Beginnings are easy. You have an idea. There’s this character and stuff happens and it affects them and they react. Why are they there, what happens, how it affects them, can all be built up over time. But beginnings, they’re easy. The hard part is what happens after you’ve explained why they are there, and […]
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Hello, Melancholic!, Volume 2
Hello, Melancholic!, Volume 2 is, quite possibly, my favorite single volume of a school life Yuri story ever. ^_^ Minato faces her greatest challenge – performing with the band in public. We understood that she was traumatized by her former bandmates. But here, she is in the unenviable position of facing them down once again. […]
Hello, Melancholic!, Volume 1
It is my incredible pleasure today to introduce you to one of my favorite series of 2020, Yayoi Ohsawa’s Hello Melancholic!, Volume 1. Minato’s goal in life, is to slip through without being noticed. This goal is difficult, as she is unusually tall, a little shabby and her voice is rough with disuse. She’s extremely […]
Hello, Melancholic!, Volume 3 (ハロー、メランコリック!)
When we last saw them, Minato had just blurted out that she liked Hibiki. As we begin Hello, Melancholic!, Volume 3 (ハロー、メランコリック!) everything between them is so normal it’s making them both uncomfortable. The pressure is going to build and the rest of the band is just waiting for it to blow. In the mean […]
Hello, Melancholic!, Volume 2 (ハロー、メランコリック!)
Volume 1 introduced us to Minato, a girl who loves playing music, but has been hurt by schoolmates. She is discovered by Hibiki, a sempai who runs a casual band/club who encourages Minato to have confidence in her skills. In Hello, Melancholic!, Volume 2 (ハロー、メランコリック!), the band is about to perform live for the first […]