Kase-san and Morning Glories (Kase-san and... Book 1)

by Hiromi Takashima

Kase-san and Morning Glory is the debut release of Hiromi Takashima's ongoing yuri series about the first love, high school romance between the clumsy, flower-adoring Yamada and the exuberant Kase-san, the school's track and field star. This multi-volume yuri manga series consists of stand alone volumes that can be read in any order, making this the perfect edition for oneshot readers and series collectors alike. Yamada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens at her school have always brought her happiness. Suddenly, a different sort of beauty catches her eye - the vivacious track star, Kase-san. Although the two girls don't seem to have much in common, they soon start a romance where each must learn an important lesson in tending their budding relationship. Can the two girls, so different from each other, learn how to make their first love blossom?

• ISBN10: 1626924708
• ISBN13: 9781626924703
• Publish Date: 28 February 2017
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 180
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781626924703

Reviews

[nannah]

Okay. Let me start off by saying I don't read/watch many manga/anime at all. This manga came to me highly recommended because I'm a wlw and fell in love with the anime Yuri on Ice for its respectful representation of gay men. So, yeah, my knowledge of the Japanese genres of yaoi and yuri is fairly limited, but I know they're basically LGBT porn genres for the enjoyment of straight people. Basically fetishization.

Anyway, my friend recommended this (yuri) manga to me because they insisted it didn't feel like the "usual" yuri-type manga and because it would soon be adapted to an anime, so sure, I'd give it a try.

I wish I liked it better! :S

Unfortunately, I was extremely uncomfortable reading this. From the first chapter (this goodreads edition might BE just the first chapter? But I read to 5), there was the love interest drenching herself in water to show her bra through a wet shirt, then close-up thigh shots, close-up mouth shots drinking from water bottles, etc. These are high school students, mind you. Apparently most yuri manga are about underage girls (and are extremely sexual about their relationships, and this manga might be the LEAST sexual/sexualized when it comes to them). I don't know. It made ME extremely uncomfortable reading about it, and I'M attracted to women/girls.

The plot also lagged, I think? It's pretty much a "slice of life"-type story between these two girls from different high school classes. If they weren't so sexualized and if the plot explored more than just "in this chapter Kase-San buys Yamada shoes!!" with 100% less "I can't like Kase-San because she's a GIRL" I would be more interested.

Anyway, long story short: it made me uncomfortable and I probably won't be reading on.