Familiar Diversions
I'm a librarian who loves anime, manga, and reading a wide variety of genres.
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Wandering Son (vol. 4) by Shimura Takako, translated by Matt Thorn
Shuichi quits modeling due to issues with a girl in the group, Sueanna. Unfortunately, Maho becomes best friends with Sueanna, oblivious to the hurtful things she's said to Shuichi. Maho is upset that everyone seems to be falling for Shuichi. Meanwhile, Shuichi thinks
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This volume is so incredibly messy and complicated. There's so much going on that even the stuff that should be painful to read just isn't. There isn't enough time to stop and process everything.
I think I've overloaded on drama. I'm also getting super frustrated. We have gender, sexuality, and general “coming of age” stuff going on here, and the drama of it all is overwhelming. We finally learn that Saori
I hate to say this, but at this point Shuichi comes across as kind of annoying, writing “poor me”-type stories. I have a feeling Teenage Me would have taken all of this much better than Adult Me. In part because Teenage Me wrote "poor me" stories too.
The volume's ending reminded me how very gendered high school uniforms are. I'm sure high school will be just wonderful for everybody.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
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