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彼氏彼女の事情 [Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou] #18
Kare Kano, His and Her Circumstances, Vol. 18
After Soichiro threatens Yukino's status as most popular, Yukino tries to regain her idol-like popularity, struggling with her own inner problems while they develop a unique relationship.
188 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2004
About the author
Masami Tsuda
97 books129 followersName (in native language): 津田雅美
Tsuda is a tea-loving, crazy manga-ka who lives in Japan. Her most famous work that has been translated into several languages is Kare Kano (or His and Her Circumstances).
Tsuda likes operas, historical sites, and classic children's tales.
Tsuda is a tea-loving, crazy manga-ka who lives in Japan. Her most famous work that has been translated into several languages is Kare Kano (or His and Her Circumstances).
Tsuda likes operas, historical sites, and classic children's tales.
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October 6, 2023
The pacing in this series is just atrocious. We have a whole arc surrounding Arima and his mom and his relationship to his family! Cool, good stuff. But now we're having another Arima and family arc, but this time it's his dad... I think it's just really frustrating to have all of this focus shift, especially when Yukino literally just CASUALLY DROPS the idea that she might be pregnant and it doesn't get ANY FOCUS. It's like COME ON!
I do like the content of this volume on it's own - I loved the look back into the Arima family of the past and the delve into historical fiction. My issues are really just with the context. If these same exact scenes were taking place in a better paced story, I'd probably give it a 4 star. But I really am just... so over this constant Arima Family Drama, at the neglect of Yukino.
I do like the content of this volume on it's own - I loved the look back into the Arima family of the past and the delve into historical fiction. My issues are really just with the context. If these same exact scenes were taking place in a better paced story, I'd probably give it a 4 star. But I really am just... so over this constant Arima Family Drama, at the neglect of Yukino.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 28, 2019
In questo capitolo mi è piaciuto molto scoprire di più su Reiji e come interagiva con la famiglia Arima.
Come sempre molto bello.
Come sempre molto bello.
October 1, 2023
Wow, esto es lo que a mi me gusta, esto es lo que a mi me va ✨drama✨ además misterio, secretos y roces familiares, amores que duelen... Fuah, me flipa, qué humana y qué hermosa está siendo esta parte de la historia
May 20, 2021
Kare Kano is a gut-wrenching and wild ride. If you have only seen the anime, then you are missing a lot of the meat of this story. Kare Kano follows the story of Yukino who strives to be an image of perfection. She’s beautiful, is at the top of her class, and seems naturally good at everything she tries. However, this perfection is a complete facade. Yukino’s home life reveals her to be a messy, rude, narcissist, who is obsessed with being the best. Yukino’s obsessive pursuits seem to be fueled by the praise and admiration she receives from those around her, it becomes clear that she has a crippling fear of failure. Meanwhile, her class rival, Soichiro aims for perfection for entirely different reasons. Soichiro’s perfect life aims to conceal his dark past as he tries to make up for the abuse and trauma he faced as a child. He clearly has an overwhelming fear of loss and rejection.
Throughout the story, these two characters’ lives intertwine as they learn one another’s secrets and help one another work through their problems. Each of them grows as individuals separate from one another, but they also grow as friends and eventually a couple. If you have watched the anime, then your perception of this story is probably that it is a romantic comedy. While you are not necessarily wrong, this manga reaches levels of depth and darkness that the anime definitely does not prepare you for. This story tackles topics like self-harm, suicide, domestic abuse, sexual assault, and unwanted pregnancy, and a whole slew of mental health-related issues. While the manga covers much of these topics with noticeable care and sensitivity, I will say that given that the manga ran from the mid-’90s to the early ’00s, its understanding of some of these issues can feel quite dated at times.
There are elements to this story that I think are actively harmful. Specifically, the great length’s to which Yukino attempts to heal Soichiro’s dark past. This establishes a narrative in which a woman’s strength is defined by her ability to stand by her man no matter what. Unfortunately, that kind of storytelling has real-world consequences no matter how realistic the depiction is in this case. While it is not at the forefront of the story-telling, this manga also perpetuates the idea that girls should pursue older men; that they have more to offer and are simply more suitable partners than more age-appropriate options. This is a sentiment that I absolutely do not agree with, and I believe it to be a harmful trope.
That being said, while this story is quite dark at times it has an undeniable honesty and relevancy to the narrative. In many ways, it feels realistic, even if it is uncomfortable, which is probably why so many manga readers still flock to this series years after its publication. If you liked Fruits Basket or Mars, then I think you would enjoy Kare Kano. I think Fruits Basket does a better job unpacking different kinds of trauma, especially in regards to toxic masculinity. However, for better or worse, Kare Kano never relies on metaphor or fantasy to soften the blow of hard-hitting topics and in that way feels all too real in its delivery.
Throughout the story, these two characters’ lives intertwine as they learn one another’s secrets and help one another work through their problems. Each of them grows as individuals separate from one another, but they also grow as friends and eventually a couple. If you have watched the anime, then your perception of this story is probably that it is a romantic comedy. While you are not necessarily wrong, this manga reaches levels of depth and darkness that the anime definitely does not prepare you for. This story tackles topics like self-harm, suicide, domestic abuse, sexual assault, and unwanted pregnancy, and a whole slew of mental health-related issues. While the manga covers much of these topics with noticeable care and sensitivity, I will say that given that the manga ran from the mid-’90s to the early ’00s, its understanding of some of these issues can feel quite dated at times.
There are elements to this story that I think are actively harmful. Specifically, the great length’s to which Yukino attempts to heal Soichiro’s dark past. This establishes a narrative in which a woman’s strength is defined by her ability to stand by her man no matter what. Unfortunately, that kind of storytelling has real-world consequences no matter how realistic the depiction is in this case. While it is not at the forefront of the story-telling, this manga also perpetuates the idea that girls should pursue older men; that they have more to offer and are simply more suitable partners than more age-appropriate options. This is a sentiment that I absolutely do not agree with, and I believe it to be a harmful trope.
That being said, while this story is quite dark at times it has an undeniable honesty and relevancy to the narrative. In many ways, it feels realistic, even if it is uncomfortable, which is probably why so many manga readers still flock to this series years after its publication. If you liked Fruits Basket or Mars, then I think you would enjoy Kare Kano. I think Fruits Basket does a better job unpacking different kinds of trauma, especially in regards to toxic masculinity. However, for better or worse, Kare Kano never relies on metaphor or fantasy to soften the blow of hard-hitting topics and in that way feels all too real in its delivery.
March 3, 2020
Tokoh yang muncul di sampul adalah Souji Arima, ayah angkat (Souichirou) Arima.
Bisa ditebak, volume ini mengisahkan masa lalu Souji, Reiji, dan keluarga Arima (yang cuma kelihatan bagus di luar, padahal dalamnya ambyar.
Kisah masa lalu ini cukup menjelaskan alasan sikap Reiji yang liar, tidak mau terkekang oleh hubungan apa pun.
Aku ngga begitu suka volume ini sih, soalnya aku ngga begitu peduli sama dinamika keluarga Arima.
Bisa ditebak, volume ini mengisahkan masa lalu Souji, Reiji, dan keluarga Arima (yang cuma kelihatan bagus di luar, padahal dalamnya ambyar.
Kisah masa lalu ini cukup menjelaskan alasan sikap Reiji yang liar, tidak mau terkekang oleh hubungan apa pun.
Aku ngga begitu suka volume ini sih, soalnya aku ngga begitu peduli sama dinamika keluarga Arima.
October 3, 2020
¿Era necesario que toda la familia de Arima estuviera repleta de Gary Stus? O sea, en Arima funcionó porque fue más allá de eso y tenía su magia por la cuestión de las apariencias (que era el tema principal de Kare Kano).
Sin embargo, ahora luce como si toda la familia Arima fueran una copia del propio Soichiro, además que divagan mucho en las historias de cada uno.
Fue interesante conocer más sobre el pasado de Arima, sí, solo que en este momento se ha vuelto pesado de seguir.
Estaría genial que Yukino tuviera un peso mayor en todo esto, porque actualmente la han dejado de lado. Una lástima ya que tiene demasiado potencial como para apartarla por un drama familiar repetitivo.
Sin embargo, ahora luce como si toda la familia Arima fueran una copia del propio Soichiro, además que divagan mucho en las historias de cada uno.
Fue interesante conocer más sobre el pasado de Arima, sí, solo que en este momento se ha vuelto pesado de seguir.
Estaría genial que Yukino tuviera un peso mayor en todo esto, porque actualmente la han dejado de lado. Una lástima ya que tiene demasiado potencial como para apartarla por un drama familiar repetitivo.
April 29, 2020
La verdad me estaba entreteniendo con la familia Arima, me estaba gustando la relación paternal que poseían y su desarrollo el tomo se empieza a arruinar para mí cuando soichiro se sienta con su padre adoptivo y nos da historia de su padre real
Osea esta bien, lo de quiero contar el pasado, pero TODOOOOOO el pasado, volver a otra vez irse por la ramas es too much para mí...
Osea esta bien, lo de quiero contar el pasado, pero TODOOOOOO el pasado, volver a otra vez irse por la ramas es too much para mí...
June 4, 2017
Another good volume.
December 6, 2019
4,5 stars
May 27, 2020
[5/10]
Chapters 84-88
Chapters 84-88
November 21, 2023
Goddamn, everyone in the Arima family is traumatized :-(
January 21, 2024
Praticamente Soichiro è la fusione perfetta fra il padre biologico e quello adottivo.
Amo sempre di più questo manga
Amo sempre di più questo manga
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March 5, 2024
The pacing leaves a a bit to be desired, but at least the background stort is interesting. Wish we could focus a bit more in Yukino and Arimas relationship.
June 27, 2016
Today's post is on Kare Kano: his and her circumstances volume 18 by Masami Tsuda. It is 188 pages long and is published by Tokyopop. The cover has Soichiro and his birth father Reiji on it. The intended reader is someone who likes manga, high school romances, and Drama! There is no language, no sex, and no violence in this volume. The story is told in third person close of main characters moving as needed over the course of the story. There Be Spoiler Ahead.
From the back of the book- After much encouragement from his adopted father, Soichiro decides he should get to know his birth father, Reiji. When Reiji invites Soichiro and Yukino for dinner, it seems the perfect opportunity to finally put Soichiro's anxieties to rest. Vut Reiji never stays in one place for long...
Review- This volume is really about the far past of Soichiro's family. It is about his father and his birth father. The past is not really past for Soichiro's father and their family but until now Soichiro never knew why. Lots of family drama and explanations about what is really going on in the background. Soichiro gets attached to his birth father but it looks like Reiji is just going to leave him again. Reiji was a love child and the only child that the family head cared about for some reason. It has not been explained as to why that it but I am not sure that it is really very important. What matters is the rest of the family wants the heads' love and only Reiji has it. Over time that preys on Soichiro's fathers' mind until he turns on his younger brother. He regrets now and wants to make it right but does not know how. But I know that there is more Drama ahead and maybe some peace for Soichiro at the end of it.
I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
From the back of the book- After much encouragement from his adopted father, Soichiro decides he should get to know his birth father, Reiji. When Reiji invites Soichiro and Yukino for dinner, it seems the perfect opportunity to finally put Soichiro's anxieties to rest. Vut Reiji never stays in one place for long...
Review- This volume is really about the far past of Soichiro's family. It is about his father and his birth father. The past is not really past for Soichiro's father and their family but until now Soichiro never knew why. Lots of family drama and explanations about what is really going on in the background. Soichiro gets attached to his birth father but it looks like Reiji is just going to leave him again. Reiji was a love child and the only child that the family head cared about for some reason. It has not been explained as to why that it but I am not sure that it is really very important. What matters is the rest of the family wants the heads' love and only Reiji has it. Over time that preys on Soichiro's fathers' mind until he turns on his younger brother. He regrets now and wants to make it right but does not know how. But I know that there is more Drama ahead and maybe some peace for Soichiro at the end of it.
I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
April 2, 2016
Con il volume 18, l'attenzione si sposta sulla storia personale di Reiji. Il padre adottivo di Arima, Soji, comincia infatti a raccontare al ragazzo della famosa famiglia di medici, della sorella Eiko, così bisognosa dell'affetto del padre, e del genitore freddo e distante. che invece sembrava amare solo Reiji, il terribile ragazzino figlio dell'amante. Questi approda alla villa di famiglia dopo aver vissuto un evento molto traumatizzante (e mi chiedo perché nessuno abbia pensato di mandare da un analista quel povero bambino!) e riesce ad aprirsi solo con il fratello maggiore Soji. Ma l'invidia purtroppo può annidarsi anche nei cuori più buoni e rovinare tutto...
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August 30, 2007
A love story that revolves around highschool students but remains interesting to span 20+ volumes. The art is unique and comical.
September 18, 2015
My first manga experience. So far so good.
February 28, 2016
Actual Rating : 0.8 / 5
Blah blah blah, back-story. Blah blah blah, inconsequential. Blah blah blah, oh no, hot dad turns out to be bad! *sighs* So much for giving the author any credit...
Blah blah blah, back-story. Blah blah blah, inconsequential. Blah blah blah, oh no, hot dad turns out to be bad! *sighs* So much for giving the author any credit...
May 1, 2014
#Program BUBU
Pertama kali dibeli dan dibaca pada bulan Mei 2006.
Pertama kali dibeli dan dibaca pada bulan Mei 2006.
August 12, 2016
I love Arima's dad!! I wanna hug him ♥
September 8, 2015
What a really fucked family.
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