Love Vibes

Love Vibes 
By Sakurazawa Erica


Overall: Interesting
Smexy Times: Dry
Art: Special / Crap mix




Sorry about totally blanking about last week's review. I had the first good day in a few days, so I wanted to celebrate. And then I just forgot. But there's a review this week of something that's not a one-shot, so you guys can't complain too much. 


I didn't expect to like this manga as much as I did. I mean, look at that art. Those lips. I really can't stand a style like that. I don't know why, it's just something about the lips. (I'm not really a lips kind of girl I suppose.)  And the summary on Manga Fox sounded kind of stupid. But I figured I might as well, and the manga managed to surprise me. 


This is another old manga from the late 90s, 96 this time, about a girl (Mako) who's in a relationship with a boy (Shouji). She knew this boy had a girlfriend, but she decided to be his sex friend anyway. I'll never understand girls who voluntarily enter a relationship like this. Anyway. One day Mako decides to go out to a CD store, and while she's there, a girl named Mika approaches her and says some rather obviously lesbian things before they decide to go to tea together. Luckily Mako's kind of an idiot. So more lesbian-esque words exchanged, but Mako doesn't think too much of it. I don't like Mako in case you can't tell, but that all comes later. 
So, long story short, Shouji's girlfriend is getting suspicious, so Mako suggests they should break up, because Mika's words helped her realize that she doesn't like where she's at right now. Finally, Mika. Knocked some sense into Mako. I like Mika a lot by the way. 


Mako and Mika begin hanging more, for like two months, but then Shouji calls and wants Mako back. Mako (being the idiot she is) doesn't realize that Mika telling her not to go back to Shouji is a sign that Mika has feelings for Mako. Mako decides not to get back together with Shouji for now, and things are back to normal. 
Notice the 'for now' in that sentence. Yeah, this is the main reason I don't like Mako. 
Because in the next chapter, Mako gets back together with Shouji. Yeah. What a ho. So when Mako tells Mika that she's seeing Shouji, Mika goes off on her, and they have a little tiff, which results in Mika revealing (much more clearly for our little idiot) that she loves Mako. After they fight, they're apart for a while. Mika gets a new lover, but ends up returning to Mako. 


I would continue to go on to describe the remaining three chapters, but it's pretty much the same things. Mako being an idiot and always doubting Mika, and the two girls struggling through their relationship more than they should. It kind of reminded me a little of Marmalade Boy, except Yuu never actually cheated on Miki, she was just always afraid he would. 
The manga doesn't have a good ending. Actually, it really doesn't have an ending. They get back together for, like... the fourth time in the series. So there's really nothing to say. 


As much as this manga seems boring and frustrating, I enjoyed it. The art grew on me a little, though I never truly got comfortable with those lips or how sketchy it would look sometimes. But what made this manga awesome for me was Mika. Oh my gosh this girl. She's so sweet and cute. And she can get really funny too. At one point, Shouji goes to ask Mako to be his again, at which point Mika lectures him. And after he starts calling Mako a dyke, Mika promptly kicks him in the nuts and runs away with Mako. See? See why I like this girl? So cute.


This manga doesn't have any graphic sex, and really, the only thing special about this is the characters. The 'plot line' is pretty blah. But if you like that kind of thing, I recommend this manga. And who knows? Maybe you'll like the lip style more than I do.