A review by charbck
Neighborhood Story, Vol. 2 by Ai Yazawa

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

i love yazawa’s heroines so much. all of her characters have so much depth… especially her women. i love ayumi, and i love mariko’s nuance in this story. i want more of risa!! hopefully there will be more in the next volume rn she is just mikako’s calm and cool bff. need to know wtf is going on w her boyfriend. and of course mikako is the best. she is very similar to hachi… shes cute, spunky, annoying, loud, has big dreams and loves HARD! like hachi, she messes up a lot, which i love. she is just like me fr!!!!!!!!!! and ugh TSUTOMUUUU is the sweetest, i love his devotion to mikako. i rlly wanna get an ai yazawa monkey tattoo. and the fashion and the illustration style…. its just unmatched.

-.25 for the dad trying to get back together w the mom like cmon… but it is a romance manga after all. but love the introduction of the father bc we were all wondering it. again gives mikako more depth ugh these characters!!!!!!

need to bring ai yazawa with me when i go thrifting next.