This was so charming, wholesome and sweet. I read this in one sitting, I just could not look away. I really want to read more about Hachi and Akito as they move into college! This had me giggling and kicking my feet the whole time. I just wish it was longer, I need more!

I also really appreciated the translation notes, that was really helpful. I loved the extra context it provided.

I've delved into a couple of her narratives and relished the way she crafts endearing characters. Her artistic prowess has consistently shone through. While this particular piece was notably sweet, succinct, and pleasurable to delve into, I wouldn't deem it her magnum opus. Nevertheless, it's worth acknowledging that this marked her debut in the manga realm, and she executed it with commendable skill.

This was a very cute manga. I love any kind of friends to lovers so this was right up my alley. I liked that the characters had really different personalities, it was a grumpy sunshine trope and I always think that's cute. Overall, this was good and I would read more by this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for a copy of "Number Call" by Nagisa Furuya.

Number Call is a short manga series about two highshool boys, Eito and Hachi, who meet and bond over the number 8 hidden in their names. I found this to be a sweet read.

Having read some of the mangaka's other works, I was excited to see their relationship grow over time. I did get that while reading, but I wish there was more than what was shown. I did enjoy the last bits about the TV show and thought it was really cute.

Number Call by Nagisa Furuya is a single volume manga about two high schoolers bonding over their names which are both related to the number 8.

I loved this manga, it was a cute story and had lots of funny moments. A classic Grumpy/Sunshine story.

Only critiques I have is that the two main side characters looked exactly like the two main characters and there were times where it got confusing. The other is that I wanted it to be longer, I think it would have really done this series well to be a couple of volumes long so we can get to know the characters, build a bit of tension up properly so it can affect the reader and then dive a bit deeper into the relationship between the two main characters. It feels like it just went by so quickly so we only got the bare bones of something that could have been fleshed out a lot more.

I still adored this book though and will be keeping an eye out for more titles by the author!

I found that this manga was very cute, I really liked both the main characters. The romance was really nicely paised

Very cute! Two high school boys whose names revolve around the number 8 get close in this manga. Very sweet and wholesome. I liked both the MC's. One very serious and the other a little silly. Both of them are cute!. I really enjoyed it.

Short and sweet, this was a quick read with feel good vibes. Two boys meet by chance and bond over their similar names, only for them to grow closer through studying and walking home together after school. There is not a huge amount of substance here as it is such a brief manga, but it was cute all the same and the art captured the growing feelings and self doubt very well. Happy to have the chance to discover #NumberCall with #NetGalley

I really like this manga! It's cute and fun how their names connect them and the story has a nice pace to it. It just feels warm and comfy while reading.

Im sorry to say that I was dissapointed in this one. While the romance was cute enough, it was a VERY slow burn and nothing really happened in the end. We were barely rewarded with a kiss in the end - in the EPILOGUE - and there was barely any character development.
Aside from that, I kept getting confused with the friend characters as they looked a lot like the main characters. Which meant that I often thought friend A was one of the main characters and only later in the scene realized that it wasn't.
I feel like this could have benefitted from a little more time on the editing table.

This was a cute little comic about learning to love every part of yourself, at least. That’s how I see it. It starts with Akito or Eita, who hates his name since it sounds like the Japanese word for ‘eight’.

And then there’s Hachi, who has a similar problem, but has already learned to love his name.

The two meet when Akito’s paper flies out the window, landing by Hachi and form an unlikely friendship, that later turns into more.

I loved this comic, it was so sweet. I’d love to read another part of this, if there ever is one.

This was so cute!!! I haven't read a BL in a while, and how I've missed it!
This was so sweet, I really enjoyed the art style. Their relationship felt really genuine and I had a good time reading it.
But it did feel like I was waiting for something else to happen. Their meet cute was nice, but it felt a little surface level. I was waiting for an actual conflict. Other than that, I really enjoyed it!!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital ARC of this title. I ended up buying it for myself because I thought I'd appreciate it more in paperback.

I have been diving into the world of manga and manhwa slowly over the past year.

I have to say, this is probably my least favorite. I see that it was originally published in 2014, and was a debut from an artist that has had other, more successful titles. It feels like this maybe was published more as a cash grab than based on its merit.

There isn't much content and sometimes it was hard for me to differentiate characters. The to MMCs both have friends at school that look like the leads, and sometimes I had to flip back and forth to determine who was who.

I think the humor or references to the number 8 were kind of lost in translation. In the summary it says the MMC is named Eighto, but in the manga it's Eito - so it legitimately took me looking toward the end to connect that his name sounds like the number 8. I'm not bad and putting two and two together, so the fact that I had to dig tells me that something was either lost or underdeveloped in the original material.

All in all, it was a sweet boy meets boy high school romance. I was whelmed, but a younger reader might really enjoy this.

This was so adorable. I loved the sweetness of the whole story and their relationship, and even though it was quite short it still managed to make me attached to the characters! I thought the concept was really individual but didn’t feel too complicated and managed to capture the essence of a classic sweet high school romance. The extra end scenes were adorable too and added some humour to the story too. I loved the cameos from both of the boys’ friends, especially Kisshy (vegetable juice connoisseur). Thoroughly enjoyed, would recommend to anyone looking for a sweet fast paced BL with a touch of high school angst!

Number Call is a cute slice of life high school romance. It feels more slice of life, then romance. These two characters got to know each other through a coincidence of names, and that sparked a small friendship which grew into a bigger friendship and then something more. It's cozy.

It makes me happy to be able to have the opportunity to be able to read more and more boy love/lgbtq plus books and manga. I really loved this story, and the deep emotion felt within the pages. The cover is also stunning! I never wanted to put this down, and read it so fast. If there was ever more to the characters story I would definitely read more. Thank you NetGalley for an arc of this book.

I really enjoyed this standalone BL manga. I felt like it built up the friendship between the two characters well and the premise for their meeting and bonding was different than the usual meet cute. It was a light and easy read, not much angst. I'd be excited to see more from this author in the future, whether it be another standalone or a series.

Number Call has to be my least favorite BL manga I've read to date.

Now that's not to say it's not any good, and I would definitely recommend. But it's too slow with its building. The number gimmick is fun for a little bit but tiresome by the end. The will they won't they bit also got kind of annoying. I think it was more prevalent here than in most cases because of the attraction being so hard. The fact the author gave us both POV, equaling no guessing.

There are some annoying characters but it's still cozy. I just wish it was longer and the couple was more dynamic.

It was such a cute manga, as always the artstyle is lovely as in other mangas which the mangaka did. Boht characters were so cute and even the dide characters has a whole personality which is difficult to do it in just one volume. While the relationship of them grow closer we get to know more of them and we see how much they care about each, their struggles of their feeling and how hard to express that to other.
Last thing, the whole number story? It is a wholesome idea and it's so cute that a thing for just them.

This was a fun, lighthearted story about two boys in high school that their names are related to the number eight. They meet at random and they form a strong kinship that evolves into something more. This story was simply drawn, easy to follow and filled with teenage angst.