Catch These Hands!, Vol. 1

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The characters themselves are pretty much great. All of the side characters didn't particularly stand out, but while some of them are forgettable after some chapters, they really support the story and the development of our main characters well. CATCH THESE HANDS v2 thoroughly maneuvers this manga series toward Japanese genre expectations for yuri content (in contrast to lesbian content): no physical affection; character growth arrives at the expense of some other trope (i.e., coming-of-age humor); romance is ever-present but very slow-moving; and the characters regularly fail to prove their fondness for one another before they ever succeed. For western readers unaccustomed to this deliberate splicing or differentiation of plot conventions, Catch These Hands could prove a lengthy and tiresome read. Otherwise, it's a fun, open-hearted comic book. It means the whole thing coasts along with that comfy 'slow burn' effect to the romantic relationship that might wear out its welcome in a more emotionally intense story, but feels right at home here as most of the appeal is watching these two doofuses hang out, trying to get a handle on their own feelings and places in the world. It also helps that the humor consistently lands so well; as mentioned earlier, Catch These Hands! is mostly trading on beats of extremely dry comedy, playing the characters' awkwardness for humor with each other, but mostly not embarrassing them more broadly. Facial expressions and reactions are elements of visual humor murata gets a lot of mileage out of, particularly the recurring gag of Takebe's resting bitch-face which honestly never gets old. dialogue was taxing to read, i skipped to the ending, and it doesn't really leave you satisfied, unlike tsurezure biyori.

No odié la historia, pero me da completamente igual la vida de la protagonista (Takabe, la de cabello oscuro). El estilo de dibujo en las portadas me gusta, pero no soy muy fan en la obra en sí, ya que se ven muy incómodas por algunas escenas en las que creo que faltó "movimiento", y aunque los personajes no se vean exageradamente jóvenes, me causa un poco de conflicto sus rostros tan infantiles, por decirlo asi.Ayako Takabe, a young woman in her early twenties, intends to leave behind her history as a delinquent leader in high school and reform her image. By chance she encounters her high-school rival, Kirara Soramori. Soramori reveals that she has had a long-standing crush on Takabe, and challenges her to a fight, on the condition that if she wins, she and Takabe will begin dating. After some sort of thing that happened in the first chapter, they ended up dating. And that is where our journey begin. This manga follows around those two, wandering over many places (Mostly in their city, though I forgot if they actually tell us what city is it) and as Takabe grows to find the meaning of love and to retire from her delinquency, Kirara also develop something that will tighten their relationship. Overall, I'd say it is a really great journey, with a great ending that satisfy myself. This manga really knew what should it do with every chapter and every moment, leaving us wondering what will happen in the next chapter. Yen Press Reveals 13 New Acquisitions To Release In February 2022". August 20, 2021 . Retrieved January 5, 2023. CATCH THESE HANDS v2 is about two dorks who care more about their partner than they're willing to admit. Soramori's emotions are easy to read, but she's incredibly shy when it comes to voicing her concerns (e.g., obsessing over what defines a "proper date"). Takebe is cool, casual, and just wants to get the point (but not before chomping into three scoops of ice cream).

This is where Soramori learns a lesson about being herself and listening to Takebe better, although the ice cream gag goes to a weird place by the end that makes Soramori come across as particularly dumb. It’s a good start and I’ll definitely keep going with it, don’t get me wrong, and I love gags that comment on the creation of cover images as well, so bonus points there. I just wanted this to ‘wow’ me, not ‘okay’ me. It’s interesting that Takebe considers ‘you never change’ to be a negative about herself (even as she kind of resents change in others), while Soramori sees that as a positive. The latter is absolutely useless when it comes to helping Takebe break out of her mould. All and all, I think what I've wrote above already covered most of my thought about this manga. I've tried my best to not spoil anything and made a good review, because this manga really deserves more attention about how good is this manga. By now, one must note this yuri manga is more of a situational comedy than a relational or character drama. Nothing romantic or theatrical actually happens in this comic book, and almost all of the character development occurs obliquely, when humor acquiesces to the weight of the moment.I do have to say that I really didn’t need the romantic rival character. It feels excessive especially when her attentions are directed at Takebe who already is the one that leans on the aro part of the spectrum. Like, leave this poor woman alone please 💀 Especially as well because it throws in incest vibes since Takebe calls her a cousin. Please spare me 💀 Regardless, I like to read this as a story between an ace and aro protagonist. I’ve hear murmurings that something along those lines is canon, but the language hasn’t been used AT ALL in the manga. I still really enjoy reading it that way as someone who is ace 💖

Yen Press Licenses 8 Manga, 4 Novels for February 2022". Anime News Network . Retrieved January 5, 2023. This has all the elements of a stellar book and it just feels… okay. I’m not sure if that’s because Takebe can be pretty extra at the start or because her whole thing seems to be just being angry at the world a whole lot, but there’s a missing something here that would propel this higher in my estimation. Nov 25 i☆Ris the Movie - Full Energy!! - Anime Film Teaser Visual Revealed at i☆Ris Live Stage in Anime NYC & i☆Ris First Performance in New York Successfully Completed I would say, however, that I didn’t like this volume as much as I did the first one. It was still fun and enjoyable, but it was missing a little something. I do like that we did get to see them going on different kinds of dates! I also enjoyed seeing Takebe starting to appreciate the time she spends with Soramori. It warms my heart. This means my favorite “dates” were the origami classes. Two women who were rivals during their delinquent days reunite and end up dating. What follows is a cute slice of life slow-burn romance.Hey, Takebe is dour, did you know that? If the first volume hadn’t gotten that across, this one will really hammer it home a few more times as she and Soramori continue their somewhat different relationship. Also they’re gay. In Japan, Watashi no Kobushi wo Uketomete was serialized in Young Ace Up! [ ja] from January 2, 2018 [2] to October 13, 2020, [3] and was published in a total of 4 tankōbon volumes. [4] The actual focus on 'adulthood' as a theme of the book, what signifies it, and the expectations of society and ourselves for when we're 'grown up' is definitely going to make the series more relatable for an older audience. We don't get an exact age for Takebe, but she's old enough that all of her former friends are married with children now. The listless ennui of being at that supposedly same stage of life, but with none of the alleged achievements of such societal maturity, is captured in a very matter-of-fact way. This is hardly a story of melancholy soul-searching, so instead the struggles of the earnestly meat-headed Takebe are played for dry comedy. The girl has no idea what to do with herself, so all she can do is base her ambitions off the surface-level societal signifiers of her peers, regardless of if those should apply to her or not. I found the characters quite relatable, and the story easy to follow, with enough funny moments to make it very enjoyable.

Friedman, Erica (March 25, 2022). "Catch These Hands, Volume 1". Okazu . Retrieved January 5, 2023. the story is about two ex-rival delinquents who started to date after soramori beats her in a brawl and wins a bet, definitely unrealistic, i wouldn't mind, but damn is it poorly done, it was mundane, the fight wasn't interesting at all, and their after date, which was supposed to probably warm my heart, did not. more mundane things happen which is okay since it's a slice of life, but they failed at the comedic part, y'know, what usually saves the boring genre.At any rate, This isn't comedy at all, at least for me. Maybe I didn't get the jokes or whatsoever, but still, without the comedy this manga is really great. I personally think that this maybe just a typical cliche yuri manga, but it isn't. That idea of being 'fine the way you are' persists with the storytelling throughout this volume. It's not about Takebe actually changing herself to what she thinks maturity should embody, nor is it even about her or Soramori changing themselves to appeal to each other. Hell, Soramori basically cons Takebe into their relationship in the first place (amazingly built up with a slowly revealed gag about the way Soramori 'accidentally' became an strong delinquent brawler and only continued because of the high-school crush on Takebe she developed). That might have the odd taste of coercion in a romantic relationship, except here it never feels like Soramori's actually exercising any overt pressure (you get the feeling she'd let Takebe off the hook if she even had the thought to ask) while Takebe simply comes off as too stubborn in her honorary principles to turn her down. The two best storylines involve Soramori’s attempts at injecting actual dating into the proceedings. The first such attempt made me laugh just because the manga doesn’t care enough to dress up its gallery, literally slapping a sigh out front that reads ‘Fancy Art Gallery’.