#kento yamada

[makotun]

skip and loafer character wallpapers drawn by the author, misaki takamatsu

[aswling]

drawing warm-up with the skip and loafer gang ✌

[dried-grapefruit]

don't leave me tongue tied

[anicastes]

Hey! We’re here too!

[shriikey]

Class 3 antics

[muchii96]

drawing of shima's band in my silly bands au, in other post i showed how was Mitsumi's band and what instruments they play :3

[dragon-of-timeless-blue]

they cute (⁠◡⁠ ⁠ω⁠ ⁠◡⁠)

[haru-rain]

They did an advertising for Skip to Loafer and I find it brilliant !

What makes Skip to Loafer strong and beautiful is the way human emotions are shown!

All emotions are important and this ad shows it very well.

I also love that blushing is shown as something that characterizes different kinds of emotions and not just the feeling of love.

[shizukais]

[yanosbian]

[stuff-diary]

Skip and Loafer

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023

Skip and Loafer (2023, Japan)

Director: Kotomo Deai

Writer: Kotomo Deai, Yoko Yonaiyama, Tomoko Shinozuka & Katsuro Hidaka (based on the manga by Misaki Takamatsu)

Mini-review:

If I had to choose one word to define this show, it would be "lovely". I couldn't help but smile (almost) constantly throughout its twelve episodes. For some reason, it made me feel nostalgia for my teenage years, even though my high school experience was vastly different from the one shown here. I also love that the show puts its main focus on friendship and the evolution of its characters. In fact, it reminded me a lot of Kimi ni Todoke, which is one of my favorite animes/mangas ever. It had been a really long time since I last came across a show that managed to capture those same feels and vibes. Seriously, Skip and Loafer made me feel warm and happy, and it was overall an incredibly pleasant experience. I hope they make more seasons, cause these characters are just so lovable. Or, well, I guess I could always read the manga 👀

[makotun]

official skip to loafer wallpapers, in celebration of the anime opening achieving over 1 million views on youtube

[aswling]

👞 they skip and they loaf! 💤

this is a four-color risograph print in black, sky blue, fluorescent pink, and yellow printed on 80lb text paper 🌷 currently selling copies (no watermark on the actual print) in my shop!

[iconstore]

Skip to Loafer - Yamada icons

[anicastes]

Good job, Iwakura-san!

[ahb-writes]

Manga Review: 'Skip and Loafer' #6

Skip and Loafer, Vol. 6 by Misaki Takamatsu

comedy

coming of age

romance

wholesome manga

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The weeks and months trickle by, but romance is none the easier to navigate. Spring has arrived. The school year is almost up. And it's time for Mitsumi and her friends to prick and pry their way through Valentine's Day, mindful of a few errant contemplations on relational compatibility. SKIP AND LOAFER v6 is a low-key volume with a handful of deliciously meaningful chapters.

The book's biggest emotional lift comes early, with two episodes dedicated to viewing the eponymous February pseudo-holiday through the eyes of one Mika Egashira, the try-hard stylish girl. Mika's increasing emotional vulnerability is the manga's most visible character arc thus far. Valentine's Day, unsurprisingly, pushes the girl to the brink, due in no small part to a few snide comments from Tsukasa Mukai, Sousuke's childhood buddy. Tsukasa is trying to play both sides of the conversation (e.g., girls are catty and relationship-obsessed; girls should only pursue relationships that are mutually appealing), which leads two a few blow-up scenes in which Mika flashes her true colors: embarrassed teen, fierce socialite, ambitious young woman, resilient best friend.

SKIP AND LOAFER v6 tiptoes around the possibility of Mitsumi and Sousuke chatting awkwardly about sharing chocolates and whatnot, and that's probably for the best. Too many comedy-romance manga have done this before. And to the reader's benefit, several pages are offered to a secondary character: Kento Yamada, the excitable classmate who pines for a relationship just to have one.

Kento admits he doesn't "get" girls, and longs more for friendship than a relationship, per se. But his interaction with Mitsumi, who promptly puts the young man in his place, is a solid example of how this comic book invests its creative energy into observing how characters' growth ably feed off one another. Funnily enough, Kenta may be an idiot, but he's also sincere. He doesn't mind being "the loveable rascal," but has some trouble adapting to women who consistently endeavor to hold their own. It's an interesting, realistic dynamic. The boys in this comic book mumble and stutter and lose their train of thought; their confidence wavers on the wind, impulsive enough to be genuine, but lacking the ambition one might credit as purely pretentious.

Another lovely volume of another lovely manga. Honestly, if this volume only included the first two chapters, focusing on Mika's emotional hardiness, SKIP AND LOAFER v6 would have been worth the purchase. And yet, the manga's swiveling view of growing up and falling in love, and preparing for the worst and hoping for the best, from multiple characters at multiple life stages, is as rewarding as ever.

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