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The Story ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Yuki, even with her disability, is a typical college student. While she's going home by train, she meets a college friend. When he tries to talk with her, he realizes that even with his knowledge of three languages, he can't communicate with her as he doesn't know sign language. From that point on, as a language enthusiast, he starts to look at her with more interest.The story of "A Sign of Affection" is pretty good! I am not very enthusiastic when it comes to Shoujo, but the idea of having a deaf main character really caught my attention right from the beginning. The way that the author describes and adapts sign language in the manga is very well done. With the repetition of certain words, you start to learn the signs, and the manga feels even more special.The story is very comforting and warm, as expected from a Shoujo. The romance is pretty well done, and there's a very nice approach to some of the difficulties that someone with a disability can suffer from.════ ⋆★⋆ ════
The Art Style ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The art style is good! Shoujo often has a lack of background information and a lot of light play. However, with this work, they use edited photos to have a detailed background at times. Combining that with a really nice character design, with different clothes, traits, and hairstyles. You have a very nice experience reading it.
(She's so damn cute)There's also a very nice chibi style that makes really cute panels. A good mix of black and white backgrounds to express thoughts and emotions. The drawing of the hands (for the sign language) is pretty well done. There's nothing for me to complain about in this department.
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The Characters ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ There are a moderate number of characters in this work. Yuki, her college friend, partner, his friends, and a few other supporting characters. They're well done. I especially like that the core characters have their own friends to help them deal with their problems. It's not like all the characters are just supporting the main character.As I always like to talk about the main character, Yuki is a really nice character. She's super cute and sweet. Her reactions to people and her way of behaving are also nicely explained during the work.
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