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A review by gingerbreadbiscuit
Love, That's an Understatement, Volume 1 by Fujimomo
4.0
Thank you NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for an ARC of this book.
In this first volumen, Fujimomo introduces the reader to the two main characters Amakawa Risa and Ohira Zen, who met after Zen has been on a fight and Risa lends him a helping hand. The premiss of the manga is based on Risa’s self-imposed self-sufficiency, meaning she does not want to ask for anyone’s help or be in debt with anyone. This very prominent character trait is challenged by Zen, who is stubborn and very willing to help Risa when she finds herself in a pickle.
Although I am well past my high school years, this light hearted shoujo made empathise with the heroin, seeing how I too do not like to be dependent on others, and transported me back to when I myself was in high school. Moreover, the story was very easy to follow and the additional characters were not overwhelming as the action is mainly focused on the heroin and the love interest.
It has to be mentioned that I usually am very picky when it comes to art-style in comics and mangas. In this case, the art-style is very appealing and fits in with how Japanese comics are bing styled nowadays, with soft lines and a focus on the main characters.
Truly, this manga is easy to read and will for sure scratch the itch if you want to read a light hearted romance with, probably, some future angst and a nice art-style.
In this first volumen, Fujimomo introduces the reader to the two main characters Amakawa Risa and Ohira Zen, who met after Zen has been on a fight and Risa lends him a helping hand. The premiss of the manga is based on Risa’s self-imposed self-sufficiency, meaning she does not want to ask for anyone’s help or be in debt with anyone. This very prominent character trait is challenged by Zen, who is stubborn and very willing to help Risa when she finds herself in a pickle.
Although I am well past my high school years, this light hearted shoujo made empathise with the heroin, seeing how I too do not like to be dependent on others, and transported me back to when I myself was in high school. Moreover, the story was very easy to follow and the additional characters were not overwhelming as the action is mainly focused on the heroin and the love interest.
It has to be mentioned that I usually am very picky when it comes to art-style in comics and mangas. In this case, the art-style is very appealing and fits in with how Japanese comics are bing styled nowadays, with soft lines and a focus on the main characters.
Truly, this manga is easy to read and will for sure scratch the itch if you want to read a light hearted romance with, probably, some future angst and a nice art-style.