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Voiceful Vol 1

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Kanae is a introvert, a girl who prefers to stay in her room. She falls in love with a girl. No, she falls in love with a voice and becomes strong enough to try to find the owner of the voice. She is in love.
This a sweet manga, with some bonus stories and nothing too adult even if it says it is for 16 and up. Some of the artwork may be a tad mature for young readers but it's nothing ugly or sick. Something to enjoy. And I look forward to seeing if there are any more volumes coming out.

After much waiting for this manga to hit the shelves, i must say it was worth the wait.
It was a good read, showing a relationship between two girls.
Its simple plot starts with an introverted girl who was to scared to do anything outside, besides going to school. So she spends a lot of time on the internet. While on line she found a internet diva who's music gave her strength to go outside for a change. And upon going outside she comes face to face with this singer. And their relationship goes on from there.

Also included are two short stories, and a preview of another shojo-ai title "First love sisters" also published by seven seas entertainment

I bought this manga on recommendation from a friend, and while the presentation and art are gorgeous, the content may leave some disappointed if you want your yuri right out in the open.

The art on the cover is slightly misleading, as the interior art is actually much more akin to Fred Gallagher of Megatokyo than what's on the cover. Several panels are gorgeous in composition, and several of the color pages are preserved for this edition and are well printed.

Story-wise, it's a very modern tale of two girls who meet through one's music through the internet and eventually meet offline, with the singer having to decide whether to go professional and risk being seen as a sell out. Kanae, the main girl of the story, manages to be sympathetic while depressed, and her "goddess" the singer Hina has several layers to her character that are peeled back little by little. The extra scene included for the print edition manages to tie the story up nicely and provide a bit more information on one of the side characters. I still wish we'd seen a bit more of what else happens between these two, as it feels slightly hanging, but the conclusion is semi-satisfying and manages to leave just a bit of it in the air.

We don't get any yuri per se, but it's easy to extrapolate their relationship beyond what we see on panel into a romantic relationship, and despite the lack of romance in the traditional sense, the emotional dependence these women build (without the usual loser boyfriend that usually inhabit these stories, much to my relief) make this a solid read, and definitely one of Seven Seas' better releases this year.

To be honest, I was exoecting a bit more out of this. A girl who supposedly is an introvert just randomly decided to go outside because a song is helping her to be more outgoing. I guess I just expected a bit more in to the emotional part of the story. This was basically just plopping down the characters and saying, "hey, here we are". Also, I felt that the amount of extra stories and such they put in at the end was wasted because that could have been used to put in more of the story. I'm being a bit harsh, I'm Sure, but I really don't plan on continuing this series if there's more to it.

The story is quite adorable, it's not really considered "yuri" in my opinion. Although, they do hint that they like each other more than friends.

As a crazy yuri fan, I felt like I had to get this book. The story itself is short but packs a few short stories so you spent more time with it. 'Voiceful' is about Kanae, a shy introvert who is a fan of Hina, an independent singer who releases her music on the internet. One day, while finally going outside she comes across Hina and is 'it can't be her!'. The two girls blossom together, and Hina has balance studio time with time spent with Kanae. The story is sad. SMALL SPOILER ALERT FOR NEXT SENTENCE. There is something disheartening in Hina's past, it is someone precious passing away young. Though this book is not a tearjerker, it is still a little sad. Highly recommended.

This is a great comic for a quiet afternoon when you just want to read something sweet. The storyline is a little confusing but it still works good. There are also a few short stories in the back that are equally sweet.