![]() ![]() specific experience of the two protagonist's past while they were in a relationship. Luckily that wasn't the case, although one can argue that there are little sprinkles of the above as they're staples to any fictional rom-com.įrom what I've read of what's translated so far (end of V4), volumes 1-3 stick pretty strictly to a formula in which the first part of each chapter gives insight into some ![]() *edited to make spoiler section clear - don't know how to blank out the spoiler portions.Ĭame into this expecting an average rom-com with the standard cliches and nonexistent development as the author milks their content for fanservice-be it in the form of poorly written borderline smut showcasing the author's virginity on full display, or (a) love interest(s) that caters to the average LN reader's fantasies. but this feels like a sus callback to what is happening with feaking Oregairu and its money-eyed author.Ĭall it "realistic" writing, but I feel cheated. 6 onwards seem to imply (to me at least) that he is extending the story for the sake of it. This coupled by the fact that the author's afterwords from Vol. but what I cannot accept is that the author has simply written Mizuto as a character that repeats again and again that he has no feelings for Isana, and that he has eyes only for Yume, and yet that catastrophe that was Vol. And to that end, it is true that Mizuto condoning Isana's flirtations towards him ARE the source of his own destruction / the destruction of the Mizuto / Yume ship. Sometimes "side-baes" or love triangles in anime / manga / LNs receive characterisation so that they are not built as flat characters. I can appreciate that "love" is a complex things. 1 - 7, and then finally reading Volume 8, I cannot help but feel that the author has totally betrayed his characterisation of the Mizuto in a complete volte face by causing him to suddenly develop feelings for Isana, when at least up to to the end of Vol 7, Mizuto states in no uncertain terms that he is interested / loves Yume. Having read all of the author's afterwords in from Vol. My humble opinion is that the author has either totally lost the plot, or has decided, rather disingenuously, to string readers along with a patently meaningless love triangle, particularly WRT Isana, whom the author has expressly said in various of his afterwords for the earlier volumes, that she wasn't even in the race to begin with. In terms of the romance between the titular main couple, I will admit, while I was initially thrilled by the direction taken by the author for the first 6 - 7 volumes, I slowly came to realise what a train-wreck of a story it started to grow into by the final and most recent volume (8).īeing primarily a romance story, I will focus on that aspect in this review to see if it holds water as a "romance" story. between former lovers / family get blurred, and the inbetween. The key questions are: what does it mean to be a lover, where does the line If I was to sum up the pith of the narrative, it is about two people finding their place with each other as sibilings / potential lovers, despite carrying the baggage of having broken up with each other some two weeks before the main narrative begins. Like many people, I was intrigued by the premise having seen an ad for the anime on Youtube, and wound up reading the manga followed by all eight (8) volumes of the Light Novel (thanks Hellping) because I grew invested in the story. ![]()
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