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Apr 8, 2021
Bokura wa Nandomo Koi wo Suru is heartbreaking. It is a tale of love, loss, regret, and time travel. If you are looking for a more serious BL manga that isn't about high schoolers, or, you enjoyed the later episodes of Steins;Gate with all the looping and sadness, then you will love this manga.
The manga starts off by introducing the character Issei, or Ii-chan, an average salaryman, that is sex-friends with Ban, a traveling cameraman. Their relationship is sweet, and Ban truly believes that they are destined to be together. Ban brought Issei a gift from his recent trip, an incense burner that is supposed
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to be used when misfortune strikes. The next day when Ban and Issei go to meet up for their 1-year anniversary, Ban is caught in a car accident and dies. Wrecked with guilt about not properly telling Ban his feelings, Issei miraculously turns back time with the incense burner and continues to try and redo his life as much as possible to bring Ban back.
Seeing Issei's struggle was really difficult for me because he is doing his best for the one he loves, and it's so clearly conveyed. Every panel had so much emotion, but it's not over the top, all their expressions seem fitting for the situation. If you took some scenes out of context you could still feel the longing and sadness based on their faces alone.
Both Issei and Ban are distinct from each other, with completely different lifestyles and designs. (Ban even has facial hair, which isn't super common in BL.) Yet, it never seems like they're unsuitable for each other, they just have a good dynamic between them.
Overall, this manga is fantastic. If you have ever lost somebody you loved and thought about bringing them back, you might enjoy this manga, as Issei is in those same shoes.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Apr 8, 2021
Noushou Sakuretsu Girl is a weird manga. There exists a place referred to as "Hell's Human Zoo". Similar to a regular zoo, many different types of girls live in this zoo, because they can no longer live independently. This is in part due to them being so deluded by their dreams.
The main character Noka, is an aspiring idol. She trains hard every day and yet her manager keeps delaying her debut. When she's with the other trainees, she doesn't become too close with any besides Saori. Saori is a girl that Noka views as an ideal idol, and is similar to the idol that
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motivated Noka to start training. Noka later meets the Spinal Fluid Girl, a mysterious figure that shows her around the zoo and gives Noka advice.
The story continues to get more complex as information comes to light. The ending was pretty interesting as well, I was able to guess a few major points that came up. However, many of the details were very unexpected, namely the character's relations to each other and the story's climax. There is some shoujo-ai in this story, but it's almost enough to write off as just being friends, since each time it's brought up, somebody denies the attraction. Whether you like or dislike shoujo-ai, it shouldn't have too much of an impact on your enjoyment, I just thought it was interesting that such details were included.
The weakest point to me was probably the characters, not all of them get a backstory, but the ones that do feel a little superficial, but overall it's not a big detriment to the manga. Along with their backstories, some personalities just felt a little disconnected from their actions, but it's likely just because of the story's progression. The art style was a high point to me, it's not exceptional or groundbreaking, but it's very clean and I'm fond of how the characters are drawn. I never had trouble telling characters apart from each other, their designs are pretty distinct and have key features; long black hair, a mask, being a man, etc...
Overall, I think this was an interesting read, and if you have free time, 6 chapters can go by very quickly. It's a new premise that I haven't seen done before, and was quite enjoyable on my part. I hope you guys also like it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Sep 24, 2017
To start out, I need to establish that this is a review of the anime's dub. I'll explain why later in the review. Along with that, this will also include spoilers, although I doubt they would really change your viewing experience.
To enjoy this show, one must understand it is not meant to be taken seriously. The girls have unconventionally large breasts, and the plot is not the deepest thing in the world, but it's hilarious. I found myself sending quotes from it to my friends just because I was dying from amusement at what they'd say, especially for an American. I am
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not knowledgeable about pop culture from other countries, but this dub was filled with pop cultural references and jokes.
- A Yoda impression
- Mentioning fidget spinners
- "The bomb dot com"
- "Snaps to chat"
- "You wanna know my bra size? 36 Double Deez Nuts"
- Saying "Do you wanna build a sand castle" to the tune of a song from the Disney movie, Frozen
- "The problem is that you've got a bone where your hot dog should be."
- "Bae stealing b to the itch"
- "Shady af"
- "#NoFilter #Seriously"
- "Great googley moogley, I get to touch her"
- "We'll watch your junk anytime."
- And many more
These are unique to the dub. To compare the sub to the dub, in the first episode there are two couples, from whom we can hear the conversations of.
In the sub they say:
Female 1: Let’s go to the amusement park this weekend.
Male 1: Sure. And we’ll spend the night together, right?
Female 2: There’s an event for couples tomorrow.
Male 2: Guess I’ll have to take you then.
In the dub, it goes:
Female 1: Let’s go to the amusement park Saturday morning!
Male 1: Sure, and I’ll show you my log ride Saturday night.
Female 2: Did you hear it’s couples only night at the movie theater?
Male 2: You are going to get so felt up.
One of these is clearly more entertaining, and that is the English dub.
I'm an English speaker, I wish I knew Japanese, but I do not. That being said, I can understand more when there is emphasis of English words better than Japanese words. This lead to a better understanding of the story through each of the seiyuu's voices. I can't distinguish between different Japanese dialects, but the Gals in the anime all sounded like the stereotypical 'Valley Girl' as you would call it in America. They said 'like' a lot, their whole tone of voice was spot on and it made the girls sound believable.
Speaking of the girls, the characters were actually a lot of fun to watch. They were not the most original cast, but they worked so well together in my opinion. The girls didn't all just act the same, even though they were all gals. The main girl, she was not a slut, she wanted a proper relationship with him, which was contrary to popular belief. Her best friend was a lesbian, or at least bisexual. MC's childhood friend became a gal so he would notice her. And the girl who was like the class rep. with good grades and stuff, had a princess complex and was a secret gal. That's not all. The friends of the mc, they were the nerdiest virgins ever, which made them believable. They worked at manga cafes, they made the mc confess, one only likes loli, etc.. If that doesn't convince you then think of how they interact together. It is so easy to image these characters in real life, just hanging out with each other. Their interactions didn't seem forced, (Unless it was the first time they were interacting for the most part.)
While the art is heavily focused on ecchi, it doesn't change the comedic aspects of the show, if anything it makes them better. The mc frequently leers at their breasts, and everybody jokes about it and calls him a virgin. Without the disproportionately large breasts, one of the more basic comedic properties would be gone, and the jokes inside the show would have to cease.
The jokes, references, characters and art are all big components of the anime, but there is still the storyline that has gone unmentioned. The show starts off with the mc having to confess to somebody most people see as a slut so that he could finally have sex. But the story is better than that. They go out and have fun, the anime isn't just a bunch of sex, there is actually no sex in it, no matter how much he wants it. The other girls try to initiate sexual interaction throughout the show, but the mc is better than that, he starts liking his girlfriend more, to the point that he doesn't just want to have sex with any girl, he wants her. He loves her. The highest point in the series is when they kiss for the first time. Even though this was a comedic series, and the mc was super perverted, I couldn't help but root for him and hope that he would get a happy ending with her.
The bottom line, is that this is a fantastic show, if you love comedy, slightly perverted jokes, ecchi, or a slice of life series that isn't super innocent.
Although I can not stress enough how important is is to watch the dub.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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