Catch a lover series#
I can only think of one other GL series where such queer camaraderie exists: Bloom Into You, in which Sayaka bonds with the queer owner of a cafe the girls frequent. (Takebe rejects Maria’s friendship, because she thinks it’s sketchy to meet people online.) Maria is in a more established relationship with another former delinquent, which allows her to serve as a guide and role model for Soramori. Soramori also has something that feels extremely rare in queer manga – other queer friends! At the end of volume one we meet her friend Maria, a queer woman Soramori bonded with online when they were teens. However, she never moves toward the target, and instead dedicates more and more time to Soramori. The only model of adulthood Takebe has ever seen involves marrying a man and having children, so she tells herself that that is her goal. She complains about their dates but leans into each activity to make it fun and, increasingly in volume two, pushes Soramori to also have fun and not simply cater to Takebe’s interests. Takebe effortlessly creates space for Soramori to be herself, despite being an oblivious tsundere who of course fails to notice her own queerness and growing feelings for Soramori. She doesn’t hide her somewhat obsessive love for Takebe either, even creepily declaring that she’ll hoard all Takebe’s belongings from her childhood bedroom and build an archive, should Takebe try to throw anything away. On dates, the pair are unable to do anything without competing, whether it’s fishing, playing arcade games or getting a sad amount of likes on fake Instagram. However, with Takebe she drifts easily into her natural habits. At work she maintains a gentle facade, hiding her violent past and her obsessive, competitive nature.
Soramori has a job at a clothing store which sates her genuine interest in fashion, but former delinquents don’t typically end up in the fashion world. Both Takebe and Soramori are finding their way as new adults, and while Soramori seems more confident with her situation, both are struggling to be their whole selves. Sweet and funny slice-of-life moments are paired with emotional ones in which the women let their guard down. When Soramori and Takebe have their final face-off – the preface to their dating life – even that is a joke Soramori has retained her strength, while Takebe has grown rusty and out of shape. However, the first volume keeps things light, spinning even mentions of violence into jokes. The silly premise of this manga sets a perfect romcom tone – and it is a romcom, which means deeper emotional connections and revelations lurk just around the corner. March 2022 (Volume 1) and June 2022 (Volume 2) Soramori proposes one last fight with high stakes: if Soramori wins, Takebe has to date her!Ĭatch These Hands! Volumes One and Two murata (mangaka) Determined to fully put her past behind her, Takebe wanders into a clothing store to change her look and thus her life – only to run into her greatest rival, Kirara “Bloody Cardigan” Soramori. Meanwhile, all Takebe’s managed to do is hop between part-time jobs and maintain her charming resting bitch face.
As a teen Takebe was one of the best fighters around, but all her friends have moved on to grown-up things like getting married and becoming parents.
If you were a Fruits Basket teen and felt that Arisa Uotani should’ve been queer, I’ve got good news for you! Catch These Hands! is here to grant your wish.Ĭatch These Hands! finds Ayako Takebe, a former delinquent, lost in her adulthood.
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