Tehehe! Friends! ( )

FRIENDS! ( )

This one was really wonderful. Even though I knew Nick could possibly not win yet against Seiji, it was still thrilling to watch their match. It was just on another level and I felt that everyone was quite emotional about it. Nick’s resolve to make Seiji not compare him to Jesse felt so visceral, it just reflected off the page.

It was nice to see all the families for the first time. Having everyone together shows how casually diverse this series is and most of the parents were so supportive. It was especially funny to see Tanner’s whole family wear Team Kally shirts coz he made them. They are just such great friends. And it definitely wasn’t surprising to see just Seiji and Nick’s family missing. But what happened next will always remain my most favorite scene of this series 😍😍😍

”We’re friends, aren’t we?” has to be the sweetest thing Nick has ever uttered and Seiji’s shock wasn’t surprising 😂😂😂 And they were actually civil to each other. Even Coach realized that they are great for motivating each other and I think that final scene proves that this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Finally, my binge has ended and I have to wait more than a month for the next issue and this is going to be very agonizing... Why did this have to end on such hope and anticipation 😲😲😲😲 ( )

"I'm not going to let him take Seiji, too."
NICHOLASSSSSS *cries*

It's so cute how Nicholas proclaims he and Seiji are now friends on the final page (Seiji's look of disbelief lol) ( )

“But whatever happens... I liked fencing you. I thought you should know that.”

i am shaken. THEY ARE SO CUTE.

FORMAT READ: eBook (Scribd)
READ FOR: representation and fencing plot
READING LEVEL: Level 1-2 out of 5

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OVERALL THOUGHTS: 4.5/5

wow I love diversity!!! we met almost everyone's family and that was so nice to see (especially with the different representations)
and there was this one scene that just made me lol XD

it also suddenly got more depth which I loved

PLOT: ★★★★☆
WRITING STYLE: ★★★★☆
ILLUSTRATIONS: ★★★★☆
CHARACTERS: ★★★★★
THEMES: ★★★★☆
PACING: ★★★★★
PAGE TURNER: ★★★★★ ( )