This week, went through a comfy slice of life binge (mostly catching up on series I haven't read in a while). Here are the standouts: Blue Box A high school sports romance manga about a badminton...
This week, went through a comfy slice of life binge (mostly catching up on series I haven't read in a while). Here are the standouts:
Blue Box
A high school sports romance manga about a badminton player and volleyball girl cheering each other on as they motivate each other to strive higher in their respective sport as they navigate their growing feelings with each other.
Now I was an early reader of this, having kept up weekly since release until around the
Spoilers
whole school festival arc, since at that point I wasn't really feeling the whole tension between Hina and Taiki when it was fairly clear that Chinatsu was Taiki's choice all along (even if he did feel somethings).
But binging it now makes it much smoother, and all the small cute/wholesome/encouraging moments that Chinatsu and Taiki share really make the series shine for me. It really brings out that youthful love kind of feeling, and all the tension is worth it, with the mangaka taking special care to make sure that some feeling of progress is made in their relationship without going too fast. It is a real slow burner, which might not be to people's tastes but binging it definitely lessens the frustration that the slow burns create.
Skip x Loafer
This manga is about a country bumpkin highschooler going to high school in the city, meeting all sorts of people in the city and making the most out of her time in high school. (wow I am terrible with plot synopses but take my word for it).
I found this manga about a year or two ago and fell in love with it right away, with the realistic character dynamics, the earnestness of the main character Mitsumi and general comfy vibe making it a lovely thing to read. Not to mention the art feels fresh: being cute, simple and comfy. I ended up rereading it this week due to realizing its anime adaptation was already out and seeing the OP and ed.
This week, went through a comfy slice of life binge (mostly catching up on series I haven't read in a while). Here are the standouts:
Blue Box
A high school sports romance manga about a badminton player and volleyball girl cheering each other on as they motivate each other to strive higher in their respective sport as they navigate their growing feelings with each other.
Now I was an early reader of this, having kept up weekly since release until around the
Spoilers
whole school festival arc, since at that point I wasn't really feeling the whole tension between Hina and Taiki when it was fairly clear that Chinatsu was Taiki's choice all along (even if he did feel somethings).But binging it now makes it much smoother, and all the small cute/wholesome/encouraging moments that Chinatsu and Taiki share really make the series shine for me. It really brings out that youthful love kind of feeling, and all the tension is worth it, with the mangaka taking special care to make sure that some feeling of progress is made in their relationship without going too fast. It is a real slow burner, which might not be to people's tastes but binging it definitely lessens the frustration that the slow burns create.
Skip x Loafer
This manga is about a country bumpkin highschooler going to high school in the city, meeting all sorts of people in the city and making the most out of her time in high school. (wow I am terrible with plot synopses but take my word for it).
I found this manga about a year or two ago and fell in love with it right away, with the realistic character dynamics, the earnestness of the main character Mitsumi and general comfy vibe making it a lovely thing to read. Not to mention the art feels fresh: being cute, simple and comfy. I ended up rereading it this week due to realizing its anime adaptation was already out and seeing the OP and ed.