Jackie Jan 25, 2013
Honest, intelligent news and reviews for manga romantics
Usually I don’t have time to follow the airing anime season. This time I’ve made an exception for a shoujo series that’s been on my radar for a while now. After watching the first few episodes, I’m pretty positive that the anime won’t be covering the whole story like so many other shoujo anime. So I’m requesting the manga license for those of us who want to keep following the story of Mei and Yamato.
The Gist: Mei Tachibana has isolated herself from her classmates since elementary school as a protection from being betrayed. This has made her a target for teasing and bullying. Now in high school Mei has drawn the attention of popular boy Yamato Kurosawa, who steals her first kiss. Mei tries to learn to trust others and make new friends. Yamato seeks to become more genuine like Mei. Yet rivals and past events continue to create obstacles for their budding relationship.
I’m digging the anime, but I really still can’t see what has drawn Yamato to Mei. In the first episode I liked her a lot, she seemed strong and independent. After that she got withdrawn and quiet and hopefully she is a little less lame in the manga. I’d definitely pick up the manga format to find out though.
I really like this series, I just started watching the anime, which is pretty faithful. I would definitely buy this for the shoujo collection! There are way too many I want though, but this, love so life, hapi mari, hana to akuma, ao haru ride and midnight secretary are the ones that should be available to all shoujo/josei fans.