After being saved from a pervert on the train, Satomi falls hard and fast.
Before we start the review…
Who wrote this manga?
This manga was written by Ayuko Hatta.
Info about the volumes (complete)
- This series is complete in both English and Japanese at 9 volumes.
You can check out Volume One of this series for yourself below.
What’s this series about?
After being saved from a molester by a mysterious classmate, Satomi falls in love. As she made a promise to herself that she will go all-in the next time she developed feelings for someone, she makes a mission of finding out who her saviour is. It doesn’t take all that long for her to find him—Yagyu is one of the taller, more handsome boys at her school, after all. When she works up the courage to thank him for saving her, he brushes her off, saying it’s something anyone would do.
She doesn’t let his blunt attitude affect her all that much, and she works to at the very least get him to remember her name. From there, she confesses that she wants to know more about him, and before she even realizes it, they’re dating!? Not everyone is happy about their new relationship though, as Yagyu’s best friend sees Satomi’s interest in him as fleeting and trivial. She doesn’t know the first thing about him after all—who falls for someone that hard after only one meeting? One where they didn’t even speak at that.
Will Satomi be able to prove her feelings for Yagyu are sincere?
My thoughts on this volume (spoilers!)
I was very surprised to learn that this manga was written by the author of Wolf Girl and Black Prince, as they are nothing alike. This series was recommended to me as a delinquent romance, and I am nothing if not a fan of delinquent romances. Given this authors past works, and the glowing recommendation I recieved, I expected this to be an entirely different series. Personally, I don’t recognize this as a delinquent romance.
At first, it highly reminded me of Futari de Koi wo Suru Riyuu. Both have a female lead falling for a boy who saves her on the train, both female leads are propelled by their regrets of not being able to confess in the past, and both male leads have a friend who work to be an obstacle in the FL’s life. That being said, the overall tone of both stories are vastly different.
Ima Koi moves at lightning speed—something that, in my opinion, doesn’t really work for the cast we’re given. I wasn’t able to understand Yagyu’s character all that much in this volume. When Satomi tells him that she is interested in getting to know him better, on the outside he just says “okay”, but on the inside he decides this means that they’re now officially dating. He doesn’t even have feelings for her at this point, and he can barely remember her name. Still, he goes on acting like they’re now dating, without saying anything to Satomi. Is he just a man of few words, or is he a terrible communicator? I’m not too sure yet, but either way I find him to be frustrating.
Don’t even get me started on his friend’s treatment of Satomi. How can you claim to want to give your all to a relationship, and not stop your friend from verbally abusing your new girlfriend? If I was Satomi I would have broken up with him the second I realized he overheard what the friend said and chose to remain silent. Especially after he said it in my own house! Who invites themselves to someone’s house, and then insults them the moment they have the chance!?
This isn’t to say that I outright disliked this volume—it definitely had its sweet moments. I think if you’re looking for something more lighthearted, most likely without any heartbreaking backstories, this could be a good read. I just hope Yagyu learns to communicate with Satomi a little more in the oncoming volumes.
My favourite parts of this volume (spoilers)
💛 Satomi and Yagyu being all sneaky in the kitchen when her brother came in looking for marshmallows! They can be really cute when given the opportunity.
💚 Yagyu using his body as a cushion when Satomi decided to jump down a flight of stairs—she needed to catch up with him! She’s just lucky he’s a good guy, as that would have probably really hurt if she didn’t have the cushioning.
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