SQ: Begin W/Your Name!

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Just a cute little comedy, slice of life manhua. Cute girls liking other cute girls. The tomboyish main character's friend, mophead, is hilarious. The relationship between them is funny. There is also a little bit of a boy-love side plot that is played mostly for laughs. Really short chapters that end up having more comedy and story than most manga these days. As of writing this, there are 79 chapters and it is currently on-going. Not the best to read month to month because the chapters consist of 5-8 images and reading it all at once took me 15 minutes. Definitely worth the read.

In complete honesty, I am shocked at the lack of reviews for Tamen de Gushi! At the time I’m writing this it only has one other review! But, if there is one thing I know about Their Story, it’s that nothing will ever be so simply GOOD.

Enjoyment: 10
I love this manhua. I love it with every ounce on my being and that makes this whole review extremely bias but I hope you’ll take my advice and read it. Beacause it’s simple to describe Tamen de Gushi in one word: nice. It’s a nice experience. The story is nice, the art is nice, the comedy is good; the whole thing is just a pleasant experience which gives me butterflies every time it is updated.

Plot: 7
Girl meets girl, girl embarrasses herself constantly in front of girl, girls become friends despite being very different; girl falls in love with girl. It’s simplistic and that works because the comedy and style of the manhua allows this story to house as much emotion as any more complex manhua, if not more. It’s basic but Tan Jui uses this to grip their readers and slowly introduce them to new themes, ideas and emotions during the gradual progression of the story. (I would rate it higher but honestly there is no complexity at all… OR IS THERE?)

Art: 9
Again, its simplistic nature allows it to create a relaxed, clam tone with a nice light colour pallet which changes with the season within the manhua beautifully subtly.

Character: 8
The characters are very real. Nothing about them feels forced or abnormal even if they are melodramatic at times. Then again, doesn’t everyone act like that around the people they’re most comfortable with? I know I do.

Problems:
The only real problem is the lack of direction. Tamen de Gushi can be praised endlessly for its calming simplicity but, without any progression or clear destination for the story in each ark, the manhua is beginning to lose the interest of many. I only hope that the side characters can have more exploration in order to add the tension that 19 Days (a manhua by a close friend of Tan Jui) is gaining.

Overall: 10
In terms of how good the manhua is, I don’t know. This manhua is certainly in the eye of the beholder but, for me, it’s a brilliant read that I trust to entertain me whenever I see a new chapter pop up. It's easily my favourite part of any day that I read it.

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Cute, funny, great and genuine characters - this pretty much sums up this manhua. I love this series so much, as of writing this review I'm on chapter 119 and it feels like not a lot has happened and yet I'm still enjoying it all the same.


The two mains are [b]adorable[/b]. I don't use this lightly, but each chapter with them in is ridiculously cute and the humour between them both is laugh out loud funny. Though this is also the case with the rest of the cast, all of them have a little place in my heart. The relationship between one of the main girls and her best friend mophead is just hilarious and I love seeing their banter.


This is one of my top 3 yuri mangas at this point in time, and seeing as I've read a [b] ridiculous [/b] amount of yuri manga, this is a big deal. If you are a fan of slice-of-life, yuri with actual characters that are real and warm - check out this manhua! You wont regret it.

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This manhua is about a girl that likes a girl (Hot isn't it?) and it actually is really good. I am done reading Ch123.

Good things -
It actually is quite good, it doesn't progress like a normal shoujo or shoujo ai manga that completely shoves the drama or conflict up by your throat in an instant, this manhua actually gives us a bit of a development to that point or something to not completely yank us off with.

The art is also amazing (apart from their broken reaction faces, I think those are intentional) Lots of things are quite detailed and nice. The scenery is also good and the art style of the characters is quite nice.

I also love how the story progresses, almost everything has a connecting point from each story line and doesn't entirely shut us off at one point and begin another. (Also did I mention that a girl likes a girl here? It's gooooood stuff)

Bad things -
When is the new chapter coming out (it isn't on par with japanese release dates, so it's quite frustrating that it might come out a bit longer, but it's worth the wait.)

The chapters are too fucking short.
The pages are so few and sometimes they're only visuals of a character's everyday life, so sometimes it can be a real bummer since those unwanted visuals can only do so little to build up the story (and sometimes don't help at all)

But I do recommend reading this if you want to read a simple love story but with a little twist, also to make you feel good and happy on the inside.

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This manwa is pretty cute and enjoyable. The art is soft and pretty, the characters (although not as developed as I would like) are interesting and complement each other quite nicely. The comedy is also very well executed, I was laughing my ass off quite a few times.
The manwa retains its innocence whilst teasing the audience now and then with the main pairing.

The things I liked less were certain story inconsistencies, and possibly the main character's approach at the beginning. But in the end I really enjoyed the contrasting personalities of both girls, and I liked watching them interact. Would recommend!

"Tamen de Gushi is the epitome of wholesome yuri." - Some redditor

To which I also agree with.

I don't tend to read a lot of manhuas but when I do I somehow end on the good side of things, then being able to immerse myself in what are some of the most pleasing stories I have ever seen. Anyways, SQ Begin w Your Name (will abbreviate to SQ) checks out as it is one of, if not, the best shoujo-ai story I have seen in a while.

The points that make SQ so great is that it follows a simple love tale that knows nothing but delightful emergence. It slowly treks down a road of a school tale, not taking too much time to focus on anything, but not speeding through for reasons such as ambition. It's like one of those vaporwave cars driving in the 80s or some time period like that. I really cannot see any other problem with this story other than it doesn't have a lot to sell, I suppose it comes down to a question of tastes but considering fans of this genre, there is honestly nothing flawed about this in my eyes. I suppose why I won't call this a masterpiece is because it doesn't actually embellish on simplicity, sometimes there are extra side plots that have little coherence to the actual plot in play, though you could look at that as extra school life elaboration. I honestly, don't have a clue, nothing is bad here.

The same can be said with the characters. I find that each individual feels like another person you could feasibly interact with as if they were real-life people. I don't remember having memories of someone here being forced or plastic in any way, just normal people. I suppose there is no personality that shines, given the context here, but that doesn't really seem like a bad thing to me. What really comes out as striking is how they behave really. These are characters to be remembered for the long run because they are that captivating in this story. Also, the chemistry with these characters is really good, making for some real interactions between the characters and something you wouldn't quite see elsewhere. I have no real criticism for characters, so I will leave it at that they are great.

The art is really good. Obviously, this has origins from a different country, so culture may have an impact on style, but this didn't seem to be the entire case. The characters look like normal people, with no exaggerations in any kind of aspect. With Japan, you have shoujo style, Korea you have the unreal hot guys, China has the BL kinda guys, mixed with Korean, you know the ones. SQ seems to have its own style though, mixing cuteness with realism making for some lovely visual presentation. The use of colour is there to elevate the real-world atmosphere, it is more used to make the manhua look more real-life, rather than artificially shiny if you understand what I mean. Overall, it is pretty damn good in the art aspect.

I enjoyed this, a lot. For some reason, it is hard for people to make a fluffy wholesome romance, and by that, I mean the kind that understands what real development looks like. Not every day you get romance like this and it is the kinda stuff people would die for to see more of. I would imagine universally this will fly with everyone because it isn't just completely romance, there are the fun school life aspects to go along with. There seems to be a bit of everything that would make for a romance of its kind work so well.

I would recommend to anyone looking for a good romance to read through SQ, put it up there as a must-read, it may even be your first manhua considering how niche the sector is it is for animanga fans. Honestly, shoutout to this story. Would also like to note how I am actually on Ch 201, and this is an ongoing webcomic. MAL guidelines is being funky so I thought I would note what I going on with the webcomic in real-time. Also, there hasn't been a new chapter for a while which kinda sucks, but this still works well even to the latest chapter, just waiting on the ending now I suppose.


Overall - 8.5 (9)
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Anyways, considering it is pride month, I found no real reason to decline the chance to review this LGBT manhua on the month. I didn't actually plan this, and I think I read this in May, I can't remember, but hey, why not do it now. Happy pride month people.

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Heard what happened and the conditions of how this was finished.
I really liked the story, unlike a lot of yuri mangas and manhua stories I read isn't really about erotism or anything like that, and feels more compeling. It really feels like a story about two women engaging in a healthy relationship and learning how to like eachother and how one can help the other in the small things in their lives.
The saddest part about all this: The more I look into reasons why I like this so much, the more sad I feel about how, for all the effects, it's a unfinished and shut down story.
If you didn't read already, it's important that you know that;

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I wanna introduce you to a good old friend of mine. Despite being damn ass slow with updates and translations he has a special place in my heart.
Forever.

# # # Tamen De Gushi or SQ: Beginn w/ your name # # #

Some facts about the Series:
# It´s fun, cute, relaxing
# Very pure and slow evolving relationship
# No BS like forced drama, unrequited love and triangles
# Very adorable characters (Mophead, I´m thinking of you)
# Unfortunately short chapters, mostly ~10 pages
# You will read through it pretty damn fast
# It´s not yet finished, hopefully it will soon with faster updates
# One of my favs because it does everything right
# Simple yet effective, that´s where its strength lay


Conclusion:

This series is a Manhua about Sun Jing and Qui Tong. Sounds funny right? I thought the same. As always I was on the lookout for heartwarming, relaxing and healing Yuri lovestories and oh boy, what gem had I found when I stumbled across this one.

At first glance I was super sceptic, because the art looks weird. It´s not your classical japanese manga style art. It´s more of a comic approach and colored. However let me tell you, after I read a few chapters I came to love the art. It is very appealing and expressive. Most of all it feels fresh. The colours and blushing faces will make your day brighter.

So what is this Manhua about? Well mainly about giving YOU the reader all the positive emotions that you seek when picking up a series like this.

What are you speaking of Kokosnuss?
Look, reading this will calm you down. It will leave you with a sweet and satisfied feeling in your tummy.
No matter what stresses you have gone through at work, you read a few chapters of this and it will leave a smile on your face.
Besides that it can reduce your blood pressure. Your acne might go away, it even cures cancer.
Jk

If I were to criticize this series, then I would say the slow updates are super annoying. One could also argue that there is no plot, or that there is no character depth what so ever. I would say NO.
This manhua strives to be easy on the reader and to make you feel good. That´s really all that there is about.
And it´s being super effective at it, point.


10/10 from me
Cheers

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Their Story is awesome.

The writing is patient. A general plot is advanced story-line by story-line, but we also get one-shot snippets between plot-heavy chapters. I may have preferred the snippets to appear between story-lines, but oh well.

I loved how the romance played out between Sun Jing and Qiu Tong. As many of us have experienced, relationships don't always start off cleanly. Often times, hot sparks meet a slow burn.

Indeed, characterization is what Their Story truly excels at. Lovable, adorable, relatable, etc etc. Each character is written with care and treated respectfully. I never felt that someone was introduced merely as a placeholder or a means to advance the plot.

In regards to the art, I'd describe it as a bit rough with insertions of derp. But when detail is needed, man, do they bring it. Beautiful and humble.

Want a romance that you don’t have to emotionally steel yourself for? But still want something with a lot of heart, in addition to the laughs? Look no further.

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One of the first manhwa I've read. I must say this is by far one of the best yuri manhwa available out there.

A must read! Sun Jing is pretty hilarious along with her BFF: Mophead. Art is amazing plus it is colored.

It is very light to read and there's always like a commercial chapter where you get to enjoy a kind of- side story of different character.

I just discovered this last year, and I'm lucky that the chapter is already 100+ when I read it! Well now, I have to wait along with you guys who are an avid fan of Qui Tong and Sun Jing. Don't forget Mophead! :) :)

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I love the CCP propaganda on this one . Especially when she stops studying and shouts "I love China " ok dude sure wahtever

Its basic lesbian story that doesnt make any sense whatsoever
GIrl 1 lesbian g Girl 2 not lesbian
Girl 1 confesses to Girl 2
Girl 2 rejects
Girl 2 becomes lesbian in the spawn of 2 days OUT OF NOWHERE AND FOR NO REASON AT ALL

Like come on now. Thats not how sexuality works mate

Girl 1 has all the basic and i mean BASIC tropes of a lesbian girl
Girl 2 is the so called shy girl tha discovers her sexuality in the spawn of 2 days

All in all i found my self more invested in the side characters than the main ones .
Its an ok story too pass time but dont expect anything more

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It's enjoyable for what it is. But it's obvious that the artist doesn't care much about this story and with China's censorship on the rise I don't have much hope for this story to have a more fleshed out plot or narrative. Much less a proper ending.

The art varies too much and it could get jarring. The body shapes are often too masculine because the author is more used to drawing male bodies that it's easy to forget that they're meant to be young women. The faces needs a lot of adjusting to as well. The gags for the most part is great and I love them but it can be a bit tiring especially since most readers are reading for the development of the two main characters. She already does a lot of BL on the side so I don't understand her need to focus on men in her GL story. That's just my opinion but it does strike me as weird.

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This manga has been absolutely fun to read. I don't really mind for girl to girl or boy to boy relationship as long as there is love and shows growth of the character. As well as the story is not stagnant and moving on with a good pace, i consider it a really good thing. You mix some comedy, this manhwa is very entertaining to read. I love how the characters of the manhwa evolve. It is interesting and never has a dull movement. I actually lol on some of it. It was just so funny. When i am reading it? It feels i am watching an anime. For now i am on 108. I am loving it. And i hope the story goes on a long way so that we can appreciate love and people that we love.

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