Summer You Were There Vol. 2, The (The Summer You Were There)

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There aren't really that many other characters, but the few who do appear make use of their time. Shizuku's and Kaori's sisters are both positioned well against the main girls' respective personalities, just don't expect them to get a whole lot of development or focus. I'm writing this review after finishing the most recent chapter, and to be honest, I never expected the plot to turn out this way. The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the print manga category; [13] it was nominated again in the same category in 2023. [14] It was the most popular choice among English voters. [15] See also [ edit ]

Mateo, Alex (December 15, 2022). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 11-17". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023 . Retrieved January 20, 2023. I hope we see more of the siblings in the next volume. I saw the second volume at the bookstore but didn't have time to read it. I don't know how many volumes this will be, but so far I have seen the cover for volume four so I am optimistic that this may be a long series. I also read the author's other series called 'The Girl I Want Is So Handsome'. I thought it was cute. As with any romance, the real strength of the story lies with the characters. Again, The Summer You Were There seems to straddle an interesting line between “true” romance and “trial run,” touching on the Japanese social idea that girls dating each other in high school are simply “practicing” for a husband. Shizuku’s distrust of others intensifies her emotions, and all the while, she carries a heavy burden of past actions she can’t escape; meanwhile, Kaori appears fixated on having a secret love affair over the summer, but her physical health seems to be in question. We could guess where the story is going, but we’ll leave the predictions for our readers!LOS ANGELES, December 1, 2021) – Seven Seas Entertainment is delighted to announce the license acquisition of the manga series The Summer You Were There by Yuama. In this sweet yuri love story, two high school girls--one a shy writer, the other a social butterfly--try to live out a romance novel! Pineda, Rafael (November 17, 2023). "The Summer You Were There Manga Ends on December 18". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023 . Retrieved November 17, 2023. Throughout the volume, Shizuku mentions how she can't get close to people and doesn't want to hurt people again. She feels it is best if she is alone. Close to the end, she confesses that she bullied a friend. She doesn't want Kaori to think she is a kind person, when to herself she isn't. Shizuku Hoshikawa, a high schooler and loner, secretly writes a novel. When it is nearly summer break, it is read by Kaori Asaka, a popular figure in their class. Though Shizuku was prepared for harsh criticism, Kaori praises it highly and expects her to write her next work, a romance novel about the two of them. Shizuku refuses, but Kaori asks for a date if she will not write it.

Shizuku is a shy girl who hardly talks to other people. Instead, she loses herself in creative writing, crafting a novel that she never plans to show anyone. But when Kaori--Shizuku's cute, popular classmate--gets her hands on Shizuku's manuscript, everything changes. Kaori is a huge fan, and suggests that Shizuku can get inspiration for her writing if the two of them start dating! Can these very different young ladies create their own love story together?Fake dating is one of those manga tropes that sets my teeth on edge, frankly, because it feels like just an arbitrary gap between actual dating, which the whole enterprise often ends up feeling like anyway. What, precisely, is the point?