To clarify, before I start, I usually hate love-triangles. I feel like in many mangas they are a cheap plot device to create drama - you have the love triangle where you have the two main characters who are the obvious couple, and then that ex who won't leave/that unrequited love/the clingy other love interest who guilt trips one character to be with them.

Not in Nanashi no Asterism, though!

The three are all friends who all platonically care about each other a lot. Without spoiling too much, all I can say is that the love triangle is a *proper* love triangle. Not one of those two way love stories with that extra on the side. Oh no. Nanashi no Asterism likes to make these things as complicated and messed up as much as possible.


The characters are all great. Each have their own distinct personality and their own point of view on their respective situations. Theres a couple of side characters who I want to wind up being a yaoi couple (we'll see), though apart from that, I'm not really invested in anyone apart from the three mains.

Art's pretty good, very expressive faces which is important in these kind of angst ridden situations. On the whole, while it doesn't seem much on the outside - to me I was just expecting another cliched yuri story - this is really turning into a little gem of a story. It could easily change, of course, but as of right now this is one of my favourite yuri mangas out there.


tl;dr: Not your typical stupid love-triangle, it actually deals with the consequences and mess of being IN a love triangle and the struggles of what choices to make and what to give up. Though it still carries good comedic moments and the characters are all so cute and you end up cheering them on regardless of how hopeless it all seems to be. I would totally say it is worth a read!