I.N.V.U. 4
Posted: January 16, 2008 Filed under: I.N.V.U. 3 Comments »I honestly never thought I’d see this series continued. It has been years since I read volume three, but I was totally addicted to it when it was coming out. Wow, it was a long time ago, I still lived in a dormitory and reread volumes for days when I got them. Good times.
Nostalgia plays little part in why I like this series though, since it’s an extremely addictive high school shoujo romance. I’d say it’s probably a notch below Peach Girl, which I feel is still one of the better girly high school dramas money can buy. Oddly, I remembered very clearly all the character names and what was going on, which is unheard of for almost any series after a few months elapse, let alone five goddamn years. Well, a little over four, but I want to round up.
Anyway. After all is said and done, there is an extremely frustrating lack of action in this volume, which is a phenomenon which only occurs in the best shoujo series. You read an entire volume in what feels like five minutes, then it’s over, and somehow nothing happened and you need the next volume right away. To say nothing happened is extremely stingy though, since plenty of things did happen. We get a ton of action between the main couple, including what could be a climax or an element of finality in their blossoming relationship. Lots of things could happen from that point, but really, I only want to think about one action from there. There’s also a lot of progress made between the teacher and Hali, who seems to be very successfully forcing herself on him. As down and out as she seems, things go really well for her here for the most part.
Also, the geeky girl draws yaoi comics about the baker she works with, which I thought was awesome. I don’t know if that had been in other volumes (I’m pretty sure the baker was a new crush), but it was still awesome.
I mean, you could be reading Peach Girl instead, but this is still pretty good. Unfortunately, this is still not the end of the series, so I’m hoping we’ll get another volume within the year. One which sets everything right. That would be great.
I felt the same way when I read volume four of INVU. But does anyone know when Volume Five comes out?
There is a Drama to Peach Girl too if you are interested in the manga. I just went into Veoh and Put in Peach Girl Live Action.
Laters.
Toni Akitsu
I always kind of wondered about the Peach Girl drama. I’ve never really watched a drama series, but I think Peach Girl would translate better than… mmm, Hanakimi (or is it Hana Yori Dango?) or a handful of other series that I know got drama adaptations.
Someone told me i should read Hanakimi, that its really good. If you are into dramas one i really recommend is “It started with a kiss” then after that, (im watching right now) “They Kissed Again” its very cute. The lead female actress is from Tokyo Juliet. Well if you ever find out about Volume Five of INVU, please do let me know.