Without wishing to give away too much of the story I can only really reveal that Kou is complicated.
The choice between Kou and Touma is possibly one of the most difficult that I’ve had to make. Now that I have suitably bolstered the reputation of a mangaka I have grown to respect and adore, it seems like as good a time as any to start talking characters (this is always my favourite part J) As is to be expected from the shoujo mange of today, ‘Ao Haru Ride’ boasts two romantic male leads and I have to say, having read Io Sakisaka’s work, I am finding it increasingly more and more difficult to choose between the primary and secondary romantic interests in virtually every manga I read now. This coming-of-age story highlights the agonies faced when growing up in the most heart-warming and gut-wrenching ways whilst maintaining humour and humility right to the end. This rich and developed cast of characters each has their own battles to win and their own discoveries to make, such is the burden of Highschool so naturally there is laughter and sadness and they each make a whole world of mistakes along the way. This story follows Futaba as she struggles to discover who she really is and overcome her troubles with friends, school and romance, hoping to head towards a brighter and happier future. Though fundamentally different characters, Futaba Yoshioka (Ao Haru Ride) and Ninako Kinoshita (Strobe Edge) share a similar, contagious passion for life and zestful youthfulness which draws the audience to them from the very start. Without meaning to you will find yourself caring for each and every character and rooting for their success in every endeavour.įollowing the success of ‘Strobe Edge’ a masterpiece of a manga and one of my favourites by far, ‘Ao Haru Ride’ or ‘Blue Spring Ride’ began its serialisation as a manga in 2011 and is still ongoing with 13 volumes to date, an anime television series and even a live-action film which was released in 2014.
With expressive artwork which effortlessly captures emotion and movement in a way that is both realistic and dreamlike, she is able to convey the smallest messages with the simplest changes in a characters disposition, on top of this she writes realistic, beautiful characters that are endearing and funny. Io Sakisaka has a wonderful knack for emotional portrayals of the raw spirit, elation and pain that comes from teenage life. Ao Haru Ride – Io Sakisaka – Manga and Anime review
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