It's Monday and time for Manga Mondays! Manga Mondays is a meme hosted by Alison at Alison Can Read where bloggers can share their passion for reading mangas. It's a great place to get new manga titles to try and to meet new bloggers. We have finally reached the last volume of Boys Over Flowers, but there is an added bonus volume to the series which was fun to read.
Review: Boys Over Flowers: Jewelry Box is a supplemental read for the manga series. This volume is solely created for fans of this story as it contains contains two short stories, both of which take place a few years after the end of the manga. In the first story Tsukasa is still overseas and Tsukushi misses him dearly. Despite their best attempts to stay in a long distance relationship, it is still hard. Rui has been coming over quite frequently, much to Tsukasa's dismay when he discovers this. Thankfully Rui is only there as a friend and knows that Tsukushi has no romantic feelings for him. As a surprise, we get to go on a trip and see Shizuka's wedding as Tsukushi and the F4 reunite. The second short story is entirely about Rui, a character that is still a bit mysterious and someone who I can't really figure out. In his short story he reflects over everything that has happened over the course of the series & wonders whether or not he can truly move on or if he is capable of loving again. While this supplemental volume doesn't entirely give a lot of closure to the series, it was a pleasure to read and seeing the characters again.
Rating: 4 stars
Words of Caution: There is some minor language and crude humor. Recommeneded for teens and up.
If you like this book try: Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances by Masami Tsuda, Mars by Fuyumi Soryo
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I like it when they do things like this. Glad you enjoyed it.
How nice that there is a supplemental volume so you don't have to leave the characters so soon. On the other hand, the "last" volume of Sand Chronicles was a selection of short stories. I didn't realize it going in and was really disappointed not to see the story line continuing.
What series will you read next?
Love that you got a couple supplemental short stories even though the series is over! It's always so nice when authors do that, granting fans more time with characters they adore:)