これが恋というならば 2 [Kore ga Koi to Iu Naraba 2]

これが恋というならば [Kore ga Koi to Iu Naraba] #2

by 藍川さき

しょうがない…しょうがないんだよ――……
片岡先輩はお姉ちゃんのことが好きだった!? しかたなく、片岡先輩を諦めたそら。そして、憧れだった高須くんがまさかの急接近!? 気になる恋の行方、堂々完結です!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo

184 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2012

About the author

Saki Aikawa

Reviews

[Efeu · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story was just.. beautiful. I loved the second volume even though I am kinda sad that it was never really revealed why Kataoka cried in the first volume. I loved Kataokas confession scene and the panels in which he realised that he loves Sora.
Even though the sister wasn't my favourite character I would have loved a happy ending for everyone (also for Kataoka's brother and Takasu). I loved Sora and related to her a lot <3 I can now finally live in peace after reading the ending. They are such a sweet couple and owned a special place in my heart✨

[Tintentraeume · Rating 3 out of 5]

Auch die Fortzsetzung, beziehungsweise das Ende des Zweibänders um Sora und Kataoka konnte mich nicht in seinen Bann ziehen. Denn auch hier war die Story flach. Hinzu kommt, dass bestimmte Handlungen letztlich nicht vollständig aufgelöst wurden - hier hätte die Autorin sich durchaus noch mehr Platz nehmen müssen, um die Geschichte sauber abschließen zu können.

[Jana · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great read, i really enjoyed it!

[Raphi · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

Das Ende war zuckersüß, aber letztendlich hat mir doch einiges gefehlt. Die Probleme wurden zu schnell und zu einfach gelöst und ich finde, dass die Charaktere zu einfach verzeihen (was in vielen Mangas der Fall ist). Auch war der Part mit dem zweiten Typen nicht wirklich notwendig. Zudem hätten die Figuren mehr Tiefe haben können. Kyohei hatte gute Ansätze, genau wie Sora, aber der Rest war eher so naja. Bei deinem Zweibänder ist jedoch nichts anderes zu erwarten, da der Platz für weitreichende Charakterentwicklungen nicht genügt.
Trotz allem, hat mir der Manga sehr gut gefallen und würde ihn auch jedem empfehlen, der eine süße, leichte Liebesgeschichte lesen möchte.

[Shiritaku · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mmmh, mit dem Ende bin ich nur so semi zufrieden. Zwar wurde sich einerseits ausgesprochen, aber genauso wurde auch eine Sache komplett verschwiegen (bzw nicht gezeigt). Das Ende und der Verlauf war schon irgendwie abzusehen, aber dennoch hätte ich mir etwas mehr dazu gewünscht. Wieder gab's Missverständnisse und dadurch natürlich auch Drama, aber dann sollte man das auch komplett aufklären und nicht nur den “schönen” Teil. Finde ich zumindest 😅 aber gut, für die Zielgruppe ist das wahrscheinlich genau das richtige.
Also insgesamt war's okay, muss ich aber nicht nochmal lesen.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Süße Liebesgeschichte, die in zwei Bänden abgeschlossen ist.
Wenn man Lust auf eine fluffige High school-Romance hat, dann ist dieses Buch genau das Richtige und natürlich kommen auch die klassischen Manga Irrungen und Wirrungen nicht zu kurz! ;)

[Bibliothecat · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

Review for complete series



A Note on Aikawa Saki
If you've read one, you've read them all.
If there's an author who I love and read despite my better judgment, it's Aikawa Saki. I absolutely adore her artwork. However, her plots and characters are virtually all the same and filled with cliches. Knowing all that, I still seem to love each and every one of her works.



Sora's older sister appears perfect - she is super pretty, has good grades and there's seemingly nothing she can't accomplish. Sora herself is left with little more than a minority complex where she even stops trying: why bother with anything if her sister will always be better. In order not to be compared to her sister anymore, she decides to go to a high school far from home where people can get to know her without any comparisons.

As an Aikawa manga, I love the art and general storytelling. Unfortunately, there's also a lot of wasted potential here. Sora is a nice character - she starts out a bit bratty what with refusing to talk to her sister who essentially hasn't done anything other than (unintentionally) outshine her with everything. But she gets the chance to be herself at her new school, especially thanks to her co-volleyball team member Kataoka who gives her a push and doesn't take "I'm not good enough anyway" for an answer. By the end of the manga, she's really learned to be herself and not resent her sister, in fact, she even learns to understand her sister and makes sacrifices for her.

Sora's feelings for Kataoka are also shown in a nice and natural way. Even when he rejects her, although feeling sad, she accepts it and has the strength to continue being friends with him. Of course, it's a romance manga - Kataoka does eventually develop feelings for her and the way that came around was also nicely done. Just in general, I really liked the pace at which the characters feelings developed. Kataoka saw her as a friend and treated her as such, eventually realising he does like her more than that.

What really wasn't explored well enough were the other relationships, and it's such a shame because there really was a lot of potential. This manga could have been great with an extra volume or two.

We see most things from Sora's point of view and how she feels about her sister Sakura. She grows and learns, but what about Sakura? We get a glimpse of how she feels too; while she seems very popular, her sister isn't the only one who is intimidated by her. She struggles to make friends or find a boy who genuinely likes her. Add to it that her little sister suddenly seems to hate her, Sakura is a pretty lonely character who could easily be the main character of a story in her own right. But nothing with Sakura is resolved. Yes, Sora restores the relationship from her end, but Sakura is still left friendless and unhappy. Not to mention that she loses something dear to her at the end of the story and we don't even get to see how she deals with it. I would have liked to know so much more about what became of her and how the relationship between her and Sora continued.

Interestingly, it turns out that Kataoka is stuck in the same shoes as Sora; he too has a minority complex towards his older brother. It's thrown into the story so briefly that it almost feels like an afterthought of the author. Although Kataoka's relationship with his brother was resolved a little more satisfactorily, there was still too little of it all. In addition, one of the first scenes shows Kataoka crying - that's how he and Sora get to know each other. It is never answered why he was crying. Was it related to his brother? Some say he is still in love with a girl from his old school - is that the case? If so, we find out that he and Sakura are good friends - is she the one he was in love with as Sora suspects? Kataoka seems very adamant about Sakura being nothing more than a friend. I just feel there were many loose ends.

It's a shame, but I still really like this manga. There are also plenty of funny scenes between Sora and Kataoka, lots of lovely panels and art and Sora's attitude to improve herself just makes her a character who you can easily cheer for.

[karasuhibari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tambah satu bintang karena "koyok".
*ketawa guling-guling

[Sarina · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 Sterne

[Cristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ha estado genial y me ha dejado con ganas de más

[Alexia Muller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un très jolie univers je suis triste qu'il y a que 2 tomes cette duologie été très mignonne avec un graphisme sublime

[▪︎ReaderofBooks▪︎ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Her sister of the main protagonist clearly is a manipulator…

[Katherinne Medina (unafandeghibli) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es la primera vez que leo un manga y este ha sido tierno y lindo. La verdad es que al ponerme a criticar o calificar un trabajo artístico como este solo puedo pensar en la cantidad de tiempo que pudo llevar su elaboración y la cantidad de talento que tienen sus autores. No voy a decir nada más allá de que me pareció tierno, aunque me hizo falta un beso jaja. Muy lindo.

[Meilany · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's okay. But I won't recommended it. A bit too draggy, and I can't feel the chemistry.