Katayoku no Labyrinth (The Wandering Single Wing)

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Synonyms: Henyoku no Labyrinth

Japanese: 片翼のラビリンス

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 10

Chapters: 58

Status: Finished

Published: Jan 4, 2014 to Aug 20, 2016

Genres: Romance, Supernatural

Themes: School, Time Travel

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Sho-Comi

Authors: Kumagai, Kyouko (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.82¹ (scored by 1,423 users)

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Ranked: #1269²

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MangaSho-ComiKumagai, Kyouko (Story & Art)

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Clumsy yet kindhearted Miyako Oguri holds an unrequited love for Hiroto Tokihara, her classmate who is in a relationship with her older sister. For their sakes, she would never act on these feelings, but this doesn't dampen the pain she feels when she sees them kissing.

In a miraculous twist of fate, a magical key appears in Miyako's shoe locker, promising her the ability to change the past. If only she had confessed before Hiroto met her sister... With these feelings tearing her apart inside, Miyako dives two years into the past.

This is her chance to finally break free of her unrequited love. However, changing the past yields unforeseen consequences; every change Miyako makes ripples outward, creating a future perhaps not for the better.

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Shirota, Tsukasa

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Oguri, Miyako

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Sep 28, 2016

Ignatia

Recommended

I'm surprised no one has written a review of this OUTSTANDING manga yet.

Story: 10/10
~ The story is unique and mysterious. I'm sure anyone who love and enjoy time leap stories will enjoy this as much I enjoyed this.

Art: 10/10
~ Oh boy! The art is so cuteeeeeeee! I love how they are drawn and express their emotions . They're so lovely ♥

Character: 10/10
~ I love all the characters. The MC here is not that cliche girl in shoujo mangas. I love the character developments.
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May 23, 2019

thefanbastard

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Oh wow...I never expected this manga to be this good. I binge read the whole thing in 2 days (while in exams session no less) and it left me hollow and wanting more but at the same time so satisfied....aaaah I should have taken my time to read and appreciate this manga more.

Story : 9/10
The story is so original and great! I won't spoil but god those plotwists...the whole time after I finished a chapter I had to read the next. It's that kind of compelling story where you're not satisfied until the end because there's always something and you get so invested...anyway I was. ... There were a few things in the plot that got me 'ehh' but overall it was excellent.

Art : 8/10
The art is good, beautiful even but the way the characters were drawn was the only thing that held me back from a higher score. I know it's the mangaka's style but...there were some very serious themes going on sometimes and the very cute too shojo like art sometimes felt off in those moments. But cute shojo like doesn't mean not hot. Because oh gawd some panels Tsukasa that at first for me I couldn't take seriously cuz he looked too much like a kid could become godamn hot damn. Especially when he grows up...wow that really surprised me cuz normally I don't like when the ML is kid like, but this time it was amazing.

Character : 9/10
The characters. Holy guacamole. At first I didn't really think much of them, but slowly they just developped and became so much more complexed...I really liked them. They are not perfect, far from that, but that makes them relatable and you cna't hate them no mather how shitty they can act. My favorite was Tsukasa, damn that boy is what you call dedicated and boyfriend's goals. What I would do to have someone be this dedicated to save me and make me happy.

Enjoyment : 10/10
DEFINITIVELY a 10 out of 10. It wasn't a perfect manga but it was such a joy to read. It made me feel so much and that's the best. It's rare that it happens (since I read so much shit) but this manga has been popping in my mind even weeks after finishing it. It left a bigger impression on me than expected but that's fine, it was that good.

Overall : 9/10
I really loved it and recommend it to anyone who likes a good shojo that touches more serious subjects and time travel. It was really well made and in the end it'll leave you with a satisfied feeling of having witnessed something magical and wholesome. Sometimes manga end in abrupt ways or the 'happy end' is only showed in one page with that random time skip but this manga really drives the point home about the happy ending. It ties all the lose ends and is just...you know what just go read it. Now.

Hope you'll enjoy it! Oh if you want to read it online, the english translation is not done but if you're like me and can speak french, the french translation is good and completed :D But of course if you can, it's best to buy the manga and support the author ;)

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Mar 5, 2021

LadyAxeFace

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Preliminary (12/58 eps)

I love stories about going back in time to fix your past mistakes, and I love shoujo, so I was thrilled to discover Katayoku no Labyrinth (also transliterated as "Henyoku no Labyrinth" as the Kanji out can be read either way.) But honestly I found this one a little disappointing.
Admittedly, it could be because I'm comparing it to other media of this type that I found really great such as Steins;Gate, Again!!!, and Orange. But I also feel like it's a legitimate criticism that with Katayoku no Labyrinth, the writing just lacks that something that could make it truly great.

It's hard to ... quite put my finger on it, but definitely some of it is a show-not-tell problem. There's a major plot twist that should hit the reader like a punch to the gut, but I felt like it fell flat. Probably because the way its revealed is the protagonist is simply told the information about what happens in the future, and she doesn't even react to it with the level of shock I would expect. It would have been way more shocking to the audience to actually SHOW the alleged event. Furthermore, I think the author pretty objectively screwed up in that this future event was written to be the entire driving force of the story, and yet already in the current timeline it feels like it has zero chance of happening. So what exactly is the characters' motivations at this point?

Also, the fact that the protagonist is simply told by other characters about what her sister has been up to, which feels like a very bizarre writing choice. If the sister had told her herself, that would have been much stronger from a storytelling perspective, and they could have had an emotional sister bonding moment. With the sisters not talking to each other about important things like that, it makes them feel more distant, when it feels like the sisters' relationship is supposed to be rather central to the story.

I also found the choice of which character to make the pov character a bit unusual given her place in the story. I think it could have the potential to work really well, except that the writing around it is not as strong as it could be, and as a result I think it contributes to this show-not-tell problem. In other stories, she would not be the pov character.

If it seems like I'm nitpicking a lot, it's because as I said I really like these types of stories, and so I get disappointed when I see one that I think could have been better. Don't get me wrong though, Katayoku no Labyrinth isn't bad. It just doesn't quite live up to its potential either. But, compared to other shoujo, it's also better than most, simply by virtue of being different by having a plot around time travel.

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