It's not like limited POV is that rare in yuri manga, but keeping the thoughts of a quiet and aloof girl like Sumie obscured creates an uneasy mood. The reader sees tiny glimpses of her memories but those too are presented without any commentary from her. (And I think this is cool, to be clear.)
hey I haven't talked about Blue Star recently
But seriously, that is a similarity. The Blue Star "camera" mostly follows Umi, though sometimes Shou and occasionally others, but the Blue Star "thought stream" is only Umi. Which can create an uneasy mood, because just like Umi, we don't know (not directly) why Shou (or anyone else, but Shou's the main one and quiet and aloof) is doing something.
Oh, nice. I never noticed that Shou didn't get to narrate, perhaps because her behavior is a lot easier to read; clearly troubled and isolated.
this has definitely been my favourite manga this year. I keep rereading it, not just because of Manatsu's ridiculously expressive emotionw, but also, because of Sumie's slow and subtle ones.
By the end of chapter three, we are basically certain that Manatsu has fallen for Sumie. (Whether it's love or lust is debatable). at the start of Chapter 4, she reaffirms that it's okay if it's temporary https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/girlfriend_limited_to_7_days_ch04#3
by the end of chapter 4, it looks like Sumie is falling for Manatsu, too. just look at that subtle smile: https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/girlfriend_limited_to_7_days_ch04#26
And, i mean, who wouldn't. Despite how different the two are, Manatsu treats her as a peer, and is ready to protect her when Sumie needs it. And she would never belittle her.
Makes me wonder if either of them will dare to step thru the pile of complications they are building over their seven days if dating, confess their feelings on day eight?
Sumie may be catching feelings, but I'm not totally sure if that's a smile on the last page. To me her lips look more compressed, which in this context suggests she wants to say something but pushes it down. I'd also assume the thought of falling for Manatsu would make her anxious, since her reasoning for the time limit was to "end it before things get complicated".
As for what happens at the end of the seven-day period, if Manatsu does not manage to catch on to Sumie's unresolved anxieties, she will probably end up spilling the beans. This may even be prompted in a situation where they're about to sleep together (provided that the flash-forward on the first pages of chapter one is not a red herring), and Manatsu wants to confirm that Sumie feels the same way before they take that step.
In any case though, I have a feeling that Sumie will not go for it, at least not quite yet. The narration being so consistently limited to Manatsu (combined with the little flashbacks from the enigmatic Sumie) is building a kind of tension that is just begging for a switch to Sumie's perspective after the story reaches a turning point.
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