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Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 13

(アオハライド / Ao haru ride #13)

Io Sakisaka

4.42 · Rating details · 3,131 ratings · 291 reviews

Futaba Yoshioka has encountered her first love again in high school, but he seems different from the boy she once knew. The hearts of Futaba and Kou have aligned, but are more of their friends pairing off? The journey of youth concludes.

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Paperback, 184 pages

Published October 6th 2020 by VIZ Media LLC (first published May 25th 2015)

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Oct 24, 2017 Archit rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Oh, there's a beautiful ending to this series. Books like this should be written more.

I would like to recommend this series to anyone who loves reading shoujo mangas. You won't be disappointed. ...more

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Sep 13, 2016 Pinky rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: hate-to-love

This was such a cute series, I can't believe I am finished. I am so happy with where it ended, it was perfect. Even though I wanted more of their future, when they were older, I am still satisfied with the ending. It was everything I needed and I couldn't stop smiling.

When Futaba was in middle school, she had a hard time making friends. This was because a lot of boys in her grade liked her because she was cute. This led her to hate boys, except for one guy named Kou. Kou was a guy who was les This was such a cute series, I can't believe I am finished. I am so happy with where it ended, it was perfect. Even though I wanted more of their future, when they were older, I am still satisfied with the ending. It was everything I needed and I couldn't stop smiling.

When Futaba was in middle school, she had a hard time making friends. This was because a lot of boys in her grade liked her because she was cute. This led her to hate boys, except for one guy named Kou. Kou was a guy who was less manly, shorter than the other guys in his grade, and had a gentle voice. Before the two of them can hang out more and get to know each other, Kou disappeared and moved away from her life. Later on, Futaba moves onto high school and decides to change herself, so that she can make friends. She starts to eat more and act more aggressive in front of guys. She is surprised to run into her childhood crush who has changed as much as she has.

Honestly, Futaba and Kou are so cute, they have so many sweet moments, I can't help but feel so happy for them. Whenever I read these cute mangas, it fills my heart with happiness. Later on, I usually talk to my friends about the mangas I've read and it's super fun to bond on these books.

Anyway, Futaba is a great character, she is strong, and stands up for what she believes in. She speaks her mind but can get confused very easily. Kou is kinda frustrating at times, he is honest but he doesn't share that much of his life. He has a hard time depending on others and would rather keep to himself. Yuuri is a great friend, even though I was annoyed with her at the beginning of the series. Marou is a motherly character, she is more mature and looks out for her friends. Aya is hilarious and stands up for his friends, he doesn't give up and gives everything his all!

I loved the cast of characters in this series and I loved the pacing as well. There were so many moments that were powerful and stood out. I was excited to see my favourite characters finally figure everything out. I am so glad that everything turned out okay, I was scared for what would happen in the end.

I am hoping to read more novels, because it's been almost 2 months since I have read an actual book. I read a little bit of Carry On, but I feel like I am forcing myself to read. I will probably start another manga, but I will try reading a little more and hopefully the pace starts to pick up on Carry On. Anyway, I'll be off!

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Dec 30, 2016 Apatricia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

It is no secret that this is my favorite anime so it also has undoubtedly my favorite manga.
The story was simply beautiful, and the end...oh the end.....My heart stayed with this one.

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Dec 24, 2020 Lauren rated it really liked it

Shelves: manga

This was basically a wrap-up and was shorter than I expected it to be (the last quarter of the book was a Strobe Edge short story) but overall I’m very glad I read this series - it was cute, fluffy but also frustrating at times and I’m happy with the end result! :)

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Jan 04, 2021 Courtney ♡ librarycutie rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2021, manga

THE END! i’m so sad it’s over, this was truly such a cute manga series that i now hold to my heart because it has so much growth between literally so many characters. i loved seeing Kou especially grow so so much! he was such an upset person in the very beginning, and then through new friends and a romance he became such a happy person. i love it. i love it so much!! It was such a bittersweet ending, i love that Futaba and Kou ended up together and that tiny scare in the end almost got me, i had ...more

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Oct 15, 2015 Pooja rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: graphic-manga

What an ending to the wonderful tale of romance, cuteness and friendship. Cannot wait to immerse in it again.

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Nov 22, 2020 Mac (bookshelfpalace) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I really need to stop reading like 10 mangas in a day without rating them because then I forget what I was going to rate each one. So some of these volumes may have been less than 5 stars, I just don’t remember. Anyways, I finally finished Ao Haru Ride! When I read the first 2 volumes I thought this series might be my favourite series along side Waiting for Spring, but as I read on that wasn’t the case. While I did like the series, there were also a lot of things I disliked. The last volume thou ...more

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Jan 26, 2016 Jana rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: manga

I recommend this to everyone who likes manga and love stories. It's so adorable and funny. So good! ...more

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Oct 07, 2020 Mark Evans rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Kou and Futaba finally got themselves sorted out, so is there anything left to say? Not as much as you might think, but there are certainly a couple lingering things to take care of in the final volume of Ao Haru Ride!

Let me say this up front - I am definitely a fan of books that have their big confessions and then leave another volume for the newly minted couple to do couple things. It’s also nice that Kou and Futaba are not fundamentally different now, just being honest and open about their af Kou and Futaba finally got themselves sorted out, so is there anything left to say? Not as much as you might think, but there are certainly a couple lingering things to take care of in the final volume of Ao Haru Ride!

Let me say this up front - I am definitely a fan of books that have their big confessions and then leave another volume for the newly minted couple to do couple things. It’s also nice that Kou and Futaba are not fundamentally different now, just being honest and open about their affections.

What’s weird to me is that Sakisaka makes it a point in her introduction to say that she doesn’t like endings where things are all neat and tidy. Well, this ending is so pat it could be a recurring early-90s sketch on Saturday Night Live.

There is nothing left hanging by the end - the situation with Murao and Kominato gets resolved, Kou’s brother, his last name, even useless rival Kikuchi gets closure. It’s not a bad thing, but ambiguous it is not.

It’s still fun though! The name of Kou’s cat becomes a great joke and the timing of how it’s presented is shockingly good for a comic. It even pays off something inconsequential that Sakisaka hid back in the fifth volume, so I have lots of respect for that kind of detail. Kou and Futaba do make a great pair and the theatre date is a perfect example of the two of them at their best.

The biggest downside is probably how little Yuri gets to do. She makes essentially a couple cameo appearances and that’s about it. That’s a bit of a bummer. After last volume also sidelined the supporting cast she deserved a bit more by the end.

There’s also a fantastic Strobe Edge bonus chapter included, which just serves to remind me how great Strobe Edge was. Spending time with Ren and Ninako again is a real treat, although it obviously has far less impact if you don’t have any familiarity with that series. It’s easy enough to follow, but without a connection to the characters it could feel like a waste of pages.

4 stars. It has tons of cute and a bonus chapter that was an unexpectedly enjoyable surprise for me. Overall I’d put this series at, hmm, probably 3.5 stars, but it was certainly a satisfying read and the last volume gave it the send off it deserved. ...more

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Mar 16, 2018 Laura D rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: manga

This is an amazing shoujo series. I'd give the whole series about 4.5. Kou and Futaba are so cute together 😀.
The characters were so well developed throughout this series and I really got behind particular characters and events. The only thing I would have changed is the outcome of Shuko and Tanaka-sensei but the series wasn't about them and Kominato did grow on me towards the end and I wasn't bitterly disappointed at the inevitable outcome as did feel real and genuine (unlike the ending of Hirun ...more

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Apr 11, 2017 Marwa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: zamanga

Took me 6 years to go back to this finish this cause I dropped it 4 years ago. But I BELIEVE IN LOVE AGAIN AND THIS WAS SO CUTE IM GLAD I FINALLY READ IT IN A BRIGHT WORLD

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Nov 05, 2020 Shay B. Keats rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4.5

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Jun 12, 2020 Julie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: wish-list-eventually, read-graphic-novels-manga, manhwa-manga-graphic-novels

Okay this volume is basically just a wrap up. I'm still disappointed about kikuchi, but it's fine. This was cute and the ending makes the most sense for the series. I really liked reading these even if I am a little disappointed. ...more

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Jan 31, 2016 Jane rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, inglise-keeles, 2016, teens, young-adult, manga

This review is about all of the 13 volumes and was first published HERE where it's a part of my 2016 reading challenge.

I don't actually know why I occasionally enjoy these silly mangas of high school love and confessions and misunderstandings and love triangles or about harems and shenanigans but I do enjoy them and when I am not exactly sure what I'm in the mood for, I give another silly feel-good manga a shot. This one fits the bill quite perfectly.

I don't want to say too much about it althou ...more

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Aug 11, 2015 Hazel rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: manga-and-graphic-novels

This is such a gorgeous and beautiful manga novel,and I personally think this is the best shojo I've read though I'm told it's quite a typical one.But nonetheless,it had such an adorable and just lovable cast of characters. There were those cutesy moments that made you wanna squeal like the little girl you are inside.

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Dec 22, 2016 monica ♪ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, manga, read-in-2016

I can't believe this is the end of the story.
Although most of the volume is depressing, but the last 2 volumes finally make me happy.
So it's kind sad that this story ends already (๑•́︿•̀๑)
But I'm glad everyone got their happiness in the end ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ...more

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Oct 14, 2020 Nicay (dearnicay) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: coming-of-age-and-young-adult, graphic-novels-comics-manga, short-stories

Agggh my heart! I will make a proper review for the whole volumes (1-13) of Ao Haru Ride. I need to sleep first! Haha

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Oct 08, 2020 Jenny rated it liked it

Shelves: manga

*****SPOILERS AHEAD*****

All in all, this was a nice way to end the series. We got a lot of cute moments between Futaba and Mabuchi and Murao and Kominato becoming a couple was definitely worth the wait. Only reason why this is three stars is that my heart didn't squee as much as I thought it would considering this is the final volume. Overall though, not a bad ending at all.

Final thoughts on the series: I totally get why this series is considered a "classic" in terms of shoujo manga. It has a l ...more

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Nov 10, 2020 Jenny Clark rated it really liked it

Shelves: shojo-beat-manga

A super cute end to the series, though I do wish the friends had gotten more page time. Aya is still super cute and adorable :) I also wonder what happened with the class rep thing... it just kinda went away, even though they are second years until this volume.
I love Futaba saying that todays Kou is her favorite, and tomorrow tomorrows Kou will be her favorite. It was super cute :) This is one that will make you smile alot!

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Dec 26, 2018 Banu rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I wanted to save my review for the last volume. So dear friends, this manga series was so cute and refreshing and pure that it opened up my heart. I think I got to learn a bit more about love and its timing. It is all around you and you can touch it with both of your hands and all your ten little fingers. So go for it and do not waste a second.

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Dec 31, 2020 Hafsah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

i absolutely fell in love with this series, the ending was honestly amazing. i love the fact that they overcame their traumas and such and helped each other not knowing one liked the other. the ending was beautiful, and kou’s character development throughout the book brought me joy knowing that people can change in the best way possible. overall i would re-read this series just to experience the obstacles futaba and kou went through. i love this series!!

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Aug 06, 2020 Sarah Dubois rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This series was excellent! So much that I'm sad that it ends...However, I am very happy with the ending, it was perfect. I will recommend this series to everyone. The characters are all awesome and endearing. This series also made me smile a lot! This series makes you believe in love. ...more

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Dec 28, 2020 Joanna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: e-books

*audible screaming* yeah... awesome... wonderful... amazing... beautiful... i was contemplating whether or not i should count all the volumes on my goodreads but, a manga is a book nonetheless so i did~ binged this because ??? romance!! drama!! loves it. i also have a crush on kou sooooooo😂🙄

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Feb 23, 2019 sol rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-reads

Oh my gosh I’m sobbing, this manga series was so good 💛

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Dec 11, 2020 Geethika Atluri rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-manga

this series was so satisfying!!
it hasn't even been long since I read it but I already feel nostalgic over it.
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Dec 29, 2020 s a m a r 🌻🌵 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, romance, 2020, manga

Aww... what a cute manga☹️💘💘 felt like a breath of fresh air!! Many thanks to my friend Anfal for introducing it to me!💘💘

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Nov 07, 2020 Mixed Emotions Girl rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I loved this series so much<3 I can’t believe I finished it. I loved every part

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Dec 27, 2020 Norhan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: manhwa-manga

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.

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Feb 19, 2018 Charlene Herondale rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, book-boyfriends, graphic-novel-manga, 2018

me the entire time i'm reading this manga...

****

damn.. my heart just died..

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Feb 15, 2021 Lorena rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

THE ENDING !!!! everything about this volume was so wholesome and i am sooo happy with the ending, i got everything i wanted

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About Io Sakisaka

Io Sakisaka

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Io Sakisaka (咲坂伊緒) is a Japanese manga artist. She also designed the characters for the anime movie HAL. Her works are:

-Call My Name 2001
-Watashi no Koibito 2002
-Bye-Bye, Little 2002
-Blue 2006
-Mascara Blues 2007
-Strobe Edge 2007
-Ao Haru Ride 2011
-Sono Omokage o Shitteru 2013 ...more