Mix · review
First of all, I have to admit that I was very upset about reading 'Mix', because I would have expected a sequel with the children of Minami and Tatsuya, but now I'm glad I did. After 'Touch' I read other works of Adachi-sensei but nobody was as 'Touch'. By reading 'Mix' i realized that this story it's a sort of 'modern version' of 'Touch'. I noticed that: - Toma Tachibana = Tatsuya Uesugi - Otomi Tachibana = Minami Asakura- Soichiro Tachibana = Kazuya Uesugi
I like the fact that the two brothers form a strong battery of brothers and that they make every effort to go to Koshien and make their younger sister happy who supports them so much.
Soichiro is a great Toma x Otomi shipper and this is so cute.
In this story there also appear some historical characters of 'Touch', which begin to play an increasingly active role in history, increasingly the interactions with our heroes.
Although some of them say a little too many lies and they seem to prefer to hide their true identity.
Let's say that I am very worried now, because in the story there are too many references to the Kazuya's incident and I am really anxious for Soichiro.
Probably Otomi's accident was a sort of 'troll' and the Tachibana brothers aren't again out danger.
It's as if in this present and past history they became confused almost overlapping, sometimes I really have the impression of re-reading 'Touch' in some way.
We must remember that Mitsuru Adachi is the master of romantic comedies and that 'Touch' is a masterpiece and more than 'a boy who meets a girl'.
The graphic style is always the unmistakable one of Mitsuru Adachi, although the evolution from his first works is really evident.
This work, like all the other works of this brilliant artist, conveys calm, tranquility and love for sport.
I only hope that this story can lead to a happy conclusion for all, putting an end to what has been suspended in the past.