We Were There, Volume 3
Yuki Obata
Viz Media, 2009
$8.99, Paperback
978-1421520209
March 9th, 2012
Genre: Realistic,
Romance
Age: 14+
Description:
Volume three continues the story of Nana and Yano. In this volume, Nana
discovers that something must have happened between Yano and Yamamoto,
Nana-san’s younger sister, and she worries about asking Yano about it. When she
finally does, he assures her that nothing happened yet it seems the boy who
doesn’t like lying and betrayal just might be doing it himself. At the end of
the volume, Nana decides she’s ready to have sex with Yano.
Opinion:
The art is fun and sweet. The pacing and names are still sometimes confusing
but I figure this will get better as the series progresses. This was an award
winning series in Japan.
I think most girls who are die-hard shojo fans will stick with this series from
beginning to end (currently it is up to 15 volumes) despite its slow start and
the awkward panel transitions and characters with similar names. After
completing this volume, I think the story is slow going but it adds to the
mystery of Yano’s past. Luckily, the massive amount of confusion with names and
panel transitions has lessened in this volume. Obviously this series is aimed
at the older tween since it will be dealing with mature sexual content—as Nana
decides she is ready to sleep with Yano.
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