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(4.31/5)Synopsis
The manga is a romance, shoujo manga about Yuki, who is a deaf/Hard of hearing university student. One day, she meets Itsuomi, a popular, handsome and multilingual guy. Itsuomi takes an interest in Yuki and Japanese sign language, while Yuki catches feelings for Itsuomi.
Language review
Most of the vocabulary in the manga were everyday words. The grammar was also okay to understand. The kanji have furigana in the speech bubbles, however, the text on Yuki cellphone (which she uses to communicate) doesn't have furigana. They're also sometimes communicating through handwriting, which can be a new challenge for some to read. The handwriting is completely intelligible, but has also no furigana.
Story review
The story itself is a pretty basic, fluffy shoujo romance story (which I'm a sucker for) where it's a handsome guy and a female lead who falls for the guy, except the JSL aspect of it. The art is beautiful and conveys the motions of the signs well and makes it intriguing to see the characters sign.
This was a pretty light read. I don't usually like reading romances and I likely won't be continuing the series, but I thought this first volume was cute. I loved the language aspect of it (that was the whole reason I picked up this book in the first place).
There are quite a few places that use various handwritten fonts, but it's still readable for the most part. It's a good way to practice reading handwritten Japanese.
