Manga: Tokyo Tarareba Girls 7

Tokyo Tarareba Girls Vol 7 
Rating: 4/5
Buy or Borrow: Buy
Source: Copy courtesy of the publisher! 

While just starting to rekindle an old flame with Hayasaka-san, Rinko is mortified to have their first date crashed by Key. Will what he has to say condemn Rinko to another angry, drunken night with her friends...or will it strengthen her resolve to make this new relationship work? There's only one thing Rinko is sure of--she's running out of time. 

The last volume left us on quite the cliffhanger and this one doesn't leave us in suspense at all, and I was so excited to see how things would play out as we rejoined the scene straight away. Key fully hijacked Rinko's date, and it was hilariously awkward. He was questioning their intentions, and exposing the time he and Rinko slept together...I know he's trying to protect her but wow...so awkward. 

While we see a fair amount of Rinko this volume as she falls in to a comfortable relationship with Hayasaka and revels in a simple, easy relationship free from stress. There's even talk of moving in between them. But the most intriguing part of this volume? We finally get all the background on Key and his wife and everything from his past that we've been curious about since day one! Finally. There's even a surprise in store when it comes to his manager too. 

Honestly, it was a gripping volume for that fact alone, with all the background making some things finally click in to place.  So much about he and his behaviour made sense after reading this volume, not least because of a certain characters speculating that also had some more things clicking in to place and being a nicely timed reveal ready for the end of the volume! The series has progressed nicely, and now as we reach the final couple of volumes, things are continuing at a nice pace and I'm excited to see what's going to happen now with Key!