A review by krystalicia_
Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 2 by Io Sakisaka

funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

This was so cute and wholesome. One thing about anime/manga: I love a good training camp/team bonding arc and this volume didn’t disappoint. You get a glimpse into the core 5 characters of the story as they attend a leadership retreat and have to work together so they can lead their class, but also their high schoolers so you know there’s a ton of angst. A couple of things:
1) I am patiently waiting for Kou and Futaba to get their lives together and just admit that they have feelings for each other, but also completely understand why they’re holding back. There’s this whole level of we’re not who we used to be so it won’t work and fronting galore.
2) we get a full glimpse at Murao’s crush on Mr. Tanaka and because there was only one season of the show, we didn’t really get to see that he resolved. As of now, it is coming off as high school crush on teacher and teacher trying to be supportive while setting boundaries and I really hope it continues that way because if it does develop into something romantic, I’d have to DNF and that would be heartbreaking.