Again!!

He has blonde hair, menacing eyes, and a threatening demeanor—but third-year high school student Kinichirou Imamura is not a delinquent. Feared and friendless, he is also the reason that both he and female classmate Akira "Aki" Fujieda have their faces planted on the cold, hard floor on the day of their graduation.

The pair later awaken from the painful experience in their bedrooms. However, instead of graduation, they find themselves at their entrance ceremony, three years in the past. With no apparent way to return to the present, Imamura resolves to relive the high school life he missed out on, starting by joining the cheering club. But turning over a new leaf in the face of the difficult and boisterous club president Yoshiko Usami is easier said than done.

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Again!! was adapted into a 10-episode live-action TV drama series in 2014.

The series was published in English by Kodansha Comics USA from February 27, 2018 to December 17, 2019.

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Imamura, Kinichirou

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Usami, Yoshiko

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Shibata, Reo

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Hanataka

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Ookuma, Tatsuhiko

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Suzuki

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Nakahara, Hironori

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Iwasaki, Chihiro

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Suga, Rakki

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May 13, 2021

Shellshock123

Recommended

This series is about a a guy who had 0 friends throughout his entire high school. One of his regrets that the male cheerleading squad (Ouedan) which is run by a woman was disbanded. Now after an accidental slip he falls back in time to the very first time he entered school. Alongside this other girl who also slipped into the past with him when he tumbled he will try his best to somehow make sure that the Ouedan doesn't fall this time.

The series is split into 3 arcs essentially. The Ouedan arc. The Drama Club arc. And the final arc. The first 2 ... arcs are as solid as you'd expect. The plot progression is constantly moving forward, urging you to want to know what happens next.

I really found the characters to be unique and interesting here. Yes they do fall under some stereotypes. But i think the author's done an excellent job of making them feel like people rather than just existences in a manga. They get annoyed with each other. They are hypocritical, they are mean, they are nice. They act like what there environment tells them to do. Basically they act like teenagers.

Granted it still has the problem where Highschool is like basically life and death of your entire future thing than manga series seem to do. But yeah overall i would say an interesting and fun way to showcase a teenagers life.

I also like the slight maturity on our main character. He is in fact nearly 19 years old and from the future so he has that slight edge. And he desperately tries to make do with it.

I do think it is a bit BS that the male lead never thought about going back in time and using his knowledge for selfish gains. Which is pretty BS i'd say.

There are also some other issues like there is an entire pregnancy chapter only to be revealed that it was a dream all along or smth. Like why waste time on bullshit like these if there is going to be absolutely nothing to gain from it. There is no pay off. Nothing interesting in that chapter. It just feels useless and unnecessary. This happens twice more i think. So again quite ridicolous.

There is also the ending being quite disappointing. Like it just ends. Very underwhelming. There is also the romance being a factor in the entire series but no pay off to back that shit up. Yeah it does the whole implied shit. But its still annoying it pulls that shit.

Despite these issues. I'd still recommend the manga. Its got great character development, interesting characters, and a good use of 2nd chance. I think it sorta fails on you know giving any negatives to the bully of the manga as well as some over the top spectacle like a women confessing while doing a naked handstand. Yes this is in the manga. But it feels so out of place you know? Like the author just wanted to draw a naked woman lmao.Lets not forget that it never explains the supernatural bullshit either.

Its funny though in regards to ending. You can exactly see when the axe happened lol.

TLDR: Solid series with a weak ending that just ends. Implied shit is for losers. 7/10

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Jan 3, 2024

Remtid

Mixed Feelings

Most of the reviews I've read about this manga complain about the unsatisfactory conclusion of the story. While I agree with this sentiment, I feel as if the story veered off course much earlier.

Initially, "Again!!" presents a quite interesting premise, and up until approximately the halfway point, I would have readily rated this manga a 7/10. The clean and crisp artwork, coupled with the straightforwardness of Imamura's character, contributed to a positive reading experience. However, even in the early stages, certain aspects of the story began to detract from its appeal:

- The characters occasionally act in ways that deviate from their established personalities, rendering them ...

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Mar 5, 2024

Danreis

Not Recommended

This manga is simply frustrating, there is no better way to describe it.

The story revolves around Imamura Kinichirou, who together with Fujieda Akira suffers an accident that causes them both to wake up 3 years ago, on the day of their high school entrance ceremony. Faced with the situation, Imamura now tries to resolve some past regrets and find Usami Yoshiko, the leader of a certain school club who disappeared shortly after the club closed its activities.

The plot is nothing innovative but the characters and situations are quite attractive, who wouldn't want to go back in time and make some different decisions? It's a shame ...

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