Sasameki Koto

Description

Sasameki Koto is the story of Murasame Sumika, an intelligent and athletically gifted girl who just happens to be in love with her best friend, Kazama Ushio. Unable to confess her feelings, Sumika can only stay by her side and watch over her. After all, the biggest obstacle to her love is something that she can't change. It has nothing to do with the fact they're both girls; Sumika just isn't Kazama's type!

Kazama is only into cute girls and Sumika's cool personality just doesn't fit the bill. Much to her friend's dismay, Kazama is always eager to share news about her latest crush. With the duo's knack for attracting trouble, it looks like Sumika's trials have only just begun.

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Sasamekikoto

Whispered Words

ささめきこと

轻声密语

Groups Scanlating

4chan

Cosplay Kitchen Scans

Dynasty Scans

MakiMaki Scanlations

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Latest Release(s)

v.9 c.53 (end) by MakiMaki Scanlations 12 years ago

v.9 c.52 by MakiMaki Scanlations 12 years ago

v.9 c.51 by MakiMaki Scanlations 12 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

9 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 2, Chap 12

User Reviews

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Forum

1 topics, 6 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.5 / 10.0 (576 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.39 / 10.0

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Last Updated

June 1st, 2021 9:24am PDT - 4 years ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance School Life Seinen Shoujo Ai
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Last Game

Tsuki ni Murakumo Hana ni Arashi

Recommendations

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Author(s)

IKEDA Takashi

Artist(s)

IKEDA Takashi

Year

2007

Original Publisher

Media Factory

Serialized In (magazine)

Comic Alive (Media Factory)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

One Peace Books (3 Omnibus Vols - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #416

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Monthly Pos #1563 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3294

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6 Month Pos #4630

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Year Pos #5825

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List Stats

On 1135 reading lists

On 836 wish lists

On 941 completed lists

On 68 unfinished lists

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My first Shoujo Ai

by MatrixM
14 years ago

Rating: 8.8 / 10.0

This is my first foray in this genre and i am very much pleasantly surprised. Frequent chuckles interspersed with [sometimes oddly stemming from] patches of bittersweetness that make sure the manga remains centred and focused rather than digressing into any ordinary school life manga. The romance is not just about the two main characters, the manga is not just about the romance. As I'm not very knowledgable about this genre, i will stop here. Let me just say that i'm glad that my first shoujo ai was of this caliber and it deserves it's [current] rating of 8.9

EDIT: Ok, so there's less comedy in the last few volumes, but this is still great and i can't believe it's only monthly [or perhaps bi-monthly, i'm not sure].

EDIT 2: Ok ten freaking years later I finally came back and finished it (well, re-read from the beginning, too) because there was a 6-7 month delay in the translation at one point. And...it's differnet to what I remembered. More comedy/jokiness. But some moments still hit really well, there was one part I always remembered through all these years, (the one panel dance with the brother), and overall it's still a really good story. Not the 9/10 I remember but I'll give it a 8.8 simply for the enjoyment. It left me smiling. Those last panels with the wave goodbye to the reader were really cute.
Kind of want a spin-off one-shot on the kouhai but if we don't have it by now we probably never will. MY Thanks to the mangaka!

Oh and the art is GREAT!

Oh also apparently there's a CD drama that's a MUSICAL! that takes place during Sumika's birthday during the first year of the story and it is canon and is referenced a bit during the second. Idk where to find it or even if I'd go watch it, maybe one day, some day.

Criticisms: The 'collapse from exhaustion' and 'virus infected rain-water' tropes are played a couple of times, so that's annoying. Also one of the character is a ridiculously competent heiress who's amazing in economics and such but I just kinda try to forget that as it's a background thing and I can brush it off as a joke. But it's weirdly placed/unnecessary/

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Engaging characters, great moments

by Nouveauk
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Out of fear of sounding like an utterly obsessed nitwit, I'll refrain from typing too much.

When I started this series, I didn't have particularly high expectations--I stumbled across it almost accidentally, after seeing people mention this along with Aoi Hana and Husky and Medley (HasuxMedo). I'd seen it and heard about it occasionally, though the synopsis didn't draw me in much. And then I gave it a try. The beginning's adequate, and kept me going long enough for me to reach the seriously brilliant meat of it. The characters start out simple, with quirks that you won't really notice, and then they blossom or reveal themselves to be characters written with depth, clarity, and a host of personality and engaging backgrounds, some of which tie back amusingly to those quirks in the beginning, and really flesh them out. Pretty much every character is like that; perhaps tellingly, my opinion of Tomoe Hachizuka changed drastically after chapter 19. There's a lot of depth and content to this manga character-wise.

Art is great. It takes a chapter or two for the mangaka to settle in on the style of Sumika (her bangs change a bit over the course of it), and the characters get smoother and smoother lines. When it oscillates between serious-style and chibi-er-style, it's done very well.

A further testament to the well-written side of this manga is the plot. Though it is a bit slice of life-y in the start, appropriate flashbacks, character examinations, and good pacing really give a strong sense of purpose to the manga. It actually feels like it's going somewhere, even if it's taking its time like a chill turtle (as yuri manga are wont to do).

Another unique point for this manga is that it attempts to portray lesbianism/crossdressing with more realistic aspects in mind. Granted, it isn't total realism, but there's noticeable negativity/prejudice present in it, and it does affect the characters. The way it portrays it manages to be smooth enough so as to not cast a bad light over any particular group, but rather shows it as a part of life, and again, is well written.

So there you have it. It's a great manga for pretty much anyone (provided the anyone doesn't hate same-sex relationships or the sort), because of the writing, the pace, and the likable (yet flawed) characters. I'd recommend it.

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Just keeps getting better...

by monkeyvoodoo
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

For a title that, for the first couple of chapters, felt a little cheap and over-simplified, I find myself amazed that I just moved it up to a 10 rating (up to chapter 18 is available in English, at this point).

I feel like, with every passing chapter, the story solidifies a bit further, the characters feel more real, and things ... well, it's feeling pretty serious by this point. There's only a handful of titles that really make me feel genuinely connected somehow to the characters in the story. This would be one of them.

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I really hope this gets licenced.

by fouloldron
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The characters are adorable and the characterisation consistent.
The art is smooth and clean, but neither too much nor too little detailed.
I love the story of the unrequited love for the girl's best friend and how she in turn draws the attention of the effete cross dressing youth.
All round a beautiful manga.

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