The Summer of You (My Summer of You Vol. 1) (SUMMER OF YOU GN)

Beautiful illustrated book. Thank you.

It an great story would recommend

This is a really sweet manga, and the art is really beautiful. You won't find a manga full of sexy scenes, so if you want a more PG one, this is for you. Chiharu Saeki and Wataru Toda are two high school students who find that they both have the same hobby. They bond over their love for movies. One day, Saeki confesses to Wataru that he likes him but is fine with them staying friends, but he has one condition. He wants to spend his summer with him going on a pilgrimage to movie locations from their favourite films. I like that Saeki just wanted to remain friends and not push his view onto Wataru. I hate when one character forces their love onto them, so I loved the way it was done here. As they go on their trips together, they start to learn more about each other, and Wataru starts to become aware of Saeki more. It moves a long at a good pace. Then, when we get to chapter 4, so many things Saeki said and did make sense. I felt bad for Wataru then, but it gave him a reason to truly evaluate what Saeki meant to him. The letter in the last chapter explained how they first met, and it was so sad reading it. One thing, though, at the end was a bit hard to believe. I loved reading this beautiful story, and I'm off to read volume 2!

My Summer of You is the story of two high-school boys who bond over their shared love of movies. After a year of hanging out, Chiharu confesses his love for Wataru. Not wanting things to change or get awkward they set out to pilgrimage to locations from their favourite movies and Wataru starts to realise his own feelings along the way.This is a really nice, simple manga that feels like summer. It tells a really sweet story that’s emotional without coming across as schmaltzy. The artwork is nice with clean, crisp panels that give everything a really summery feel. There’s not much conflict here and it’s just pure escapism.I really like the idea of travelling to the locations of favourite movies, it’s a nice touch to the story and makes it more interesting to see the main characters talk passionately about films they like. They are also nice characters that have good chemistry together.There is a flashback sequence that is a little messed up, that sets the whole plot in motion. I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it. It’s a twist in the plot, so I can’t spoil anything, but it feels like something I’ve seen before and at the same time I don’t think it works completely. It’s hard to talk about without spoiling it, but I think the flashback could have been tweaked slightly to be less messed up and the story would still work nicely.Aside from that I enjoyed this book and will read more when the second and final volume comes out later this year. I haven’t read much romance manga, so I’m not sure how original it is, but as a newcomer it’s an enjoyable tale of summer and love.