Days on Fes #1

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• 10

  But Why Tho? - Kate Snchez

  Mar 19, 2021

  In fact, with Days on Fes, Oka doesn't manage just to highlight emotions in their characters, they also manage to bring musicians in dynamic panels to life. While they're still because of the medium, their poses and shading make them feel alive. Plus, the manga also features pages that break down what each person brought to the festival with them. Every single detail sings off the page (pun intended), and I can't wait for volume two when it hits this summer. Read Full Review

• 7.0

  The Graphic Library - Sara Campbell

  Jan 17, 2023

  This is a very comforting, but slow-paced story. The chapter with Ritsuru and Gaku at past festivals was my favorite as the two friends are complete foils of each other, and we learn way more about those two characters than the rest of the chapters with the girls. My least favorite thing was the amount of fonts used. There were at least 6 different fonts - some of them were to express an emotion, some were assigned as the main speaking font for a specific character, and some were seemingly arbitrary. If every character had their own font and there was something else used to show excitement or other emotions, it would make a little more sense and probably not bother me as much, but it got to the point in this volume where it pulled me out of the story. Read Full Review