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heyjudy's review against another edition
4.0
~3.5/5
[Also available on my blog.]
I never seem to have much to say about this series. I read the volume and then kind of forget what happened, and then I get the next book, so I have to review the one before it… It seems to be a never-ending circle. Hm.
I think one reason is that I’m so overwhelmed with the amount of characters. There are just way too many characters in this series. And we got introduced to the rest of the student council in this volume, which means there are, like, six more people to remember. There are just too many. And for some reason, there isn’t a character and background synopsis/recap at the beginning of most volumes. That needs to change.
I think I’m going to keep this review short. So, there’s some stuff between the Bancho and Mafuyu, mainly meaning that the Bancho is getting all embarrassed because he likes her but doesn’t know how to act friendly and still be calm. Mafuyu is wondering why her and Hayasaka aren’t closer. We meet a guy that went to school with Saeki, who feels like a rival but is actually on a much lower scale. We see some more of Shinobu and the president’s relationship, which is odd. We meet the rest of the members in the student council, who do look intriguing, even if there are too many people to remember. Saeki accidentally/purposely gives the Bancho and Hayasaka the impression that him and Mafuyu are lovers, which freaks them out. Their school has a festival, which they are trying super hard to make successful because of the bet between Saeki and the principal, but someone keeps going missing at a certain time if they’re in the hallway, and Mafuyu dresses up as her boy identity during this and tries to solve the crime.
I like this series, I find it really funny and enjoy reading all the books. There are just too many characters; I think we’re introduced to too many without getting to fully meet or get used to the others. I do enjoy them, though. I’m interested in finding out what’s behind the people disappearing in the halls thing, as well as what the student council is up to, and just all of the funny bits in the book. I have the next book, so I plan on reading it soon, and I am looking forward to it.
[Also available on my blog.]
I never seem to have much to say about this series. I read the volume and then kind of forget what happened, and then I get the next book, so I have to review the one before it… It seems to be a never-ending circle. Hm.
I think one reason is that I’m so overwhelmed with the amount of characters. There are just way too many characters in this series. And we got introduced to the rest of the student council in this volume, which means there are, like, six more people to remember. There are just too many. And for some reason, there isn’t a character and background synopsis/recap at the beginning of most volumes. That needs to change.
I think I’m going to keep this review short. So, there’s some stuff between the Bancho and Mafuyu, mainly meaning that the Bancho is getting all embarrassed because he likes her but doesn’t know how to act friendly and still be calm. Mafuyu is wondering why her and Hayasaka aren’t closer. We meet a guy that went to school with Saeki, who feels like a rival but is actually on a much lower scale. We see some more of Shinobu and the president’s relationship, which is odd. We meet the rest of the members in the student council, who do look intriguing, even if there are too many people to remember. Saeki accidentally/purposely gives the Bancho and Hayasaka the impression that him and Mafuyu are lovers, which freaks them out. Their school has a festival, which they are trying super hard to make successful because of the bet between Saeki and the principal, but someone keeps going missing at a certain time if they’re in the hallway, and Mafuyu dresses up as her boy identity during this and tries to solve the crime.
I like this series, I find it really funny and enjoy reading all the books. There are just too many characters; I think we’re introduced to too many without getting to fully meet or get used to the others. I do enjoy them, though. I’m interested in finding out what’s behind the people disappearing in the halls thing, as well as what the student council is up to, and just all of the funny bits in the book. I have the next book, so I plan on reading it soon, and I am looking forward to it.
misssusan's review against another edition
3.0
A bit messier than the last volume but if Tsubaki can make all these storylines cohere it'll probably pay off later. Also if she could balance humour with plot a little more consistently that would be great. :) I felt like volume 7 was a lot funnier than this one if lighter on the plot. 3 stars
rach's review against another edition
3.0
To be honest, at this point I think there are too many side characters and too much other stuff going on. We were introduced to all the members of the student council, but am I supposed to remember who everyone is? There are so many! Ok, there are only 6. But still! Plus, there's the other guys from Kyotaro's old gang, who might or might not be trying to take it over. So confusing. And then you throw in Takaomi's reunion with his college friends, and the whole scene with that guy from his school getting drunk and hanging out with Takaomi and Mafuyu at Takaomi's place. What's the point again?
My favorite part was probably the confusion Takaomi stirred up when he made it seem like he and Mafuyu were dating. The boys were so flustered! I wish they would come out and either say they like Mafuyu or at least treat her like a friend! Kyotaro clearly likes her, and wants to be friends with her, but for some reason ends up just making her sad.
Anyways, hopefully things start moving it along in the next volume, because these are starting to feel all the same.
My favorite part was probably the confusion Takaomi stirred up when he made it seem like he and Mafuyu were dating. The boys were so flustered! I wish they would come out and either say they like Mafuyu or at least treat her like a friend! Kyotaro clearly likes her, and wants to be friends with her, but for some reason ends up just making her sad.
Anyways, hopefully things start moving it along in the next volume, because these are starting to feel all the same.
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