Monologue Woven For You
Japanese manga series
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Monologue Woven For You (Japanese: 君に紡ぐ傍白, Hepburn: Kimi ni Tsumugu Bouhaku) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Syu Yasaka. It was serialized on Takeshobo's Manga Life Storia Dash website between March 2020 and September 2021. It was collected into three tankōbon volumes. The series was licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in 2021.
Synopsis
Tachibana Haruka, a university student, has abandons her theater aspirations, while Hayama Nao pursues her dream of acting head-on. As the two cross paths a romance is sparked between despite their differing feelings toward a career in theater.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Syu Yasaka, Monologue Woven For You was serialized on Takeshobo's Manga Life Storia Dash website from March 6, 2020, to September 3, 2021, and was collected into three tankōbon volumes.[1]
The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[2]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 30, 2020[3] | 978-4801971011 | February 22, 2022[4] | 978-1-64827-796-2 |
| 2 | March 30, 2021[5] | 978-4801972490 | June 7, 2022[6] | 978-1-63858-292-2 |
| 3 | October 29, 2021[7] | 978-4801974531 | February 14, 2023[8] | 978-1-63858-836-8 |
Reception
Erica Friedman of Yuricon gave the first volume a 7 out of 10, noting that the art was not to her taste. "I’d vastly prefer this story if it were graced with an art style that captured the actual ages of the characters", however still enjoying the story itself, commenting that "the energy of it is sincere, and I appreciate that the narrative eschewed additional complication."[9] Nicki Bauman was more negative towards the series, writing in her review of the second volume that "the series would be better off had it leaned wholly into overly saturated and sweet fluff. At least that is fun to read. But, in trying to have its cake and eat it too, Monologue Woven for You has failed to stand out and appears set to coast along till the curtain falls on its mediocrity."[10]
See also
- How Do I Turn My Best Friend Into My Girlfriend?, another manga series by the same author