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やがて君になる [Bloom Into You] #1
Bloom into You, Vol. 1
人に恋する気持ちがわからず悩みを抱える新入生・小糸侑は、生徒会の先輩・七海燈子が告白を受ける場面に遭遇する。誰からの告白にも心を動かされたことがないという燈子に共感を覚える侑だったが、やがて燈子から思わぬ言葉を告げられる。「私、君のこと好きになりそう」
180 pages, Paperback
First published October 24, 2015
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Nio Nakatani
50 books216 followersNio NAKATANI 仲谷鳰 is a Japanese mangaka and doujinsha.
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Rireba リレバ
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Associated Names:
Rireba リレバ
Official site:
Doujinsha site: 「リレバ」 rireba
Pixiv: 仲谷鳰[Nakatani]
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September 6, 2021
My first time reading a yuri and it's pretty good plus the art *chef kiss* beautiful. The characters and the plot which I think will go the way I am thinking. I am so excited.💕💕
January 10, 2019
3.5 stars
Hmmmm…this is a tricky manga for me to rate and review because whilst I did like it and will be continuing on with the series, there were a few problems with this volume, namely the “relationship” between Nanami and Koito.
Throughout, I felt that there was a lot of pressure directed towards Koito by Nanami to reciprocate the senpai’s feelings which did make me a little uncomfortable. I also get the impression that Koito is asexual and doesn’t have romantic feelings for anyone whereas Nanami clearly likes Koito and often touches her. At one point Nanami steals a kiss when no-one else is looking! I sense Koito’s weariness when she is alone with her senpai which made for a uncomfortable read.
Elsewhere, the volume doesn’t offer much about the characters – we don’t really get a sense of their personal lives or their backstories which made it hard for me to connect to them BUT the artwork is lovely and clean, and the two MCs are very pretty!
I’m intrigued by where the story will go next and how the title will play out since I’m guessing that Koito will ‘bloom into’ her feelings for Nanami – I just hope it’s a natural progression and not one borne from pressure from the senpai.
Hmmmm…this is a tricky manga for me to rate and review because whilst I did like it and will be continuing on with the series, there were a few problems with this volume, namely the “relationship” between Nanami and Koito.
Throughout, I felt that there was a lot of pressure directed towards Koito by Nanami to reciprocate the senpai’s feelings which did make me a little uncomfortable. I also get the impression that Koito is asexual and doesn’t have romantic feelings for anyone whereas Nanami clearly likes Koito and often touches her. At one point Nanami steals a kiss when no-one else is looking! I sense Koito’s weariness when she is alone with her senpai which made for a uncomfortable read.
Elsewhere, the volume doesn’t offer much about the characters – we don’t really get a sense of their personal lives or their backstories which made it hard for me to connect to them BUT the artwork is lovely and clean, and the two MCs are very pretty!
I’m intrigued by where the story will go next and how the title will play out since I’m guessing that Koito will ‘bloom into’ her feelings for Nanami – I just hope it’s a natural progression and not one borne from pressure from the senpai.
February 10, 2017
This was exactly what I hoped for. It's really rare to pick up a yuri manga and flip through it without finding at least one male gaze-y fan service scene, so I was pleasantly surprised to find this one and see the inside was just as cute and sweet as the cover. This felt like yuri written for young queer girls. I even teared up at a few really important lines. And sprinkled throughout are just nice scenes with female friendships and family relationships. It was honestly everything I wanted from a yuri manga but didn't dare hope for.
The reason it's not 5 stars is because I felt like I didn't know the characters very well at the end. I want more time with them to really get to know their personalities. There was also a scene where I felt uncomfortable with the lack of consent (Yuu even describes it as something being stolen from her, which only validated my discomfort.) I see the same scene in hetero romances all the time and it's just uncomfortable across the board. Overall though I like the dynamic between the two characters and how their relationship is beginning to evolve already.
Others have mentioned one of the girls seems to be asexual and I would agree with that assessment, but I don't know if it will change later as the relationship develops.
The reason it's not 5 stars is because I felt like I didn't know the characters very well at the end. I want more time with them to really get to know their personalities. There was also a scene where I felt uncomfortable with the lack of consent (Yuu even describes it as something being stolen from her, which only validated my discomfort.) I see the same scene in hetero romances all the time and it's just uncomfortable across the board. Overall though I like the dynamic between the two characters and how their relationship is beginning to evolve already.
Others have mentioned one of the girls seems to be asexual and I would agree with that assessment, but I don't know if it will change later as the relationship develops.
September 20, 2022
I'm conflicted.
Part of me wants to give this 3 stars because I am so intrigued by the sexual confusion and self discovery that both characters are embarking on.
Another part of me wants to give this 1 star because it's incredibly toxic and shouldn't be glorified as a fem/fem love story. Maybe that happens more organically later on in the series. But, as of the first 2 volumes, it's the obsessive-co-dependency between a seemingly asexual girl and a highly manipulative and emotionally disturbed girl. Like wow oh wow are the main characters disturbed.
I want to enjoy how disturbed they are but I struggle with the marketing of this series. I went in assuming it was a LGBT+ manga. While that is partly true, it's more so about using sex and love to manipulate situations and people. Part of me enjoyed that but I was simultaneously berating myself for trying to find pleasure in it. Like, what's wrong with these girls? Why do they act this way? Why are they allowing this relationship to continue?? Why is this seen as such a fantastic lesbian representation? No. No no no.
I'll give it 2 stars cause I can't explicitly say that the psychological manipulation won't be used for serious character development in the future. Maybe I'm misunderstanding something fantastic. But, I won't be continuing unless I see some seriously high recommendations from manga otaku's I trust.
Part of me wants to give this 3 stars because I am so intrigued by the sexual confusion and self discovery that both characters are embarking on.
Another part of me wants to give this 1 star because it's incredibly toxic and shouldn't be glorified as a fem/fem love story. Maybe that happens more organically later on in the series. But, as of the first 2 volumes, it's the obsessive-co-dependency between a seemingly asexual girl and a highly manipulative and emotionally disturbed girl. Like wow oh wow are the main characters disturbed.
I want to enjoy how disturbed they are but I struggle with the marketing of this series. I went in assuming it was a LGBT+ manga. While that is partly true, it's more so about using sex and love to manipulate situations and people. Part of me enjoyed that but I was simultaneously berating myself for trying to find pleasure in it. Like, what's wrong with these girls? Why do they act this way? Why are they allowing this relationship to continue?? Why is this seen as such a fantastic lesbian representation? No. No no no.
I'll give it 2 stars cause I can't explicitly say that the psychological manipulation won't be used for serious character development in the future. Maybe I'm misunderstanding something fantastic. But, I won't be continuing unless I see some seriously high recommendations from manga otaku's I trust.
December 15, 2016
Although it isn't likely to last, this first volume of Seven Seas' latest yuri series actually reads more like a story about the relationship between a lesbian and an asexual girl. (Not aromantic, however.) I do hope it continues this way, because there's a serious lack of asexual characters in YA fiction, and this could provide some much-needed representation.
Full review eventually appearing on ANN.
Full review eventually appearing on ANN.
March 20, 2022
Manga Yuri (F/F) qui se passe au lycée et le début d’une relation entre deux jeunes filles trop mignonnes ! J’ai adoré !
July 22, 2021
really sweet and fun, i'm curious to continue reading! i want to know if they will fall in love and be cute girlfriends, also the art is super cute and the coloured parts are pretty!! <3
April 19, 2022
short, sweet and fun !
June 21, 2021
I'm going to let this review stand for the entire series because it's really not a complete story without reading them all. I was pulled in by the premise of a willingly one-sided love relationship and wanted to see how that'd play out.
A strength of the series is that it avoids labels pretty much entirely. So even though there are girl-girl relationships, there's no mention of being gay. And even though we have two characters who find physical attraction puzzling and aren't sure they're cut out for a love relationship, asexual never comes up. I liked this because it gave room for these young people to change, grow, and interact, or not, as they find need.
The premise that drew me in was the central relationship. Yuu doesn't get attraction and is pretty sure she's never going to fall in love. Touka has been fending off love/relationship offers with a steady stream of "nope" for a while, it seems, and Yuu witnesses one such; along with Touka saying that she doesn't fall in love. Yuu, thinking she has found a kindred spirit confesses her own plight and a friendship is instantiated. Only. That conversation isn't done with before Touka declares her love for Yuu and actually begs Yuu never to fall in love with her in return. "Just let me love you" becomes a refrain for the rest of the series as Yuu joins student counsel (where Touka is preparing to run for student President) and they create a professional, as well as personal, relationships.
It doesn't take long to see Touka's essential brokenness and how tightly wound she is. At the heart of this is having internalized that love is constricting. Saying, for example, that you love something about someone has been interpreted as saying that if they change this thing, the love will be less (or gone entirely). Which is why Yuu represents a safe harbor for Touka; someone who will not lay on bonds of love. Which kind of makes her a jerk as she lavishes her love on Yuu.
What results is a string of school, relationship, and personal events that show them growing closer and questioning who they are, what they want, and who they are going to become. It was very touchingly done and Nakatani has a true gift for characterization in both story and art. Subtle shifts of expression and deeply nuanced dialogue characterize this masterfully-told story and I was pulled in completely.
So I wish it had resolved better. I just don't buy the epilogue as it stands. And that made me sad.
So this dropped a full star in the end to land at four stars. I'm glad I read it. It was outstanding in lots of ways. But I wish that had persisted just a little bit longer...
A note about Steamy: There's lots of talk about sex and a couple of scenes that should/could have depicted full nudity. And in truth, it showed enough that this trips the steam scale. But only just barely. Truly, it went out of its way to avoid salacious or gratuitous sexuality (including depicting, erm, sex-parts). Which is weird for Manga. Or is this a Yuri thing? I'm afraid I don't know either genre well-enough to say...
A strength of the series is that it avoids labels pretty much entirely. So even though there are girl-girl relationships, there's no mention of being gay. And even though we have two characters who find physical attraction puzzling and aren't sure they're cut out for a love relationship, asexual never comes up. I liked this because it gave room for these young people to change, grow, and interact, or not, as they find need.
The premise that drew me in was the central relationship. Yuu doesn't get attraction and is pretty sure she's never going to fall in love. Touka has been fending off love/relationship offers with a steady stream of "nope" for a while, it seems, and Yuu witnesses one such; along with Touka saying that she doesn't fall in love. Yuu, thinking she has found a kindred spirit confesses her own plight and a friendship is instantiated. Only. That conversation isn't done with before Touka declares her love for Yuu and actually begs Yuu never to fall in love with her in return. "Just let me love you" becomes a refrain for the rest of the series as Yuu joins student counsel (where Touka is preparing to run for student President) and they create a professional, as well as personal, relationships.
It doesn't take long to see Touka's essential brokenness and how tightly wound she is. At the heart of this is having internalized that love is constricting. Saying, for example, that you love something about someone has been interpreted as saying that if they change this thing, the love will be less (or gone entirely). Which is why Yuu represents a safe harbor for Touka; someone who will not lay on bonds of love. Which kind of makes her a jerk as she lavishes her love on Yuu.
What results is a string of school, relationship, and personal events that show them growing closer and questioning who they are, what they want, and who they are going to become. It was very touchingly done and Nakatani has a true gift for characterization in both story and art. Subtle shifts of expression and deeply nuanced dialogue characterize this masterfully-told story and I was pulled in completely.
So I wish it had resolved better. I just don't buy the epilogue as it stands. And that made me sad.
So this dropped a full star in the end to land at four stars. I'm glad I read it. It was outstanding in lots of ways. But I wish that had persisted just a little bit longer...
A note about Steamy: There's lots of talk about sex and a couple of scenes that should/could have depicted full nudity. And in truth, it showed enough that this trips the steam scale. But only just barely. Truly, it went out of its way to avoid salacious or gratuitous sexuality (including depicting, erm, sex-parts). Which is weird for Manga. Or is this a Yuri thing? I'm afraid I don't know either genre well-enough to say...
June 12, 2021
Sweet and Wholesome
Yuu reads a lot of Shōjo manga but has never had feelings for a boy the way the books, and her friends, describe. When an older (female) student confesses feelings for her she says she is unable to reciprocate but the two become close working together on the student council and Yuu decides she is prepared to accept love from a friend who doesn't expect it in return.
Japanese student life is familiar from countless anime and manga series. The art is attractive with characters less difficult to distinguish than some series featuring large numbers of teenagers wearing identical clothes. All the feels (and inner turmoil over the lack of them) feel real, and I'm looking forward to continuing with this series.
Yuu reads a lot of Shōjo manga but has never had feelings for a boy the way the books, and her friends, describe. When an older (female) student confesses feelings for her she says she is unable to reciprocate but the two become close working together on the student council and Yuu decides she is prepared to accept love from a friend who doesn't expect it in return.
Japanese student life is familiar from countless anime and manga series. The art is attractive with characters less difficult to distinguish than some series featuring large numbers of teenagers wearing identical clothes. All the feels (and inner turmoil over the lack of them) feel real, and I'm looking forward to continuing with this series.
May 7, 2021
Good to see ace rep in manga!
September 6, 2025
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〖♫〗ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴄʟᴀɪʀᴏ
"𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨... 𝘪'𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘪 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪'𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳... 𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘵... 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥."
〖☑︎〗ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴜɢᴜsᴛ 19ᴛʜ
〖♫〗ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴄʟᴀɪʀᴏ
"𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨... 𝘪'𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘪 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪'𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳... 𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘵... 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥."
〖☑︎〗ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴜɢᴜsᴛ 19ᴛʜ
August 23, 2022
3'5 stars 🌸
Okay i'm already interested
Okay i'm already interested
December 28, 2021
Nice to see ace rep in a manga and by the end I liked the characters but it’s a real case of insta-love (literally the first chapter) and personally I prefer at least a little buildup in my romance mangas. Also I’m not a huge fan of the artwork.
January 30, 2019
3.5/4
Uno yuri davvero molto dolce dai disegni delicati. In questo primo volume non succede granché ma ci vengono presentate le basi della storia. Yu è una ragazza che non ha mai provato un sentimento forte per un'altra persona. Quando un compagno le si dichiara non prova assolutamente nulla e giunge alla conclusione di non potersi innamorare. Al liceo conosce però Toko, una ragazza più grande di lei, che fin dai primi momenti manifesta un certo interesse nei suoi confronti. Avendo guardato l'anime (qua la recensione), non ci sono state grandi sorprese per me, la storia è infatti la medesima. Non vedo l'ora di continuare perché nella versione animata la faccenda si fa più profonda
Uno yuri davvero molto dolce dai disegni delicati. In questo primo volume non succede granché ma ci vengono presentate le basi della storia. Yu è una ragazza che non ha mai provato un sentimento forte per un'altra persona. Quando un compagno le si dichiara non prova assolutamente nulla e giunge alla conclusione di non potersi innamorare. Al liceo conosce però Toko, una ragazza più grande di lei, che fin dai primi momenti manifesta un certo interesse nei suoi confronti. Avendo guardato l'anime (qua la recensione), non ci sono state grandi sorprese per me, la storia è infatti la medesima. Non vedo l'ora di continuare perché nella versione animata la faccenda si fa più profonda
July 16, 2023
2.5 - the dynamic between the two fmcs was cute, but the student council plot and the side characters were all a bit bland
July 29, 2024
Yuu is waiting for a shojo romance of her own and surely high school is the time to find it. Enter Touko, the apex of everything at school, who quickly enlists Yuu to run her campaign for student council. Thus the stage is set, so to speak…
If there is a reason you can see me throwing out manga reviews constantly, it is basically down to Bloom Into You, a series that dragged me back to manga after over a decade away and made me realize I had left because I wasn’t reading what I liked.
Make no mistake, this is a superlative (albeit imperfect) series and a longstanding personal favourite. It actually takes on a lot more than many yuri series do and consequently becomes much better as a result.
Demisexual character trending towards asexuality? Check. Actual males who exist and have dialogue? Check. Complicated characters with real motivations and behaviors? Check. Oh, and the love story here does run genuinely sweet.
Less so at the start, as, despite an intro that most characters would kill for, Touko doesn’t really draw Yuu’s eye. Oh, she looks up to her senpai, but it doesn’t really amount to much in terms of attraction. Yuu’s wonderfully complicated like that.
Touko, having no such compunction, blooms into Yuu (ahem hem) pretty quickly. Very pretty quickly, even, and that extends to taking advantage of her junior’s ’do whatever’ attitude. Touko does push the limits here, especially during the train tracks sequence, which is still a hell of a moment.
I’d forgotten how messy this is from the start, as Yuu doesn’t feel much attraction but is still fine with things, but that’s precisely why Touko loves her. If Yuu’s not going to have expectations or attraction that strong, Touko can be herself. And, as we’ll learn, the real Touko isn’t exactly easy to see.
Throw in an immediately likeable cast, some genuinely sharp writing, and, yes, the “doomed from the start due to her own (in)actions, poor thing” that is Touko’s best friend Sayaka, and you have something truly special in the making.
It deals with being judged - the way Yuu’s dad is so casually homophobic is just savagely ruthless in so few words - plus, it starts sewing so many threads that it will weave together later as well (I had forgotten the coffee shop even showed up this early). There’s a care and plotting to it all that just works.
Oh, and it has gorgeous art. This is a story that uses its visuals to convey and enhance its narrative; the image of the gulf Yuu feels between her and her friends, in particular, is so elegantly done.
Yeah, Touko is very pushy at the start, and you can see that she’s way, way into Yuu super fast (like, that’s no small gift she gets her). With a single volume it doesn’t have the best look, but it absolutely pays off later on. Then again, Yuu is the star of this show and will remain such for most of it.
4 stars - I won’t alter my original review from years back, (how’d six years go by me?) but this is one instance where my acknowledgment of some iffy beats in no way affects my incredible love for this well done but of manga that holds up as well now as it did then.
If there is a reason you can see me throwing out manga reviews constantly, it is basically down to Bloom Into You, a series that dragged me back to manga after over a decade away and made me realize I had left because I wasn’t reading what I liked.
Make no mistake, this is a superlative (albeit imperfect) series and a longstanding personal favourite. It actually takes on a lot more than many yuri series do and consequently becomes much better as a result.
Demisexual character trending towards asexuality? Check. Actual males who exist and have dialogue? Check. Complicated characters with real motivations and behaviors? Check. Oh, and the love story here does run genuinely sweet.
Less so at the start, as, despite an intro that most characters would kill for, Touko doesn’t really draw Yuu’s eye. Oh, she looks up to her senpai, but it doesn’t really amount to much in terms of attraction. Yuu’s wonderfully complicated like that.
Touko, having no such compunction, blooms into Yuu (ahem hem) pretty quickly. Very pretty quickly, even, and that extends to taking advantage of her junior’s ’do whatever’ attitude. Touko does push the limits here, especially during the train tracks sequence, which is still a hell of a moment.
I’d forgotten how messy this is from the start, as Yuu doesn’t feel much attraction but is still fine with things, but that’s precisely why Touko loves her. If Yuu’s not going to have expectations or attraction that strong, Touko can be herself. And, as we’ll learn, the real Touko isn’t exactly easy to see.
Throw in an immediately likeable cast, some genuinely sharp writing, and, yes, the “doomed from the start due to her own (in)actions, poor thing” that is Touko’s best friend Sayaka, and you have something truly special in the making.
It deals with being judged - the way Yuu’s dad is so casually homophobic is just savagely ruthless in so few words - plus, it starts sewing so many threads that it will weave together later as well (I had forgotten the coffee shop even showed up this early). There’s a care and plotting to it all that just works.
Oh, and it has gorgeous art. This is a story that uses its visuals to convey and enhance its narrative; the image of the gulf Yuu feels between her and her friends, in particular, is so elegantly done.
Yeah, Touko is very pushy at the start, and you can see that she’s way, way into Yuu super fast (like, that’s no small gift she gets her). With a single volume it doesn’t have the best look, but it absolutely pays off later on. Then again, Yuu is the star of this show and will remain such for most of it.
4 stars - I won’t alter my original review from years back, (how’d six years go by me?) but this is one instance where my acknowledgment of some iffy beats in no way affects my incredible love for this well done but of manga that holds up as well now as it did then.
June 5, 2018
3.5 stars
Bloom Into You is yuri (f/f romance) manga about fifteen year old girl Yuu, who enters new school and gets involved in student council. She meets school-president-to-be Nanako. Beautiful and seemingly perfect Nanako falls for her, but Yuu doesn't feel anything about it, Nanako asks Yuu if it's okay for her to woo Yuu and Yuu agrees. That the basic premise of the story, I like the characters and I like their relationship, they definitely mess things up but I appreciate that they actually discuss it. For example, Nanako kisses Yuu without asking if it's okay and later she apologizes.
At first, I didn't think I'd be on board of "let's make person fall in love after rejection" trope but in case of Yuu and Nanako it works because they talk about it and they don't have illusions about what the other feels.
The art was lovely, I wouldn't call it anything special but it works for this story.
Overall, it's a really good first volume in the series. I'm curious to see the development of the romance and learn more about Yuu, Nanako and other girls. The supporting cast of characters looks lovely.
P.S. Yuu's family runs a bookstore! It love it.
Bloom Into You is yuri (f/f romance) manga about fifteen year old girl Yuu, who enters new school and gets involved in student council. She meets school-president-to-be Nanako. Beautiful and seemingly perfect Nanako falls for her, but Yuu doesn't feel anything about it, Nanako asks Yuu if it's okay for her to woo Yuu and Yuu agrees. That the basic premise of the story, I like the characters and I like their relationship, they definitely mess things up but I appreciate that they actually discuss it. For example, Nanako kisses Yuu without asking if it's okay and later she apologizes.
At first, I didn't think I'd be on board of "let's make person fall in love after rejection" trope but in case of Yuu and Nanako it works because they talk about it and they don't have illusions about what the other feels.
The art was lovely, I wouldn't call it anything special but it works for this story.
Overall, it's a really good first volume in the series. I'm curious to see the development of the romance and learn more about Yuu, Nanako and other girls. The supporting cast of characters looks lovely.
P.S. Yuu's family runs a bookstore! It love it.
June 9, 2017
Thoughts:
- The art is SO CUTE. I heartily approve
- So Yuu, the main character looks like she could be aromantic (and possible asexual, but there was no exploration of sexual desire in this volume, really). I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS IS LEGIT BECAUSE AN ARO (AND POSSIBLE ACE) F/F MANGA WOULD BE EVERYTHING
- I felt like Yuu was kind of mean to Nanami? Like, she grasped her hand one time just to see how she would respond, KNOWING that Nanami has a crush on her. So I thought that was pretty manipulative :/
- Nanami is a bit pushy with her feelings regarding Yuu and I wasn't sure how I felt about it? Like, just with the kiss and everything
- I will definitely be reading the next volume because I thought there were a lot of cute moments, I want to see if Yuu is aro/ace, the art is a style I really like, and the story was just sweet and I want more
- The art is SO CUTE. I heartily approve
- So Yuu, the main character looks like she could be aromantic (and possible asexual, but there was no exploration of sexual desire in this volume, really). I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS IS LEGIT BECAUSE AN ARO (AND POSSIBLE ACE) F/F MANGA WOULD BE EVERYTHING
- I felt like Yuu was kind of mean to Nanami? Like, she grasped her hand one time just to see how she would respond, KNOWING that Nanami has a crush on her. So I thought that was pretty manipulative :/
- Nanami is a bit pushy with her feelings regarding Yuu and I wasn't sure how I felt about it? Like, just with the kiss and everything
- I will definitely be reading the next volume because I thought there were a lot of cute moments, I want to see if Yuu is aro/ace, the art is a style I really like, and the story was just sweet and I want more
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June 15, 2019Some fudgy moments regarding consent and moments of insta-love on Nanami's part, but overall it was refreshing to see a yuri manga not dictated by the male gaze, that actually explores young queer girls questioning their feelings. It seems that Yuu might be demisexual and aromantic (she repeatedly says she can't imagine herself loving anyone, but does show physical affection), which would be cool. That may evolve as the series goes on, but for now, it was great to see!
April 6, 2025
20250406 5th read
劇情仍舊很喜歡
但畫風變得不喜歡了
(顯示為很難搞)
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20200822 4th read
我居然在2018一年內看了三遍XD
等我看到七應該剛好接上買八吧
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20181216 3rd read
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20180203 2nd read
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20180107 kobo購入電子版
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20170907 1st read 台灣雲端書庫借閱
劇情仍舊很喜歡
但畫風變得不喜歡了
(顯示為很難搞)
--
20200822 4th read
我居然在2018一年內看了三遍XD
等我看到七應該剛好接上買八吧
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20181216 3rd read
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20180203 2nd read
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20180107 kobo購入電子版
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20170907 1st read 台灣雲端書庫借閱
May 1, 2023
I was looking for more manga, comics, etc. to read and a friend recommended this, but honestly... Meh? A "oh that felt like nothing" meh? Contemporary romance is a genre that I'm generally just "okay, that's average" about, but I still read it, because when it hits for me, it HITS. This one is... below average for me.
Bloom Into You goes in HARD on the instalove, to the point that I reread the declaration page about five times to assure myself that, yes, that happened. The characters were barely even established at that point, and the story wanted to immediately trudge into the back-and-forth of negotiating the confusion of feelings and relationship dynamics. Sorry, but I can't care about the relationship between two characters I barely know.
This does also play into two tropes that I'm not particularly fond of, even beyond instalove. From Nanami's angle, we have "you might be happy alone now, but the right person is out there and you will find them one day." From Yuu's angle, we have "you've never really wanted to be part of a relationship but someone you care about is in love with you and maybe you should give them a chance even though that's not presently how you feel????" There's one or two pages that try to navigate these dynamics sensibly, but it's generally drowned out by instalove and more of the same.
Beyond that, it really felt like very little of substance happened in this, beyond the whole "I'm in love with you," thing. Yuu is very much going through the same conflict at the end as at the beginning, and I can't even tell you the order of events in this because of that.
Anyway, nope. Can't say this one is for me.
Bloom Into You goes in HARD on the instalove, to the point that I reread the declaration page about five times to assure myself that, yes, that happened. The characters were barely even established at that point, and the story wanted to immediately trudge into the back-and-forth of negotiating the confusion of feelings and relationship dynamics. Sorry, but I can't care about the relationship between two characters I barely know.
This does also play into two tropes that I'm not particularly fond of, even beyond instalove. From Nanami's angle, we have "you might be happy alone now, but the right person is out there and you will find them one day." From Yuu's angle, we have "you've never really wanted to be part of a relationship but someone you care about is in love with you and maybe you should give them a chance even though that's not presently how you feel????" There's one or two pages that try to navigate these dynamics sensibly, but it's generally drowned out by instalove and more of the same.
Beyond that, it really felt like very little of substance happened in this, beyond the whole "I'm in love with you," thing. Yuu is very much going through the same conflict at the end as at the beginning, and I can't even tell you the order of events in this because of that.
Anyway, nope. Can't say this one is for me.
February 15, 2016
This was a fun manga, I am curious to see how it will continue. Will Koito fall in love with her senpai?The art is really pretty (especially during the coloured parts).
April 7, 2023
cute!
September 22, 2024
Cute, but probably not gonna prioritize continuing.
March 16, 2025
3.5 stars. Lots of my early ships in fandom were about unrequited love, but it's not something I seek out a lot in my current reading. So when I realised that that was the direction this series was going, I was a little hesitant. But I'm glad I gave it a try, and I'm motivated to see how it will continue. Yuu and Nanami are high school student, neither of whom has had romantic feelings for another person before, even when they've been confessed to. Yuu ends up helping out on the student council with Nanami, and Nanami falls for Yuu, very quickly and abruptly. Yuu doesn't quite return those feelings, but they still maintain a friendship and a senpai/kouhai bond. I don't really like insta-love, and the manga doesn't really offer us a look at WHY Nanami falls for Yuu so quickly? Which was a little meh. But I do love the idea of Yuu very slowly falling for Nanami. I just like that dynamic, of knowing someone is in love with you, and not feeling the same way, but we, the audience, know that that's going to change. Or I mean, I hope so. I can see why people headcanon Yuu as ace, and the only reason I don't is because I've been told this is a romance? I guess we'll see.
I thought the art was lovely, with lots of arresting panels and cute moments. And just... really sweet overall? I really liked all those little moments where Yuu contemplates, 'Huh, she REALLY likes me, I guess,' and kinda teases Nanami about it. And there were a few moments that I'm hopeful were foreshadowing for the future romance. IDK, I'd like to see where this will go!
I thought the art was lovely, with lots of arresting panels and cute moments. And just... really sweet overall? I really liked all those little moments where Yuu contemplates, 'Huh, she REALLY likes me, I guess,' and kinda teases Nanami about it. And there were a few moments that I'm hopeful were foreshadowing for the future romance. IDK, I'd like to see where this will go!
May 28, 2022
this was a cute and short read. i enjoyed it. it wasn’t anything overly spectacular, but it had its highs. the friendship between the two mcs was very instant, but that didn’t bother me this time around. nanami being forward about her feelings and not being ashamed made me happy, i wish i could have had her confidence when i was younger. overall, it’s enjoyable and i’ll definitely continue the series.
September 6, 2021
I'm giving this... 3.5 stars. Rounded up. This series is ok. The drama is good- I'm just not so sure I like the president of the student council (she is one of the main characters). She's just a little self-centered and a lot of times it feels like she's kind of pressuring Yuu to do physical stuff with her. Also for a while in the series I couldn't tell if Yuu was asexual or just really repressing her feelings and I wish that maybe that would've been a little clearer earlier on.
June 9, 2022
~ 3.5 stars ~
August 21, 2019
3.75 stars -
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