A Sign Of Affection Vol. 07, from one of the most prolific and successful shojo manga creators of the last decide, Suu Morishita.
Yuki is a typical college student–it’s just that she can’t hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush…but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the creator of Shortcake Cake!
“I’m falling all over again for this new side of him…”
Emma ambushed Itsuomi at school and dragged him to the arcade, where he was brutally honest about his lack of romantic interest in her. What Itsuomi didn’t realize is that Oushi happened to see them go in together. He also doesn’t know that Oushi confronted Yuki, giving her an embrace that spoke louder than his words ever have, and that left Yuki feeling a sinking guilt. This haze of unrequited feelings seems to threaten Yuki and Itsuomi’s still-tender bond of trust, until Itsuomi makes an astonishing suggestion…
From the acclaimed author of Shortcake Cake, the hit shojo series with more than a million copies in print, this new work is full of real-life details about Japanese sign language and living without hearing, and it’s sure to please fans of romantic stories like A Silent Voice, Kimi ni Todoke, and Love in Focus!
Biographical Note:
One of the most prolific and successful shojo manga creators of the last decade, suu Morishita’s English-language debut was Shortcake Cake, which has more than one million copies in print worldwide. Morishita’s second series to be released in English is A Sign of Affection.
Quotes / Reviews:
“A furtive expression. A glimmer in the eyes. A slight blush. Romance manga tend to focus on shared glances, but here those looks feel even more important… One of the best manga of the year.” -Kotaku
“This sweet love story between Yuki, a Deaf girl, and Itsuomi, a hearing boy, is a deft and innovative manga that makes the most of its visual format… Truly surprising and delightful!” -IGN
“A sweet and light romance that will enchant you with compelling storytelling and a delightful love story.” -Book Riot
“This sweet romance is told from the point of view of the Deaf character, and it also places heavy emphasis on communicating with sign language.” -School Library Journal
A realistic and very sweet romance between two college students who see a chance to broaden each other’s horizons.
Reflective of the experience of living in Japan as a hard-of-hearing person, with educational insets about Japanese sign language.
From the author of the popular shojo romance Shortcake Cake–this one has the potential to outdo it!
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