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Bloom Into You
Cover of first manga volume, featuring Touko (left) and Yuu (right).
やがて君になる
(Yagate Kimi ni Naru)
GenreRomance,[1] Yuri[2]
Manga
Written byNio Nakatani
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
MagazineDengeki Daioh
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 27, 2015 – present
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byMakoto Katō
Written byJukki Hanada
StudioTroyca
Original run October 2018 – scheduled

Bloom Into You (Japanese: やがて君になる, Hepburn: Yagate Kimi ni Naru, lit. Eventually, I will become you)[3] is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Nio Nakatani.[4] The manga began serialization in the Japanese monthly magazine Dengeki Daioh[5] on April 27, 2015,[6] and is published in Japan by ASCII Media Works under the Dengeki Comics NEXT label.[7] As of January 2018, five tankōbon volumes have been released.[3] The manga was licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment[2] on February 14, 2016, and its first volume was released in January 2017.[8] An anime television series adaptation by Troyca is set to premiere in October 2018.[9]

The story focuses on Yuu Koito, a first-year high school girl who is unable to experience feelings of love, and Touko Nanami, the second-year student council president who suddenly confesses to Yuu.

Plot

Yuu Koito has always loved shōjo manga, so she is aware of what she ought to be feeling if she were to receive a confession. But when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings for her, she does not feel anything. She delays her response, and ends up entering high school, still unsure how to respond. There, she happens to see the student council president, Touko Nanami, elegantly turn down a confession. Yuu is inspired to ask her for advice. She finds out that Nanami has never accepted a confession because none of them has ever made her feel anything in particular. The two bond over their similarities. But then Nanami realizes that she could fall in love with Yuu, and so she suddenly confesses her feelings to her.

Characters

Yuu Koito (小糸 侑, Koito Yuu)
Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto[10]
Yuu is a first-year high school girl who has trouble experiencing feelings of love. She's the type that finds it hard to refuse any requests asked upon her.[11]
Touko Nanami (七海 燈子, Nanami Touko)
Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki[10]
Touko is a second-year high school girl and the student council president. She had trouble experiencing feelings of love until she met Yuu.
Sayaka Saeki (佐伯 沙弥香, Saeki Sayaka)
Sayaka is Nanami's best friend from first grade.[3] She is a second-year high school girl and the student council vice president.
Seiji Maki (槙 聖司, Maki Seiji)
Maki is a first-year high school boy and a member of the student council. He grew up surrounded by two older sisters and a younger sister, so he finds it easy to talk with girls.[3]
Suguru Doujima (堂島 卓, Doujima Suguru)
Doujima is a first-year high school boy and a member of the student council.
Koyomi Kanou (叶 こよみ, Kanou Koyomi)
Koyomi is Yuu's classmate and friend from middle school. She wants to become a writer.
Akari Hyuuga (日向 朱里, Hyuuga Akari)
Akari is Yuu's classmate and friend from middle school. She is a member of the basketball club.[3]
Riko Hakozaki (箱崎 理子, Hakozaki Riko)
Hakozaki is a female teacher and staff advisor for the student council.

Media

Manga

The manga is written and illustrated by Nio Nakatani, and began serialization in ASCII Media Works' monthly magazine Dengeki Daioh on April 27, 2015.[6] Seven Seas Entertainment announced its license of the manga for English release in North America on February 14, 2016.[12]

No. Title Original release date English release date
1I Think I Might Be Falling in Love with You…
Suki o shiranai shōjo ga deau, hitosujinawade wa ikanai ── on'nanoko dōshi no ren'ai (好きを知らない少女が出会う、一筋縄ではいかない──女の子同士の恋愛)		October 27, 2015[13]
978-4-04-865432-6		January 3, 2017[14]
978-1-626923-53-9
2Only Time Can Tell…
Watashi ni suki wa, otozurenai (わたしに好きは、訪れない)		April 27, 2016[15]
978-4-04-865875-1		May 16, 2017[16]
978-1-626924-79-6
3Never Say Never
Kono mama de itai. Hontoda yo. (このままでいたい。ほんとだよ。)		November 26, 2016[17]
978-4-04-892431-3		September 19, 2017[18]
978-1-626925-44-1
4Practice Makes Perfect
Wagamamada. Anata mo, watashi mo. (わがままだ。あなたも、わたしも。)		June 27, 2017[19]
978-4-04-892919-6		February 20, 2018[20]
978-1-626926-84-4
5Kokode wanai basho e (ここではない場所へ)January 27, 2018[21]
978-4-04-893541-8		June 26, 2018[22]
978-1-626928-02-2

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in the June issue of the Dengeki Daioh magazine on April 27, 2018. The anime is directed by Makoto Katō and written by Jukki Hanada, featuring animation by Troyca and character designs by Hiroaki Gohda. The series will premiere in October 2018.[9]

Reception

Seven Seas production manager Lissa Pattillo praised its "adorable artwork and charming love story".[12]

Erica Friedman, the president of Yuricon and ALC Publishing, reviewed the manga, praising the realism of the characters. She added that unlike most other yuri series, this series featured prominent male characters, which was a refreshing change. She also noted that although yuri is not uncommon from Dengeki Comics, most of the time, such series are of the "highly service-y" type. And so she found it encouraging to have a "nice" yuri series such as Bloom Into You, rather than a "vaguely icky" one. However, she also found some aspects the series problematic. She said that the scenario is presented such that if Touko's feelings are "honest and sincere", then "of course Yuu will come around to falling for her". But in the real world, sincere feelings should not be a "kind of contract" that "must be returned by object of their affection". She posited, what if, for example, Yuu were asexual? Then she would never have those feelings for Touko. As a result, she stated her concern that Yuu's agency would be "stripped from her" as the narrative continues.[23] In reviews of later volumes, she expressed her continuing disapproval of Touko's "lack of consent and coercion" that she is using on Yuu.[24]

Bloom Into You placed 4th in the 2017 Next Manga Awards from Niconico and Da Vinci.[25][26] The manga has also ranked on Oricon's weekly manga rankings chart, with Volume 4 reaching 30th place and Volume 5 reaching 21st place.[27][28]On the March 24 2018, it was announced that the manga placed 3rd in AnimeJapan's "Manga Most Wanted as Anime by Fans" poll.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Bloom into You Vol. 1". Amazon. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Series: Bloom Into You". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "『やがて君になる』特設サイト | 月刊コミック電撃大王公式サイト" [Yagate Kimi ni Naru Special Site]. Dengeki Daioh Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ^ "仲谷 鳰" ["Nakatani Nio"]. Amazon (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ^ "やがて君になる | 月刊コミック電撃大王公式サイト" [Yagate Kimi ni Naru]. Dengeki Daioh Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b "「百合星人ナオコサン」のkashmir新作など、電撃大王で新連載3本が開始". Natalie (in Japanese). 27 April 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  7. ^ "やがて君になる (1) (電撃コミックスNEXT)". Amazon (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (15 February 2016). "Seven Seas Licenses Bloom Into You Yuri Manga". Anime News Network. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ a b "Nio Nakatani's Bloom Into You Yuri Manga Gets TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  10. ^ a b 電撃オンライン. "金元寿子さん、寿美菜子さんが声を担当！ 話題のマンガ『やがて君になる』スペシャルPVが公開". 電撃オンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  11. ^ "『やがて君になる』特設サイト | 月刊コミック電撃大王公式サイト". daioh.dengeki.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  12. ^ a b "Seven Seas Celebrates Valentine's Day With License of Yuri Series Bloom Into You". Seven Seas Entertainment. 14 February 2016.
  13. ^ "やがて君になる 1" (in Japanese). Dengeki Comics. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Bloom Into You Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  15. ^ "やがて君になる 2" (in Japanese). Dengeki Comics. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Bloom Into You Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  17. ^ "やがて君になる 3" (in Japanese). Dengeki Comics. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Bloom Into You Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  19. ^ "やがて君になる 4" (in Japanese). Dengeki Comics. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Bloom Into You Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  21. ^ "やがて君になる 5" (in Japanese). Dengeki Comics. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  22. ^ "Bloom Into You Vol. 5". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  23. ^ "Yuri Manga: Yagate Kimi ni Naru (やがて君になる )". Okazu. Yuricon. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  24. ^ "Yuri Manga: Yagate Kimi ni Naru, Volume 3 (やがて君になる )". Okazu. Yuricon. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  25. ^ "「次にくるマンガ大賞」発表会、上位入賞者による記念イラストも公開" ["Upcoming Manga Grand Prix" announcement: The commemorative illustrations by the top winners will also be released]. Natalie (in Japanese). 23 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  26. ^ "第3回次にくるマンガ大賞 結果発表コミックス部門" [The 3rd Upcoming Manga Grand Prix Results: Comics Division]. niconico×ダ・ヴィンチ 「次にくるマンガ大賞」 (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  27. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 26-July 2". Anime News Network. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  28. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 22–28". Anime News Network. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  29. ^ "やがて君になる【公式】 on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-04-14.

External links

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