In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Vol. 1

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Only Has Same-Sex Admirers: Up until she meets Ichimura, this has been Yoi's experience. She is fawned over by girls of all stripes because of her Bifauxnen looks and accidental princely treatment towards women and is otherwise ignored by guys who often mistake her as one of them. This changes as she begins to be pursued by Ichimura and later Ouji. DOG」ananマンガ大賞受賞、犬に変身する年下男子とのラブ". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 24, 2021. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022 . Retrieved April 8, 2022. In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022 . Retrieved April 8, 2022. I Just Want to Be Normal: Said word for word by Yoi to Ichimura when he says that she really looked like a real prince defending a girl in need. Yoi explains that she never wanted to be a prince or a hero, it's just a role that others have projected onto her. Ichimura counters that it's good to be a princely girl, because being so, she doesn't have to adhere to all of the gender expectations that other girls must contend with. Foil: Yoi is dark-haired, working class, and despite her frustrations with being treated as a prince, she genuinely is good-natured and chaste, with a strong sense of right and wrong, like an actual Prince Charming would be. Ichimura on the other hand has bleached hair, is very wealthy, and is known as a playboy. Though they're both called "Prince", by their peers, in Yoi's case, it's a genuine term of endearment; Ichimura, however, is called prince as a slight dig at his social status. They both resent the label regardless.

Again, this whole volume was just super refreshing and deeply enjoyed it! I'm going to have to keep an eye out for this series because I love the premise and how it's a "different" kind of shojo! Definitely recommend! The use of floral imagery is not only notable in where it’s used, but also where it isn’t. It doesn’t pop up in Yoi’s scenes with Kohaku unless there are other people present for Yoi to play up a social role in front of. It also doesn’t factor heavily into panels centered around Yoi’s internal thoughts when it comes to her feelings of either love or self. In this way the flowers function as a great visual reflection of performance and societal expectations. Please be advised I received an advanced reviewer copy of In the Clear Moonlit Dusk volume 1 from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. During one sequence where Ichimura steps into white knight her, I was really thrilled that it turns out she can handle herself just fine. More of this type of equal footing between our two leads please and thank-you. She earns her prince title, even as she really would rather not have it, just by being strong and kind.In a way, it’s a shame they move past the part where he thinks Yoi’s a guy and is still infatuated with her anyway. There’s a great chance for a little ‘love is love’ message that they don’t manage, although I do love Yoi’s two friends - one is big on her BL and figures that Yoi is close enough that she can ship it anyway. Firstly, I'd like to thank Kodansha and NetGalley for providing the e-ARC of this romance (shojo) manga. Yoi Takaguchi is tall, smart, pretty and has an awesome figure, except that, she has more girl-fans and was called a prince and described as like the hero of a shojo manga. When an incident led her to Ichimura, a senpai above her year and he thought him as a beautiful "guy". One thing led to another and soon, ichimura's curiosity for Yoi and his behaviour somehow melted Yoi too. Its a story of a girl who finally felt beautiful and a guy who wants someone to see him for who he is. Ladykiller in Love: Ichimura makes it clear that despite his wealth of dating experience, he's never really felt as attached and fixated on a girl as he does with Yoi. At first he tries to avoid it and downplay his feelings, but soon even he has to admit that he's behaving differently towards her than anyone else. It's his friends that point out he likely fell in Love at First Sight.

Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 24, 2020. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022 . Retrieved April 8, 2022. Gender-Inverted with Yoi who has a hard time talking to men. We later learn this is because since middle school, she's been somewhat unfavorably compared to her older and more traditionally feminine sister by the boys in her class. Overhearing a boy she had a crush on balk at the thought of dating her made her withdraw. Sweet Tooth: Yoi loves eating sweets, to the point of treating it as Serious Business. When Ichimura makes the mistake of asking whether there's a difference if red bean paste is strained or coarse, she deadpans before going off on a long shpiel. She's unaware of this aspect of herself until Ichimura points it out to her.

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Caught the Heart on His Sleeve: After Ichimura tells Yoi he won't try to kiss her again because he knows she hates it, Yoi pauses and wonders if she actually did hate it, and unconsciously grabs on to Ichimura's shirt as he turns to leave. She tries to tell him that she didn't mind, but is interrupted before she can get it out. Ichimura is so emotionally stirred by it that he has to take a second to compose himself after Yoi leaves. Firstly, I would like to thank Netgalley and Kodansha Comic for providing me with the e-arc of the book. The Comically Serious: In addition to her chaste and princely behavior, Yoi is in general a serious, straight-forward, and somewhat dense person, leading her to react to even the lightest of ribbings and teasings with bewilderment and getting flustered. For example, she takes Ichimura's suggestion to test date as Serious Business, producing a Comically Wordy Contract at school to go over how the arrangement should be.