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letsgolesbians's review against another edition
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Minor: Pregnancy
harvey7leah's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A sweet manga about two childhood rivals learning that they may have more in common than they thought. I enjoyed the first volume, and it really sets up the series for more. This volume spent so much time just building the exposition though that it really felt like it was dragging at times.
francisdee's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this manga, both the art style and the story!
I found the characters quite relatable, and the story easy to follow, with enough funny moments to make it very enjoyable.
Takebe, a 20-something girl, wakes up one day and realises all her friends are getting married/having children, in a sense "leaving her behind." In an effort to not become even more lonely in the future, she decides to "leave her delinquent past behind" and revamp herself into a respectable woman, who will marry and have a family like everyone else. Shopping for clothes, she stumbles upon Soramori, her ex rival back in high school, working as a clerk in the shop. Convinced she is just making fun of her in lieu of their shared past, they end up confronting each other: turns out all Soramori has been thinking about all those years was that she wanted to date Takebe, and becoming a fighing rival was her way to get close. Deciding to bet on whether Takebe accepts to date her or not, they fight one last time but Soramori defeats her.
I felt for Takebe: I remember being in middle school and wanting to change my clothes style in the hope I'd become more similar to my classmates and "friends," in a wasted effort to not be seen as different and be less lonely (and bullied). I, too, decided that dressing more feminine would transform me into someone I was meant to be. I remember being jealous when my friends would hang out together but without me, and not understanding what I was doing wrong
I also felt for Soramori, and her inability to be honest with the people you admire and love. Also, and that was sooo relatable, her not understanding how social media works. Her attempt to become popular on "onestagram" reminded me a lot of my efforts of creating a myspace worthy of appreciations by strangers on the internet back in the 2000s.
I think, if you like silly slice of life mangas and very autistic main characters you might enjoy this story a lot!
I found the characters quite relatable, and the story easy to follow, with enough funny moments to make it very enjoyable.
Takebe, a 20-something girl, wakes up one day and realises all her friends are getting married/having children, in a sense "leaving her behind." In an effort to not become even more lonely in the future, she decides to "leave her delinquent past behind" and revamp herself into a respectable woman, who will marry and have a family like everyone else. Shopping for clothes, she stumbles upon Soramori, her ex rival back in high school, working as a clerk in the shop. Convinced she is just making fun of her in lieu of their shared past, they end up confronting each other: turns out all Soramori has been thinking about all those years was that she wanted to date Takebe, and becoming a fighing rival was her way to get close. Deciding to bet on whether Takebe accepts to date her or not, they fight one last time but Soramori defeats her.
I felt for Takebe: I remember being in middle school and wanting to change my clothes style in the hope I'd become more similar to my classmates and "friends," in a wasted effort to not be seen as different and be less lonely (and bullied). I, too, decided that dressing more feminine would transform me into someone I was meant to be. I remember being jealous when my friends would hang out together but without me, and not understanding what I was doing wrong
I also felt for Soramori, and her inability to be honest with the people you admire and love. Also, and that was sooo relatable, her not understanding how social media works. Her attempt to become popular on "onestagram" reminded me a lot of my efforts of creating a myspace worthy of appreciations by strangers on the internet back in the 2000s.
I think, if you like silly slice of life mangas and very autistic main characters you might enjoy this story a lot!
emsies's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.75
sofiafi's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
rereader33's review against another edition
2.0
In lieu of a standard review, allow me to give a timeline from start to finish reading this manga:
-started reading it around 2:00 pm
-read the first two chapters
-stopped reading and took a 2 hour nap
-read another chapter
-stopped reading and started listening to a podcast while playing a video game
-stopped to have dinner
-read another chapter
-stopped reading and played more video games
-stopped playing video games cuz I needed to charge console
-FINALLY FINISHED THIS MANGA AT 8 pm
It took me 6 HOURS to read ONE MANGA that should have taken MAYBE a half hour tops, it was THAT BORING. I have no earthly clue how you can write a romance between two former delinquents and have it be THIS BORING. Neither of the main leads are interesting, the story itself isn't interesting, and the dialogue is barely average. The art is nice, but doesn't play up the absurdity of the situation and is just...there.
I have the second volume so I'm gonna give that a read, but I'm not holding my breath with this one. If you still wanna give it a try, go for it, but this was boring as hell to me.
-started reading it around 2:00 pm
-read the first two chapters
-stopped reading and took a 2 hour nap
-read another chapter
-stopped reading and started listening to a podcast while playing a video game
-stopped to have dinner
-read another chapter
-stopped reading and played more video games
-stopped playing video games cuz I needed to charge console
-FINALLY FINISHED THIS MANGA AT 8 pm
It took me 6 HOURS to read ONE MANGA that should have taken MAYBE a half hour tops, it was THAT BORING. I have no earthly clue how you can write a romance between two former delinquents and have it be THIS BORING. Neither of the main leads are interesting, the story itself isn't interesting, and the dialogue is barely average. The art is nice, but doesn't play up the absurdity of the situation and is just...there.
I have the second volume so I'm gonna give that a read, but I'm not holding my breath with this one. If you still wanna give it a try, go for it, but this was boring as hell to me.
dembury's review against another edition
4.0
Awww, I like the dynamic between these two! “Catch These Hands” is a slice-of-life manga that’s sweet and just a little silly but also has girls who like to throw punches, so it was fun to read.
kamisamabratz's review
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
vezreads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
First read: 3.25 stars
Second read: 4 stars
This is ridiculous but kinda funny. Its suuuuper slow burn, by the end of this volume they still don't even really like each other... I'm invested though, im gonna stick with it
Second read: 4 stars
This is ridiculous but kinda funny. Its suuuuper slow burn, by the end of this volume they still don't even really like each other... I'm invested though, im gonna stick with it
mudlizard's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5