New Read - My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku, Volume 3
Volume 3 has been read and it was a journey.
Masamune is trying to set up something nice for his sister's birthday. Megumi gets involved, trying to encourage him to do a party and maybe ask his Mom to come. Also, she finally meets Yui in person and finds out that Yui is a boy! And he tries hard to not reveal that he has a huge crush on Megumi.
It's just adorable.
But, Megumi ends up pulled in two directions and her crush / trying to help Masamune pulling her another way and it all comes crashing down as a bag full of her precious manga falls out onto the ground during Masamune's sister's birthday, which had already become a mess because of Masamune's Mom.
The ending of this volume. Ugh!
I don't know how I'm going to wait for the conclusion in Volume 4 which doesn't drop until August. Ugh!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments if you've read this.
New Read - My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku, Volume 2
Okay, internet, I'm caught up!
I finally read Volume 2 of My Lovesick Life as a 90's Otaku and my goodness - the emotions. The feeling of being a nerd in the 90s and trying to be...normal around others. It's too real.
Volume 2 finally sees Meggers embrace her otaku-ness publicly, kind of, but also not. It advances the slow burn romantic tension between the class President and Megumi in such an adorable way. You see Masamune, his anime / manga obsessed Mom, and you see that he's basically solo parenting his siblings. It brings in some sad, but also sweet moments.
Also, Megumi makes an unexpected livelong friend this volume too by defending another girl who has a hard time making female friends. It's adorable and I love every second of it.
I am so glad I jumped into this series and looking forward to Volume 3.
New Read - My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku, Volume 1
Mangagram had been talking about this nonstop it felt like, so I decided to pick up Volume 1.
Now, before I get much further into anything review-esque, let me tell you a bit about myself. I have always been a big nerd. In the mid to late 90s, I was a teenager who loved comic books, Dungeons and Dragons, and video games. Me and a friend created our own card game called "Tragic: The Saddening," a spoof on Magic the Gathering. I tried to be as normal as possible at school, but I was a socially awkward teenager who said the weirdest things sometimes which led to awkward moments of my peers just looking at me.
By the time I was a senior, I had learned to fake being more average and sociable, a skill which I have honed to this day.
I did not discover anime or manga until college cause, I'm an American and where I grew up it wasn't really accessible.
However, all of this is to say that this series was relatable. Socially awkward teenager who has crushes and is trying not to gush about their geeky hobbies. Check and check.
I plowed through this first volume so fast and already pre-ordered the remaining 3 volumes.
Suffice it to say, I enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading more.