Love's in Sight!, Vol. 6

ヤンキー君と白杖ガール #6

by Uoyama

Morio Kurokawa is the toughest-looking tough guy around. Yukiko Akaza is a self-possessed girl with a vision impairment attending a school for the blind. The whole city fears Morio, but Yukiko sees the real him—he’s a soft sweetheart who’s just searching for his place in the world!

After running into an old flame, Morio’s pressed to reveal his past to the jealous Yukiko. But even the happy-go-lucky Morio has a few secrets he can’t share! When Yukiko’s curiosity gets the better of her, an upset Morio walks out on the conversation. Can these normally lovey-dovey dorks learn the serious art of compromise?

Genres: Manga, Romance, Disability, Graphic Novels, Slice Of Life, Young Adult

208 pages, Paperback

First published July 21, 2021

Reviews

[James DeSantis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great volume.

The first actually deals with Morio and Yukiko first kind of fight. It's really well done, not too cheesy, and then also deals with Morio past which I find interesting. I also really enjoyed the second half and the way we can express love different ways, is a great message.

This is such a wholesome well crafted manga.

[Sheepy · Rating 5 out of 5]

That moment in this volume has been coming for a while, and it was handled so good!!! I can't wait to get the next volume!

[Jenny Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love how the secondary characters get a lot of depth! The conflicts also feel real and not contrived at all.

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[Rachel S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Series is still going strong. This volume puts Yukiko's and Morio's relationship to the test. I love the backstory about Aono.

[Sol · Rating 3 out of 5]

I appreciate the fact that Morio and Yukiko got a lot of alone time in this volume, it was really nice! I thought the art gallery scene was adorable. I feel like they made really good progress in their relationship. I also think it's so sweet that Morio opened up to her a little bit about his mom, and thought it was mature that he decided to tell her about it. These two are just sweet.

A lot of people point this out in their reviews, but I do wish this series was a little less "spelling out the lesson for you"-ish. Sometimes it feels like the message takes up more time than any plot actions. I'd love to see the characters all Doing things together, and some things don't even have to contribute to a lesson or message. It would help them feel a bit more like regular people, which I think would actually help the message that Uoyama is trying to send.

As a side note, is it bold of me to say that Aono is my favorite character in this? I get a kick out of him and also think he's just a very good kid. I'm glad that he and Morio's friendship got a chance to grow a bit in this volume! The color metaphor really hit for me, I enjoyed it.

[Jennifer]

Food for thought as always. I don’t necessarily agree that Ao has to learn colors to fit in better with sighted people, simply because they are more numerous and the world is generally set up from their point of view. If he doesn’t know color, that’s fine. If he can’t relate to a sighted person when it comes to visual things, that’s normal. He can’t really learn about colors, but knowing that things are certain colors is just factual information. Not knowing the sky is blue or grass is green could impact other things.

[Inas · Rating 5 out of 5]

this review is for the whole series (volume 1 - 8):

i wonder how i even managed to stumble upon this gem of a manga.

srsly one of the most wholesome things i’ve ever read.
i ended up reading for hours straight until 2 am.

learned so many things about blindness and disabilities.

i feel like my world just got expanded thanks to the characters.

yukiko, aono, morio, sora, shishio and all the others i can’t recall, you’ve made me laugh and cry!! both in sadness and happiness!! thank you so much!!!

pls read this absolute masterpiece!!

[Anthony Wendel · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's fascinating who got the attention in this episode. It starts with Yukio and Morio having a tiff in their relationship and moves to a totally different character getting the spotlight. It was very interesting and heartwarming to hear Aono's story and how he viewed the world.

[Bee C · Rating 4 out of 5]

🥺🥺🥺 Aono’s story of colors is what makes this volume. He tells it to help Kurokawa tell the difference between his love for Yukiko and his love for Hachiko. Aono was always just a side character who had funny lines and now I think he’s one of my favorite characters in this series.

[Audrey S · Rating 4 out of 5]

actual rating: 3.5

[Liv (LivTheBookNerd) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was sooo sweet!!!

[Naomi Forster · Rating 5 out of 5]

the colour of love

can you love more than one person? or maybe your love has different colours? making sense of love and relationships through a blind boy’s understanding of colour.

[Devon · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
I’m glad we got more from our main couple in this volume even though it was involving exes and jealousy

[Malka · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

[ReadingFrog · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

[May · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow.

[William Hardin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story on how color is seen is a beautiful concept. This series while clearly aimed at understanding those with sight impairment really makes me think and I appreciate that.

[The Book Dragon · Rating 3 out of 5]

We've been focusing on the disabilities too much apparently, time to push the story back into the romance department by bringing up exes, jealousy, insecurity, and a fight between our two protagonists. Then for good measure, we'll address the unrequited love of a third party where Mori gets advice from Aono, where Aono talks about how he sees color.

I gotta say, I don't blame Mori for any of this, especially after what Yukiko says. And I'm glad these characters have such supportive friend groups.

This series has 8 volumes.

[Casey Halvorsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS SERIES IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE It's so sweet and so informative in each issue!! I loved learning how Aono perceives the colours of the world, and how that beautiful way of thinking is transferred to many other aspects of life. This series is honestly just so lovely and I feel is a must read for any manga lover and anyone wanting to broaden their perspectives and be better informed on how other people live and experience the world