Let's Cast Off 01

Let's Cast Off #1

by SchornEE

Haruki liebt das Segeln. Zusammen mit seinem Bruder Takeshi will er unbedingt in die Fußstapfen seines Vaters treten und ein ebenso begnadeter Segler werden. Als dieser jedoch bei einem tragischen Unfall ertrinkt, entwickelt Haruki eine riesige Angst vor dem Wasser, die ihn dazu zwingt, das Segeln aufzugeben. Haruki ist sich sicher, mit seiner früheren Leidenschaft abgeschlossen zu haben … Bis zu jenem Tag, als er dem Segellehrer Kaito begegnet. Aber warum scheinen Takeshi und Kaito so vertraut?

Genres: Manga, Romance, LGBT, Queer, Comics, Yaoi, Sports

288 pages, Paperback

Published July 26, 2023

Reviews

[Bhawisha · Rating 1 out of 5]

I enjoyed this when it first started off but the situation with the brothers is a bit much for me. It’s incredibly emotionally draining and the community is also kinda toxic esp when it comes to Takeshi. I feel like he’s the only character there that I can relate to and that’s incredible complex and well written. He really doesn’t deserve the hate he gets. He gets blamed for the HaruKai breakup but I think that was on Kaito. He was aware of both sides of the situation whereas Haruki and Takeshi had no idea they both feelings for the same person and still kept quiet about it. He has his reasons but I feel like that fact gets glossed over.

I also don’t ship Haruki and Kaito. As someone mentioned below as well, Haruki seems like he’s much younger than Kaito and not because of the age/height but his mannerisms as well. I think he was supposed to come across as cute/naive/innocent but I feel like that has led him to be seen as a child who’s 12 and not 18.

And a final thing, I hate people being all “CoRnELiUs iS tHeRe” to Takeshi. I see no chemistry there, just maybe a one-sided crush thing and I feel like that agenda is being pushed as a backup/second choice which neither of them deserve. I do hope Takeshi’s story gets a happy resolution.

Anyway, I’m dropping this for now.

Edit 26/11/22: I read the final chapter and… yeah. No thanks. I still think the author did wrong by someone she claims is her favourite character. He ends up with Cornelius’ sister? REALLY??? 🙄🙄🙄🙄

I really wanted to see him ACTUALLY fall in love… not this BS *3 years later* time skip gloss over.

Oh, and I’m still not a fan of HaruKai. Gives me the ick.

[sladynoire · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this a lot, and I can't wait for the next episode! The ships (or most of them) are all adorable, and I like the backstories as they help me understand the characters better. Shinzo's brother (Isao, I think?) was one of my favorite characters, and I liked Conner as well.

Now, this might be an unpopular opinion, but I don't really ship Haruki and Kaito. They do have some chemistry, I'll admit, but the whole thing with Haruki's brother just annoys me a ton. I'm not a huge fan of the love triangle trope, and to be honest, Takeshi is first of all closer in age with Kaito than Haruki, and second of all Takeshi has known Kaito (and liked him!) for longer than Haruki has. I 'm not saying I ship Takeshi with Kaito, Cornel x Takeshi is definitely the one, it's just that the whole ~situation~ with the brothers and Kaito annoys me. Plus the fact that Kaito is like 3 years older than Haruki (It's not the biggest problem in the world, but when I was reading the comic the age gap felt very large, maybe because Haruki is a bit short compared to Kaito? Idk)

But who knows? Maybe the next episodes in the series my change my mind ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[❋Rushna❋ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful art and such a good storyline! Wishing this had a screen adaptation because I love all the characters ❤️

[Reading_ Tamishly · Rating 5 out of 5]

2021 favourite.

Do not ignore this series anymore!

This made me cry and cry yet feel so good.

One of the most amazing young adult series I have read so far.

The siblings. The friendships. And I don't believe I'm saying this but for the only time in my life never have I ever enjoyed and ship everyone in love triangles. It hurts to see any of the character involved get their hearts broken. I ship them all. That's the problem. It's just impossible not to love the characters, the dog, the ship (actual ship not the ship ship), of course the ships (yes the ship I ship), and even the bad guys. Each of the character has been so well developed that I feel like they are in my real life now.

I have to wait for another week for the next update. Damn.

[Amelia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Idk why everyone finds Haruki as cute cinnamon roll and Takeshi as some evil brother even after he always put everyone's need before him, he should have just let it all go after Kaito's accident. This is a BL, we don't need a damsel in distress who needs to be "saved" by prince charming. If I wanted that I'd read some cringe straight story. Also I don't ship Haruki and Kaito and I don't ship Takeshi and Kaito as well because I feel Kaito represents everything that is wrong in the webtoon, him going away would solve a lot of things. IDK if I wanna continue reading this.

[Skylar C. R. Wolf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sehr schön illustriert
Tiefgründige Geschichte, die Lust zum Writerlesen schafft
Ich will wissen, warum Takeshi sich Haruki so gegenüber benimmt
Interessante Informationen übers Segeln
Ob Haruki je wieder segelt?

[Carolina · Rating 1 out of 5]

Al fin lo pude terminar. He de decir que no me gustó para nada pero rescato conversaciones que estuvieron buenas y que también tuvo situaciones difíciles que fueron bien redactadas. Pero a nivel relaciones y personajes no fue de mi agrado. Me dio terrible cringe la relación entre Kaito y Haruki, no solamente desde el punto de vista de "qué necesidad de un culebrón de mal gusto" sino que también me pareció que la diferencia de edad era importante. Más aún cuando vemos que al final Haruki termina de crecer y pegar el estirón. Tienen 4 años de diferencia pero la narración y arte de los personajes me hizo sentir que la brecha era mayor. Entonces esto junto al triángulo amoroso, hizo que no disfrutara nada de esa relación. Especialmente cuando todos los problemas los genera Kaito, primero sabiendo que no estaba bien meterse con el hermano del amigo y después, cuando Haruki le pide que no le diga de la relación al hermano, no tiene mejor idea que ir y decirle, provocando terrible caos.
Honestamente me hubiera gustado más que construyera mejor la historia entre Kaito y Takeshi. Todo su pasado y desarrollo hubiera quedado bien amalgamado si le hubiera dado la chance a explorar los desafíos, aprendizaje y bueno, si le hubiera dado más voz a sus personajes sobre resolver esa relación en los momentos adecuados. El hecho que Takeshi se borrara sin volver a ver atrás me pareció terrible. Después le da la capacidad mágica de poder comunicarse cuando ya no puede enmendarlo. Siento que quedó un personaje inconsistente y que podría haber tenido avances y maduración, al lado de Kaito también. Me pareció un desperdicio 😭 y a pesar de todo, fue mi personaje favorito por ser el más complejo.
Por otro lado, Kaito tampoco buscó volver a hablar pero aparece como por arte de magia 3 años después. Después nos muestran que tenían un vínculo RE fuerte e intenso para romperlo porque sí, sin lugar a que se ponga en duda. Pero le pone empeño a que el amor entre Haruki y Kaito era más fuerte??? Literal se enganchan unas semanas y eso reemplaza a años de amistad, acompañamiento, confidencias y afecto. No se, no me pareció que tuviera sentido la verdad.
Agrego que la historia del pasado de Akira y Archer me partió el corazón. Archer ALTO personaje.
Una pena la verdad, siento que podría haber sido una obra buenísima pero, al menos para mi, fue una decepción.

[sandrasliteratur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Auf Deutsch bei altraverse erschienen
Okay, diese Story ist so viel mehr, als ich anhand des Klappentextes erahnen konnte und das ist wirklich genial! Haruki ist ein zuckersüßer, noch etwas unbeholfener Hauptcharakter und auch Kaito ist einfach toll und sehr interessant. Was mich jedoch am allermeisten überzeugt hat ist der Verlauf der Handlung, der sich in sämtliche Ecken ausbreitet und damit einen wunderbaren Einstieg ist die Welt der Geschichte schafft. Es gibt viele wirklich tolle Nebencharaktere und soooo viele Verbindungen, die nach und nach aufgedeckt werden. Die Geschichte ist, wie soll ich es am besten sagen, nicht geradlinig erzählt, im Sinne von, es gibt so viele Dinge unterwegs zu entdecken, die einen wundervollen und interessanten Rahmen schaffen. Also klar, wir haben unseren roten Faden, aber unglaublich viele Ausschmückungen, die es zusätzlich zu entdeckten gibt. Der Erzählstil der Künstlerin ist wirklich beeindruckend und ich bin nach dem Auftakt schon sehr verliebt in alles! Das Thema Segeln und die Nähe zum Wasser, ergeben ein absolut gemütliches Setting. Ich hatte nach beenden des ersten Bandes ganz stark das Bedürfnis gleich nochmal von vorne anzufangen, weil es einfach so wholesome war! Ich freue mich unglaublich über die tolle Neuerscheinung & kann sie euch definitiv ans Herz legen!
Instagram: @sandrasmangas

[Isaac · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. This was a good read, but also a frustrating one. The art was mostly just okay, but there were occasional moments of brilliance. The climactic sequence is visually stunning - or maybe I was just so emotionally invested by that point that the art felt more visceral. The romance is cute, if a little cookie cutter, and the characters are extremely well-conceived. That did however mean that most of the characters were incredibly unlikable at at least one point in the story. I also did not like that Kaito mostly got let off the hook for some of the crappy things he did, whereas every other character has to come to terms with the fact that they were wrong. Kaito is portrayed as perfect and never wrong, and he is not. Honestly, while this is a romance comic, I didn't especially care for the main couple - they're decent, don't get me wrong - but rather the development of the central protagonist, Haruki, on his own, which was handled excellently. I do think the comic wrapped up in a fairly unsatisfying way. Akira's storyline is mishandled, as are the romances outside the main couple, which come out of nowhere, lack chemistry and development, and torpedo far more interesting relationships that were built up.

[DA libros y poemas · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.8 ✨ (spanish versión - english )
Ha sido una aventura, este webtoon es uno de lo mejores que he leído. Su arte, su historia, sus personajes son hermosos. Me tarde en leer el final, porque no podia dejar ir a esta maravillosa historia.

No le pongo 5 estrellas objectivamente porque el final se me hizo un poco apresurado, me hubiera gustado ver un poco más después del arco de redención, pero el epílogo me calmo un poco.
Solo quéda decir: ✨haz tuyo el viento ✨

English version ⬇️
It's been an adventure, this webtoon is one of the best I've ever read. His art, his story, his characters are beautiful. It took me a while to read the end, because I couldn't let go of this wonderful story. I'm not giving it 5 stars objectively because the ending was a bit rushed for me, I would have liked to see a little more after the redemption arc, but the epilogue calmed me down a bit. It only remains to say: ✨ make the wind yours ✨

[juli✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

i can't believe it's (almost) over 😭😭





let's cast off took me on an emotional journey that spanned, for me at least, about a year. this was a heartfelt story about love, loss, grief, overcoming fear, family, and above all else, a passion for sailing.


this is one of those webcomics that keeps you invested from start to finish. all in all, i can't recommend let's cast off enough!!

[Rex Inanis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ich hab das letztes Jahr als Geschenk für einen Freund gekauft, weil er's süß fand vom durchblättern im Buchladen her, aber das ist gar nicht meine Art von Buch. Ich lese sowieso sehr selten nur Yaoi/BL, aber dann direkt auch noch so ein shirtless surfer boy trope... Nicht meins! Der Hauptcharakter war aber echt süß und der Artstyle teilweise sehr liebevoll, wobei ich auch lieber farblose Manga lese. Das Buch steht jetzt in meinem Regal, weil er irgendwie nicht gecheckt hat, dass das für ihn ist. Ich werd's ihm irgendwann zurück geben, weil ich kann damit wirklich nichts anfangen lmao

[Jeyanlri · Rating 5 out of 5]

LETS CAST OFF is definitely one of my favorite Webtoons on Webtoon Canvas; the storyline is really interesting, and that along with the amazing storytelling and art really gives this webcomic a high quality rating. I was actually able to finish this webcomic in one sitting, and I was hooked by the first two episodes. Definitely recommend this webtoon!

[LeoBeo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little story, can’t wait for the second book to come out. The art is beautiful but some characters just don’t seem to have been well thought of since some of them didn’t really have a background story in the first book, I hope that changes in the second one. This book made me laugh, blush, feel second hand embarrassment and so much more.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hoping the author will soon print a paperback version. It was such a good webtoon that after almost 4 years, I can truly say I was never bored. The characters and story is top notch and I've reread it MULTIPLE times throughout it's production.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of my favorite webcomics for a long time. However, I didn't like it as much towards the end. I'm not sure if that's because the story actually got worse, or if I just grew out of it. Either way, I somehow managed to stick with this comic for nearly 4 years.

[Tankii · Rating 1 out of 5]

Zuerst muss ich anmerken dass ich lediglich das erste Kapitel als Leseprobe gelesen habe. Abgesehen davon hat mich was ich gelesen habe kaum beeindruckt. Es klingt nach einer langweilen slice of life Geschichte, wie man sie schon tausend mal gesehen hat.

[Sarah Lopes]

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[Aiday Moon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me ha acompañado desde el capítulo 1 y le guardo mucho cariño, tal vez no sea la trama más complicada o con los mejores personajes, pero es muy cozy ♥️

[Sriji :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT WE CAN WRITE REVIEWS FOR WEBTOON COMICS AS WELL? HOLY SHIT-

[antonia🫧 · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute story



but i was honestly convinced takeshi was also gay.

[Lenakoko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ein eher langsamer Boys Love Comic mit viel Drama und vielen interessanten Charakteren. Muss ich unbedingt weiter lesen.
Mir haben auch die viele Referenzen auf Free! gefallen.

[Fallon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This manga is an example of how great Instagram can be.
Instagram showed me this manga in a post because volume 5 is coming out soon and I checked to see if it was available as an e-book. So it was available :-)

First volume and I'm shockingly in love.
Haruki and Takeshi's story really got to me and you can see how they both deal with it.
While Takeshi continues to sail, Haruki has really suffered a very strong trauma. I feel for him and I'm so sorry that he has such a fear of water and you really want him to get rid of it.

I still love the relationship between the brothers and how Takeshi is really there as a big brother to protect him. Even though I think it's a bit superficial, but I think it's his routine.
So I was all the more happy when Kaito showed up.
Haruki fits him so well and he fits Haruki and I immediately thought please sail together. I want to see them sailing together.

I definitely want to read volume 2 and see how the story develops. I want to know more about the other characters and I'm so excited to see if it's going to happen because I imagine something must have happened between Kato and Takeshi too.

[Kylie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely love this story. The story itself is captivating, the characters are so real and loveable (or sometimes not) and the artistry is gorgeous.
I would love to see this out in print and also animated as a series. Both would work so well.

[Katherine Cubillos · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5/5