Check me up!, Tome 3

An Incurable Case of Love / 恋はつづくよどこまでも #3

by Maki Enjōji (Penciller)

Le démon s'est transformé en chevalier servant ! Un tel rêve est-il possible ?! Alors qu’elle passe un moment privilégié avec le docteur Tendô, Nanase se fait agresser par un ancien patient. Le médecin tente de s’interposer, mais dans la bagarre la jeune infirmière reçoit un coup qui la projette au sol où elle se heurte violemment la tête. Dans l’ambulance qui la mène à l’hôpital, Nanase a juste le temps d’avouer clairement ses sentiments à Kaïri et de lui extirper une promesse, avant de perdre connaissance…

Genres: Manga, Romance, Contemporary, Josei, Adult, Graphic Novels, Fiction

190 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 10, 2017

About the author

Name (in native language): 円城寺マキ (えんじょうじ マキ)

Maki Enjōji is a Japanese manga artist. Among her works, Happy Marriage!? is one of the best known and it has been published in English under VIZ Media’s Shojo Beat, in French by Kazé, in German by Tokyopop and in Italian by Star Comics.

Reviews

[Dilushani Jayalath · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such a typical josei manga but for some reason I seem unable to stop reading it.

[Victoria ✮⋆˙ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like how the plot is progressing, it’s super fun, they’re so cute, plus only 1 bed trope ahahah. ALSO CLIFFHANGER??? I don’t have any more volumes rn ahhhhh I need the next one!!

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

This series flattens out as the creator keeps falling back on tropes instead of making an original story: Christmas, Valentine's Day, White Day, romantic rival, and a field trip. Well, since they are grown-ups, the field trip is actually an overnight journey to a professional seminar, but everything else about their relationship is pure high school.

There is an attempt to change the status quo early on, but it doesn't come to much. I can see this falling off my radar soon if something substantial doesn't happen in the next volume.

[Beary Into Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[abi · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5

Nanase girl, STAND UP 😭

[Lou (Lou and Life) · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the reasons why I picked up this manga series is because it sounds a lot like one of my favourite manga series of all time Itazura Na Kiss Volume 1, but during the more later stages of the characters lives with more mature themes. I'm glad that I picked up this series but this is the first volume (in the four that I've read) that has made me enjoy this series slightly less due to one problematic aspect of this manga. That was when Sakura was saying things like, "I'll become anything if it'll get you to love me" to Tendo. To be fair to Tendo, he was like, "Just be yourself" but Sakura is so adamant on changing to become his perfect girlfriend. This in combination to the fact that it seems like Tendo gets into a relationship with Sakura out of pity, made me like the series a tiny bit less because of how it seems. But I do know that Tendo does genuinely like Sakura he just does a terrible job of showing it in this volume (but it's better in the next one!)

One of my favourite parts of this manga was the first chapter. Sakura is in an ambulance and she is acting like her life is about to end and she's confessing her love to Tendo and saying her last words and he's just there like -_-. And asks her, "What makes you think you won't survive with a doctor here?" And she ends up having minor injuries. It made me laugh and diffused the tension from the last scene.

The manga also ends on a cliffhanger which made me desperate to read the next volume. I have read it as I recieved an ARC of Volume 4, and I just want to put it here that Volume 4 resolved the cliffhanger in a way which I didn't think was going to happen. It was a surprise for me.

Overall, I did enjoy this volume despite the one problematic aspect and I would still recommend this series and I can't wait to read more books in the series!

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am so glad that the obnoxious rival plot only lasted one chapter. The main couple are good enough at getting in their own way; there's no need for outside help.

[Kadi P · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this volume there was a discernible shift in Nanase’s personality. Where she was previously self-assured and determined, she was for the majority of this volume extremely needy and insecure. Tendo, being the tsundere that he always has been, does nothing to reassure her that he likes her beyond sleeping really close to her without telling her (for the second time) and kissing her without consent (for the fourth time). This really speaks to a pattern of a lack of communication which is slowly becoming quite frustrating.

From an outside perspective, it’s very clear than Tendo likes Nanase. For the one part, he’s a no-nonsense guy, and he wouldn’t date someone if he didn’t genuinely like them. For the other part, there are moments where it’s clear he likes her, like when he defended Nanase against Sakai (more about her later) and when he told Nanase that he doesn’t understand why she would want to change who she is for him.
However, being a novice at love, Nanase was a bit dense and didn’t pick up on either of these points, and that led to her soft-spined demeanour which only continued to get worse in each chapter.

There was also a removal of the focus of being a good health practitioner. It seemed like the narrative found it difficult to juggle the romance storyline with Nanase’s desire to be a good nurse, perhaps because that desire was only really borne out of a need to either deal with Tendo’s rejection or deal with Tendo’s lack of attention. This wouldn’t be so much of an issue if the narrative didn’t keep returning to it every now and then to remind you of what it’s lacking in favour of the romance.

Beyond that, it often felt like every character in the story existed solely to influence the romance. Obviously, this can be a genuine reason for utilising characters, however, it was too on the nose and too obvious here. From having every character be so obsessed with Nanase and Tendo’s relationship, to the second male love interest bleating about it in the background of panels, and to the introduction and immediate exit of a side character Sakai just to stir things up. It was as though no one was worth any inclusion in the story if they were not either talking about the romance or being an obstacle to the romance. And the more you notice this, the more you will find it difficult to ignore because it was so blatant in every chapter.

Despite all of the above, there was something still interesting enough in the romantic tension between Nanase and Tendo which saved this volume from being only 3 stars.

[maegan · Rating 2 out of 5]

*siiiiiiiiigh* I thought Sakura was growing a backbone but, no. She’s still consistently giving me second hand embarrassment.
Also, the romance is weeeeak in this one and I find everyone to be unlikeable to some extent.

[Patty · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Myriam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un tome 3 toujours aussi drôle et attachant, et qui remonte un peu la barre du 2e volume qui m'avait un peu moins plu.

Le duo Sakuta-Tendo est vraiment "cute", et on n'a qu'une envie tout au long du livre : qu'ils se jettent enfin à l'eau !... mais je n'en dirai pas plus.

Petit bémol : il y a toujours ce côté "macho" et un brin sexiste où la femme doit se plier en quatre pour satisfaire l'homme, sur tous les plans (professionnel, être une fée du logis, cuisiner des paniers repas...). Je ne vais pas mentir, ça m'a fait lever les yeux au ciel plusieurs fois.
Mais bon, ça colle assez avec la personnalité de Nana, donc à voir pour la suite... que j'ai très hâte de lire !

Ma chronique : http://unjour-unlivre.fr/check-me-up-...

[Emmers · Rating 3 out of 5]

My god, they are both terrible! And the tropes! So many tropes! It’s terrible and I love it.

[shannon🏹 · Rating 4 out of 5]

like how the plot is progressing plus the 1 bed trope 🌟

[Zilliz · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5 stars, nothing is happening lowkey.

[Fatima Bouazz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cutie 🤭

[flavia · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Eressea · Rating 3 out of 5]

怎麼說呢，太過"正統"的少女漫套路，我反而覺得有點吃不消啊
(所謂正統應解為我腦中對少女漫的刻板印象XD)

真想叫準醫療從業人員的弟弟來看看這套，不知他會有什麼感想

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think we needed another volume of just tension between these two.

[Kelspar · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think the MMC is too big of a jerk for me to continue this series 🤷‍♀️

[Génesis Martinez · Rating 5 out of 5]

It´s cute, I like it and I´m relating so much!

[camcab · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hvis du ser meg smile til mobilen min på bussen ikke snakk til meg, du kjenner meg ikke

[Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh

[Mary · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5


Spoilers all throughout.

I don't know about this one, chief. So Dr. Tendo decides to take Sakura in to try and get her stalker off her trail, but surprise surprise, the stalker finds her! Right as the creeper is about to get violent, Tendo tries to intervene only for Sakura to shield him from a punch. She ends up being taken to the hospital for her injuries and on the way there, she confesses her feelings to him. Because she's acting like she thinks she's dying, the guy agrees to become her boyfriend when she wakes up.

The only problem is this dummy doesn't have any feelings for her. (Or if he does, as his sister speculates, he's really, really slow on the uptake.) So poor Sakura starts wondering if she's even enough for him and tries to change herself to meet his standards. Thankfully, Tendo tells her to just be herself and knock that off, but the guy is so embarrassingly obtuse that he continues to inadvertently hurt her. There were some good messages mixed in: tell someone right away if you're getting stalked, don't change yourself to fit anyone's desires, and even the "rival" that showed up was booted off so fast it was so refreshing.

It's just aggravating beyond belief that this guy agreed to date her and then wonders why she's upset all the time when he's just kinda "meh" about everything. Sure, he's busy and he has patients to look after. But when he told her to her face to explain her feelings to him because he doesn't understand why anyone would be so foolish to like someone for so long...you lost me there rofl. I don't know why she likes you either sometimes.

Hopefully the next volume gives some development because goddamn, Tendo. Maybe think things through before getting involved?

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was really disappointed in this volume. It picked up right where the second one ended and it was anticlimactic. The whole buildup to this confrontation with her stalker was over in two pages and there was no conclusion to her stalker storyline.
Things just plod along through the volume, with no progress being made romantically. At all. Honestly, I’ve started disliking both main characters. Sakura for not standing up for herself or having ANY IDENTITY beyond her love of Kairi and willing to change herself into ANYTHING just to get his attention. Is it wrong to expect more from a shojo heroine??? And Kairi is becoming more and more unlikable. He’s such a single note character. He’s “The Dark Lord” and nothing else. Any glimpse of something different was not revealed in this volume.
Will I read the next one? Yes. Will I regret it? Maybe.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Après ma lecture du tome 2, j’ai directement enchaîné avec celui-ci que je venais de recevoir quelques jours plus tôt.

La relation entre le Docteur Tendô et Sakura Nanase va beaucoup évoluer. Après l’agression dont elle a été victime, Kaïri va se sentir un peu responsable et va essayer de prendre soin d’elle…

Malheureusement pour Sakura, il reste toujours désagréable avec elle au travail et on a du mal à croire qu’ils sont officiellement en couple vu son attitude.

La plume de la mangaka est toujours aussi fluide et agréable et je n’ai pas vu les pages défiler lors de ma lecture !

Un tome qui m’a encore une fois beaucoup plu, la suite est déjà commandée et je ne tarderai pas à la découvrir ! ♥

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[Florence · Rating 4 out of 5]

A la suite ! Vu la fin du tome 2, j’avais hâte. Si Nanase est toujours égale à elle-même, drôle, naïve, amoureuse de Kaïri, prête à tout pour lui, Kaïri est quant à lui plus difficile que jamais à cerner et continue de jouer le chaud et le froid. Il laisse toutefois échapper quelques mots, regards qui en disent sans doute plus long qu’un discours. Je vais poursuivre ce manga car j’avoue avoir très envie de voir l’avancée de leur histoire et les nouvelles embûches mises sur leur route.

[Malli (Chapter Malliumpkin) · Rating 3 out of 5]

✨ An Incurable Case of Love, Vol. 1 ★★★★
✨ An Incurable Case of Love, Vol. 2 ★★★★


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[Bibliothecat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for complete series



Nanase is about to start her career as a nurse under Dr Tendo who happens to be the reason she became a nurse in the first place. Five years prior, the two met while trying to save a stranger after which Nanase fell in love with the doctor. Now, not only does Dr Tendo not remember her, but he is also remorselessly demanding and the reason for the nurse shortage in their department. Nanase however refuses to be bullied out and earns the title of The Valliant one for trying to stand up to the grouchy doctor.

While I don't like it quite as much as Happy Marriage?!, this combines all things I like about Enjouji Maki. Nanase and Dr Tendo are a bickering couple that is just super fun to read about. I wouldn't call a particularly deep story but it's just plain and simple fun. While An Incurable Case of Love does try to add a bit of seriousness by going into stories of loved ones lost through illness, I didn't feel like those elements added much to the story.

Although this is largely a RomCom, I actually really enjoyed the hospital setting and how it was handled. It felt like a lively area where we also got to know some of the main characters' colleagues - while they were never fleshed out, it did create a sense of reading about a workplace community. I thought the nickname Valliant One was endearing and it was fun to see how all the staff kept tabs on the developing relationship.

Nanase, or rather the Valliant One, was quite a nice lead character. I liked that she didn't immediately continue liking Dr Tendo just because of his looks but most importantly, I like that she comes to care for her work for her own sake and always strives to better herself. In a way, she did end up choosing her workplace over Dr Tendo. Even though she often doubts herself, I think she makes a strong character in many ways.

Dr Tendo is unapologetically grumpy - he's not a brooding hero with a sad past. He's just the way he is, he knows it and doesn't care what others think of him. Of course, he learns to be more friendly in his own way and Nanase helps him loosen up, but I like that there's no particular reason behind his moods or any story that's supposed to make us feel sorry for him.

I suppose a lack of depth is what keeps me from loving it, but there is otherwise nothing I can fault it with. It's a fun RomCom, an easy read with likeable characters and nice art. I'm definitely hoping this wasn't the last of Enjouji Maki!

[Darcys_Lesestuebchen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Das Chaos nimmt für Nanase und ihren Dr. Tendo einfach kein Ende. Nachdem sie wiederholt von einem Patienten belästigt wird, verletzt sie sich auch noch und eine das nächste Ärgernis steht schon an. Aber das hält die beiden nicht davon ab, es miteinander zu versuchen...bis das Schicksal sich mal wieder zwischen sie drängt.

Meine Meinung:
Nach dem etwas fiesen Cliffhanger vom letzten Band war ich sehr gespannt, wie sich die Geschichte zwischen Nanase und ihrem aufdringlichen Patienten entwickeln würde, der Hals über Kopf in sie verliebt war und kein nein akzeptieren wollte. Der dritte Band war wieder Chaos pur und hätte durchaus die eine oder andere kleine Verschnaufpause vertragen können, wurde so aber nie langweilig und dank der Charaktere hatte ich definitiv meinen Spaß.

Das hin und her zwischen Nanase und Dr. Tendo scheint nun endlich zum Ende zu kommen, oder etwa nicht ? Auf jeden Fall brach es einigen Kolleginnen ziemlich das Herz und einer war es wohl völlig egal. Ich mochte die vielen kleinen Handlungsstränge hier sehr gerne, auch wenn sie manchmal ein wenig zu kurz waren. Aber ich hatte definitiv Spaß an dem Drama, den Emotionen und dem tollen Humor, der immer wieder aufblitzte, ohne die ernsteren Themen aus dem Gelichgewicht zu bringen. Zwar kamen auch ein paar kleinere Längen vor und bei einem Erzähldtrang sah ich wesentlich mehr Potenzial, aber es unterhielt mich sehr gut und brachte mich oft zum Grinsen oder Lachen. Das Ende machte wieder Lust auf die weiteren Bände, da der Cliffhanger wieder schön fies war und ich unbedingt wissen wollte, wie es weitergeht.

Der Zeichenstil wirkte manchmal etwas einfach, aber das passte gut in das Setting und ich fühlte mich wohl damit. Die Emotionen waren klar erkennbar und wichtige Szenen wurden schön detailliert gezeichnet.

Fazit:
Es war manchmal ein wenig zu chaotisch und der eine oder andere Erzählstrang bot mehr Potenzial, dennoch wurde ich super unterhalten und hatte meinen Spaß mit dem chaotischen hin und her zwischen Nanase und Kendo, die sich einmal mehr wie Hund und Katz benahmen. Das Ende war wieder schön fies und macht Lust auf die weiteren Teile.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Today's post is on An Incurable Case of Love, vol 3 by Maki Enjoji. It is 192 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover has the two main characters on it. As it is the third in the series you need to have read the first two volumes to understand the story. There is no foul language, very mild sexuality, and very mild violence in this manga. The intended reader is someone who likes josei manga, medical romance and romance manga. The story is told from third person close of the main characters with a focus on Nanase. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- The mean Dark Lord has turned into a kindly knight! It's like a dream come true! Is this really happening?!!
Nanase became a nurse to chase after Dr. Kairi Tendo. To keep herself safe from a former patient who is talking her, she stays with Kairi and pretends to be his lover! But the stalker becomes furious and attacks! As she loses consciousness, she reveals to Kairi how she feels!

Review- This volume picks up where the last one left dealing with Nanase's stalker. It gets handled in the first section then it becomes about her telling Kairi about her real feelings and putting him on the spot. He decides to date her as she asks him to. Of course Nanase is worried about his reasons for dating her but I think that he really likes her and just doesn't know what to do. In this volume there is no overarching story, just vignettes in the lives of Nanase and Kairi. From being at the hospital to traveling for work conferences together, just more moments of them spending time with each other. I enjoyed seeing them act as a couple in a more relaxed settings. I look forward to reading the next volume.

I give this volume a Four out Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.