Sheena is a loner who doesn't interact with her peers. One day, her roommate dies after a magical battle, and he is given a new roommate, Mimi. Mimi is not like the other students at the magic academy. Soon, Sheena's life changes forever. This is my first Yuri manga, and it did not disappoint. While I don't typically read LGBTQ+ literature, this was a gentle introduction. The illustrations captured the essence of the storyline through action sequences with words accentuating the intensity of the movements. The violent scenes and the girl-on-girl love scenes were tastefully done. The characters in the story had dynamic personalities, and the dialogue kept the story interesting. Overall, I enjoyed this first installment of the series and am looking forward to reading more.

sympa mais comme souvent la sexualisation des petites filles gache l'oeuvre, ce qui est bien dommage car l'histoire est intéréssante

Im not the biggest fan of yuri but this was actually really cute i loved the magic the boot camp and all the romance inbetween.

Going into this completely blind, I had no idea it was a fantasy setting full of magic, nor a story that involved war and death. The cover really tricks you even if the title gives you a hint of angst. This was pretty interesting! I wanna see how the story unfolds with a main character who hates war and death being trapped in a magical school where she's being trained to be a tool of war. i hope we find out more about this world and what's happening outside the school. Why are children the ones fighting these wars? Surely there's strong and capable adults. I'm also very curious about Mimi and what worries and secrets she hides behind her smile.
One thing I do not like is how the trans character - the school nurse - is being handled. Not only does Mimi make transphobic remarks towards the nurse, but the author also used the plot device of "kissing as a way to restore mana/heal wounds" not only as an excuse to get the yuri going but also to make the nurse seem like a real creep for kissing children under the guise of healing. I feel like they could've included the "kissing for healing" while also providing other healing options. It comes off really bad to have the only (so far) trans character be portrayed in a creepy way when it could've been perfectly avoided.
I'm very interested to see how the story progresses but the parts surrounding the nurse really put me off and I think were handled very poorly. I hope these issues get better.

I was so excited to read this manga but it disappointed me. The world bulding seemed peculiar and interesting and the main character was different from others I've read. But I found some dialogue very transhobic and some scenes weird in respect of sexualisation of children. It made me uncomfortable so I will not read the next volumes.

I loved the idea of this book, the art is amazing and I do like the writing but I was put off by a certain aspect that I will admit I have seen in other manga’s. So, it’s probably just a me thing. I would recommend this to others but it’s not one I see myself continuing at least not right now.

Esta historia peca de algo que tristemente es muy común en los mangas, la sexualización de niñas.

La sinopsis decía "Love blossoms amid bloodshed in a new enthralling yuri
dystopian manga". Pero no decía que eran niñas de 10 años.

El mundo me parece muy interesante y todo el cuento, mi problema viene con los personajes. No quiero leer como nenas de 10 años son besadas por una persona adulta para "sanarlas".

El dibujo muy lindo pero para mi no es suficiente.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day is the first volume of a series, and for maximum enjoyment should be treated as such. You are going to get to the end of the volume and have more questions than answers, but you will want to read on!

Nachi Aono has created an exciting world with intriguing characters. Set at a school that turns children into magic wielding soldiers for a war that we know little about, the book follows peace loving Sheena as she navigates the school, her training, and her feelings for her new roommate, who also happens to be a deadly weapon!

It's always funny when I read a book completely blind, actually enjoying it only to find that lots of people are bombing it lol. It's not even as bad as people are making it out to be.

Kissing magic system isn't anything new or even bad here. Mimi isn't even sexualized. And, the nurse....eh, they could've worked on that better but I'm honestly intrigued about her involvement in the whole mess of things. To be frank, I'm more surprised that this was fantasy whoops.

I absolutely loved this book! The story was so atmospheric and I really loved the romance and would building!

The themes in this manga are dark. This takes place in a world where teenagers are trained to be soldiers.

Making connections are difficult because your classmates can die at any time.

This manga follows Sheena who is bad at fighting. She recently lost her roommate and she gets paired with Mimi. Mimi is an exceptional fighter but her powers come at a cost.

I would be interested to read more in this series.

Thank you NetGalley for the e-Arc and this is my honest option.

I have to be honest I didn't expect much especially as the topic is more for my partner than me and especially in the first volume of mangas mostly not much does happen. However, I was proven wrong. I liked the characters as well as the drawing style very much as well as the story. I am curious if we get to know about the war. Currently all we know is that there is a war and magic is being used, however, we don't know what the war is about and why children/orphans are being used to fight. I'm looking forward to reading the following volumes to see if they maybe even fight the system.

Grim, wicked at times, and sweet at others.

I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day is not at all what I was expecting, and when I finished it, I was left wanting more.

There are seven volumes, so there's still a lot that can happen.

Thank you so much, Kodansha Comics, for the ARC I read on Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this manga in exchange for my honest opinion.
It's a story with good art, but leaves a lot to be desired in terms of narrative. Not very interesting and coherent. I am concerned about the continuity of the story.

An introductory volume that lays down an intriguing premise with hints at a complex world both very alike and very different from what we know today, with promising character study, and an exploration of innocent love and ruthless society. It is in my understanding that the English translation has for some reason aged the characters some years down from the original Japanese story. Interested to see where the story goes next! :)

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this manga in exchange for my honest opinion.

The blurb that drew me into this manga: "There's an orphanage that's actually a boot camp, turning out magical child soldiers for a gruesome war. Yet love finds a way to blossom amid bloodshed, in this dramatic, much-anticipated yuri manga that is spiritual kin to the likes of Revolutionary Girl Utena, Otherside Picnic, and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury."

That blurb could only have been more accurate if they had also mentioned the mangas "Madoka Magica" and the "Promised Neverland" that I think this story also embodied elements of. I am so, so, SO excited that this Yuri (while not confirmed in this volume) will eventually be happening and that the groundwork for that to happen is clearly being laid so early in the story. I personally can't wait to read more of this series and look forward to the canon wlw rep!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for this advanced reader's copy and the opportunity to this early. Review has been posted on Waterstones and Goodreads.

This was a foray out of my comfort zone, since I mostly avoid moe art styles, especially in yuri. However, I was pleasantly surprised at how compelling the worldbuilding and plot are. Manga that feature children as warriors in an SFF dystopia will always be morbidly addicting. I found the side characters more interesting than the main ones in this volume, but I imagine that may change as the narrative advances! I was also genuinely glad to see that it’s not really very service-oriented (of course, you expect and then do find some gothic elements!), even though the budding romance is a bit fast paced, depending on how you look at it. Solid 4.5⭐️!

Thank you to NetGalley and Kodansha for providing an e-ARC!

I was really interested in starting this mange series. Because the premise sounds amazing, right? A magical school from which the students fight evil. Could be done well. Plus it's a yuri one, which just adds to my intrique. However, the characters are way too young to be presented the way they are - in such a sexual way. It's a first volume and I'm used to some things starting to make sense in mangas as the story progresses in subsequent volumes, but here I have just too many question marks. I will have to seriously consider whether I will continue it or not as I'm interested in the story but the sexualization of children is too much for me.

A lovely story with beautiful art accompanying it. I loved the characters and their dynamics and sincerity.