For a moment I thought the mangaka is Morishima Akiko, the drawing style is so similar. here, I like the mangaka, read a lot of them. But this one is very difficult to even pay attention. There is way too many self-inflited drama between Ayane and Sana,which also spills into Sana's friends.
Usually when a couple who are polar opposite, they can compensate each other. An example will be Yuzu and Mei. Also, if you read the chapter which Yuzu demands to play newly wed, you can tell literally that they will live that way for the rest of their lives. Another example will be Yuzu decides to be a teacher in order to help Mei who will run the school.
Here we have a problem. Ayane and Sana are opposite, but Ayane behaved like a senior high student, while Sana "regressed' to a fresh middle schooler.
There are so many wrongs and drama that the artist seems to be unable to dig herself out of the hole she created.It took almost 12 chapters just to get the relationship right. Miccan plays the perfect guardian, despite of jealousy, to make sure Sana is OK. Meanwhile Ecchan represents all the students' feelings (sort of playing as the audience).
I do not know how the mangaka pulled this off. The ending of each chapter were also unsatisfatory. But they were not cliff hangers, so each chapter was its own arc. You can skip Chapter 1-11 and nothing specially in 12-14.
The talent is clearly there, but I think the mangaka herself was confused. She should just concentrate what she was good at, that means Yuri.
Oh, while I agree that Ayane is 100% lesbian, Sana I think it is not.Just because this is her first relationship, but lack of experience would not affect the orientation. A lot if people already knows they bent that way at that age. Sana felt uncomfortable in the beginning. It was almost like Ayane hypnotise Sana into being a lesbian. Lots of love from Sana, but I think the mangaka did not bother to make Sana more realistic. This kind of "Who is the person who drags you into homosexuality", then we can point all the fingers towards Ayane, There is little to no sexual dedsire from Sana to Ayane. I suspect that Sana read all those Yuri comics was because she wants to "learn" to be a lesbian. Of course, readig Yuri does not mean you are gay. Remember in Citrus it was the same situation with Yuzu buying Yuru, then Harumin decided to try out the sex positions.
Do I feel disappointed? Yes. There are so much potential that it is frustrating. Ayane and Miccan's stories will be a good development. This manga also left a lot of unanswered question. Why would Ayane go to the hospital for a fever?
Remember this is the artist who drew "Between Philia and Eros",and that manga was in Galette 1, so Yorita Miyuki was with good company. Takemiya Jin , Momono Moto, Yatosaki Haru, Morinaga Milk, and Hakamada Mera, etc.
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