I hate you more than anyone! vol.2

For a title suggesting that one main character hates the other more than anyone, it’s rather strange to find them having already kissed at the begining of volume 2.

But there’s no smooth sailing for Kazuha. She’s still not sure about her feelings for Sugimoto, (even if the reader knows damn well). On top of that, Her friend has feelings for him. So she struggles with the feeling to step down and let her friend have him. But Sugimoto wants Kazuha. Kazuha is just dense as a brick.

Then Arata, comes out of nowhere and decides that he will have Kazuha (he initally mistakes Kazuha for a boy, and they click, but uopn learning he’s a she, becomes conflicted.)

At this point it’s like this. Arata is bent on having Kazuha, as is Sugimoto. But Kazuha doesn’t want Arata, and she’s conflicted about Sugimoto. But her best friend is still going to try to ger Sugimoto, regardless of whether he wants her or not either.

SO MUCH DRAMA!! it seems really silly writing it all out.

Only as the volume nears its end and Kazuha makes a shaky decision to call Sugimoto who doesn’t make it to the phone in time do we get drawn in….as the possibility for their relationship to pull a Ross and Rachel and end just about as quickly as it began.

MORE PLEASE!!

I hate you more than Anyone! vol.1

Say that 5 times fast! Okay, so reading the first like 2 pages was very confusing for me.

This series, is actually, just ONE of like 6 series that have to do with the same family. And it’s in retrospect. Meaning, in the other series, Kazuha is protrayed as like 25 or maybe even older than she is in this one, as  a highschool student. So her siblings introduce her on the first page and ask how much as she changed..blah blah. and i didn’t understand where it was all coming from. i was lost for a bit.

And i don’t know why they started with the last series. this one is like 18 volumes. the other ones are much shorter and they seem just as interesting, plus i would already be aquainted with the characters if they had started at the begining. Just some thoughts.

Okay, so onto the present,  err past.

Kazuha is a tomboy. She’s awkward with other boys. Never had a boyfriend, but she’s in love with her younger brother’s day care teacher. who she sees atleast once a week when she picks him up.

However we learn very quickly that the teacher, is oblivious to her affections. But then there’s Sugimoto, who is a friend of the teacher and also a hair stylist.

He shamelessly puts the moves on Kazuha, but she rebuffs him the entire way.

Also, he wants to cut her hair. And tricks her into it. She’s very angry with him, silly misunderstandings keep them apart and their relationship is like a roller coaster about to  break, pretty rocky.

Slowly she develops feelings for him and tries to forget about the teacher who is engaged to be married.

Surprisingly, for Sugimoto being some she hates more than anyone, the last scene is them kissing.

He’s not such a bad guy, but he sure is a strange one to figure out, but then again, so is she. so it’s only fair.

Besides what the back of the book says, Kazuha is one of the ugliest “irresistably cute” main characters i’ve ever seen. But she’s a good character. and I really enjoyed all the drama  even if the artwork was too crowded at times.