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Whisper Me a Love Song by Takeshima Eku (translated by Kevin Steinbach)

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KEY VISUAL RELEASED

Broadcasting in January 2024!

Aside from the key visual, there seems to be additional cast:

Mikako Komatsu

Koito Rei (Bloom into You), Ibuki Mio (Classroom of the Elite), Minerva (Re:Zero), Maki Zenin (Jujutsu Kaisen), Setsuna (Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon), Arte (Arte), Rebecca Bluegarden (Edens Zero), Beatrix (The Eminence in Shadow), Aki Tezuka (Wolf Girl & Black Prince)

Konomi Kohara

Koyomi Kano (Bloom into You), Tachibana Akane (Classroom of the Elite), Umino Sachi (A Couple of Cuckoos), Fujiwara Chika (Kaguya-sama: Love is War), Roxy Migurdia (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation)

Ai Kakuma

Ilia Coral (The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess), Eris Boreas Greyrat (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation), Makomo (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba), Mayumi (Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma), Kuraki Machi (Fruits Basket 2nd Season and The Final), Frey (KING’S RAID: Successors of the Will)

Yuna Nemoto

Matilda Dauner (Bibliophile Princess; ep 9-11), Shirota (Blue Period)

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Sasayaku You ni Koi o Utau promo art

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SEASON 4 ROUND 3

NOTE: Whisper Me a Love Song contains suggestive scenes and depictions of unreciprocated incestuous feelings. The Princess of Sylph depicts mildly graphic violence and bloody injury, sexual assault, and disordered eating.

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Sasayaku youni Koi wo Utau Vol.10 (Special Edition)

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WHISPER ME A LOVE SONG VOLUME 1

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Watanare 5

Author: Teren Mikami

Illustrator: Eku Takeshima

Label:  Dash Ex Bunko

Release Date: 24 February 2023

My Score: 2/5

English Release: This series is currently being published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment under the the title of There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless... so please pick it up if the series interests you.

At the end of last volume, Renako made a choice: she would date both Mai and Ajisai and make them both happy. The volume ended with a cliffhanger with Satsuki messaging Renako and asking to date her too. At the start of this volume, Satsuki confronts Renako who has been avoiding her. Satsuki tries to convince Renako to take on a third girlfriend but when Renako asks Satsuki if she’s seriously in love with her, Satsuki passes things off as a joke. Meanwhile, the new throuple is going strong with Mai and Ajisai satisfied with how things have ended up but Renako’s just not confident that she can make the two loves of her life happy. And the third plot of this volume begins when the Queentet (that is, Mai, Ajisai, Satsuki, Kaho, and Renako) are challenged by a group calling themselves the 5(Go)dèsse. The showdown will decide who are the popular girls in the school and will take place during the upcoming sports carnival.

First of all, let me say one thing: this volume is way too long. It clocks in at 488 pages. For comparison with some of my recent reads, Sword Oratoria 13 was 376 pages and YouZitsu 10 was 328 pages. The only volume I’ve read recently that surpasses this one in page length is Danmachi 18 which is 640 pages which is more excusable seeing as it’s a fantasy, the climax of an arc, and was written by an author with an excellent sense of pacing. Watanare has none of those excuses and this volume was such a slog to get through as a result. I would never feel like picking it up because I knew that the chapters would take me forever to get through. If the plot was more interesting, this wouldn’t have been as much of a problem, but so much of this volume was bogged down by subplots and random scenes. For example, there’s a subplot where Mai’s servant disapproves of Renako and believes her to be unworthy. This is an unnecessary subplot that becomes very annoying once there’s a random scene where the servant baths Renako and gives her an erotically charged massage to “prepare” her for her date with Mai. It was so uncomfortable and did not need to be here. The subplot does have some payoff as it’s referenced in the cliffhanger set up for volume 6 but that scene made me so uncomfortable and made me remember why I never really liked this series.

As for the main plots, Satsuki’s storyline doesn’t get a resolution here and didn’t get nearly as much focus as I thought it would. There were several times in the volume that I forgot that it was even a thing that was going on because she just didn’t appear much. It does seem like she will be a focus in volumes 6 & 7 but I was disappointed in her plotline here. Otherwise, so much of this volume is just Renako training for the sports carnival and scenes of her practicing basketball. The sports carnival subplot also introduces so many new characters at once and I could not keep track of all of their names. It was good to see Renako giving her all for the sake of her girls but it got real repetitive and boring. Her scenes with Mai and Ajisai were cute and I’m happy for polyamory representation but I couldn’t bring myself to really care about them. Also, we are 5 volumes into this series and Renako is dating two girls and she still insists that she’s not attracted to girls!!! This is so annoying!!! I’m guessing this might get addressed as some internalised homophobia in future volumes but it’s still super annoying in the mean time.

Overall, I was really disappointed in this volume. I remember really enjoying volume 4 and I think I just forgot about how boring and uncomfortable this series can be. I don’t think I’m going to read volume 6 as I was kinda satisfied with how this volume ended and I don’t feel like I want or need to read more.

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New Releases Dec. 6, 2022

Loved Circus by Nemui Asada 

Ordinary salaryman Kei has ended up at rock bottom after falling in love with a call girl and spending his life savings trying to pay off her debts. Now living out of his car while hiding from loan sharks, he contemplates ending it all... But when he comes to, Kei finds himself saved by the men of Circus, a brothel that caters only to male clientele. Despite his despair, he clings to the lifeline they offer him, and it becomes more than just an opportunity to pay off his debts, but a strange and unexpected respite. Living and working alongside the other men, each trying to survive in their own way, Kei faces his new chance at life head-on, learning both the sweetness and ugliness of desire and love — for a night and for a lifetime.

Seaside Stranger vol. 5: Harukaze no Etranger by Kii Kanna

It’s been five years since Mio and Shun came to stay with Shun’s parents. By all accounts, their life is great. Shun has taken a temporary break from writing novels, and Mio is working as a mechanic. But with stability comes ennui, leading both to begin quietly questioning their relationship. And an even more turbulent storm is brewing, as Shun’s now-teenage brother, Fumi, has entered a rebellious phase!

Whisper Me a Love Song manga vol. 6 by Eku Takeshima

Himari agrees to be the manager of Izumi’s band, Lorelei. She’s excited to take up the new challenge—but not everyone is so thrilled. Yori knows she should be happy to see Himari embracing new opportunities, but she can’t help but worry: What if Himari cheers for Lorelei instead of SSGIRLS at the culture fest? What if her new responsibilities start to take over her life? What if she likes Izumi’s singing better than Yori’s? The fact that it’s going to be summer break and they won’t see each other every day only makes her feel worse. Not to mention that Yori wants to move their relationship beyond holding hands, but she has no idea if Himari feels the same way… As Himari throws herself into her new role, blissfully unaware of her girlfriend’s inner turmoil, the two girls will have to discover how you do love after love at first sight

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Primeiras impressões: Whisper Me a Love Song, o yuri que fará seu coração cantar

O que é o amor? Esteja de coração aberto para descobrir em 'Whisper Me a Love Song', onde amor e música se encontram:

Abril está trazendo mais e mais novidades! Uma delas é o mais novo e fofo yuri, Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau ou, em inglês, Whisper Me a Love Song. O anime é uma adaptação do mangá de Eku Takeshima e está sendo lançado desde o dia 13 deste mês, isto é, semanalmente aos sábados. Mas o que podemos esperar desse Girl’s Love (GL)? Vem que a gente te conta! Antes de nos aprofundar em mais detalhes do…

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Yuri Anime 'Whisper Me a Love Song' Announce April 13 Debut; HIDIVE to Simulcast

Last Friday, an announcement posted to the official website for the upcoming television anime adaptation of Eku Takeshima's Whisper Me a Love Song (Sasayaku You ni Koi o Utau) revealed that the series will premiere on April 13. Additionally, on Wednesday, Sentai Filmworks announced that it has licensed the anime and will stream the anime internationally on HIDIVE.

Whisper Me a Love Song follows first-year high school student Himari Kino, who, at a welcome ceremony, witnesses Yori Asanagi singing and instantly falls in "love." She immediately confesses her admiration to Yori, who misinterprets Himari's feelings as romantic. However, once she realizes her mistake, Yori swears that she will make Himari fall for her for real.

The release date announcement also included a new key visual (above) and information about the opening and ending themes. Whisper Me A Love Song's opening theme, "Follow your arrows," is performed by the fictional band SSGIRLS from the anime and sung by Kana Sasakura, who provides the singing voice for main character Yori Asanagi.

Sentai Filmworks will simulcast the anime exclusively on HIDIVE in North America, Australia, the the British Isles. The North American premiere will be screened at Anime Boston 2024 on March 29.

The anime, which was delayed from its initially announced January premiere, is directed by Akira Mano at Cloud Hearts and Yokohama Animation Laboratory. Mano replaced the initially announced director, Xin Ya Cai, due to "health reasons." Character designer Minami Yoshida and script supervisor Hiroki Uchida join Mano.

The anime stars Hana Shimano as Himari Kino and Asami Seto as Yori Asanagi. Additional cast includes:

Konomi Kohara as Mari Tsutsui

Mikako Komatsu as Aki Mizuguchi

Ai Kakuma as Kaori Tachibana

Yuna Nemoto as Shiho Izumi

Reina Ueda as Momoka Satomiya

Chika Anzai as Hajime Amasawa

Aoi Koga as Miki Mizuguchi

Ichijinsha serializes the original manga in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime. Kodansha USA publishes the manga in English and will release the eighth volume on March 26.

Sources: Official Anime Website, HIDIVE Press Release

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Whispering You a Love Song by Takeshima Eku (translated by /u/)

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WYALS CH. 43 - OH MY FREAKING GOD PEOPLE?!?!?!

WE FREAKING WON!

WAKE UP NEW AKISHIHO JUST DROPPED

AM I STILL ALIVE? HOLY MOLY

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Sasayaku You ni Koi o Utau promo art

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SEASON 4 ROUND 2

NOTE: Whisper Me a Love Song contains suggestive scenes and depictions of unreciprocated incestuous feelings. Killing Me! contains both violent and suggestive scenes, as well as a supernatural age gap and dubiously consensual blood drinking.