Hello, Melancholic! Vol. 1

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Okay, look, Minato is absolutely amazing. She is such a good, unique character - absolutely easy to root for, even as she’s the perfect encapsulation of teenage anxiety and feeling miserable in your own body. The way the art constantly shows her hunched over trying not to stand out is painfully realistic. Her depiction makes this volume.

As a consequence, the little bits of yuri that poke through here are fairly slight and, yes, we’re clearly at the start of a series so we can’t expect too much, but the chemistry feels strangely not-quite-right and said little bits that do happen don’t feel natural enough. It’s the start of high school and Minato is already feeling excluded because of her height and social anxiety. She also plays trombone and that catches the eye of her senpai, Hibiki, who’s putting together a little group. For Minato, however, the very idea is the definition of a band substance. But Hibiki can be persistent and Minato, well, she’s maybe got her own reasons… Alverson, Brigid (June 7, 2022). "9 LGBTQIA+ Manga for Teens". School Library Journal . Retrieved July 17, 2023.The friendship that Minato is building with the other bandmates is nice. I have a feeling there is more to Sekiko and Chika friendship than what we see. And I have a feeling that maybe Emma may like Hibiki, not sure if the other feels the same or not.

In my view, music and romance harmonize seamlessly because music has the power to convey the most genuine emotions, surpassing the limitations of mere words.

Here I am once again to share my thoughts on another delightful romance I recently delved into, and this one happened to be a brief yet charming read. Which is good, because this is a comic book about music, which is a pretty challenging thing to get by in a purely visual medium, especially with the frankly eclectic makeup of Hibiki's band – drums, trombone, flute, bass, and a single member pulling triple duty on piano, saxophone, and guitar. It's an odd mix of instruments that I imagine would end up sounding like some kind of jazz fusion, but the series never really gets into the nitty and/or gritty of them composing or practicing music. About the deepest you're really going to get here is the first chapter title being a possible reference to a song by The Pillows, because otherwise music here is strictly a means of building character relationships. Band or music nerds looking for a deep dive into the particulars of high school musicians composing or practicing music should best look elsewhere. Berserk Button: Hibiki-sempai aggressively calls Minato a "jerk" when she pointed out that their playing with pros instead of having fun playing music was the same mindset her father had.

On July 18, 2019, Ichijinsha released a Power Push reading of the first chapter, featuring Hanayuki Matsumoto as Minato Asano, Natsumi Takamori as Kyosei Sugawa, Masumi Tazawa as Chika Inagaki and Aya Suzaki as Sakiko Arita. [7] Reception [ edit ]

Friedman, Erica (February 7, 2022). "Hello, Melancholic!, Volume 1". Okazu . Retrieved July 17, 2023.

La sempai Hibiki, es parte del club de música, únicamente que este no puede concretarse del todo debido al número de integrantes, en especial por su deseo de querer participar en un festival, es que trata de reclutar a Minato; sin embargo esta cuenta con un trauma al participar en público, debido a su anterior aparición en una orquesta. When Minato Asano moves to a new high school, she finds herself eating lunch alone whilst being looked at strangely by her peers for carrying around a trombone despite there being no music clubs. Fate would have her meet another girl named Hibiki-sempai who tries to talk her into joining her band. Shrinking Violet: Minato is an awkward tall girl who constantly felt that she was being a bother to the other girls. Asano Minato is hiding in plain sight. She’s tall, but she’s very quiet, and very withdrawn. She keeps her hair over her face and her head down. It’s not hard to see that she’s avoiding being seen. While eating lunch alone in her secret spot, she hears what is obviously an instrument. She immediately wonders why, since this high school doesn’t have a band. She knows that…because that’s why she transferred here.This did not start the way I thought it was going to. Starting her first year in high school, Minato feels excluded because of her height and social anxiety. She plays the trombone which catches the attention of an upper classmate, Hibiki, who wants her to join the band that she is trying to put together at school. Minato initially refuses, even going as far as to tell why she can't. But Hibiki is insisted.