Manga: Waiting For Spring 11

Waiting For Spring Vol 11
Rating: 3/5
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Source: Copy courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review! 

It's time for the New Team Tournament, and the stakes are high. If Seiryo wins, the basketball team's ban on dating will be lifted, and if Mitsuki agrees, she and Towa can finally be an official couple. But then, Towa has a dream that he misses a crucial shot and loses to Aya... Could it be an omen?! 

Volume 11 starts off quickly, we've got New Years and Winter Break speeding by and then we're straight in with the first of three games that the boys need to win! We have quite an action packed volume thanks to the sports element, and we breeze through the tournament before pulling through in to the finals league and the showdown we've all been waiting for...Towa and Aya going head to head and the Champion being decided. 

Alongside that we have some little interludes at the cafe and with Sudo...I do feel for her, but it's also kind of funny because as much as she wants to ask questions and dislike Mitsuki, Mitsuki is just too nice! I have to say I was quite proud of Ryuji this volume for having the balls to ask Nana himself, he's come a long way, bless him! 

I still haven't quite warmed up to Aya, he just keeps popping up at the most annoying moments and it always makes me screech. However, I do like the way that Towa has handled this whole thing, particularly in this volume and despite his own feelings he gives Mitsuki space to figure things out for herself. 

There are a lot of important moments in this volume, there's realisation of feelings in some cases, important games and then the most important game of all which is suitably tense, nail biting and dramatic! Of course we're left on a cliffhanger, once again making me screech, but this is an overall intense volume that contributes some important scenes!