Alternative TitlesJapanese: オレンジ
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Volumes: Unknown
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Status: Publishing
Published: Mar 13, 2012 to ?
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SynopsisOne day, Takamiya Naho receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Naruse Kakeru.
The Naho from ten years later repeatedly states that she has many regrets, and she wants to fix these by making sure the Naho from the past can make the right decisions—especially regarding Kakeru. What's more shocking is that she discovers that ten years later, Kakeru will no longer be with them. Future Naho asks her to watch over him closely.
(Source: Day of the River) |
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daisy-
41 of 58 people found this review helpful
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8 of ? chapters read
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
8 |
| Art |
10 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
There's only 8 chapters out, but this manga is something that makes me look forward the next month.
Story
So your future self sends you a letter and everything that is written happens. It gives you advice that you have to save this guy because he isn't in the future anymore.
I've only read a few mangas but I think this kind of plot is unique. The pacing is great and there's none of the shoujo cliche moments at this time. So for the story I'm giving it an 8 for now since it's still unfinished.
Art
Wow. The art. I seriously love the art in this manga. Maybe that's one of the reasons why I enjoy it so much. The characters are drawn beautifully. I have no words for the art except that I'm giving it a 10.
Character
The characters are really enjoyable and fun. Since it switches from the 16 year old time to the 27 year old time, we could see how they all grew up and how Kakeru changed them. There's only 8 chapters out now and already we can see that the characters, especially Naho and Suwa have the potential to really develop. I'm giving this a 9 since I enjoy seeing the characters together.
Enjoyment
Don't be fooled by the pretty art and the shoujo tag. There's also the Tragedy tag there. By the end of the second chapter, you feel these strings of emotions and come the fourth chapter, you'll be filled with giddiness. 8th chapter, your heart will hurt and at the same time you'll be surprised with the turn of events.
I'm giving it a 9 for enjoyment.
Overall
I'm giving it somewhere between a 9 and a 10 overall. Too high?
I think it can be justified with the art, characters, and unique story line that it has and if it wraps up where in we can really see proper development and the closure for Kakeru, then maybe I'm going to give all categories a 10. So I'll be editing this come the end.
This manga is really a refreshing feel even though it's tragedy, maybe it's the art. So if you're looking to read something new that's not your usual shoujo manga (lol cliche line), then pick this up and you'll have something to look forward to every month or that month will be enough time to sort your feelings out come a chapter that just contains so many feels. read more
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jar_of_stars
28 of 45 people found this review helpful
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7 of ? chapters read
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
10 |
| Art |
9 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
Alright my girly-shoujo-romance-crazy-fans out there, this is a manga you don't want to miss out on so jump start reading it now and pass the word! This one, will become a classic in no time...at least in my eyes. I just absolutely love where it's going!!! :D
Just read the sypnosis and you'll find yourself curious and wonder how it goes. Basically the main girl Takamiya Naho receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Naruse Kakeru. Right on chapter one, you realize that Naho will eventually fall for this amazing guy, but then you quickly find out Kakeru won't be there in the future?! Hence the tragedy as part of the genre. :( *sigh* If only this manga wasn't so new, I could write more about it's wonderful qualities but at least give it a shot readers. When I was reading it, it gave a nice fresh story with a really down to earth romance that will definitely be bittersweet. Ever heard of Hana to Akuma? I'd like to say it's that kind of tradgey but with a sweet resolve. (ok they're both really different stories but my main point was the tradegy...both just as bittersweet)
I guess some other really great qualities about this manga is the characters. The story has a group of childhood friends who welcome the transfer student and I personally like groups of childhood friends in a story. This usually introduces unique characters. And from the hinted love triangle you'll find in the story, its well balanced and made well enough to like the rival. But that's all I can say from the 7 chapters that are out. ^^; I'm being very biased. But my whole point was to pass the word about this manga and write a quick review. :) At least I hope this helped someone somehow. Haha if not...oh well.
Story is a 10 since its going well. Art and characters are a 9 since I think they're just as equally good so far. Enjoyment 10. Hopefully this won't go down as more chapters come in but I highly doubt it. :) Go on and give it a try readers. :D read more
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They're both about a girl (who has her own complexities) trying to get through to a troubled, complex boy who isn't open about how he feels. They also deal with very similar friendship groups in which each cares about the others and does their best to help them through whatever troubles they might encounter. Most importantly though, both are beautifully told stories. That's in terms of artwork as well as general organisation. :)
Very similar artwork and feeling. The female protagonists are actually smart, and the characters seem realistic. Also, the two storylines share the same focus on "regret" and "lost love."
although the story line is different, I found the main girls very similar, and the art is quite similar too.
Both are very interesting stories and i think if you like one you will like the other
Yoshioka Futaba and Takamiya Naho have similar appearance and personality;
Mabuchi Kou and Naruse Kakeru don't share their feelings. They suffer because of something that happened in the past and their friends try to help them. The characters have regrets in both stories;
Both have a beautiful art (very similar) and exciting scenes.
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Innocent high school love with similar characters, jealousy, regret, and being unable to voice your feelings properly. The art is veeery similar.
The artwork is very similar and the main characters' romance gives off same type of vibe: shyness, jealousy, etc. A forewarning should be made about Orange because it is categorized as a tragedy but DO NOT let this throw you off! In no way is Strobe Edge "lighter" in evoking emotions but Orange has a more serious premise. I tend to stay away from tragedies as I do not fare well with non-fairytale-like endings but Orange is a very sweet manga and I highly recommend it!
Similar art, Ninako and Ren looks a lot like Naho and Kakeru (to me at least) but the story really isn't the same. Strobe Edge is a great manga, not as much as Orange, but it's still great.
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