#ima koi: now i'm in love

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86. Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love, Vol. 1 - licensed - The one thing I've gotta give this shoujo is that the ML is pretty hot. Unfortunately, that's all about all this had going for it. It was the most unsubstantial and bland romance I've read in a while.

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IMA KOI VOLUME 6

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Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love

Available digitally

Available in print

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ABOUT ME

asl? — 25, she/her, usa

description? — 5'8" (172 cm), plus size, long reddish brown hair

signs? — virgo, ISFP?, year of the rabbit

aesthetic? — Valentine's Day, frosted flowers, fuzzy slippers

vibes? — anxious but sweet, will bite if provoked

INTERESTS

KPOP (new as of April 2024)

Stray Kids (Han), Ateez (Mingi, Seonghwa), Enhypen (Sunoo), Tomorrow x Together (Yeonjun)

Anime/Manga

Bungo Stray Dogs (@oikasugayama), Black Butler, Haikyuu!, Ouran High School Host Club, Attack on Titan, Soul Eater, Blue Lock, Black Clover, D.Gray-Man, Psycho Pass, A Sign of Affection, Ima Koi (Now I'm in Love), Rent-A-Girlfriend, Junji Ito

Arts and Crafts

Landscapes (watercolor, black ink monochrome, hatching, scribbling), character art (learning...), digital art (learning...), scrapbooking, collecting cards, crochet, diamond painting, book binding, cross stitch

BACK TO MASTERLIST

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It's a little tricky finding an answer to this question so maybe you all can help me. For some background, I am not too familiar with manga or anime. I've only seen some anime films like A Silent Voice, Spirited Away and The Cat Returns. I am currently reading a manga series called Ima Koi Now I'm in Love and the other one I have read was the BTS vol 1 7 Fates Chako and their online webtoon Save Me. So I'm not too well versed in this genre of art.

When I try to study the manga/anime art style it seems to me that many characters have the same face structure. The only way in which you can tell them apart is how they speak, dress and how they style their hair as well as height. Why do they seem to have the same basic set up?

It is quite hard to tell the difference from any of the characters when I do studies and yet when I am reading or watching the material I can easily tell them apart.

Why does it seem like there is same face syndrome in manga/anime and why are most people unbothered by it? Personally I am not bothered by it because I enjoy the story and characters and it doesn't really click in my head they look similar until I study them. So maybe that's what it is? If any of you have answers please let me know!

I love the manga/anime style. I would love to draw it one day. These are just things I am curious about.

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DUCKY, DUCKY! ADD HANANOI-KUN TO YOUR LIST! It's only on April and I'M GOING FERAL WHILE WAITIIIIING

It's sweet, adorable and ooohhh the male protagonist is a little Kenshin sometimes (bordering the yandere, in case you don't know Kenshin). But he learns and they communicate. COMMUNICATION IS SO HF92HFHEWUFIHWERIU UUUUUUURGH!

Cons: he cuts his hair right in the beginning!!!!!!! D: THEY HAVE TO STOP CUTTING THE BOY'S HAIRS IN THESE ANIMES I SWEAR TO LEVIATHAN!!!

AND AND! If you like shoujo like this, last week the anime of Yubisaki to Renren (A Sign of Affection) was released. It's really, really cute this one.

And if you like to read, I'd recommend Ima Koi wo Shite Imasu (Now, I'm in Love). WE STAN A COUPLE THAT CAN COMMUNICATE AND REALLY GET ALONG, MY PEOPLE!

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk *drops mic*

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA okay. Will do.

dying on the side bc they made him cut his hair whhhyyy...

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Shojo Beat Manga for December 2022

New manga available 12/6 for all titles except Yakuza Lover, which will release on 12/13.

Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love vol. 4 by Ayuko Hatta https://www.viz.com/read/manga/ima-koi-now-i-m-in-love-volume-4/product/7274

Snow White with the Red Hair vol. 22 by Sorata Akiduki https://www.viz.com/read/manga/snow-white-with-the-red-hair-volume-22/product/7273

Yakuza Lover vol. 7 by Nozomi Mino https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yakuza-lover-volume-7/product/7275

**New Series Debut**

Rainbow Days vol. 1 by Minami Mizuno https://www.viz.com/read/manga/rainbow-days-volume-1/product/7282

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す​と​ろ​べ​り​ー​カ​ル​テ (feat. 桃​箱​) (Strawberry Karte [ft. Momobako]) — ゆのみ (Yunomi) Lyrics (Romaji, English Translation)

cr. Album: す​と​ろ​べ​り​ー​カ​ル​テ (feat. 桃​箱​) - Single Artists: Yunomi, Momobako Released: 2017

this specific translation by me (requested by @enigmaticgale)! use/repost is fine. credit would be nice!

甘い夢見させて Amai yume misasete Show me a sweet dream

キスの魔法をかけてダーリン(���ω＜*) Kisu no mahou wo kakete daarin Cast a magic kiss on me, darling (＞ω＜*)

いちご色のハートにそっと触れて Ichigo-iro no haato ni sotto furete Softly touch this strawberry-colored heart

ドキドキしちゃうの♥ Dokidoki shichau no It's beating hard for you ♥

気になって眠れない夜には Kininatte nemurenai yoru ni wa On nights when I'm so worked up I can't sleep

君のペイシェント Kimi no peishento I'm your patient

静まり返った恋の病棟 Shizumari kaetta koi no byoutou In the silent ward of love

響く響く私の鼓動 Hibiku hibiku watashi no kodou My pulse rings out, rings out

振り向いてほしくて患うの Furimuite hoshikute wazurau no I'm sick from wanting you to look at me

いじわるモーション Ijiwaru mooshon An unfair motion

白いシーツにこぼれている Shiroi shiitsu ni koboreteiru It spills out over the white sheets

小さい願い そっとなぞる Chiisai negai sotto nazoru I gently trace over my small wish

ああ 君の指で開けてみてね Aa kimi no yubi de akete mite ne Ah, open it up with your fingers and see

秘密のドアを さあ Himitsu no doa wo saa The secret door, okay?

一番近くで聴いてね Ichiban chikaku de kiite ne Listen as close as you can

世界中の誰よりね Sekaijuu no dare yori ne Closer than anyone else in the world

ねえ ねえ！ Nee nee Hey, hey!

張り裂けそうな心音 Harisake sou na shin'on To a heartbeat about to burst

君に夢中 集中治療中 手術chu♥ Kimi ni muchuu shuuchuu chiryou chuu shujutsu chu I'm crazy about you, focused, in treatment, in surgery, chu ♥[1]

甘い夢見させて Amai yume misasete Show me a sweet dream

キスの魔法をかけてダーリン(＞ω＜*) Kisu no mahou wo kakete daarin Cast a magic kiss on me, darling (＞ω＜*)

きっとどんな言葉より完璧なオペレーション Kitto donna kotoba yori kanpeki na opereeshon Surely, more than any words, a perfect operation

長い眠りから醒めたらふたり��急接近 Nagai nemuri kara sametara futari wa kyuu sekkin When I wake up from my long sleep, we'll suddenly have become closer

いちご色のハートにそっと触れて Ichigo-iro no haato ni sotto furete Softly touch this strawberry-colored heart

ドキドキしちゃうの♥ Dokidoki shichau no It's beating hard for you ♥

簡単に治せない傷です Kantan ni naosenai kizu desu It's a wound that can't be nursed so easily

このエス・オー・エス♥ Kono esu oo esu This S.O.S. ♥

ひとりぼっちの夜は遠く Hitori bocchi no yoru wa tooku Those lonely nights are so far away

届け 届け 私の衝動 Todoke todoke watashi no shoudou Get through, get through, impulses of mine

ああ 早く気付いてなんてね Aa hayaku kizuite nante ne Ah, if only I had realized it earlier

気持ちはいつだってさ Kimochi wa itsudatte sa These feelings have always been here, after all

夜空に溶けては消えるの Yozora ni tokete wa kieru no Melting into the night sky and vanishing

せめてレム睡眠下で Semete remu suiminka de At least in the midst of my REM sleep

ねえ ねえ Nee nee Hey, hey

溢れ出しそうな感情 Afuredashi sou na kanjou Are feelings about to overflow

君に打ち明けていい？ Kimi ni uchi akete ii? Can I open my heart to you?

きっと今 最高潮♥ Kitto ima saikouchou Surely this is the climax ♥

赤くこぼれ落ちた恋のしるしは Akaku koboreochita koi no shirushi wa Signs of love overflowing in red

君にだけ見せてあげたい Kimi dake misete agetai I only want to show them to you

言葉より単純な感覚で Kotoba yori tanjun na kankaku de Feelings much simpler than words

ほら今も君の麻酔で痺れている胸の Hora ima mo kimi no masui de shibirete iru mune no Look, even now my chest is numb from your anesthesia

いちご色のハートにそっと触れて Ichigo-iro no haato ni sotto furete Softly touch this strawberry-colored heart

甘い夢見させて Amai yume misasete Show me a sweet dream

キスの魔法をかけてダーリン(＞ω＜*) Kisu no mahou wo kakete daarin Cast a magic kiss on me, darling (＞ω＜*)

きっとどんな言葉より完璧なオペレーション Kitto donna kotoba yori kanpeki na opereeshon Surely, more than any words, a perfect operation

長い眠りから醒めたらふたりは急接近 Nagai nemuri kara sametara futari wa kyuu sekkin When I wake up from my long sleep, we'll suddenly have become closer

いちご色のハートにそっと触れて Ichigo-iro no haato ni sotto furete Softly touch this strawberry-colored heart

ドキドキさせてね♥ Dokidoki sasete ne Make it beat hard for you ♥

[1] only one note, so i'm putting it at the bottom here: this is a line that uses the phonetic particle "chu[u]" over and over again at the end of every fragment (so "focused" is "shuuchuu", and in "chiryou chuu" the "chuu" acts as the "in" of "in treatment"). technically, i think that the romanized "chu" in the lyrics could be associated with "shujutsu" (surgery), so i translated as "in surgery," but since it was already spelled out in the original jp i also added it to the end as like a cute kiss particle

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Lenni Reviews: "Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love" Vol. 9, by Ayuko Hatta

(Image Source) *This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review. On the School trip to Nagasaki, Satomi and Yagyu & Mira and Noda ponder what the future holds for them as they go into their final year of high school. The ending is really sweet for these kids and makes for a low angst romantic series for those who like their teen romances fairly light and happy; complete with a happily…

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IMA KOI VOLUME 4

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ENGLISH:

If I were to forget then I'd rather love more freely and enjoy more kisses than quietly hold on to memories that seem forgotten. 

Although I was loved more than now and more than this, you remain with those transparent eyes. Although your wish will be granted you carry that red wine heart that seems to vanish and burn. 

If I open a bottle of wine I'd rather embrace more often and forever sway tonight than get drunk and cry over sad words. 

Although I was loved more than now and more than this, more than being shy you simply had the inability. With that that red wine heart, that seems to vanish and burn, even tonight it's still beyond your control. 

Until I'm loved more than now and more than this, inside those transparent eyes of yours, reproduce and show me that red wine heart that seems to vanish and burn while we sway.

Credit: https://lyricstranslate.com

ROMANJI:

Motto katte ni koi shitari  Motto KISS o tanoshindari  Wasure sou na omoide o  Sotto daite iru yori  Wasurete shimaeba

Ima izyou, sore izyou, aisareru noni  Anata wa sono sukitootta hitomi no mama de  Ano kie sou ni  Moe sou na WAIN REDDO no  Kokoro o motsu anata no negai ga  Kanau noni

Motto nando mo dakiattari  Zu-tto konya o yureattari  Kanashi sou na kotoba ni  Yotte naite iru yori  WAIN o ake tara

Ima izyou, sore izyou, aisareru noni  Anata wa tada hajirau yori  Tedate ga nakute  Ano kie sou ni  Moe sou na WAIN REDDO no  Kokoro o mada moteamashite iru no sa  Kono yoru mo

Ima izyou, sore izyou, aisareru made  Anata no sono sukitootta hitomi no naka ni  Ano kie sou ni  Moe sou na WAIN REDDO no  Kokoro o utsushidashite mesete yo  Yure nagara

Credit: https://www.animelyrics.com/jpop/anzenchitai/wineredkokoro.htm

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Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love

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A reader's self check-in!!

Goals/Interesting Stats

37/28 books read ✅ 0 rereads 😭 3 "read whatcha got" books 7 ARCs 1 nonfiction 3 transfemme reads 7 sapphic reads 2 middle grade reads 5 "Read Disable" challenge

So...not terrible, but not amazing either.

I have yet to really tackle translated works, my kindle library, or give myself a moment (or a blog post) to dissect the books I have read and make good on my IG goal to write more longform reviews. I know it's only March, but for some reason I still feel a lot of guilt. (I shouldn't have had so many "goals" but it's so hard when you want to read allllllllllllll the books.)

Currently Reading/Last Read

I finished Louisa Onomé's adult fiction debut, Pride & Joy which released today (I read the arc). I've also been on a huge manga kick and have been catching up on Komi Can't Communicate (vol. 21) and Ima Koi: Now I'm In Love (vol. 5). I have a hybrid read going with Surpassing Certainty by Janet Mock, and I'm f i n a l l y tackling the rest of the Crave books that I just decided to buy all of the series of BEFORE I read them 🤦🏽‍♀️ (Covet, 172 pages in).

I'd really like to get back into the 'blogging' aspect of this blog, just for me, and I hope to return to my middle grade read posts + reviews.