Thursday, June 25, 2020

Those Summer Days (rank 3.5)

Publisher: Kodansha 
Volumes: 5/5 (Complete), digital eBooks only
Shoujo
Genre: Scifi, Time Travel, Friendship, Romance


Summary: A group of 6 friends meets at their high school reunion 9 years after their graduation to talk about old times. It comes out that back then, Takumi and Tamaki actually both liked each other, but a lie from one of their other friends made it so they never knew about each other’s feelings. There is also someone missing, a 7th friend who should be there, but isn’t.

The next morning they all wake up as 17 year old teenagers again, only with knowledge of the future. Can they change the future? Who keeps sending them threatening texts? Most importantly, can they save Taru from having his accident?

Review: This series is such a shame. It had such an interesting concept and a strong beginning, but it’s marred by contrived plot twists and overall the story just has too many plot holes that don’t make sense. Also Takumi and Tamaki are alright, but the other characters are somewhat flat and unlikable. Somehow things wrap up neatly for an ending, but it wasn’t a very satisfying journey at all.

Recommended: It’s alright, but really could have been way better than it turned out.

Rating: PG-13: some mostly implied prostitution and assault.

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