These final two volumes of the lovable charming comedy wrap up in remarkable fashion, however without losing the innocent appeal that makes My like Story!! such a great read.
But first, in volume 12, oversized, good-hearted teen Takeo should try to rescue his finest friend, Sunakawa, from a transfer trainee suspected of nefarious motives, in a story continued from the previous volume. This is funny since Takeo is so unsubtle at whatever he does. He’s straight-forward, as he quite much has to be, provided his adult size as well as strength. Yet that inability to play games is what makes him a match for Tanaka’s scheme.
It’s not much of a scheme, really. Tanaka has glommed onto Sunakawa since Sunakawa is the type of good friend anybody would want: good-looking, unchallenging, simple to get along with. As a regular transfer, Tanaka doesn’t truly understand exactly how to develop genuine friendships, so he’s much more concerned with appearances, taking selfies that show him pretending to have a great time. In short, he’s a faker, so Takeo forces him to be honest.
Writer Kazune Kawahara sketches this new character effectively, making him sympathetic even when he’s badmouthing one good friend to another. The artist Aruko, meanwhile, seems to have fun drawing them all rock-climbing, interspersed with flashbacks to infant Takeo (still a significant toddler). even just drawing Takeo putting his arm around Tanaka, there’s a huge difference in scale, which is funny. There’s likewise this remarkable picture of Tanaka, called out on his lies about feeling fine, screwing up his deal with before bursting into tears that was so unexpected yet well-chosen.
There’s some easy however meaningful viewpoint about exactly how to make good friends as well as exactly how people who act out may have a sympathetic reason for doing so. It may be naive, however it’s heartwarming as well as a good pointer of the method I desire life might always be.
Tanaka’s struggles with always being a transfer trainee are likewise foreshadowing for the final huge storyline. Takeo’s sweetheart Yamato has to move! Her dad has been transferred to Spain. exactly how will this impact their ideal relationship? as well as their plans to go to the exact same college next year?
Volume 13 completes up that storyline. Yamato has run away from home, not able to cope with the implications of the move, as well as Takeo complies with her. The two are therefore together by themselves (although Takeo, excellent man that he is, is sending messages to reassure Yamato’s dad). There’s great deals of discussion about exactly how their connection will continue, however the two, alone in a hotel room, are likewise teens in love.
The pending separation likewise provides the author an excuse, in this final book of the series, to restore noteworthy other characters, as just about everybody (including Yamato’s former coworker who tried to break them up, having seen the error of his ways) wishes to root for the two of them to stay together.
That highlights one of the essential points of charm of this series. As much as it’s about a high institution romance, it’s likewise about deep friendship. Sunakawa is a essential part of assisting Takeo satisfy his plans to go to college with Yamato, which needs a great deal of difficult work. The threesome demonstrated different type of caring in inspiring ways. (The publisher offered evaluation copies.)
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