Monologue Woven For You

Monologue Woven For You (Japanese: 君に紡ぐ傍白, Hepburn: Kimi ni Tsumugu Bouhaku) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Syu Yasaka. It was serialized on Takeshobo's Manga Life Storia Dash website between March 2020 and September 2021. It was collected into three tankōbon volumes. The series was licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in 2021.

Monologue Woven For You
First tankōbon volume cover
君に紡ぐ傍白
(Kimi ni Tsumugu Bouhaku)
GenreRomance, Yuri
Manga
Written bySyu Yasaka
Published byTakeshobo
English publisher
MagazineManga Life Storia Dash
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 6, 2020September 3, 2021
Volumes3

Synopsis

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Tachibana Haruka, a university student, has abandons her theater aspirations, while Hayama Nao pursues her dream of acting head-on. As the two cross paths a romance is sparked between despite their differing feelings toward a career in theater.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Syu Yasaka, Monologue Woven For You was serialized on Takeshobo's Manga Life Storia Dash website from March 6, 2020, to September 3, 2021, and was collected into three tankōbon volumes.[1]

The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[2]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 October 30, 2020[3]978-4801971011February 22, 2022[4]978-1-64827-796-2
2 March 30, 2021[5]978-4801972490June 7, 2022[6]978-1-63858-292-2
3 October 29, 2021[7]978-4801974531February 14, 2023[8]978-1-63858-836-8

Reception

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Erica Friedman of Yuricon gave the first volume an 7 out of 10, noting that the art was not to her taste, "I’d vastly prefer this story if it were graced with an art style that captured the actual ages of the characters", however still enjoying the story itself, commenting that "the energy of it is sincere, and I appreciate that the narrative eschewed additional complication."[9] Nicki Bauman was more negative towards the series, writing in her review of the second volume that "the series would be better off had it leaned wholly into overly saturated and sweet fluff. At least that is fun to read. But, in trying to have its cake and eat it too, Monologue Woven for You has failed to stand out and appears set to coast along till the curtain falls on its mediocrity."[10]

References

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  1. ^ "君に紡ぐ傍白|ストーリアダッシュ". ストーリアダッシュ (in Japanese). Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Seven Seas Licenses DARLING in the FRANXX, My Deer Friend Nokotan, Monologue Woven For You Manga". Anime News Network. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  3. ^ 君に紡ぐ傍白 (1) (バンブー・コミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801971016.
  4. ^ "Book: Monologue Woven For You Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. ^ 君に紡ぐ傍白 (2) (バンブー・コミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801972497.
  6. ^ "Book: Monologue Woven For You Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  7. ^ 君に紡ぐ傍白 (3) (バンブー・コミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4801974538.
  8. ^ "Book: Monologue Woven For You Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Friedman, Erica (February 25, 2022). "Monologue Woven For You, Volume 1". Okazu. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  10. ^ Bauman, Nicki (June 22, 2022). "LGBTQ Manga Review - Monologue Woven For You Vol. 1". YuriMother. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
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