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Calm and slowburn

This is a more contemplative type of story.
For a fanbook, it's pretty long (which I love), yet it doesn't have a crazy or complex plot. Instead, it focuses on exploring the character's thoughts, emotions and inner world, particularly from 2nd Lt. Koito's point of view.

The artwork gives off a tender, delicate atmosphere I can't properly describe. It's pretty, like finding flower buds on a tree branch on a crisp winter morning.

The book is pretty dialogue-heavy and contains a decent amount of narration text, mostly takes place in the Tokyo imperial military academy, and there are several panels of secondary characters, the army officer candidates that Koito and Tsukishima interact with (not sure if they count as "mobs").

Personally, I came across many words I didn't understand, more frequently than in other doujins I've read so far (even compared with other doujins of similar length and vibe as this one). As I'm still learning Japanese and seeking to increase my vocabulary through reading, this is great for challenging myself more in my studies in an engaging way lol.

If you already understand Japanese, enjoy the evocative bits of narration and the tasteful dialogues. It's a lovely book.

Also, I love the grooved and ridged details of the textured paperback cover, as well as it's bone-white color under the color dust jacket. It's modest but extremely tasteful, just like the book's contents!

Lovely

Please note that all the pages inside the book are purple. Instead of black and white, the pages are purple and white.
Honestly, I would have preferred if they were black and white, as the the color was too distracting.
Maybe it was just the clash between expecting black ink (like seen in the digital sample pages) and the unexpected reality of the physical copy in my hands.

It may not be an issue for other people or some may actually like it better. That's why my rating is still 5-stars, as this is not actually a bad feature by itself. Just thought it was important to mention to other potential buyers.

Now, as for the rest of the aspects of the book, it's great! It is a short simple story about the two characters coming clear about their feelings for each other very shortly after Koito convinces Tsukishima to return to the army with him after the events of the original work.

If you like this pairing and like their canon ending, this is a perfect complement to your enjoyment of their scene in the final chapter.

If you like KoiTsuki, just get it

Seriously, you can't go wrong with this circle's works. I got 4 books of theirs and all of them are dripping with love in every way you can think of. Very high quality items.
For this book in particular, you may think that the cover art is beautiful, and it is! But it's even more beautiful in person - the grey color space in the cover and the text bubbles are metallic silver color in the physical book, it's so shiny lol.
And of course the inside is just as beautiful. Artwork aside, the story is fun and spicy. If you like modern-day reincarnation AU content for this pairing, this book will not disappoint.

Incredible

This circle's collection is a whole treasure trove! Among their works, this one has been the most striking to me. Not only is the artwork drop dead gorgeous, but the characters are well portrayed, the emotional conflict is gripping, and does feel like something the canon version of the characters would go through. As in, you could possibly make a platonic/non romantic version of this story and it'd fit well as some kind of spin-off oneshot or extended epilogue for these two.
The story is told beautifully. It has a delicate and tasteful atmosphere to it.
This book is of a quality that I wish I could see more often in original/non fanwork manga.

Delightful

The type of story that portrays the emotions within the characters' dynamic so well it's thrilling to read, but also not overdramatic. The artwork is of course, beautiful! Especially the facial expressions. If you're a fan of these two characters and like the conclusion of their story in the original work, this book is a beautiful imagining of what these guys were up to while we didn't see them between the canon story's climax and conclusion.

Review

The comic is not even thicker then my finger the scenes are quite little compared to normal comics it looked like around 20 pages only but the people are nice when inquiring about the delivery time giving 24/7 infomation the comic could be cheaper for the price