Discussion posts are encouraged so feel free to create topics about publishers, quality of translations, quality of physical books, excitement about a recent pickup, and more. The steady pace, the seamless blend between past and future, the reinforcement of characterizations and portrayal of various nuanced emotions through the different selves of each character-all of this is done with an equilibrium so subtle and stable in order to bring out a rounded and complex story with multiple perspectives on how one choice can change and affect others.Įverything considered, Orange is a multifaceted story with complex and sincere characters you can’t help rooting for.Show off your manga collections and pickups.
The harmony between the two timelines presented in this manga and the way it approaches time travel and parallel universes is also amazing. (Also, I would like to add that Suwa’s perspective is the BEST DAMN THING I read in this manga.
Though, I must admit that I dislike her future self isn’t as likeable as her younger self is to me. She who struggles with breaking out of her timid and meek shell -who has little self-confidence and prefers to suffer quietly than speak out, doing her best to help Kakeru and ensure that her future self lives free of the regrets that clings onto her, is an earnest process you can’t help but admire. Azu, Chino and Hagita typical characters commonplace in the Shoujo genre but their present greatly helps in providing a sense of appropriate levity and comedic relief in a story that explores mental illness and suicide.Īlthough it can get frustrating thanks to how Naho handles certain situations, one cannot help but be proud as she grows. Balancing most of the sad parts out are the other characters in their circle of friends.
Kakeru and Suwa don’t actively compete with each other to win Naho’s heart and are actually great friends, which is such a breathe of fresh air but also all the more heartbreaking. Just by reading this, you may think that this series is just another cliché (yes, there are some which is expected) melodramatic manga, but before you write Orange off, consider this: the love interests don’t dislike each other. Thus, having regrets so great that it still clings onto their shoulders a decade later and have led them to become so determined in changing the past to better the future.
With a perfect balance of fluff and angst, Orange is a story of friendship and love-a story where the characters have loved and lost. Genre(s): Manga, Contemporary, Romance, Drama, Slice-of-Life, Shoujo, Sci-FiĪt first glance, Orange may seem like your typical slice-of-life high school romance/drama shoujo manga wherein the heroine has two love interests after her, but once you read the entire series, you’ll know exactly why Orange is one of the most beloved shoujo manga out there. 3 Things About This Book : ALL THE FEELS | The Powder of Friendship! | Parallel Universes |
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