[Blushing Pure Love] Your Boyish Childhood Friend Slowly Falls for You Through Romance Makeup Lessons [CV. Yurina Amami]

I won't go into details... Boku... Boku... Amami-san's use of "boku" as her first-person pronoun is something you don't hear that often, so it feels really fresh... It's cool, it's beautiful, and honestly, while listening, I could feel shivers running down my spine, around my lower back. It was so healing to listen to... It healed me right down to my core... On top of that, my ears were just so, so happy. It really resonated with my heart, worn down from job hunting. I feel like I can keep going again starting tomorrow...!

True to the title "Boyish Childhood Friend," the heroine's first impression is a cool voice and way of talking. But what makes this work wonderful is that she isn't just a simple cool-type heroine. I'd rather you experience the details yourself, but this is a work where the heroine's feelings and words are deeply impressive— she longs to be "cool," while at the same time wavering toward "girlishness" as a girl in love. She wants to act cool, but ends up flustered and blushing at "you"'s words and actions. Even though she's not used to it, the way she occasionally tries to go on the offensive is truly endearing, and honestly, just plain cute. For those who like cool-type heroines, fans of Amami Yurina, and those looking for something with a bit of a different flavor— this is a work I'd recommend to all kinds of people.

This is a "blushing pure" work depicting how your relationship progresses through "romance remedial classes" with Arimura Asuka, your close, precious childhood friend and the girl you have feelings for. Asuka has a husky voice, uses "boku" as her first-person pronoun, and is a boyish girl whose hobbies and mannerisms lean masculine. She's more "cool" than "cute," and Asuka herself is quite firmly conscious of this. But because of that, she's aware she's not girly, which makes her bad at romance and lacking in confidence. In the world of this story, romance classes have become mandatory, and she ends up needing remedial lessons; chasing after Asuka, whom you have feelings for, you boycott the romance class yourself, and end up paired with her for remedial lessons. The circumstances that led you to take remedial lessons are proactive from the start, and with that single-minded devotion, you use the remedial romance lessons as an opportunity to approach Asuka—the story's backbone is Asuka's shifting feelings and the progress of your relationship with her. At the very first meeting for the remedial lessons, you confess your feelings to her, and afterward, while including ASMR-style situations like ear cleaning and sleeping side by side, you tackle various remedial romance assignments. In the extracurricular class track, you get to savor her blushing and embarrassment as she dresses cutely and speaks in an unfamiliar, girly tone—it's quite powerful, so I definitely recommend it (and afterward, when she goes back to her normal self, she's still just as cute). Actually, Asuka herself isn't entirely uninterested in romance; there are hints that she's bound by a self-made image of being "cool and unfeminine," and while the way she's lived isn't exactly a lie, it's also true that part of her has lost sight of her own feelings. The story of her growth through the remedial romance lessons—made possible by you, who noticed this and single-mindedly came to love her exactly as she is—makes for a very satisfying listen. May your love with your childhood friend bear fruit.

Maybe there's more blushing/embarrassment than in other ASMR works? Amami-san's voice here is the cute type rather than her cool type. Not just the main story—the healing voice track is great too. This might be irresistible for those who love blushing/shy moments. Compared to other ASMR works by Amami-san, there are more situations here, and every single one has a blushing scene. At first, as stated within the work itself, she can't do girly things, but it's nice how she gradually becomes more girly as the remedial lessons progress. (This review might be a bit off the mark, though.)

In this peculiar version of Japan where "romance" has become a mandatory subject as a countermeasure to the declining birthrate, there's Asuka, a childhood friend who lacks confidence in romance, and "you," who boycotted class because you liked her. The two of you begin your romance remedial lessons with a sudden confession from "you." Even though you're childhood friends who know each other well, the distance between the two of you—who had never entered a romantic relationship until now—closes little by little under the justification of "it's part of the class." The way she looks happily proud when she manages ear-blowing well, or the way she panics when hugged—all the different sides of her shown through her interactions with "you" were genuinely adorable and just the best. The previous work set in the same world was wonderful, but this one was truly wonderful as well.

Romance remedial lessons with Asuka, a boyish childhood friend who uses "boku" as her first-person pronoun. Asuka is surprised when she's suddenly confessed to right at the start of the remedial lessons; afterward, she's flustered and fumbling, confused about being treated like a girl in various ways; even as the two of you grow closer through the lessons, she's still embarrassed—she stays blushing the whole way through, and it was adorable from start to finish. As for the story, I also enjoyed how it has an innocent, fresh feel—starting from the confession, the relationship gradually shifts from childhood friends to romantic partners, with the protagonist actively trying to change the relationship while Asuka, though confused, gradually becomes aware of her own feelings.

As expected of a voice work by a professional voice actress, the quality is extremely high, and the scenario has an interesting setting too—I was naturally drawn into the world, and it was great how the heart-pounding scenes increased toward the latter half. When I think of Amami Yurina and "boyish," I had an image of a calm, cool character, but this time, true to the title, I was thoroughly healed by Amami-san's voice, full of adorable blushing moments. It felt fresh and I'm very satisfied. If you want to be healed by mutual love with a pure, shy character, this is a work I'd definitely recommend you buy.

A boyish childhood friend developing into a romantic interest... I think that kind of setup is fairly common, but what matters more, I think, is how it's developed and whether it suits your taste. Triggered by these remedial lessons, the two of you realize various things about each other, and the relationship—where mutual one-sided feelings deepen even more slowly than a walking pace—feels pleasant, even if a bit frustratingly slow at times, but the buildup is important. To avoid spoilers I won't go into detail, but it feels like things progress quite far starting from ear cleaning right from the get-go... Once you break through the initial wall, maybe it's all just theory after that. But this really does progress quite a bit...? Toward the end, it almost feels like it's moving at the speed of supercooled water suddenly freezing... I had an image of characters played by Amami Yurina-san as being crisp, dignified, and fairly clear-cut, so for this work's Arimura Asuka, even though she's boyish, the character image leans fairly cute. I feel like I hadn't heard a performance like Arimura Asuka's in a while. In terms of vocal range, it maintains softness while being slightly lower, but leans a bit more toward cute elements with slightly increased blushing too. If I may be a bit greedy, maybe her natural cuteness is just part of this setting, but given the childhood friend relationship, I would have liked to hear a pattern where her natural voice leans more husky, or a softer pattern too. Going back to the title—fans, this one's a must!

I've bought several works before, but this time I bought it because the voice actress was Amami Yurina-san! Amami-san's recent voice works have mostly been cool-type roles, but this time, despite being boyish, her voice was so cute and it was very healing...!! The slightly breathy way of speaking and her voice when flustered by "you"'s actions are so cute, so I recommend it! Just like other works from this voice production, the sense of closeness with the heroine was also very healing!

A boyish childhood friend with no tolerance for romance being seen as a romantic interest and going "fueee..." is the kind of setup you'd see in a romance manga, but this work has the special situation of "romance remedial classes." This situation makes it stir up fantasies that go beyond the usual common character setup. Amami-san, the voice actress, often plays calm, low-key female characters in anime and such who probably wouldn't say something like "fueee...", but in this work, despite being a boyish childhood friend, she's voiced with a cute-type voice. What a relief. No, really. Personally, I'm the type who wants her to do more cute-type roles. I think this is a work where you can enjoy the gap between her calm voice parts and her flustered voice. Not so much tanshun-type, but if you like the moe of that gap, this one's for you. I wonder what would happen if you failed the romance remedial class... lol