Suzuka Vol. 2 Kindle & comiXology

I bought this book under the description of new. It should have been posted after New as the book itself is in good condition but there are some impressions, dents, and marks on the book. But like I said other than these small things it's a good buy

Things heat up in Volume 2 of Suzuka, and that means emotional storms for Hiroshima native Akitsuki Yamato, who has moved into his aunt's apartment complex, surrounded by a bevy of beauties, including the aloof but talented athlete Suzuka, for whom he has fallen in love with.At high school, it's time for the PE fitness test, meaning a series of events where students compete in events that could win them places on various sports teams. For a school famed for its athletic department, that's a big thing. Yamato doesn't fare well in many events, but surprises everyone and most of all himself when he wins in the 50 meter dash. Granted, it was because his competitor Kobayakawa, who is on an athletic scholarship, had a slow start, but according to Hattori, his mischievous imp of a friend, his victory scored him a few points with the sensible, serious-minded Suzuka. But Hattori's more an assertive kind of guy, telling the wishy-washy Yamato, "You have to make a move and let her know you're interested." Ah, but what if he's shot down? In that case, any of the little things, such as going shopping with her, or even small talk will be impossible, not to mention uncomfortable given that they are both in the same apartment complex.He walks with Suzuka during a windy storm, but when she clutches at him, he thinks he's making progress. But knowing women.... well, who knows how they think, right? Needless to say, it's back to slightly warm and cold again. Yamato finds out more about Suzuka's weaknesses, such as her being terrified during storms when a blackout draws her into his room.Suzuka though seems very temperamental in this volume, hardly giving poor Yamato any slack. Yamato in turn becomes flustered as he gets nervous when he realizes he's in love with her. But she is a well-drawn character, attractive enough, that even her slightly warm-to-cold fluctuations are tolerable at the very best.As for poor Honoka, Yamato's childhood friend, she still carries a torch for him, and gets distracted enough that she accidentally pours a bunch of chili pepper on her noodles with expected results. She's more cheery and positive enough that one might think, "Oh, forget Miss Athlete. Here's someone who's nicer and who really cares." But given manga convention, that's probably not going to happen. And the lusty, dark-skinned Yuuka is there merely for bathtub fan service and to make life miserable for Yamato.However, things build up to a climax when after a day at the FantasyLand amusement park, Yamato confesses his love to Suzuka, with expected results that sets the stage for the third volume. So a lot of drama and things going on with this volume of Suzuka.

...and Volume 2 of Suzuka follows its predecessor's lead in having really good moments mixed with really bad ones.The story of this volume flows from a PE track and field test to Yamato's roundabout attempts to get in Suzuka's good graces, to a sort of pseudo-date where the two of them make use of free amusement park tickets (delivered in true anime cliche, by a contest/subscriber promo... honestly, I'm just surprised they didn't do the golden ball lottery).Yamato is well on his way to possessive obsession here as we see him wheedle his way into a date with our lovely track star. Of course, it took an amazing display of physical prowess to even get her attention.Things are not boding well for either of them in terms of their character. It's very hard to see Yamato turn around and call Suzuka a slut just because he sees her talking to another guy (when he and she are not even an item). I mean, sure I've known a few guys that immature, but it makes him unsympathetic... Not to mention Suzuka only taking notice of him after the 50 meter dash. Kudos to her for THAT bit of semi-realistic chauvenism.The only person I DO feel for in this series is poor Honoka who is obviously head over heels for Yamato, though he of course is oblivious... all of her actions and inattentions and the like make her just that much more a believeable gal suffering from unrequited love.And that's the crux with this series... despite all the haremesque cliches and unlikable characters, when you get down to the basic characters and their actions, they are all really believable. I both like and hate that... with the added dross of the side characters and stock (beating a dead horse) situations added in, you have me leaning more to the hate side.The art is par for the course with the obligatory bath scenes added in for the lonely to get their fanservice on. No problems there.My recommendation is to read it... maybe in store. Buying is a bit of a stretch... if at all, it should be a low priority series (something to pick up if your bored and no other new volumes are in).

the storyline of the characters makes you want to continue after buying the first and second books.I would highly recommend continue reading onward even if it means buying more volumes..

After I read volume one I was really excited to continue with the series. Ended up finishing another series I had started and came back to Suzuka. Because of this I can't fully remember if there was as much swearing in it. The first volume as in this one. Swearing isn't something that bothers me at all. But because I don't remember it being so prevalent in the first volume, I found it quite jarring in this one. More so with how it was used. First let me say that I can relate to Yamato, as well as Honoka, and the complicated mess that love at that age be. I understand the feeling of liking someone a lot and being upset and depressed when those feelings weren't returned, in this case I think Suzuki clearly likes Yamato but for reasons you'll find out in volume 3, she just has a hard time with those feelings. So I get his frustration and sadness. His feelings of hopelessness over the situation. But calling Susana a slit because she's talking to another person who happens to be a guy? Just seemed out of character for him and for the author, in my opinion. To be honest, it was jarring for me. The same person does the translations but it felt like someone else did them. He also calls her a bit h quite a few times, not to her face, of course. One other thing that bothered m, and Yamato himself admitted to, is not knowing much about Suzuka. For all his effort in trying too be around here and all his obsessing over her, he didn't really try to get to know her. At this point it's just all superficial stuff that he notices. Hopefully, he tries a bit harder to get to know her rather than his current approach of putting his face in front of her as much as possible and thinking that because he likes her and is trying so hard, she has to like him and show it. Saying all that probably makes it seem like I didn't like this volume. For all the issues I had with it personally, it's a great read. I feel for each of the characters and in the end you just want them to find happiness.