gabbydoesntread's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
cinnamon_and_rye's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
l_herman's review
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
black_flamed_candle_b00ks's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
lauracdocker's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
u_0's review
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Disturbing and unnecessary. I thought it would be a cute cozy story about a woman and her cat, nope. The cat is romantically in love with and obsessed with the woman?! I would say it really feels like a man writing a woman, but the woman wasn't even really a character in the story. She barely had a personality and all Makoto Shinkai created for her life was hollow preoccupations with traditional female roles in society filtered through the male gaze. It really feels like her character is reduced to an object. The art oversexualizes the woman in basically every frame. It was also disturbing that the main character cat often "gets affectionate" with what is implied to be an underage cat, whatever that means. Why??? It was so creepy. This book made me think less of makoto shinkai and I'm super disappointed about the hollow, sexist portrayal of women in the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol and Sexism
lilithsternins's review
5.0
I didn't realize that the short stories was a completely different book but still this was cute. I think this was my first manga.
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Mental illness
violetrose6's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0