Magic Touch 7
Posted: March 13, 2010 Filed under: Magic Touch Leave a comment »Izumi Tsubaki – Viz – 2010 – 9 volumes
Mmm. Yosuke’s mysterious past, and the reason he doesn’t like to be touched, are finally revealed in this volume. I wondered where the last volume was going, and it almost seemed like Chiaki and Yosuke were parting forever, but it’s not so bad. What happens to Yosuke is pretty disturbing, and since this was almost entirely a flashback, I have to wonder how it’s going to be dealt with in the next volume. It wasn’t amazing or anything, but it was an interesting plot development that added some (disturbing) insight to the character. Since I don’t read the series super-regularly, I’m a little afraid to find out whether or not the person in question is now… er, related to Yosuke.
The last third or so of the volume deals with side characters. The school friends in this series are the least interesting part for me, which is a shame since there are a lot of series that wouldn’t bother to include them at all. But they’re mostly background fodder, though this story was pretty cute. The student council president and one of the members of the massage club enter into a cute little romance based on body heat/lack of body heat.
Again, it’s a cute series, and this is probably the best volume so far, but it’s still pretty middle-of-the-road. I like Chiaki and Yosuke, and most things involving them are cute and pretty interesting, and while massage doesn’t really enter into this volume, I still think that’s a super-interesting hook. But… you know. It’s just kind of there, otherwise. Most shoujo fans will probably find it a pretty fun read, and it’s easy to get into so don’t hesitate if you run across a random volume, but just keep in mind it’s only okay.
This was a review copy provided by Viz.
