Sakura, Saku Vol 1 Review

 


My second attempt at something written by Io Sakisaka.

A couple of years ago I tried watching the anime of Ao Haru Ride but I couldn't get into it. But I decided to give another one of her series a chance, so I picked up Sakura, Saku. So far I am liking it! I am thinking about going back and giving Ao Haru Ride another chance. 

This series is about a girl named Saku who is helped out by a mysterious stranger named Ryosuke Sakura on the train to school one day when she feels dizzy and almost loses her schoolbag. But she didn't see how he looked like, and she wanted to find him to thank him, since the phone number he left her doesn't work. And ever since that one day, she's wanted to help people out every chance she gets. Saku finds out a guy in her class named Haruki Sakura has an older brother named Ryosuke, and she thinks that's the guy she was looking for. She asks him to connect her with his brother, but Haruki is reluctant because he thinks Saku is another one of those girls who is using him to get to his brother and confess their love for him. Despite his rather grumpy demeanor, Saku can see right through Haruki and can tell he's actually a nice guy. Their interactions eventually lead to some surprises...

I am giving it 4 stars because sometimes I didn't like Haruki's attitude. And one of the side characters (one of Saku's friends named Kotono) seems to have a toxic boyfriend. I do want to see how it all plays out. But so far this is such a cute story! I thoroughly enjoyed this first volume overall and want to read more. 

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