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(4.75/5)Story: I really loved this series. The two leads meet at the aquarium club and become instantly infatuated with each other, and form a very close friendship. Over the course of the story have to figure out who they are to themselves and each other. The series shifts between their two perspectives in a really excellent way. The supporting characters are mostly really well developed - the third main (a めっち元気 character named Kaede) really adds a lot of depth as the story develops. The family dynamics of the lead characters are really wholesome. The story left me guessing on whether or not it was a romance or not. Despite the often heavy romance vibe, it is actually a story about a [more than platonic] friendship.
Language and Culture: a review on MAL (note: that review has spoilers, so I'm copying only the relevant section here:
Lastly, since the story is set in Nagahama, Ehime, this manga has done a great job portraying this element. Many places are being referenced from real-world places, take the Nanahama High School being referenced from the Ehime Prefectural Nagahama High School for example. Also, by reading this manga in the Japanese language, you can experience the Iyo dialect, a dialect spoken in the Ehime prefecture, feeling strange yet attractively unique, although it is a little difficult to understand. Furthermore, as the story is set in the seaside town, a calm oceanic vibe is being given, which truly represents the beauty of Ehime itself.
I'll add that I found the dialect a lot easier to understand than characters in other books like 雨でも晴れでも or NEW GAME. It has furigana throughout. While I wouldn't recommend it as an early manga, I think it's okay after you've read a few.
Save me fish yuri
A story about two lonely high school girls and fish. Koyuki is the sole member of the school's aquarium club, Konatsu is a newcomer to the seaside town who stumbles upon the club and ends up joining.
I'm pretty picky when it comes to manga and didn't expect much from this, having not read any reviews, but it had me literally bobbing from side to side in joy lmao. Some of the narration in volume one was written really beautifully as well in my opinion, and I like the creative use of metaphor and how the author uses the aquarium's inhabitants. I literally felt like I could smell the sea at some points.
Super easy read, a little bit of dialect but it's very easy to understand compared to something like 光が死んだ夏, at worst you have the fish/etc names to remember but since it's a manga you have the visual part to aid you in that.
Will absolutely continue the series as my series for when I just want something easy and cute to read in between harder books. Quiet yearning fish yuri could save me.