Romantica Clock 02

ロマンチカクロック [Romantica Clock] #2

by Yōko Maki

Aufgrund ihrer miserablen Noten wird Akane von ihrer Mutter dazu verdonnert, ausgerechnet bei Aoi –ihrem Zwillingsbruder und Rivalen in Personalunion – Nachhilfe zu nehmen. Akane sträubt sich zunächst mit Händen und Füßen, doch wichtige Prüfungen stehen bevor. Da sorgt eine streunende Katze dafür, dass sich die beiden daran erinnern, in ihrer Kindheit auch schöne Zeiten miteinander verbracht zu haben. Wird Akane dadurch motiviert endlich mal lernen?!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo

208 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2013

About the author

槙ようこ, Maki-sensei speaks of herself in the third person. Has a mangaka sister, Aki Mochida.

Pet: Leo, dog
Height: 164.5 cmv

Reviews

[༶•┈┈୨♡୧┈┈•༶ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5⭐️

[78sunny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich liebe diese Reihe. Kaum ein anderer Manga kann mit diesem zuckersüßen Zeichstil und der netten Geschichte mithalten.

[Bibliothecat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review for complete series

I am so sad about this; I really like Yoko Maki and I thought I would love this series as her works have continuously been getting better. Romantica Clock tells the story of twins Akane and Aoi - the former is naive and happy-go-lucky whilst the latter is studious and somewhat stoic. With Maki's beautiful art, this should have been a perfectly lovely story about the dynamics between these polar opposite twins, their family and social life, school struggles and of course romance. And while it had all that, it was just so... boring.

I generally liked the characters but I don't feel as though we ever got to know them properly. I can't relate to why Akane feels so extremely competitive toward her brother Aoi. Most of the other family members felt redundant and friends were introduced left and right without us ever truly getting to know them. The romance was even worse - Akane and her love interest might be very cute but she is much too immature for me to feel invested in them. I don't understand why he likes her and her liking him back feels just like a whim. Aoi's romance on the other hand isn't even cute, it's bland and comes across as entirely one sided.

All in all, it is still a cute manga but it could have been so much more and it should not have taken me as long as it did to finish this (6 weeks for 10 volumes!). It was just so bland and uneventful that the only thing left for me to truly like was the beautiful art. It's also not a genre thing as I can enjoy slice of life stories as well as sweet romances with young characters. There's just something missing in Romantica Clock and it really saddens me given that I like the author.

[Ambivert Sister · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Mereka itu semakin sering berkelahi justru semakin akrab."

Judul: Romantica Clock 2
Genre: Keluarga
Author: Yoko Maki
Penerbit: m&c!
Tebal: 197 halaman
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️

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Akane sudah memutuskan untuk tidak akan kalah dari Aoi, kembarannya, malah mendapatkan nilai 0 di tes!

Inilah hari-hari penuh keajaiban yang dilalui si kembar Akane yang ceria dan sedikit keras kepala bersama Aoi yang cool tapi sebenarnya baik hati.

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Volume ini terdiri dari 4 chapter utama, 1 bonus chapter, dan 1 side story yang menceritakan tokoh lain bernama Tachibana dan Kashino. Masih seperti volume sebelumnya, Akane dan Aoi selalu saja bertengkar. Melihat nilai Akane yang mengenaskan, Mama justru meminta Aoi untuk mengajari Akane. Tentu saja hal ini memicu pertengkaran lebih banyak lagi.

Dalam salah satu chapternya, kita akan mengetahui alasan di balik janji Aoi kepada Akane. Janji itulah yang akhirnya membuat Akane mau berusaha belajar untuk ujian mendatang.

Ichika juga mendapat porsi cerita di dalam volume ini. Dari bonus chapter ini, Ichika akan belajar menerima dinamika kedua kakaknya yang selalu membuat rumah ributnya minta ampun.

Kau akan melihat perkembangan hubungan percintaan beberapa pasangan, seperti Wakana dan Tsujiri, Karin dan Aoi, serta Akane dan kakak tingkatnya yang jago membuat kue. Volume ini ditutup dengan adegan yang membuat pembacanya hanya bisa menatap dengan ngeri. Bagaimana kelanjutan hubungan Akane dengan cowok yang baru saja dekat dengannya?

Author juga menyelipkan pesan moral yang bagus melalui side story berjudul 'Kashino is A Witch', bahwa usaha yang memuaskan diri sendiri serta orang lain adalah yang terpenting dibandingkan dengan perubahan instan. Akane juga menerapkan hal ini, terlihat dari usahanya untuk mengalahkan Aoi dengan adil dan usahanya sendiri. Aku penasaran, kisah apa yang menanti di volume berikutnya?

[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beh, la storia comincia a prendermi. In fondo è simpatica e rilassante e i due gemelli sono dei personaggi riusciti. Anche i comprimari, ad essere onesti.

La storia bonus finale, quella sul mago, è tenerissima!

Perché ho aspettato tanto a leggere questa serie?

[Bookish Pengu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Locker, leicht & für jeden zu empfehlen, der nicht zu hohe Anforderungen hat und nicht viel über das Gelesene nachdenken will :) (Sonst wäre Romantica Clock nämlich scheiße :D )

[Annemarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was very cute, and I'm looking forward to reading more. Already there is some character development in main and side characters. The side stories were very cute as well.

[Kristin ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

so fluffy and enjoyable

[LM · Rating 3 out of 5]

The second volume of Romantica Clock was not as good as the first one. One of the reasons for this is that I was more annoyed by the characters this time. Akane behaved very childish and Aoi got on my nerves because there’s literally nothing that he’s not able to do which makes him a bit boring. Besides the twins, there are many side characters and it’s hard to keep track with all of them, and I don’t like all of them.

The side plot of this volume resolves much around cats which I generally liked but the cats were drawn so weirdly. As it’s the norm for a Shojo, romance plays a huge role in the main plot. Sadly, most of the romance is insta love and not so well executed. Other plot points, like Christmas and New Year’s, were Shojo-typical as well and thus not very creative.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Kate]

vey nice
very romantic