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Japanese: 風夏

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 20

Chapters: 204

Status: Finished

Published: Feb 12, 2014 to Apr 4, 2018

Genres: Drama, Romance, Ecchi

Theme: Music

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Shounen Magazine (Weekly)

Authors: Seo, Kouji (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.44¹ (scored by 20,480 users)

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Ranked: #3505²

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Popularity: #342

Members: 47,889

Favorites: 1,667

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Nov 25, 2014

Ph3niXu

Recommended

Preliminary (Unknown/204 chp)

Even thought i have this account from 2010 this is my first review, so i hope it will help you.

The story is verry original, complex, funny but you will also cry at this manga is if you read it with heart.

I don't like beeing a spoiler but if you like genres like Music, Sports, Funny and also Drama you have to watch it.

Also even though the title is the name of a girl the main character is a boy who by the entire story becomes a real man. With good times and funny jokes and also with sorrowfull times when you might cry, this manga ...

May 30, 2014

Zayn_Boss

Recommended

Preliminary (16/204 chp)

Story: 9
The story to Fuuka is well paced, light-hearted, funny, romantic... It's heart-warming to read stories like this. Kouji Seo puts amazing effort into all of his stories.

Art: 10
Every piece of work done by Kouji Seo has out-of-this-world art. This manga is no exception. You can see how much work is put into this every day, just by looking at the art, without even reading anything.

Character: 10
Honestly, I like the characters in Fuuka a lot. Fuuka's character is a music lover who needs music to feel complete. Haruna is a likeable character who keeps to himself, and values peace of mind. Although, he's a ...

Mar 30, 2014

Burukkusu

Recommended

Preliminary (Unknown/204 chp)

This sequel to Suzuka is great so far. With only a handful of chapters out, I can tell it has a bright future just like it's prequel series (Suzuka) not Machi. The story is in the same world as Suzuka (obviously) and is about Suzuka and Yamato's daughter Fuuka, and Fuuka is already much like her mother was in the early chapters of Suzuka. It kind of already feels like Suzuka except just different characters. Also, Fuuka is the same age as her mother was in the Suzuka manga.

I highly recommend this to all Suzuka fans out there who have been dying for an ...

May 21, 2018

Pipe

Mixed Feelings

Fuuka is not a fantastic story as Suzuka. It has good and bad points. The hard question: Is it Suzuka’s sequel? For me, it is not. Some characters from the previous series appear here, at some point in the story, you will notice a disjuncture separating Fuuka from Suzuka, however. On the other hand, we can appreciate Seo’s style in the story. Furthermore, the story has some interesting twists that could get you happier and angry at the same time. It is hard to describe my feelings towards Fuuka but it is not Suzuka and never will.

If you are a fan of Suzuka, you ...

Oct 13, 2020

AnotherAutumn

Recommended

This review is spoiler-free, however, I recommend you read the series completely blind. If you hate it, you hate it; if you love it, you love it; but you'll do yourself no benefit trying to understand why others have such strong feelings around it. Figure it out for yourself and come back to compare.

Fuuka is a story with a lot of problems. If someone asked me to go through commentating each chapter, we'd probably end up with another CinemaSins clone. Overused tropes here, bizarre characterisation there, lewd filler throughout, and a plotline with so many random elements thrown in that it's ... no surprise that people find themselves overwhelmed. However, as rough and ridiculous as the core is, there's an unexpected believability and charm brought out by its honesty.

I think it's impossible to talk about this series without mentioning the twist. While I won't spoil it, the before and after might as well be two completely different series. For those of you that read up until that point weekly, keep in mind that this was close to a year in the making. Fuuka sets itself up for future arcs, characters, themes, and solid expectations; before immediately taking the story in the opposite direction. For many readers - especially fans of the mangaka - this was a dividing experience. The first section, while well-written, is fairly stock-standard. It's a light-hearted 'follow your dreams' romance series, with the sort of convenient coincidences that you won't find outside of anime and manga. An average shounen protagonist crosses every chance encounter possible - from celebrities, to online friends, to solutions to obscure problems. Despite this, it's self-aware enough to not constantly push it in the reader's face. Rather, the ridiculous nature of the series is worn on its sleeve, rarely overstaying its welcome. What we're left with is a collection of likeable characters on the road to fulfilling their dreams.

And then the series changes direction entirely.

I've never enjoyed narrative arcs where hopes are dashed for compromises. You see them coming from a mile away; sign-posted from the beginning and rarely given enough time to build a relationship with the reader. Fuuka portrays no indication. It's abrupt, unexpected, and against most narrative rules I've been taught in writing classes. It's no surprise that people hated it. When a story 180s, yelling "where the HELL did that come from?" is something that I'm certainly not innocent of. Some of my favourite story orientations have been destroyed by illogical, last-second attempts at shock factor or pandering. The reason Fuuka isn't one of those instances is that the following narrative was built around the sudden change. The shock was the point; not the excuse. The overarching plot then follows the same notes, but from a different perspective. If the first 40 chapters are about finding hope, the next hundred are about understanding it. We found hope, but what do we do with it? If it's true that life comes at you fast, what are you going to do about it?

I've noticed that a point of contention relates to the series' pacing. It moves abnormally quickly, but that generally only adds to the experience. One of the reasons I was never a fan of Kouji Seo (or drama manga in general) is that, at some point, it gets tedious; tiring. While some people may enjoy dramatic arcs that attempt to split the characters apart, only for them to overcome that challenge; I was never one of them. I always feel that characters do themselves no favours by jumping to conclusions and refusing to communicate. I have little interest in rooting for a protagonist that continues to make the same mistakes, only to forget the lesson they previously learnt in solving them. The pace of Fuuka allows for these situations to resolve in a lifelike way. While there are overarching concerns throughout, the smaller-scale issues work as a stepping stone towards fixing them. It's not all at once, or never at all; it's step by step. This builds a sense of trust that makes the relationships on the romance side feel believable and healthy. Often times, while I may enjoy the end-point, I can't help but think that the effort the characters went through just emphasised why they weren't right for each other. Why love someone that you don't trust?

If I'm to complain about anything, it's the final resolutions. Because there are so many characters and mini-lines throughout, often their brief conclusions lack concrete depth. Shelly's arc, for instance, while complete, misses its chance at pay-off. She makes claims about her independence, her final song, and her challenge to those around her; but that plotline contradicts her other backstory: her guiding inspiration. In effect, one of the two narratives has to give in to the other. This is also a frequent occurrence with side-character romance. In an attempt to provide every character with a resolution, many are forced into unnecessary love stories. Makoto's - avoiding spoilers - is perhaps the worst case. His main character arc is genuinely heartwarming, but it's let down by attaching unnecessary additions.

Despite this, I rarely found myself caring about these issues. I was always swept away by the hopeful themes, the likeable cast, the interconnected narratives, and the unexpected twists along the way. Would I enjoy it as much on the second read, knowing everything? Probably not, but I feel like I'd still be entirely invested in the emotional believability. I enjoyed it as much reading its entirety today, as I did reading it by release up until chapter 50. Fuuka is rough, ridiculous, and rambunctious; but it's those aspects - collected in a poor attempt at alliteration - that add to the lifelike charm of the series. While it's not for everyone, it'll probably be a read that'll stick with me for a long time.

Dec 3, 2015

ojQ8abjNGpYecfiV

Recommended

Preliminary (87/204 chp)

**DOES NOT CONTAIN SPOILERS**

Simply put, many of the bad reviews for Fuuka are due to a single plot twist. Just one.

A plot twist so atypical of this genre, so uncharacteristic of the creator, and so devastatingly unexpected given the premise of the story that it was *bound* to divide readers into two very distinct groups: those who drop the series on the spot vs. those who can't stop reading if they wanted to.

After slamming my laptop shut, storming out of my living room, and screaming off my balcony for 15 angry minutes, I found myself in the latter.

IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT SPOILING IT FOR ...

Oct 10, 2021

MetalPower26

Recommended

Let me start by saying that this is the BEST SHONEN manga I've ever read, and if you look at my list I'm a bit picky on rating.

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Story: 9
Art: 10
Character: 9
Enjoyment: 10
Overall: 10

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Aug 10, 2020

Proto57

Recommended

This manga is really good, I really liked it. It was depth and interesting. The story talks about the MC who quickly joins a musical band. We'll see the musical band growing bigger. Of course you will have to follow their problems as a band. Being a band composed of many persons is very complicated, each person is important, the band have to stay together to perform well and even the personal life can make problems to perform.

This manga is not only focused on the music, I usually dont care about musical manga/anime. The only one i have watched is Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso. ... It didnt prevent me to really love this manga. Be careful, this is one of the most dramatic manga i have ever read (typical Seo Kouji but in worse...). I absolutely do not recommend to read if your are not good to handle drama and sadness or even frustration. This manga will show you that unfortunately not every drama scenes can be handled and solved, that's why it's one of the most dramatic manga. In this manga, you will mostly see musical world of course, huge friendship, good romance, every good little things in drama (jealousy, anger, frustration, icomprehension, big kick in your balls seriously, sadness...). I recommend do read it until the end and do not be discouraged this the sadness for instance because it worth the read. The worst mistake is to take this thing for a light-hearted romcom as the start seems to make you believe, it's a trap, at your own risks.

(BIG SPOILERS TO READ IF YOU HAVE FINISHED FUUKA)

Of course, fuuka is a big kick in the balls. Seo, that sneaky *censored* put us in confidence at the start just the make a bigger fall. It was frustrating and my first reflex was to go to the internet to spoil me and see if she was really dead. It was 5 am, i was shocked, i needed to sleep, the sun was beginning to shine here and fuuka was one of the best character that i have ever seen. Totally the opposite of Suzuka. The MC was dragged by fuuka, he couldn't keep the pace with her. The only thing this girl let us was her smile that she kept everytime. She got sacrificed by Seo to continue the plot and to let the real manga begin.

It was disgusting and it's sad to say, but to make the rest, it was necessary. Unfortunately, it couldnt have been a secondary character that we dont like, once again it was a trap. The main goal was to enhance the emotions on the rest of the story. I am still mad even 2 months after finishing it and I almost gave up that manga like a bunch of other did. The manga totally changed his direction in 1 poor chapter by using truck kun, the rolling cliche always used in medium/ bad drama... I completely understand the people who felt deceived and gave up at this time, I cant imagine the thing it was to read that in live at the time were the manga was airing. Even if i'm mad, i feel like we needed, in the drama world, a manga like that. That one sly and vicious manga that uses your inner weaknesses only to grab your emotions. Seo did it (honestly, he's the only masochist that can write that after the ultra long NTR and the incomprehensible girl that gives you some murder wishes).

Now that it's done, I really no other mangaka will have the same stupid idea. It was like, imagine you do your thing with an unknow girl without any protections, then you notice she gave you the SIDA (bad luck yes). It was really fun to do so but i dont think you will have the idea to do it again with a random girl. It's a bad thing to experience but at least not everything is to throw away. That's the feeling this manga gives me.

Feb 16, 2021

HappyEndingAnime

Recommended

Fuuka… What a fucking journey… I didn’t know anything about this manga, before I started reading it. I saw some clip from the anime, and Fuuka Akitsuki immediately caught my eye. I heard the anime adaptation kind of butchered the manga, so I thought I’d read the story first. What a good call. I never imagined a romance manga could be this epic, even though the romance genre isn’t the main story line, it was still really strong. No other show, manga, or any other medium was able to make me tear up from happiness, while having chills go down my spine.

Art
At first, I ... didn’t really like it. I thought the main protagonist Yuu Haruna looked more like a girl, and it wasn’t really that special compared to some other works that were out at the time. However, I quickly got used to it, and even though it’s a simple looking art style, it gets the job done well. Some concert scenes might feel a bit repetitive after a while, it uses the same premise of a wide shot of the band, and then either disgusted or completely blown away facial expressions of the audience. But when a show is somehow special, the manga delivers big time. In the most important concert of the manga, you feel like you’re there, the hype and excitement completely takes you over, and it makes you forget that you’re not at a concert, you’re just sitting in a chair, staring at a book.

Story
It’s a complete journey of an upcoming band portraying the excitement and hardships you have to get over, if you want your dreams come true. It’s a story about strong will, patience, resilience, tragedy and love (love for music or your significant other). It brings up a really nice philosophical message. Even though a lot of things aren’t going your way, it’s important to not dwell on the past and look forward. If you really love something, you can’t just give up once something doesn’t go your way. And even if it doesn’t work out at the end, you have to focus on the good you’ve experienced on your way. It was also pretty progressive, putting in a homosexual character and a few really powerful women. Although I’m personally not a huge fan of these tropes if I feel like they’re forced, but this manga was a huge exception. All of these characters felt natural, and fit perfectly in the story. The story had a few “asspulls”, which I will review later in the *spoilers* section, just letting you know. And one thing I hated about this manga, were some of the ecchi scenes. It felt really fucking forced sometimes. You know those types were the protagonist trips on nothing and somehow falls face first into some girl’s boobs. These moments just pulled me out of the experience and were completely unnecessary. Luckily, they weren’t as frequent as in other shows I’ve watched or read, so I’ll let it slide. The romance aspect had a nice progressive flow, and felt really satisfying.

Characters
At first, Yuu Haruna felt like another useless and annoying character. However, the character development he went through was so fucking beautiful to witness. And even though I said he felt annoying at the start, it was extremely refreshing to finally see a guy who isn’t an asshole when it comes to picking a girl. He is loyal, and considerate, and just because of that, the romance aspect was so fun to read through. And don’t worry, even though I said he’s loyal, it won’t spoil anything to you, because even if you think you know who’s he gonna pick, it still makes you tense and hopeful. I also really liked Mikasa for no reason (: Fuuka was just overall loveable character, no need to say more. The other supporting characters all had their personality, and it never felt like they acted against it just for the sake of the plot.

Overall
Having chapters just 18-20 pages long was probably the best decision the author could have made. Every chapter was either ending on a cliffhanger, or it was a nicely wrapped satisfying ending to an arc, which made you really want to read more. “Come on, I can do another one, the next chapter is short, it won’t take a lot of time.” You think to yourself, but then you realize it’s 2AM and you have to work tomorrow. The flow this manga has is just phenomenal. This, the story, philosophical message, tears, epic journey, and likeable characters wrapped up together gives you the manga Fuuka. A manga which will most probably stick with me for a long time. And for that reason, it gets a 10/10 from me. It’s not perfect ofc, but the enjoyment from reading it, is just way too great, and it overshines all the little mistakes. Now I’m gonna watch the adaptation, and I feel like I’m gonna be really disappointed, but who knows. After that, I’m definitely reading the other side stories, and I hope to feel the same enjoyment.

*SPOILER SEGMENT*

*SERIOUSLY, DON’T READ THIS UNLESS YOU’VE READ THE WHOLE STORY*

The reason I love Mikasa’s character is because he’s not a wimpy girlish homosexual character. He’s really cool, and If I was gay and read this manga, I’d feel like I have to be proud of who I’m. However, the plot twist where he gets together with his female teacher, revealing he’s actually bi, felt like a huge asspull. We didn’t get a lot of information on Mikasa’s thoughts during the series, so I feel like it could happen IRL, but pull something like this without any foreshadowing just felt unnecessary. Especially when it had literally no impact on the story. Another asspull was the last arc. It felt a little too extreme that a business female would go that far to destroy a minor band, just because they caused a little trouble at their concert. It feels even more extreme when you realize that Funbook actually didn’t suffer from it at all, if they still won the competition. Also, the Fuuka’s double wasn’t really my cup of tea. It made me feel nostalgic and sad, yes, but the explanation of why she did it felt once again, a bit extreme to me. Another one was Fuuka Aoi blaming herself for Akitsuki’s death. And the last asspull, “The legends”. Somehow, every single person that works with Fallen Moon or Blue Wells is a legendary something. First the Hedgehogs, the president of the company, then the music engineer, then her best pupil, and last but not least, out of nowhere appears the legendary Pa team, which was under their noses the whole time. But as I’ve said in the review, these are just mistakes, that are overshadowed by the enjoyment I’ve head reading this. At the end I’d like to express my thoughts on Fuuka’s death. The aspect of having to get over a loss of your partner, that was present surprisingly throughout most of the manga just gave it an extra depth. The grieving process Yuu had to go through felt really natural, and him realizing it doesn’t feel right to ever love someone else than his dead girlfriend was truly saddening, because I knew he deserved to be happy. Finally, after a while he realizes that he does deserve to be happy, and that he can’t live a full life if he stays hooked up on the past. As I’ve said, this whole storyline gave the story a lot of depth, and I can’t express how much I loved it (even though I was sad as fuck when she died, it really feels weird to say that I’m happy she did).

*END OF SPOILERS*

Yep, I’d definitely recommend this manga to anyone who loves romance or music. I’ll probably remember this manga for the rest of my life.

Nov 13, 2018

mangareader123

Recommended

Yuu Haruna is the typical shonen protagonist, a plain looking guy with no particular abilities. He meets an interesting girl, Fuuka and shares her interest in music. They met a few more friends and make a music band. That's the beginning of this manga, Fuuka.

I really love Beck, so I saw that Fuuka was recommended, what I also saw was that it had lots of downvotes, ie. many people have rated it 1/10 , and that's unreasonable. Maybe it is because when they started reading, they were expecting a sequel to Suzuka,(by Seo Kouji, same author), or maybe they were expecting a definite plot, sadly ...

Nov 7, 2014

Neme-chan

Recommended

Preliminary (38/204 chp)

CAUTION: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS

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A great sequel to Suzuka? Pretty interesting. I'll definitely recommend this to all Suzuka and KNIM fans/non-fans out there. Don't let this one slip on your 'to-read' list. I know that you'll enjoy it. :)

STORY (9) - I get goosebumps when I read those romantic and drama parts. I even had to read it over and over again tbh. But I feel like the plot's moving a little bit faster. Probably just me, I guess.

ART (9) - Nothing has changed, or hasn't it? (need to clarify this one) I felt that Suzuka and KNIM art on this one, but I still like ...

Aug 29, 2018

EndlessSky

Recommended

Fuuka is a very good story and personally this manga has a special spot in my heart regardless of the flaws it has.

In a superficial way Fuuka could be summarized as the story of some young people that seek to succeed in the world of music, however this is just a support for the true story and the set of issues that touches.

The theme of this story is the phases of grief, and in my opinion it has been written in a quite realistic way. I have been touched by the way used to develop it.

The story begins with a prologue of 4 volumes (~ ...

Jun 21, 2015

Kelvets

Not Recommended

Preliminary (10/204 chp)

I'm a fan of shoujo. Some of my favorite animes are Kimi Ni Todoke and Ao Haru Ride. But I have to agree with the reviewer Legendzerox that this work is "abysmal", mainly because it has ZERO buildup. The pacing is extremely fast and doesn't leave you any time to get excited and full of expectation for their romance. Furthermore it's very liberal with using classic tropes from anime/manga that everyone has seen a thousand times, which get irritating very quickly and scream unoriginality.

Let me lay down some examples:

- The Main Characters (MCs) meet when the girl (Fuuka) bumps into the guy (Yuu), and calls ...

Apr 8, 2016

Caimthehero

Not Recommended

Preliminary (103/204 chp)

I can't tell you why I read this far. Here's how I imagine this series got created.

Author: What's the most formulaic way to make a popular manga. Let's take another androgynous lead and make a bunch of archetypical girls to form his harem! Wait we need another hook. Screw it, throw in some music and talk about climbing to the heavens or some bullshit. Wait we need Drama and angst! Let's kill off a character early in! That'll show that I'm edgy and anything can happen.

Seriously the art isn't anything special and is filled with fan service to keep 13 year old boys happy. ...

Jul 13, 2014

Tinpdb

Recommended

Preliminary (23/204 chp)

How can I write a review without spoilering what made this manga so good to me? Anyone who has just started this and isn't around chapter 15 should go back to it and get there before reading this.

Now, I'm a huge music fan and an amateur musician. And I play bass guitar. I don't really like sports manga, besides the ones with sports I'm familiar with. What made me fall in love with this, then? Simple. It's about a bass player.

I grew up watching Beck: MCS, and this manga looks like a lighter, newer version of the masterpiece I loved. The amount of details ...

Feb 13, 2019

TheRisingStar

Recommended

A miracle story that could give you the strength to change your life !!!
Having read all Seo Kouji works, from Half&Half, Kimi no iru machi,... to the recently Suzuka, I strongly believe Fuuka is the best among already-great Seo's masterpieces. Fuuka is a miraculous journey of a legendary music band begun from zero. The story will take you through every level of emotions, from the deepest stage of sadness to the highest level of happiness. It also taught me the beautiful of friendship, family and love.
The best thing about Fuuka, in my own feelings, is that it taught me one life's lesson that i needed ...

May 27, 2019

ichigouchiha1324

Recommended

background:
I'm a new fan of Seo, Koija I started with Kimi no iru machi and then went to read Suzuka now Fuuka. So I was quite excited to read this. It is a continuation of the same universe of the three stories. They have some cameos of the other characters from both series which is always fun and nice.

Story: What is this about? Well its about Yuu-Haruno your typical shy guy who can't communicate in person but is obsessed with twitter. That all changes with a chance meeting with Fukka. (Who is the daughter of Suzuka and Akitsuki). They become friends and meet some ...

May 18, 2022

OtaFire

Recommended

Fuuka was an incredibly different yet refreshing sequel to Seo's Suzuka, and it bore both positive and negative aspects worth diving into. It's an extremely polarizing manga - especially once you hit chapter 37 and digest its events. Whether you can accept the full plot or not, from beginning to end, will affect your outlook on this manga. That being said, do I recommend you give this a shot, especially if you've read Suzuka? Absolutely - get ready for another wild ride and a tear-inducing story.

Story - 8

Set as a direct sequel to Suzuka, Fuuka is refreshing in that the story revolves around the struggles ... of making it big in Japan's music industry as a rock band. I thought this was a highly successful manga from a musical angle - many aspects were talked about, and music was always the main focal point of this manga. I though it was cool how Seo focused on sports within Suzuka, and now focused on music in Fuuka! There are multiple arcs (expected given the territory this manga covered), which means multiple new characters introduced every arc. There are various plot elements which are questionable, while some being fantastically incorporated. From a broad standpoint, the story flows well linearly and has its various dramatic moments or obstacles. I personally think the right amount of obstacles were added to make our characters grow and for the plot to progress further.

As mentioned above, after chapter 37, readers began dropping this manga left and right. However, I will say this: for those who continued reading (including myself), the plot got better and better - and I was finally able to accept everything that had happened and be satisfied with the ending.

Art - 10

With every Seo manga I read, the more impressed with his art I get. Fuuka incorporates the same artistic styles, facial expressions, character designs and elements from Seo's previous works like Suzuka and KNIM, but with higher quality, beautiful backdrops/panels, and an amazing adaptation towards what readers would expect from a music manga.

Characters - 8

Similar to past Seo Kouji works, characters tend to leave readers with lasting questions which are either unanswered or answered poorly. However, I thought this time around within Fuuka, this was done just fine. I felt like I got to look into most of our main characters' hearts a bit more to understand their motivations and their feelings, which got me even more attached to the plot. Granted, I still had my moments of confusion (such as wanting to learn more about why The Fallen Moon's members decided to get back together so quickly after Yuu reached out to them on a whim).

Enjoyment/Overall - 8

I was really close to giving this who manga a 9 alongside an enjoyment rating of 9, but there were a few things that pulled me back:

1. Some really weird misunderstandings. As a common pattern found in Seo's stories, very coincidental and odd misunderstandings are used to drive the story-telling and plot progression and to obviously cause/force drama. The ones in here were either too cliche, or just felt forced.

2. Hinashi Koyuki's character. The motivation and reasoning for her actions were there for most of the story, but then her importance to the plot became more inconsistent as the story went on. Near the latter half and the end, it felt like she had to be given an abrupt closure despite the role she played in the plot earlier in the story.

3. The ending. Don't get me wrong - it was satisfying, but many of us readers read Fuuka for the romantic aspects. I wanted a full closure (with details) on what our main couple within the story end up as, or even just one final embrace. The story really did focus mainly on the musical aspect, especially the band, up until the very, very end.

4. I just have to say it: after Seo threw the initial curve ball in chapter 37, I was shaken as much as the rest of the fanbase. Without diving into spoilers, I simply feel like there was so much more he could've done. There were definitely options to be creative. Read the manga to understand what I'm saying.

Overall, however, I'm pleased with the direction the plot took, and I was quite glued to this manga (although not as much as I was to KNIM). I hope Seo can get back to writing romance dramas again soon!

Jun 6, 2017

Cognisant-clock

Recommended

Preliminary (151/204 chp)

spoiler free woo hoo(the others aren't)
the most important thing about the manga is this
this is NOT i repeat NOT your goey little romance
and 2 if you are so much as considering this manga jump straight in don't look back just DO IT although this review is technicaly spoiler free if you haven't read any other reviews then don't read past the dotted line, if you have read any other review feel free to read past it it will still be SPOILER FREE just not PURE SPOILER FREE
well it is kinda. its kinda like a creme egg in a marshmellow it starts off as ...

Jan 22, 2017

stephisaur

Not Recommended

Preliminary (50/204 chp)

*SPOILERS!!*

Okay, so I was super hyped hearing about the Fuuka anime and loved the synopsis so I checked out the manga. I'm going to say this right now: I put this manga on hold and possible, and probably, will drop it. I found out about the manga through the anime and I am SO disappointed.

Characters:
Fuuka had the potential to be fantastic, but it went downhill, and extremely fast. The character Fuuka was one of my favorite characters I've seen in a while. She was cute, fun, really nice, and overall a good character. She didn't have much development though. There was practically NO development for ... any of the characters in this show at all, aside from the Yuu and Koyuki past stuff, which i cant even consider development. It was just another aspect to add to the unnecessary drama in this manga and soon to be show. Just saying this again, but I haven't completely finished this manga, so please don't bash me.

Execution ( I added this bc why not ):
This manga could've been a fantastic music anime, which I love a good music anime from time to time, but instead it turned into extreme unnecessary drama without any substance. There was just intense overdone scenes every chapter and the scenes weren't executed properly. The way most scenes were executed were just abysmal, being as they all felt rushed and surprising, but not in the good way. *SPOILER* An example of this is the most ridiculous scene I have seen in a long time. Fuuka, the main character, drops her charm in a crosswalk during a stoplight. She goes back to pick up her charm, and a the light turns green. This truck then proceeds to go at 30 mph to hit Fuuka who was obviously there beforehand. There is no way I believe this truck would just "Full Speed Ahead," while a schoolgirl is standing in the way. I understand main characters CAN die, and I'm 100% fine with that, I've seen it before. I'd be completely fine with it, but the way they killed her off felt so rushed and out of place. Her funeral was rushed, every scene I read in that manga, from what I've read thus far, most things were out of place and it made this less enjoyable. It was absolutely absurd. This manga was just extra drama when it could've been a sweet and light-hearted music anime with it's own twists.

Story:
Fuuka started off strong with so much potential, and as I've said multiple times, went so far downhill there was no saving it. It was strong but it turned into "OMG I love him now im sad:(," and "My girlfriend is dead," and "OMG love triangle !!!" What was the whole point? It could've been a dram that would've been enjoyable. I could've respected it. I felt like I was reading a poorly scripted soap opera. I know they carry on the band in Fuuka's honor, but it was just poorly executed like most scenes in the manga. I was disappointed so much because I love my music animes.

Art:
Art-wise, depending on a person's taste, could be good or bad. Personally I really liked the art in the Fuuka manga. I thought the art was nicely executed and seemed really clean and professional, which can be a nice breather. I thought each character fully came to life through the art and how the manga was drawn. This was probably the only this about this manga I was truly happy and satisfied with about this manga. I don't have much else to say about the art, as discussing art and explaining it's beauty isn't exactly my forte.

Enjoyment:
I was really enjoying Fuuka in the beginning when I first started reading. I was enthralled and couldn't wait to read the next chapter. It would be the next thing I did. I would immediately go to the following chapter and be hyped to read it. Later on, I was just hesitant. I didn't want to see what unnecessary drama was next. I didn't want to keep reading. I put this manga on hold for now, because I think there's better stuff I could be doing/reading/watching instead of the Fuuka manga. I eventually only read one chapter a day, then a week, and just got bored of the extra drama andpoor pacing and just most elements of the show. I gave enjoyment a 5 because when I was reading the beginning, I was truly enjoying reading the manga. I've only gotten through 50 chapters, so many may not trust this review or not feel the same way, but this is what I think. I enjoyed half or so of what I read, but not the whole thing. After Fuuka died, I felt something missing. I know it seems unnecessary to say that and some or most of you guys will disagree, but I really felt for Fuuka and enjoyed her. Something was missing to me. That's my opinion of course, so you don't have to abide by that.

Overall:
Overall, Fuuka was decent. A four. I'm pretty sure what I said above was a pretty good explanation of why, but I just felt Fuuka wasn't that fantastic as most people are raving it to be. Fuuka was mediocre at best. Maybe fair if your really crave that drama and if you just so happen to win the lotto. Fuuka didn't have what it took, and there are so many other manga you could spend your time reading.

Sorry this review was so long! Nobody will probably read this whole thing anyways heheh... I just get passionate about this stuff sometimes oops. Anyways if you're a human being and bothered to read this review, thank you! I appreciate you for putting up with this review, because it probably took a while to read. Once again, sorry for the length, but once again, THANK YOU for reading my review and I hope someone or anyone found this review helpful at all.

-s <3