Manga: Again!! 5

Again!! Vol 5 
Rating: 4/5
Buy or Borrow: Buy
Source: Copy courtesy of the publisher! 

Having seen Usami's lonely fate after the collapse of the ouendan, Kinichiro returns to the past again, more determined than ever. He flat-out tells Usami about his time traveling, and the two hatch their plan to change destiny. But when their newfound closeness is misunderstood, it sets off a gossip bomb that threatens to destroy everything. Has all of Kinichiro's time traveling been for naught? 

The secret is out and I can't decide if it's a good or bad thing, like it sends the Captain a little crazy along with the rumours Abe is gleefully spreading about she and Imamura. The way our two time travellers kept talking....it was a matter of time before they got found out, but I was still surprised to see it revealed in this way. It's going to be interesting to see how much it's going to effect the story. 

Anyway, the Ouendan are preparing a new cheer to showcase to us as well as the school and there's a lot riding on this practice game, and we actually do have D-Day in this volume. So we get the build up and then we get the beginnings of the practice game. The baseball team aren't the only ones going to war because our Ouendan is going to be facing off with the Ouendan from the other school led by the moustachioed weirdo. 

I really love how the story is growing and developing, we've seen the Captain change as a character and in this volume she's pretty badass. Plus Imamura is so far out of his comfort zone bless him. I'm actually really proud of his character! The one thing I'm side eyeing though...is there about to be a love triangle developing?! I'm not sure if I'm here for it or not!