I wouldn't say it's too fast. Their relationship is still a work in progress. Yoi is still figuring things out. But I love the confession so much!! Augh! I love them so much!!
A win. This was a winnnn. The giddiness that I experienced reading this one...!!! I cannot. I just cannot put it into words. To wait almost one more month for Vol. 5 to release is going to be sweet torture.
This manga is undeniably one of the prettiest I've ever read, with both main characters being absolute knockouts. They're also probably the worst communicators I've ever read in a manga, thus the four-star rating instead of five. I get that this is Yoi's first relationship, so everything is unfamiliar to her and harder to communicate, but I feel like Ichimura doesn't make things easier even though he has more experience than her.
I hope they learn to express their feelings better in future volumes, and I look forward to seeing how this story unfolds.
Brb crying coz why was MY HIGH SCHOOL NOT LIKE THIS 😭😭😭😭 ( also all my classmates with XY chromosomes were shitty as heck 💀💀 ) You see all these considerate high schoolers in manga and novels? - my classmates COULD NEVER 💀
Yoi and Kohaku can’t seem to get on the same page, and now there’s Yoi’s coworker causing all sorts of jealousy. But when it comes down to it, true love might win out, depending on what the fox says…
If you like these two, you will love this volume. All the feels go all over the place and we get a little more insight into Kohaku and why he’s really bad at expressing his feelings about things. He’s a little ‘poor little rich boy’, but I like the presentation. He seriously can’t catch a break.
So it comes across even more strongly that not only is Yoi the first girl he’s ever really been interested in, but he can literally pick her out of a crowd in a way that’s terribly well done. I loved the representation of this when it happens.
Which makes things super awkward when Yoi is texting her coworker over schedules and it tweaks Kohaku’s jealousy meter even more than it already is. It’s not a good look, but given his lack of experience actually thinking long-term, it does make sense that his hackles go up over this.
And that’s a great hook when combined with Yoi’s desire to force him to make the first move because she doesn’t want to appear weak and needy, even though she’s super interested in dating. Combined with some technology fails and you have a full volume of classic miscommunication.
My dissatisfaction remains that I find these two so boring together. I’m not sure if it’s the very realistic art, although that might be part of it because the scant times it goes into super-deformed or chibi art it was much more charming to me. Moment to moment it’s like watching somebody mashing two fashion magazines together.
They read good, the story is interesting, but they do not engage me half as much as I would like. It might be that I find the disconnect here very strange - I know this is a story, but in the thick of it you shouldn’t have me thinking that this is all so very scripted.
Yoi taking the reins of her destiny and fulfilling every shojo manga’s prophecy by showing up in a yukata is great, but the whole business with the mask feels so incredibly artificial. None of that feels real and combined with my dismay at how her dream is to just be every girl ever instead of herself, it’s really something you’re being told should be a moment rather than an actual moment.
Which is why I said at the start that if you love these two, bam, you’re going to love this volume. For me there is just something that isn’t working about them as a couple and I’m certainly not super invested in seeing them working it all out.
3 stars - easily 4 stars if you have the attachment I’m lacking. I don’t think this is a bad manga, I will keep it on hand, but it is certainly one that feels written for somebody else’s tastes versus my own.
A fantastic blend of romance and self-discovery, this was very nicely balanced. The switches between the two protagonist's point of views were fluidly done and it didn't ever feel as though either protagonist had more depth than the other. There was an equal amount of self-exploration for them both.
And then it was littered with sweet romantic moments that never went beyond hand-holding and hugging, and completely perfect art. Everything about this was like a soft and slow hug by the sea with a warm gentle breeze wrapped around you; gorgeous and light.
This volume was such a roller coaster ride for my emotions. I was on the verge of heartbreak with Yoi & Kohaku.
It was a delightful turn of events. I also like how realistic it was for Yoi to put up some boundaries and for Kohako to respect it & patiently wait for Yoi to be ready.
I can't wait to see how their relationship develops further. Volume 1 had already given me high expectations for our couple.
Este manga es relindo xD hacia tiempo que no disfrutaba tanto de un shojo. Me encantan los chicos protagonistas, esa batalla interior por saber que significa todo aquello que están experimentando.
Yoi has always been known as "the Prince." This is because she's so handsome that people have trouble thinking of her as anything else. The fact that she acts princely certainly doesn't help things. Given this life, Yoi is completely unprepared for the attention of a boy, any boy. Yet Ichimura can't resist getting to know her.
The experimental dating situation between Yoi and Ichimura-sempai is still in effect. Probably? It's confusing. Ichimura isn't great at communication, and Yoi doesn't know what she should be feeling. Or what she should be saying. With the festival fast approaching, now may be the time for them both to say how they feel.
Review:
Once again, we get to dive back into the romance that is Yoi and Ichimura's life. In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, Vol. 4 continues this story and goes how one would expect – mostly. Neither of our characters are used to feeling this way, causing a bit of drama.
For example, Yoi has never been courted before (unless you count all her female classmates treating her like a boy). So she's not sure how to act or feel. She certainly doesn't know how to express her feelings – and it shows.
Likewise, Ichimura is not used to liking the girls he dates. So he also doesn't know how to handle his emotions. So sometimes readers will want to shake our two leading characters. Other times things line up, making for the perfect moment. It's a sweet young romance at its finest.
Bufff gelosia, despit, malentesos i festival d'estiu, el combo ideal de tòpics! Ara, s'ha de reconèixer que el moment yukata és or. Descobrim més a fons l'historial de parelles del noi des del seu punt de vista i què vols que et digui... aquesta cosa de "la Yoi és diferent de la resta/the first of her kind" està suadíssim i és ultra superficial. Com si tu fossis l'únic en el món mundial que la pugui entendre... És que literalment allò que diferencia el tio de la resta és que la veu com una noia i li ho diu, el llistó està baixíssim! Quan per fi li torna a sortir el mode control freak i fa que les coses siguin encara més estranyes, quina necessitat hi havia i com ho aguanta ell?
“Honestly I want you to fall for me more. I want to hear what other sweet things you have to say. Actually I want you to be crazy about me.”
the amount of times i silently screamed while reading this 😩 and my face hurts from smiling so hard from beginning to end. i love this series so much 🫶🏻
This was probably the cutest volume yet ꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱˖♡ I'm so happy they're officially dating now, but damn does it make you feel lonely 🥹 Hhh why do I do this to myself~
Je continue de suivre l’évolution amoureuse (et leur déboire) de nos deux héros, la jolie et introvertie Yoi et le ténébreux Ichimura. Au programme, des non-dits, de la jalousie et beaucoup de quiproquos. Mais pas que…
Je l’admets, j’ai dévoré ce nouveau tome et j’ai ressenti mille émotions lors de cette lecture. Déjà, Yoi arrête de se cacher la vérité au sujet de ses sentiments naissants pour Ichimura. Quant à ce dernier, il fait semblant que l’indifférence manifeste de la jeune fille ne l’impact pas. Surtout devant ses copains.
J’avoue, il y a eu des moments, j’ai eu vraiment peur pour leur relation parce qu’ils sont tellement maladroits ! Yoi en étant trop timide et en n’osant pas se lancer et Ichimura en voulant faire croire que la jeune fille n’est rien de sérieux pour lui.
Cette histoire sur les amours naissants entre adolescents est tellement mignonne et bien faite. Après, c’est vrai qu’avec mon regard d’adulte, je trouve parfois qu’ils tournent trop souvent autour du pot et se font du mal inutilement. Mais quand on est jeune, et surtout timide et qu’on a peur de se faire rejeter, c’est dur d’oser faire le premier pas.
Heureusement, Yoi et Ichimura vont réussir à dépasser tout ça et s’autoriser à vivre pleinement leurs sentiments naissants. J’ai passé un très bon moment avec ce nouveau tome et encore une fois, je suis véritablement charmée par les dessins de Mika Yamamori. Ils sont si beaux, le coup de crayon est maitrisé, fin et les expressions des visages sont sublimes.
Voilà une jolie petite romance que je vous conseille si vous voulez lire une histoire douce, avec des personnages aux émotions réalistes qui ont leurs défauts et leurs qualités.
RECAP: Ichi gives her the cold shoulder for a while, the festival happens and Ichi and Yoi never make plans. She runs there, renting a yukata and he's there with his friends. She sees him with a girl so she tries to run but he spots her. Then she confesses and he confesses and they're dating now!! But with her rules of course. Ends with her realizing to dial back a bit and she kisses him on the cheek hehe. Incoming summer break~