Monday, December 28, 2020

Knight of the Ice, vol 1

Today’s post is on Knight of the Ice, vol 1 by Yayoi Ogawa. It is 192 pages long and is published by Kodansha Comics. The cover is white with the male lead Kokoro on it. The intended reader is someone who likes josei manga, romance manga, and sport manga. There is no foul language, no sex, and no violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of the main character Chitose. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- Chitose is a career woman, with a job at a magazine and serious aspirations… except her childhood friend is an international figure skating star who won't stop distracting her! On ie ice Kokoro Kijinami is a flawless, gallant knight, winning trophies and hearts alike, but behind his glittery costumes and breathtaking spins lies a secret: He’s actually a hopeless romantic otaku who can only land his quad jumps when Chitose is on hand to recite a spell from his favorite magical girl anime! So when  a business trip takes her away from Kokoro’s biggest competition yet, what will happen without Chitose there to work her magic?

Review- A promising start to a series. Chitose is a woman trying to work on her career but she also wants to help her friend. Kokoro has some kind of mental block when he is trying to skate but when they were kids Chitose did the catch phrase from their favorite show and Kokoro could make every jump flawlessly. But now that they are adults that is starting to be problematic. Of course there are unspoken feelings from Kokoro that Chitose is not aware of, not just from Kokoro! I like all of the characters, they are very real normal people with normal problems of jobs, even if Kokoro’s job is being a professional athlete. I hope that Kokoro can find his courage soon and Chitose can understand what he is trying to tell her. I look forward to seeing where we are going from here.

I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.


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