Sakura is a shy, introverted high school student, her classmates do try to include her in things but she finds it difficult to speak with them. Hiragi is the new transfer and the exact opposite of Sakura. Loud, seemingly without shame, and dedicated to living life to the fullest. These two girls are complete opposites the very idea of them being friends seems almost unreal to Sakura even though Hiragi is everything she admires. One day, however, Hiragi discovers that while Sakura may not be able to put voice to her words she has found her voice through crafting fantastic stories, and in no time Hiragi has convinced Sakura that her voice needs to be shared with the world. The two hastily put together a drama club with Hiragi as the lead actor and more importantly Sakura's voice to the world.
What a wonderful story of unconditional support between two friends. The friendship that these two girls strikes feels so real and so much like several of my own friendships in my teen years. It's so hard to get through high school especially if it's difficult to be outgoing as that seems to be the expectation of all teenagers and Sakura very much feels like I did at her age. At the same time, Hiragi is her perfect opposite in that she is almost too extroverted, her classmates think she's weird and cringey and while I don't see that at all, I must say that Hiragi's personality feels forced. Like she's putting on a play for those around her. It will be interesting to see how Hiragi's character progresses especially since we have some hints that there is more to her that we don't know yet.
Vol 1 of this definitely shot it to a must-read series for me and looking forward to Vol. 2!
As always thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha for the eArc!
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