Date: 01/02/25
Review: Confession Attack, Hirano to Kagiura
What would you do if your childhood best friend suddenly confesses to you to finally overcome their inferiority complex? Confession Attack follows Hana, who decides that the only way to finally beat her academic rival (Han Jianwu), is to mess with his head before their midterm exams. To her surpise, it completely backfires on her, and she discovers that Han Jianwu has held affection towards her this entire time.
I normally don't lean towards straight romance, specifically because I find a lot of the troupes to have minimal chemistry or it'll be the magic of attraction within biology, but this one's kept me hooked. Hana! Get your feelings together, please! She can't decide whether or not she actually likes him, and I feel for him! It's a messy situation; Hana can't decide whether or not she sees him as an actual man, but she can't just let him go. But also...the second male lead?! I didn't expect him to have feelings for Hana..and now I feel bad, because I want to cheer him on. However, I know she isn't going to like him back. Nothing but drama...and I'm addicted.
I find it hilarious though that i'm getting mad at Hana, because I KNOW what that confusion feels like. IM A HYPOCRITE!
Don't even let me START with Hirano to Kagiura.
If you're unfamiliar with the name, it's the side couple spin-off to Sasaki to Miyano, following the story of Hirano and his roomate, Kagiura. This manga is by no doubt, one of my favorites. The slowburn HURTS. A few handful of chapters previously, Kagiura--Hirano's atheltic, charming, younger roomate--confessed his romantic feelings towards Hirano. Hirano couldn't neccesarily decline; he loved Kagiura, but just not in a romantic way. And so, Kagiura proposed 10 seconds of romantic touch a day, just so Hirano could question whether or not he could see Kagiura in a romantic light. AND FAST FORWARD...MANNNNN ITS GETTING GOOD .
Hirano is experiencing the very same feeling, he's just oblivious to it. He wants to see Kagiura, he misses him whenever hes not around, he's reminded of Kagiura in small things, and he wants those 10 seconds to last longer...? But beware! Hirano is completely unexperiecned with love; we find this out in the new chapter. Hirano cannot differentiate romantic and platonic love, he didn't even know it's normal to WANT to kiss someone.
I find this chapter really silly and heartwarming, not because I've been a fan of it for 3 years now, but because I also resonate with a lot of the enlightenments and epiphanies Hirano is currently experiencing. I've never been late on the crush game, I've experienced them ever since I was young. The complications; however, came when sexual attraction became part of the factor. My crushes never went father than holding hands or hugging for...a LONG time. It was very innocent, puppy love (and I still wait to see the day where it becomes something more...). I've been told im abnormal for that, to never desire more, but WHAT DOES EVERYONE ELSE FEEL?!?!? Is it NORMAL to WANT to do that to someone?!? And if so, HOW am I the odd one out?!
I resonate with BOTH Hirano and Kagiura, I love the humanity embedded within both of them. The absolute yearning and want on Kagiura's end, and the uncertainty and curiousity on Hirano's; they make a great pair in that way. It's a great coming of age unfolding.
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