced to reckon with not only his own outlook， but Mitsumi’s as well。 What’s really great about this is that the two of them are largely doing their own thing for big chunks of the story， rather than pining after one another。 They certainly cross paths and Mitsumi is on Shima’s mind， most definitely， but they are separate people still。Shima’s development this volume and his unfortunately timed reckoning with the path he’s chosen （the metaphor here’s a little tortured， but still good） are mostly spot on and when you look at this manga from a distance almost every cast member has strong characterization （that almost becomes relevant in two paragraphs）。The side character stuff is equally solid。 Poor Takamine has to suffer in the shadow of the student president position she lost， but there’s a good turn between her and the flighty guy who got it。 Elsewhere， Yuzu， the girl who can’t stand being fawned over for her looks， and the very nerdy Makoto have probably my favourite moments in the story， with Yuzu’s dog painting becoming a focal point for a truly great friendship。 Eventually。Downsides， there are some。 I think that Ririka kind of falls a bit flat as an antagonist at the end of it all。 It’s a little surprising because this story has already done some stellar work with would-be rivals。 She goes a lot harder on Shima than he deserves and， in fact， he doesn’t deserve near as much as he thinks he does。While that’s a standard ploy to keep your male lead from being unlikable， it’s a little less special than the characterization this series has been effortlessly nailing thus far。 I genuinely think that the author could have pulled off having him be a bit more involved in her past situation than he was。Now， Ririka going hard is fine - she’s absolutely vicious at more than one point here and her interactions with Mitsumi are plenty of fun amidst the horror of it all。 And， for all that they defang some of this， there are still some repercussions to handle。 It’s definitely the weakest part of the volume。4。5 stars - Ririka could be better， everything else is great。 While Skip & Loafer rarely knocks my socks off， it always does a strong job and， with this whole arc a notch above the norm， I think I’ll reward it as such。 。。。more
Hazelle
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I’m so invested with the growth to all the friendships and healing happening in this book。 I feel like parts of myself is healing in the process 🥹。I truly appreciate Mitsumi’s positive attitude and her resilience to achieve her goals without betraying anyone。 Shima and Mitsumi are friendship goals！ 🥰
Shane
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yet another fantastic installment to my favorite ongoing series！ misaki takamatsu is， frankly， a master of character development and it shows in this volume especially。
beaTRIZ
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a amizade deles-
Keiko Reads Manga
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Seriously， I'm telling you this is really great stuff。 This volume particularly revolves around the cultural festival， acceptance， and freedom of expression。 I love how the author didn't choose to ride the heavy side of the path and weave the story soothingly calm。 The clear autumn sky in the end sure is uplifting， just like that of Sousuke's grateful and adorable smile。 Seriously， I'm telling you this is really great stuff。 This volume particularly revolves around the cultural festival， acceptance， and freedom of expression。 I love how the author didn't choose to ride the heavy side of the path and weave the story soothingly calm。 The clear autumn sky in the end sure is uplifting， just like that of Sousuke's grateful and adorable smile。 。。。more
marcia
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In this volume， we get to know Sousuke a little better but we still don't know exactly what went down to make him the way he is now。 It's just vaguely alluded to and honestly creates more questions than answers。 I still enjoyed it， but it's not as satisfying as I would've liked。 In this volume， we get to know Sousuke a little better but we still don't know exactly what went down to make him the way he is now。 It's just vaguely alluded to and honestly creates more questions than answers。 I still enjoyed it， but it's not as satisfying as I would've liked。 。。。more
malena
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Enfrentan sus problemas y crecen aaaaaaaaa。 Estoy feliz， aliviada， orgullosa， preocupada， algo asustada y muy esperanzada
celene
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aww sousukekins 🥺
Zian B。
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More of a 3。5 star rating; I read this volume before the official english release， thanks to online translated scans。Cultural festivals are always interesting for me to see/read in manga since that’s not a thing in my region of the world。 I really like that this volume focused more on Sousuke and his character development， but still included Mitsumi and other students。 I’m curious to see how things go in the next volume with the latter half of the school year starting。
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