Aiso Tsukashi review (finally!!)

[epistasthai]

(sorry it has taken me so long to get this posted...)

The last we saw of Sawaragi, (in Takaga Koi daro , or It’s Only Love), he’d been sentenced to 5 years in prison for dealing drugs. Suffering from unrequited love for Izumi, he’d done his best not to involve Izumi in his mistakes. Sawaragi had resolved to put his feelings for Izumi aside and move

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[epistasthai]

Well, you know, you actually do very good reviews. They're just not structured like most reviews. You don't rely on very many words to get your thoughts across. You place pictures into categories, and these categories are reviews in themselves. A reader (or viewer) can get a pretty good notion of what you find interesting, or attractive, or thought-provoking by looking at the pictures you choose and the categories in which you place them. It's a very interesting (and lovely) way to present these stories.

Oh yes, you are so right! I wish there were more characters like this.

Wow. I think I just noticed a pattern of my own here in your comment about what I've written. Characters who are well-developed, are more than what they appear or who see beyond the superficial are characters I find very appealing. And this is probably one reason I find myself re-reading their stories over and over. Hummm. I never noticed that until you commented here. Thanks!

[epistasthai]

ah, well you know what they say:
"One picture is worth a thousand words."

(something you understand quite well. And something I can only talk about. Sigh.)

There IS a novel sequel to Aiso - in the comments at the end of the manga, Yamada sensei says that Aida sensei has written a novel sequel for Sawaragi and Shuuya. Then she mentions that "Hanabira Yuki" will go on sale at the same time that Aiso is being published. I don't know if this is the novel or if the novel we want has a different title. (I have *got* to learn Japanese, haha)