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This manga has a very interesting and refreshing premise: it portrays the relationship between two women who are asexual (they don't experience sexual attraction for others). It also tackles other unique themes like how is it to pursue a career going to trade school and the use of AI in the voice careers, as well as music production. I liked that it presents some characters that have different and contrasting sexual orientations, and explains them a little bit.

It narrates the journey Matoi, the main character, went through going from highschool, in the countryside, to trade school, in Tokyo, and her journey understanding herself, her feelings ... and what she wants to do in her carreer.

Matoi is asexual but ends up developing feelings for Yuriko, who is also asexual but arromantic as well. I appreciated how the author showed Yuriko's thoughts and conflicts about her emotions. I am demissexual, but I definitely understand how she felt trying to make sense of her feelings for Matoi. Their relationship takes a long time to develop because both are coming to terms with their sexualities and romantic preferences.

It's very wholesome how Yuriko gets to feel accepteded and secure with the way that Matoi doesn't expect nor pressures her into doing anything she's not comfortable with, and shows her that she can rely on her. Seeing Matoi developing her confidence through time is very wholesome too. I like how the story ended with their relationship too.


So, you may be thinking, with me writing so many good things about this manga, why do I have mixed feelings about it?

The main issue for me is that everything felt so... cold. Maybe it's the art style, the colors, or the pacing, but I couldn't connect with any of the characters in an emotional way. Perhaps this was intentional by the author, maybe she wanted to give off this feeling. But it left me disappointed because I was so excited when I discovered this manga that had everything I enjoy reading about: queer (and asexual) representation, motorcycles, coming of age, self-discovery, and profession-related settings with young adults. I'm even interested in electronic music production (like Matoi does). And yet, even though the characters are so similar to me and are going through things that I have also experienced, it felt somewhat flat. Everything feels a little dated and lifeless, even though it's a recent manga.

Again, this is only my opinion, and I do think it's a sweet story that tackles relevant topics in a respectful way. I just didn't enjoy it very much, which was such a pity.

This manga is kinda unique in the way it's conceptualized. Tezuka is a professor in this, and he teaches his students a little about the process of drawing and publishing manga, but the majority of it is filled with 3 short stories and some comic strips. I think he did an okay job integrating the teachings with the stories, but overall it was a fun read because they are "old school" comics and were funny and absurd.

In the afterword, Tezuka mentions he made this in the fifties to help kids who wanted to become mangaka. He says some current mangaka were actually inspired by ... this work, which is pretty cool. He also shares some interesting trivia about the stories, which was nice to read.

The most interesting part of this, for me, is seeing how manga was back in the day, and it's awesome so see how Tezuka managed to grow the industry so much.

This is just awful. I saw this and thought it looked cool, like it had an interesting aesthetic going on. But the animation is VERY low-budget and the script is terrible and almost doesn't make sense.

It starts with this girl performing an exorcism in a hotel, this is the first half of it and it's fine. But, in the second half, suddently she is being introduced to a new class in school and a bunch of boys (her classmates ) start torturing her in very explicit ways and it goes on for a long time. I'm just not a fan of this kind of ... stuff so I stopped watching at about 3/4 of it.

It was a horrible adaptation in every way. I do not recommend it, even if you're going into it with very low expectations (which I was).

The author describes the series as a story where the yandere is healed through love, and I think this was well achieved. The characters are lovely and well-developed, and the story never feels boring or tired. The art-style is very unique and fresh.

I couldn't stop reading it after I started, and left very satisfied with the ending. I recommend this series for everyone who loves GL and wants an interesting and fun read, with some heartfelt moments and a heartwarming message (love heals 🩷).

Amy is a shy girl with complex trauma that has low-self-esteem and believes that she should never fall in love with anyone. ... Bibi is a yandere rich girl that behaves in psychopathic ways and is obsessed with living the perfect love story with a popular boy. The two of them end up hanging out together and developing a strong connection in the mean time.

What makes this story unique is how well their actions and trauma is addressed and handled. We receive a lot of context from the past that deepens the characters' personalities and make them relatable. In my opinion, the events that happen in the present are also very well presented, which makes up for an entertaining and compelling story.