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heyjudy's review against another edition
3.0
~3/5
I read several books in this series a long time ago, and remembered really liking it. I’ve had my eye on the series for a while, wanting to read more of it, but just not getting around to getting any of the volumes. I’ve finally decided to jump on board with it, though, and got a few volumes the other day, and am in the works of getting the rest of the series.
It’s starting out similar to what I remember, but so much of it is a blank for me, that I’m enjoying re-reading it so far. Also, the beginning of the series: not very good in terms of story and character. It gets better, though (I think?), and I’m excited for that.
So, Karin, our main character, is a quiet, ‘ugly’, shy, and awkward girl. She’s also holding in a lot of anger. But she’s ‘friends’ with Yuko, a very ‘pretty’ and popular girl at her school, who is constantly putting Karin down but making it look like she’s being nice/it’s all a joke, and also always flirting with boys. Karin incidentally meets this popular, playboy from another school, who's interested in Karin from the start, but who Yuko is trying to win over, and yet who Karin is trying to ignore.
Karin, at this point, is just okay. I’m not a huge fan, but I don’t dislike her very much at the moment. She gets better, I believe/hope, but at the moment her anger is a little over the top, and yet she is also not doing anything about it. Plus, her reactions are always done so over the top, and that’s just kind of annoying at the moment.
Kiriya is alright too. He’s nice, and he’s tough (I guess?), and he has good intentions. We don’t actually get to know him very well in this volume, so I’m looking forward to finding out who he actually is as a character.
I don’t like Yuko. She’s just an over the top bitchy popular girl, in a very stereotypical fashion, and I’m looking forward to her plot line being finished. Karin is also starting to interact with another girl in her class, Nanri, who is collected and doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her. I like her. And I’m looking forward to seeing more of her.
Overall, this volume was a little weak. It’s falling very easily into the mean girl trope with Yuko, including her already threatening Karin after finding out she was hanging out with Kiriya. Hopefully that plot will end in the next volume (or two, at most), and something better with happen. And I don’t remember how far I got in this series before (about halfway, I think), but I’m enjoying reading it over again, especially since I remembered so little, and I’m looking forward to getting to the story that I don’t remember anything about.
This review is also available on my blog.
I read several books in this series a long time ago, and remembered really liking it. I’ve had my eye on the series for a while, wanting to read more of it, but just not getting around to getting any of the volumes. I’ve finally decided to jump on board with it, though, and got a few volumes the other day, and am in the works of getting the rest of the series.
It’s starting out similar to what I remember, but so much of it is a blank for me, that I’m enjoying re-reading it so far. Also, the beginning of the series: not very good in terms of story and character. It gets better, though (I think?), and I’m excited for that.
So, Karin, our main character, is a quiet, ‘ugly’, shy, and awkward girl. She’s also holding in a lot of anger. But she’s ‘friends’ with Yuko, a very ‘pretty’ and popular girl at her school, who is constantly putting Karin down but making it look like she’s being nice/it’s all a joke, and also always flirting with boys. Karin incidentally meets this popular, playboy from another school, who's interested in Karin from the start, but who Yuko is trying to win over, and yet who Karin is trying to ignore.
Karin, at this point, is just okay. I’m not a huge fan, but I don’t dislike her very much at the moment. She gets better, I believe/hope, but at the moment her anger is a little over the top, and yet she is also not doing anything about it. Plus, her reactions are always done so over the top, and that’s just kind of annoying at the moment.
Kiriya is alright too. He’s nice, and he’s tough (I guess?), and he has good intentions. We don’t actually get to know him very well in this volume, so I’m looking forward to finding out who he actually is as a character.
I don’t like Yuko. She’s just an over the top bitchy popular girl, in a very stereotypical fashion, and I’m looking forward to her plot line being finished. Karin is also starting to interact with another girl in her class, Nanri, who is collected and doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her. I like her. And I’m looking forward to seeing more of her.
Overall, this volume was a little weak. It’s falling very easily into the mean girl trope with Yuko, including her already threatening Karin after finding out she was hanging out with Kiriya. Hopefully that plot will end in the next volume (or two, at most), and something better with happen. And I don’t remember how far I got in this series before (about halfway, I think), but I’m enjoying reading it over again, especially since I remembered so little, and I’m looking forward to getting to the story that I don’t remember anything about.
This review is also available on my blog.
jj_janzen's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
My childhood manga 🤩
sunnydee's review against another edition
3.0
Der Manga war okay, aber es ist nichts was ich vermisst hätte, wenn ich ihn nicht gelesen hätte. Die Story ist für meinen Geschmack zu sehr auf das Beziehungsthema beschränkt und ich fand einige Charaktere zu klischeehaft und unsympathisch. Alles in allem etwas zu bedrückend für mich für einen Manga dieser Art.
Der Zeichenstil ist mir auch zu altbacken und zu konzentriert auf Gesichter und Großaufnahmen von Gesichtern. Ich werde die Reihe nicht weiter verfolgen.
Der Zeichenstil ist mir auch zu altbacken und zu konzentriert auf Gesichter und Großaufnahmen von Gesichtern. Ich werde die Reihe nicht weiter verfolgen.
plutomig's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
fcbgiulia's review against another edition
3.0
rilettura :3 quando sono sotto esame le vecchie glorie dell'adolescenza tornano all'attacco XD solo che non devo azzardarmi a prendere in mano le mie copie o potrebbero rimanermi in mano le pagine da tante volte l'ho riletto :p
christinetheadorkablegeek's review against another edition
5.0
I love this manga and I don’t know why. I just had this feeling that I would love it. So excited to read more.
doorasbookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
This manga, was my introduction into this world. And I still love it just as much as I did when I read it for the first time in 5th grade.
It's a bit cheesy, but it's shoujo.
It's a bit cheesy, but it's shoujo.
cats_cardigans_and_catalogs's review against another edition
3.0
Not very original, but it's cute. I shouldn't like it nearly as much as I do, because it's pretty stereotypical. But I'm still going to keep reading it, haha!