I Wanna Be Your Girl, Volume 1 by Umi Takase
Published by RH Graphic on April 12, 2019
ISBN: 0593902939
Genres: Emotions & Feelings, LGBTQ+, Romance
Format: Graphic Novel
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Hime and Akira have been inseparable best friends since childhood. Now in high school, Akira is ready to show the world what Hime has know for years: Akira, while known formerly to be a boy, is actually a girl. The change is hard for some classmates to accept, but Akira has Hime to defend her no matter what. When Akira makes a new friend, Hime must confront her complicated emotions about her best friend, and decide how to support Akira while staying true to her own feelings. Hime’s protection of Akira comes from a deep well of love, and future volumes promise to show Hime exploring the changing nature of that love and what it means for their friendship. Manga romance fans will tear through this.

Reviewed by Sarah Maciejewski, Patten Free Library, Bath