Nachi Aono's drawing style is both expressive and detailed, which makes the emotions of the characters and the flow of the scenes come across strongly. The manga manages to explore a dark magical girl story in an orphanage for girls. It is also mainly advertised as a yuri manga. From what I've read until now I find the complexity of human relationships and the search for love and understanding in a hostile world written in an authentic way. I personally feel like after reading only the first volume it's hard to draw hard conclusions, especially because it feels like a longterm, slowburn story, But I do think that if the characters were older this would have worked a lot better. There doesn't seem to be a reason for some of the characters to be this young. I’m really curious about the world building though and where the story will lead, I enjoyed this volume enough to pick up the next one and see where the story goes from there.

Sidenote: I also don't see what kinda sexualization or nudity some other reviewers are talking about. I left this read without seeing anything profoundly sexual about it. Sure the healing part can be very specific with the sharing mana by kissing, but as another review already said. There's nothing sexual about performing cpr on someone either

Sheena lives in an orphanage, which doubles as a school training girls with magic for combat in the war. After her roommate passes in a fight, she’s replaced with the odd Mimi, who arrived at night, covered in blood.

Sheena and Mimi attend classes together, Sheena grappling with both her new roommate’s odd behavior and seemingly not wanting to fight. Oh, and having a gay crisis after Mimi has to kiss her to heal her. Cause that’s how they heal people in this world.

This was a pretty interesting introduction, Im so curious about both what on earth they’re fighting in this war, and what is going on with Mimi. The reveal at the end is wild. Can’t wait for the next one!

I'm not really sure this fully works....

So basically these kids use some type of magic to help fight against something....but we don't see that something they fight. They're basically soldiers in a war but don't see much war.

Instead we get the main lead who begins to fall for her new classmate, and the way you transfer mana/heal is through kissing. But it's odd cause everyone looks 10-12....which is not something that surprises me but it does. But whatever, least all look around the same age.

But then with some transphobe comments, we have a teacher who also kisses these students but is a full on adult....and not a fan of that.

It just feels weird, and while the art is solid, I can't say I fully recommend this one. It feels....weird. Maybe I'm just not the audience for this.

Thanks to NetGalley and the author for granting me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This, too, is yuri.

I'm rating this manga a 2.5/5 stars for multiple reasons. One, these children are 10 years old and must kiss each other on the mouth to "heal". There's also a trans(?) nurse who also kisses underage students to heal their wounds. Not to mention there is a section towards the end of the story where the main character Mimi is naked and covered in blood. There was no actual nudity shown but even what WAS shown was too much.

That being said, the art style is beautiful and the characters all have very nice personalities. The story was good and was a nice introduction to the world-building.

The only thing that bothered me was the underage sexual content, the fact that children are the ones going to war killing others and getting killed themselves. 10-year-olds should not be sent to war regardless if it is fiction or not. If the children were older teens, maybe 16 or 17, I would have given this story a 4-star rating. But due to the fear of bad people getting ahold of this book and using it for vile things... I can't.

I would love to see a revision of this manga when they are older! But please... Stop making children do inappropriate things.

I was actually vibing with it pretty much up until the kissing magic system and Mimi’s age (which is 10 by the way) were revealed. Everything after that just felt… very wrong. Included an entirely unnecessary nudity panel of Mimi (still 10 by the way) . Having a bunch of underage girls run around kissing each other is just… not it.

The Story was a bit confusing and I'm not exactly sure what to thing about the age (the younger one is 10 y/o) and the age gap of the characters, especially since it sexualizes pretty much... ok it's supposed to be sapphic I think but nevertheless... Ten years old for one of the main characters?! I don't know ...
But aside from this, the story might be something for people who like mystery, dark fantasy a little horror and action stories.
I'm not sure if I'll continue to read the story tho

I loved everything about this manga, the art in it is amazing. The relationship of our main characters are very fuzzy. I highly recommend and I can’t wait for the next one ^^

I was very intrigued by the premise but the execution was a mixed, problematic bag.

Our two main characters are your stereotypical quiet/shy girl (Sheena) and a killing machine with a sunny personality (Mimi). The dichotomy of their tentative friendship, plus the magical aspect is about where the good stuff ends.

These characters are young; Mimi is said to be 10, the other characters seem to be moreso between 13-15, despite being in the same class. The healing magic/transfer of mana is done through kissing which is a big yikes as these underage kids are being sent to the frontlines of their magical war and coming back injured to be healed by someone proficient in healing magic. The school nurse, who is a very negatively portrayed trans character, is a bit too into kidding these kids. Other students call them a pervert (rightfully so given their behaviour), and the characterization left a really bad taste in my mouth.

Really bummed about this as I was hoping for something akin to Madoka Magica, but it was too overt, and the writing was jumpy and didn't flow well.

A fantasy Yuri set against the backdrop of war and child soldiers. I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day is soon to be adapted into an anime by the ROLL2 studio. I really wanted to discover this manga.
It's a striking title that catches your eye straight away. The themes are dark, despite the bubbly cover and Mimi, who is very positive and naive in her interactions.
The world and the story are intriguing, especially the end of the volume, which really makes you want to continue. We know very little about what's going on outside the school, as Sheena doesn't leave; but Mimi suggests that we'll soon see what's going on outside the school (and it promises to be exciting and bloody!). The manga has potential.
I liked the premise, the only downside being the adult nurse who takes pleasure in treating her teenage pupils by kissing them (even though it's the ‘concept’ of healing magic, it's inappropriate).

I'm going into this blind, but I was excited to read this after seeing a cover from the anime that was recently announced for this.

We're introduced early on into the setting, orphans trained to becoming weapons. The premise is definitely very intriguing!

The biggest thing though that made me uncomfortable was that you find out halfway how old the characters are?! It really threw me off. The mana transfer method also seemed a little too much.

I will still probably read more volumes because I am interested in the overall storyline- it seems like it'll be rather dark and somber based on the title.

Throughly enjoyed the world building and contrast between cute art in the character’s design against the horrific setting.
Tragic lesbian lovers?! Sign me in!!!!

This book started with much potential, but having kissing as how people are healed and having it heavily implied that the school nurse, an adult, kissed the underage girls to heal them often and really enjoyed doing it deeply rubbed me the wrong way and made me uncomfortable. The characters also felt really infantile at times. Thank you, NetGalley and publishers, for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Well haaa not for me. I recognize it's not poorly written and it's a different and strong plot, that I don't usually go for. Probably people that like The Promised Neverland would enjoy it. I just didn't vibe with it.

"I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day" nos sumerge en un fascinante mundo de fantasía oscuro donde niños huérfanos son entrenados desde temprana edad para convertirse en implacables máquinas de matar. La historia tiene lugar en una academia en la que estos jóvenes reciben una educación rigurosa que no solo incluye materias académicas, sino también un entrenamiento físico para su futuro como guerreros. Este contexto único y algo perturbador es solo la base para lo que promete ser una trama mucho más profunda.

El primer tomo de esta serie de yuuri se presenta como una introducción emocionante, pero también se dedica a construir lentamente el universo en el que se desarrolla la historia. A pesar de la acción intensa y las interacciones intrigantes entre los personajes, hay muchas preguntas sin respuesta que parecen ser deliberadamente dejadas en el aire, lo que deja abierta la posibilidad de explorar más sobre este mundo en los próximos tomos. A medida que avance la historia, se revelarán más detalles acerca de la academia, el origen de estos huérfanos y la razón detrás de su entrenamiento tan brutal.

Me ha gustado en especial los dibujos y los diseños de personajes. Los personajes están diseñados con gran atención al detalle, lo que hace que cada uno se sienta único, a la vez que se mantiene una coherencia visual que refleja sus personalidades y roles dentro de la trama.

Uno de los personajes que más me ha cautivado es Mimi. Aunque a primera vista podría parecer una chica frágil e infantil, lo que realmente resalta de ella es su capacidad para transformarse completamente cuando llega el momento de luchar. En los momentos de acción, Mimi revela una faceta completamente diferente de su personalidad, mostrando una fuerza y determinación inesperadas. Este contraste entre su apariencia y su verdadera naturaleza es uno de los aspectos más intrigantes del personaje y una de las razones por las cuales me interesa ver cómo se desarrolla en los próximos tomos

“It’s an orphanage and training ground with one goal: to cultivate weapons of sorcery for use by the military?”

I had a lot of expectations about “I Want to Love You Till our Dying Day” but I have to say it made me uncomfortable above all else. If I liked the idea of this Magic School in which children (orphans) are sent to become “good little soldiers” for an adults’ war –and all the revolution and empowerment that could be expected when the story would progress– the “healing kiss” became the only thing I could remember about the story. Should it have been on the wound (or forehead, or cheek), it could have been a cute idea to make this comfort for kid having a true healing power. But it appears to be on the lips, and practiced on a child by an adult, sometimes even when the kid is unconscious. Add to that that the over happy and exuberant Mimi feels dissociated and having symptoms of an abused child… It was enough for me to feel very uncomfortable. So yes, maybe it will be denounced in later tomes, as much as the other adults’ problematic behaviors (like conditioning and using children for war). But I’m not sure I want to read that, especially should that NOT happen, even if the art is beautiful.

Thank you to Kodansha Comics for the eARC on NetGalley. My opinions are my own.

I was initially drawn to this manga by the cover, and the art style remained my favourite part this whole book. Even though there were aspects of this book I did like, the kissing between adults and children was enough to make me dislike this story. I will not be continuing the next volume unfortunately. I really do love the art though, so I would be open to reading different works by this mangaka in the future.

Okay manga overall. I didn't like the plot to this one at all. I will not continue. Just overall not for me.

I felt like I was picking up a story in the middle. I don't quite understand what was going on, and it ended before there was any resolution. And I'm not sure why the nurse seemed so pervy.

Thank you to both Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC copy. This has not affected my review at all, which are my own thoughts.

I have mixed feelings about this one. I normally like to start with the good things/what I liked, but there's not much of that in this manga, unfortunately. Sooo.... I think I'll start with why I decided to read it and then how it disappointed me.

I found out about this manga through Kodansha's IG page, and it caught my eye, both with the cover and the story description. And I thought that I'd probably read it once it was out. This led me to finding it on Netgalley and being able to get an ARC of it. Which ultimately led to this review.
I thought I would like the manga, I like war stories that also make some type of social commentary, in the case of this manga: the exploitation of kids and teens at the hands of institutions with the power to do so, treating them (children) as weapon and the effect all this has on both the people, but also in the society it takes place. And yet, I couldn't have been farther from the truth.

I know that, when is a series, the first volume tends to be introductory, and it was also the case here, so if some things have been done differently, I would have liked it more and would probably feel incline to wanting to read the second one. But i can't bother after it all. And it comes down to the magic system, how it is presented to us.
Context: some people can do magic and, for that, they use mana. So, in this world, they go around kissing each other to exchange mana and get healed. I would have seen it with better eyes if it had happened between consenting adults, not ten year olds being trained to be living weapons that are sexualized all through the pages (in my opinion).

There's two situations here:
Mimi kissing Sheena to heal her, which wouldn't be bad if Mimi, who is supposed to be a 10 year old child just like Sheena, knew what a kiss was or wasn't portrait in an infantilized way, making her appear even younger than she is (a fact that even Sheena comments about on the page).
And then, the situation with the school nurse, a full grown adult, that is said to go around kissing the students (children and teens, all underage) to heal them when needed. If that doesn't spell predator... What is even worse, is that, from comments from the students and, more specifically, Mimi, is implied that she's either a transwoman or a crossdresser, two groups that have been accused of exactly that for ages. Harmful stereotypes will always be harmful, even if they're done with "humor", even thought is not humor, is straight up disrespect for real life people. If I have read some reviews mentioning this, I would have most probably avoided this manga.

If I had to point out some good points, it'd be the art and the potential of the story, which I would have enjoyed if executed other wise. I won't be reading the second volume, that for sure. And I hope we can leave these deplorable depictions behind us.

Disappointed, but at least it was a short read and I didn't have to suffer much