If I Could Reach You 5

Author tMnR
Paperback (Manga RTL)
$12.99 US
5.73"W x 8.2"H x 0.5"D   | 7 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Oct 27, 2020 | 160 Pages | 978-1-64651-047-4
| Rated T+
In this heartwrenching new yuri manga, a teenage girl comes to terms with her own sexuality through her crush on her brother's wife.

MOMENT OF TRUTH

Uta has been trying to move on from her crush on Kaoru, but it hasn't been easy. Things only get more complicated when, acting on some advice from a friend, Kaoru decides to have a heart-to-heart with Uta... Meanwhile, Chloe finds she's thinking harder than ever about what Miyabi means to her, and what she wants the two of them to be.
If I Could Reach You is tMnR's debut series and the artist's first series published in English. It ran in the pages of Yurihime magazine, Japan's most popular home for serialized yuri stories.
[If I Could Reach You depicts a] specific kind of pain a lot of queer people, me included, have experienced… It has a lacerating psychological acuity… a tonally diverse slice of life that captures many kinds of moments, both happy and sad…deals with complicated, difficult issues with a sensitivity and grace you rarely see." -Anime News Network

"An emotional maelstrom…far from the warm, bubbly love stories that have seen recent success in [the yuri genre]. A truly touching tale, with tight writing and stunning artwork." -Anime UK News

"A phenomenal and emotional devastating yuri manga…beautifully told. It is rare for a manga to so effectively and effortlessly communicate the wretched feelings of its characters." -Yuri Mother

About

In this heartwrenching new yuri manga, a teenage girl comes to terms with her own sexuality through her crush on her brother's wife.

MOMENT OF TRUTH

Uta has been trying to move on from her crush on Kaoru, but it hasn't been easy. Things only get more complicated when, acting on some advice from a friend, Kaoru decides to have a heart-to-heart with Uta... Meanwhile, Chloe finds she's thinking harder than ever about what Miyabi means to her, and what she wants the two of them to be.

Creators

If I Could Reach You is tMnR's debut series and the artist's first series published in English. It ran in the pages of Yurihime magazine, Japan's most popular home for serialized yuri stories.

Praise

[If I Could Reach You depicts a] specific kind of pain a lot of queer people, me included, have experienced… It has a lacerating psychological acuity… a tonally diverse slice of life that captures many kinds of moments, both happy and sad…deals with complicated, difficult issues with a sensitivity and grace you rarely see." -Anime News Network

"An emotional maelstrom…far from the warm, bubbly love stories that have seen recent success in [the yuri genre]. A truly touching tale, with tight writing and stunning artwork." -Anime UK News

"A phenomenal and emotional devastating yuri manga…beautifully told. It is rare for a manga to so effectively and effortlessly communicate the wretched feelings of its characters." -Yuri Mother