Name: A Sign of Affection, Vol. 1
Rating: 4.473333333333334 (75 reviews)

Suu Morishita

Yuki, who’s always been deaf, is used to communicating with sign language and her phone. But she’s not used to English, so when a tourist from overseas asks for directions, she nearly panics…until a handsome stranger steps in to help. His name is Itsuomi, and it turns out he’s a friend of a friend. A charismatic globetrotter, Itsuomi speaks three languages, but he’s never had a deaf friend. The two feel drawn to each other and plan a date on a romantic winter’s night…but Yuki’s friend is afraid that she might be setting herself up to get hurt. Could this be something real? Or will these feelings melt away with the snow?

A Sign of Affection, Vol. 1

The characters and storyline are pretty cute! Excited to get more in depth with the characters and the relationships.

Floofyflower

suu Morishita

Why must the time we spend together always be so short? Yuki’s a hearing-impaired college student whose path crosses with Itsuomi, an upperclassman from her school. Against all expectations, Itsuomi doesn’t bat an eye at her condition, treating her more normally than she’s ever felt in her life, and she begins to fall in love with him. Resolving to be strong and face that love head-on, Yuki hopes to get to know him better…but that’s easier said than done! Check out volume 2 of “A Sign of Affection,” the manga that's taken the online and TV world by storm!

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Linara K.S

The way he TAKES her hand all the TIME !!! Arghhh I think I'm incapable of sleep until I read all of these mangas back to back

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sani

i might get diabetes because why was this so sweet

Ellie M.

we love a man who can communicate!! i know it’s the bare minimum but i just really love stories where the guy knows how to make the effort for his girl… it’s rare to find men who can outright say what they’re thinking and itsuomi is literally so amazing with yuki. our girl is so precious and adorable and i’m glad the anime adaptation gave them justice (except for the art style fls)

It is sweet but a little boring. I do appreciate the thought that the author has put into Yuki and it is refreshing to see a deaf protagonist in a successful and popular romance story but I do wish that there was a little bit more going on or that the story had left a little bit more space to demonstrate why Yuki likes Itsuomi this much.

Still, I am interested in giving this another chance and spending some more time with it to see if it takes the chances it seems to have missed in its first volume.

It is sweet but a little boring. I do appreciate the thought that the author has put into Yuki and it is refreshing to see a deaf protagonist in a successful and popular romance story but I do wish that there was a little bit more going on or that the story had left a little bit more space to demonstrate why Yuki likes Itsuomi this much.

Still, I am interested in giving this another chance and spending some more time with it to see if it takes the chances it seems to have missed in its first volume.

Jasmyn izumi

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this is starting off so unbelievably wholesome & sweet, i cannot deal. the way he's going out of his way to want to learn sign language for her has me on the floor.

There’s a reason this is one of the top romance manga of 2022/2023.

Stefanie  Uwah

I’m very new to reading mangas and graphic novels so I don’t have much to base things off of. But I thought this was really cute!

Ley Stanton

So freaking cute. How did I manage to pick another manga that had a deaf MC without even realizing it though? Seems like just my luck. I really like the way the signs are drawn here, you can actually tell what they are which means the author likely knows sign. In other drawn forms, they skip over anything more than a basic sign. Really liked the art style and the story, can't wait to read more!

Yuki is a typical college student in all ways but one: She's hard of hearing. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the creator of Shortcake Cake! Even with a hearing aid, the voices of others are an indistinct blur for Yuki. But she's never let that get in the way of a life arranged around her friends, social media, and cute fashion. She's browsing her phone on train when a tourist asks her for directions, and she's ready to panic...but the handsome Itsuomi steps in to help. It turns out her new crush is a friend of a friend, and Yuki's world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi-kun can speak three languages, sign language isn't one of them. Can Yuki communicate her budding feelings? From the acclaimed author of Shortcake Cake, the hit shojo series with more than a million copies in print, this new work is sure to please fans of romantic stories like A Silent Voice, Kimi ni Todoke, and Love in Focus!

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Darkness

Why I never heard about this manga. Why? Like I pick this on a whim like almost all of manga but this one was no regret. We are following Yuki and her life in college. She is deaf and she meets this boy on train Itsuomi-san who goes to her school. He helped her to talk to tourists then. After that, they meet more and more, after all, they have a common friend on campus and there connection is so pure and cute. Interaction are cute. I love how he wants to try sing language for her. He even gifts her a gift when he came home from a trip.

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Fumi Calafateanu

Yuki is Deaf and a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a train leads to her meeting friend-of-a-friend and fellow student Itsuomi, her world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi can speak three languages, sign language isn't one of them. Can the two learn to communicate the budding feelings between them?

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Book Dragon

Yuki is a typical college student--it's just that she can't hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the creator of Shortcake Cake Even with a hearing aid, the voices of others are an indistinct blur for Yuki. But she never lets that get in the way of a life full of friends, social media, and cute fashion. One day, she's browsing her phone on train, when a tourist asks her for directions. Yuki nearly panics...until the handsome Itsuomi steps in to help. It turns out her new crush is a friend of a friend, and Yuki's world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi-kun can speak three languages, sign language isn't one of them. How will Yuki communicate her budding feelings? From the acclaimed author of Shortcake Cake, the hit shojo series with more than a million copies in print, this new work is full of real-life details about Japanese sign language and living without hearing, and it's sure to please fans of romantic stories like A Silent Voice, Kimi ni Todoke, and Love in Focus

A Sign of Affection, Vol. 1

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