What If I Said, "I Love You"? Manga Reviews (P.5)

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Oct 10, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

最高！！

the best!!

幼馴染可愛すぎる。。ずっと思ってる気持ちも諦めようとするけど諦められない気持ちも苦しいけど好きだからもっていたくなる…。そんな片思いくんの気持ちが良すぎる！！！！幼馴染好きなら是非読んでほしい！！！

My childhood friend is too cute.. The feeling I've been thinking about for a long time and the feeling of trying to give up but not being able to give up is painful, but I want to keep it because I like it... that unrequited love feels too good!!! If you like Childhood Friends, I definitely want you to read it!!!

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Oct 08, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

おひさまの香りがしてくる！！

The scent of Ohisama is coming out!!

This review contains spoilers. 尊いの一言じゃ表せないくらい尊い作品です！！2人の表情の変化が細やかで、文字からだけじゃなくて表情から感情の変化が凄い伝わってきて、感動しました。時緒の一歩を見る時の優しい顔から、友情だけじゃない想いも伝わってくるようで、一歩の期待してしまう気持ちもわかるよ…って思いました。2人がこれからどう恋人としての関係を深めていくのか楽しみで仕方ないです。ずっとずっと、2人の幸せを見届けていきたいです

This review contains spoilers. It's such a precious work that I can't express it in one word!! The changes in the expressions of the two were detailed, and I was moved by how much change in emotion was conveyed not only from the letters but also from their facial expressions. From Tokio's kind face when she sees One Step, it seems that not only friendship but also feelings are conveyed, and I can understand the feeling of expecting a step forward... I can't help but look forward to seeing how the two will deepen their relationship as lovers in the future. I want to watch the happiness of the two of them for a long time

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どうして涙が出るんだろう…

I wonder why tears come out...

時々、誰の台詞が迷う時もありましたけれど、一歩の心理描写が丁寧で読者として引き込まれていくのがとても心地良いです。時緒の明るさも良いですが、今後、彼の実直さがどの様に展開されるのか楽しみです。ただの仲良しBLで終わって欲しくないなぁ…

Sometimes, there were times when I was lost in anyone's line, but it's very comfortable to be drawn in as a reader with the careful psychological depiction of one step at a time. Tokio's brightness is also good, and I'm looking forward to seeing how his honesty unfolds in the future. I don't want them to end up with just being good friends BL...

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ピュアっ！

pure!

なにこれー！めっちゃピュアでたまらん…！！初作家さんですがめっちゃ気に入りました。時緒！そんな人たらしだけどヤバいい奴で惚れてまうやろー！笑一歩の表情、特に眼がキラキラしたり、グッとなって下瞼が盛り上がってる感じのとことか、すんごく感情が伝わってなんかこっちまですごく一喜一憂しちゃいました。続き読みたーい！

what is this! so pure and irresistible...!! It's my first time writing, and I really liked it. Tokio! he made someone like that, but he's such a nice guy and I fell in love with him! lol the expression of one step, especially the twinkling of my eyes, and the feeling that my lower eyelids are bulging up, was conveyed so much emotion that I felt so happy and disappointed up to this point. I want to keep reading!

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Oct 07, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

純愛きた！

Pure love has arrived!

Xの、漫画が読めるハッシュタグ、で出会いました。ひとを好きになった時の気持ちって、本当にくるしくて、せつなくて、あたたかいんだよ！って、改めて思わされた作品です☺️2人のこれからは？学校生活は？きになるー、、、

I came across X on the hashtag where you can read comics. The feeling you have when you fall in love with someone is really sweet, fidgety, and warm! It's a work that made me think again ☺️ What is the future of the two of them? What about school life? It becomes interesting...

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んんんぎゃわいい…！

Hmm so cute...!

ピュアっピュアな学生BL読みたいな〜と思って、たまたまこちらの作品がオススメに出てきたので購入してみましたが…たまらん！可愛すぎる！一歩の気持ちが健気で…！続きものだったので、もうすでに2巻が待ち遠しくて仕方ないです?購入を迷ってるそこのあなた！迷わずポチれ！胸がギャン！てなること間違いなし！

I thought I'd like to read Pure Pure Student BL, and this book just happened to be recommended, so I bought it... it's unbearable! It's too cute! The feeling of taking a step forward is healthy...! It was a sequel, so I can't help but look forward to volume 2 already? Those of you out there who are unsure about purchasing! Don't hesitate to poke it! My chest is crazy! There is no doubt that it will happen!

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胸がきゅうっとした

My heart felt full

よくある設定なんだけど、凄く良かったなー。好きです。切なくて胸がきゅうっとしてなんだか泣けてきました。挨拶で作者さんがハッピーエンドの気配がなかったと言ってて、これからの展開が心配だけど、恋人になったふたりを楽しみに待ってます！！お願いします。

It's a common setting, but it was really nice. I like it. My heart was so sad that it made me cry. In their greeting, the author said there was no sign of a happy ending, and I'm worried about future developments, but I'm looking forward to seeing the two become lovers!! please.

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Oct 05, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

切なキュンキュンキュン

Sad Kyun Kyun Kyun

とっっってもよかったです！展開も心理描写もすごく丁寧でグサグサ刺さりました。表情もほんとにいい…。続きも楽しみです！

That was great! The development and psychological depiction were so careful that it stuck in the air. the expression is really nice too... I'm looking forward to the continuation!

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眩しい

glaring

This review contains spoilers. 久しぶりに胸がきゅうっとなる切なさとピュアな初恋の眩しさを感じました！隣にいるだけで充分だと悟ったつもりでも本心は全然違くて、自分を選んで欲しいって欲があることに気づいて吹っ切れるまでの描き方がいいです。2巻も楽しみ！

This review contains spoilers. For the first time in a long time, I felt the sadness that made my heart ache and the dazzle of pure first love! Even if I think I realise that just being next to you is enough, my true intention is completely different, and it's a good way to draw until you realize that you have a desire to choose yourself and you're blown away. I'm looking forward to volume 2 too!

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距離感ゼロのDKに心臓やられる

My heart is hit by DK with zero sense of distance

This review contains spoilers. 「誰か助けて～!!」と叫びたくて仕方がない読後感のおもむくまま、レビュー書いてます!!!幼なじみの、無自覚に距離を詰めてくるメガネっ子DK時緒と、そんな時緒への恋心をひた隠しにしてきた一歩が、友達としての距離を保てなくなってしまう過程を見守るつもりで読み始めた本作。途中、一歩の心情がクローズアップされる場面で、時緒の身体のパーツだけが一歩の視界に入っている描写に「あぁ、好きだと自覚した途端、目を合わせて相手の顔を見られなくなる感覚、分かる…」と、一歩の気持ちに共感。と、その次の瞬間、ドアップに迫る時緒!!もう、その瞬間、一歩と同じく、キュンッと胸がときめいちゃったんです。「もう、時緒、無自覚に距離詰めるの、心臓に悪いからやめれ～!!!」と、誰目線か分からない叫びを（心の中で）あげておりました、はい。それ以降、すっかり一歩に感情移入。恋心を自覚しながらも伝えられずに苦しむ一歩に共感し、ストーリーは王道なのに、一歩の心情が心に沁みてくるんです。普段、壁となって、遠くからかわいいDKを眺めるのに慣れてきた身としては、何とも新鮮な感覚に胸キュンが止まらず印象的な読後感。改めて読み返すと、作者が、その絵を見て抱くであろう読み手の心境を考えて、どこを描写するか、画角、セリフを研ぎ澄ませていることに気付かされる。透明感のある瞳、時折入る頬の赤みなどDKの初々しさを表すのにぴったりな魅力的な絵柄も何とも魅力的✨素直な良い子の２人の幼馴染らしい気安さ、距離の近さ。でも同性同士だから一歩引いてしまう内心の葛藤と、その後に訪れる幸せな感情を、ゼロ距離感でドギマギしながら味わうの、久々の感覚☘続きも楽しみ。無自覚メガネっ子DKの殺傷力（笑）、たまりません(嬉）?

This review contains spoilers. “Somebody help me!!” I want to scream and can't help but feel like I'm writing a review after reading it!!! I started reading this work with the intention of watching over her childhood friend, Meganekko DK Tokio, who is unknowingly closing their distance, and the process by which they have hidden their love for Tokio, become unable to maintain their distance as friends. Along the way, there is a scene where the feelings of one step are close-up, and I sympathize with the feeling of step one step, saying “Oh, as soon as I'm aware that I like it, I can't see the other person's face by making eye contact...” in the depiction where only parts of Tokio's body are in one step's field of view. And the moment after that, it's time to approach Do-Up!! At that moment, my heart was already pounding, just like one step. “Stop unknowingly closing the distance because it's bad for your heart!!!” I was screaming (in my heart) that I didn't know who was looking at it, yes. After that, I completely empathized one step further. I sympathize with the step of suffering from not being able to convey even though I am aware of my love, and even though the story is royal, the feeling of one step sinks into my heart. It usually becomes a wall, and as someone who has gotten used to looking at cute DK from afar, I can't stop feeling excited about the fresh feeling, and it's an impressive feeling after reading it. When I reread it again, I notice that the artist thought about the reader's feelings when looking at the picture, and sharpened where to depict, angle of view, and lines. The attractive pattern that is perfect for showing the freshness of DK, such as transparent eyes and occasional redness on the cheeks, is also very attractive ✨ The comfort and closeness of two good, honest childhood friends. But since they are of the same sex, they enjoy the inner conflict that takes a step back, and the happy feelings that come after that while dreaming with a sense of zero distance, it's the first time in a long time ☘ I'm looking forward to the continuation. the lethal power of the unconscious spectacled DK (laughs) is irresistible (lol)?

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普遍的な設定なのに

Even though it's a universal setting

人たらしの幼なじみに片想いする高校生…よくある設定だし特に大きな出来事が起こるわけではないけど、主人公たちの心情の描写が丁寧でとても心に響く作品でした。心の声だけじゃなく、相手への視線や触れようとして引っ込めた手など細かい描写にいちいちキュンとします…！幼なじみならではの物理的に近いコミュニケーションを、好きな気持ちを隠しながら取る様がかわいくてバタバタしました作品全体に流れる空気感大好きです！

A high school student who has an unrequited love for a humane childhood friend... It's a common setting, and no major events will happen, but the depiction of the protagonists' feelings was careful and it was a very emotional work. I'm amazed not only by the voice of the heart, but also by the detailed depictions such as the person's gaze and the hand retracted in an attempt to touch it...! The way they take close physical communication unique to childhood friends while hiding their favorite feelings is cute and fluttering. I love the atmosphere that flows throughout the work!

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はっっっっっ(言葉にできない)

huh huh (I can't put it into words)

This review contains spoilers. セリフが、、コマの使い方が、、惹き込まれる、、胸が苦しくてたまらない、、たまりません、、私の中の小田正和が言葉にできない言ってます。胸の奥が苦しくなる、ときときめきめき。なんでかわからないけど、涙まで出ました。一歩って名前素敵ですね。一歩の心の葛藤の描かれ方がとても良かったです。自分に言い聞かせるように、どんな返事でもいいって言ってみたり、ほんとはやだって本音こぼしたり。人間味があって、とても応援したくなります、一歩。これからのふたりもたのしみです

This review contains spoilers. The line, the way I use the frame, is drawn in, my heart is painful and unbearable, it's irresistible, I'm saying, Oda Masakazu in me can't put it into words. Sometimes it makes the back of my chest feel painful. I don't know why, but I even burst into tears. One step is a wonderful name, isn't it? The way it depicts the conflict of one step at a time was very good. As if telling myself, I tried saying that any kind of reply was fine, and spilled out my true intentions by saying it was really bad. It has a human touch, and I really want to support you, step by step. The two of them are looking forward to the future

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思いやりと純愛

Compassion and pure love

高校生同級生幼馴染ものエロを期待している人にはエチシーンはないので物足りないと思うけどむしろストーリー的にもこの二人には今の展開として違和感なく十分満足できる内容とってもピュアでお互いに相手の事を大切に思っていて、受けが自分の方が好きで巻き込んだと思いがちで自信がないけど、実は攻めの方が愛情重そうだしちゃんとフォローしているところが良いエロよりストーリー派で心の機微を丁寧に描いた作品若干受けの性格が女の子っぽくも感じるすぐエロにいかずそれぞれの生活や友達、感情表現がしっかり描かれているのでじっくり読みたい人におすすめ

There's no etiquette for people expecting the erotica of their high school classmate childhood friend, so I don't think it's enough, but rather, in terms of the story, these two are very pure, and they value each other's partner, and they tend to think that they liked and got involved, so I don't have confidence, but in fact, it's better that the attacking one is more affectionate and follows Dashi-chan, which is a good story style and carefully depicts the subtlety of the heart It is recommended for people who want to read the work carefully because it clearly depicts each life, friends, and emotional expression without immediately becoming erotic, even if the personality is slightly girly

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良かった

good

This review contains spoilers. 心にじんわりときてあったかくなる話です。日々がキラキラしている青春そのものという感じです。うらやましい。

This review contains spoilers. It's a heart-warming and soothing story. It feels like youth itself, where every day is sparkling. I'm envious.

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ほのぼの

Heartwarming

なんだか二人のやり取りが可愛くってこっちまでドキドキしました大学生編でどうなって行くのか楽しみです。

Somehow the interaction between the two was so cute that it made me feel excited. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens in the college student edition.

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立ち読み増量期に見たら秒速で終わります

If you look at the standing reading increase period, it ends in seconds

This review contains spoilers. 幼馴染の純度100%片思いストーリー。小さい頃は何も考えてなかった距離の近さやスキンシップさえも気にしちゃう一歩がとても恋をしていて良かった。展開としては時緒の受け入れが思ったより早いというか、一歩ならなんでもいい感出てて最初から時緒の感情もただの友情ではなかったのでは？と思ったり…お話はすごく素敵なんですが個人的にはもっと焦らしても良かったなと思いました(　◜ᴗ◝　)

This review contains spoilers. A 100% pure childhood friend's unrequited love story. I wasn't thinking about anything when I was little, and I'm glad I was a step in love so much that I was worried about the closeness of distance and even skinship. As a development, Tokio's acceptance was faster than expected, or was there a feeling that any step would be good, and Tokio's feelings weren't just friendship from the beginning? I thought... the story is really wonderful, but personally I thought it would have been nice to be more impatient ()

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青春

youth

学生の青春かまぶしい好きな気持ちとの葛藤も、女子に取られたくなくてモヤモヤしてる感じも凄く伝わるまだ続くので、この先に進展期待します

The conflict between student youth and their dazzling feelings of love, and the feeling of being confused because they don't want to be taken by girls are still going on, so I'm looking forward to progress in the future

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はい！ぴゅあいただきました

Yes! I had Pure

This review contains spoilers. なんなんこれ、ぴゅあ死しそう(そんなんあるんかわからんけど笑)男の子のじゃれ合いが大きくなっても続くのか…いやここまでは続かんやろ！と思うその時点でこれは隠れ両想いやんって思うけど気付くかどうか、片っぽが告るかどうかなんかなー好きに気付くと今までのくっつきが不自然になって、何でもない事がこれヤバくね？になっていくグルグルスパイラルに陥るDKがいいね秋田くん個人的に好きキャラでいいやつキャラでおちゃらけ盛り上げ部隊よね、彼なら葛藤しながらも受け入れてくれそうだけど、3巻どうなる!?展開ですね2人の告白と秋田の答えを楽しみに3巻待ってま～す！☆－1はもうちょっと長く読みたかったなーの気持ちだけですm(__)m

This review contains spoilers. What is this, it seems like it's going to die (I don't know if there is such a thing lol) will the boys' play with each other continue even when they get bigger... no, it won't last this far! At that point when I think about it, I think this is a hidden ambition, but if you notice or not, if one side tells you or not — when you notice something, the stick up until now becomes unnatural, and the fact that nothing is dangerous, isn't it? DK that falls into a spiral going round and round is good, isn't it Akita-kun's personal favorite character and a playful excitement unit, and he seems to accept it even though they struggle, but what happens with volume 3!? It's unfolding, isn't it? I'm looking forward to volume 3, looking forward to the two confessions and Akita's answers! ☆ -1 is just a feeling that I wanted to read it a little longer m (__) m

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瑞々しい

It's fresh

ひとことで言うと、瑞々しい青春の日々といった印象のストーリーでした。幼なじみへの想いや、気持ちを隠す葛藤が、柔らかな目線で描かれていました。自分の学生時代を懐かしく思い出しながら、読めました。

In a nutshell, it was a story that gave the impression of fresh days of youth. Feelings for childhood friends and conflicts that hide feelings were depicted from a soft perspective. I was able to read it while fond memories of my school days.

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あーあーあー！！！

ahhhhh!!!

This review contains spoilers. ギュンってなる！元々距離感近すぎた二人がくっついてじわじわといちゃつき出すので、物足りない人には物足りないかもですが私はギュンってなる。そして2巻後半の「どっち行ったらいいかわからなくなるのこわいな」って、いままでの一歩に対しての反省と理解を吐き出してくれる時緒に、私まで一歩と一緒にぐわって過去の葛藤とかを少し理解されて気持ち救われたような、そんな感覚味合わせてごめんみたいなよくわからない感覚。それを行く方二人で決めよう！って言えた一歩に嬉しくなりました。兎に角、今後も続刊買うのたのしみですー！

This review contains spoilers. Become a gyun! Originally, the two people, who were too close, stick together and slowly start flirting, so it may not be enough for people who aren't satisfied, but I get dumb. Also, “I'm Scared to Not Know Which Way to Go” in the latter half of volume 2 is a feeling that I'm sorry combined with Tokio, who spits out remorse and understanding of one step up until now, and was saved by stepping along the way up to one step and being slightly understood and felt saved. Let's decide which way to go! I was happy that I was able to take that step forward. I'm looking forward to buying more editions in the future!

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