Strobe edge is ♥

Quest'estate e quando sarò un'universitaria con più free time, quanto è vero che mi chiamo claudia, mi ci ammazzo di shojo, fino a che non mi va il cervello in pappa.

I'm reading chapter 11 of Io Sakisaka's Strobe Edge manga. I attach here something I read in an other blog and I totally agree with:

"I really admire how Io-san drew the characters. I think they're so beautiful. The story's also fun to read. I feel sorry for the female protagonist at first but I like her optimism when it comes to love. Even though she knows that the man she loves has already someone he cherishes, she still continue to love him in silence while respecting his feelings and admiring his faithfulness and love for his girlfriend." (clic!) 

and here is the description of the main characters (taken from wikipedia):

• Ninako Kinoshita (木下　仁菜子 Kinoshita Ninako^?)

Ninako is the main female protagonist around whom the story revolves. She is a very kind and gentle girl who falls in love with Ren Ichinose. When she finds out that Ren already has a girlfriend, she resigns herself to being just a friend and to quietly hold onto to her feelings. She is good at most of her subjects with the exclusion of mathematics, which she mentions a number of times is her weakest subject. Ninako is very caring and modest, willing to return any favor even if it is something small. Later on, when Ando tries to convince her to go out with him, she rejects him, saying that being in a relationship with someone she does not love is not right. She wants to remain in her feelings of liking Ren, even if they are not reciprocated, because that is whom she is in love with.

• Ren Ichinose (一ノ瀬　連 Ichinose Ren^?)

The male school idol who is basically good at everything and plays the role of main male protagonist. He likes to keep himself isolated from most students and is admired by all of the female populous as a result. He has a close group of friends which are male however the story gives the impression most other male students are jealous of his position. He also has a strong passion for mathematics. Although he has a girlfriend, Mayuka, who is older than he is, Ren tends to lose his guard around Ninako. He only later on realizes his feelings for Ninako, but tries to forget about her by distancing himself for Mayuka's sake.

• Daiki Korenaga (是永　大樹 Korenaga Daiki^?)

Daiki is introduced as a childhood friend of Ninako's and has strong feelings towards her at the beginning of the story. He grew attached to Ninako after his parents divorced two or three years prior to the start of the manga to which he had to make the choice of living with his mother and older sister or his father. Since choosing to live with his father hisrelationship with his older sister lost its flavour. He eventually falls in love with and starts dating Sayuri, Ninako's friend.

• Takumi Ando (安堂　拓海 Andō Takumi^?)

Ando is Ren's middle school friend and also has an idol-like status. He often finds himself competing with Ren like a rival at times. Ando takes advantage of his position and is a big time player among the female students; however, he forms no relationships with them and believes himself not fit for a relationship. His opinion changes after meeting Ninako, who has a strong effect upon him. He eventually falls madly in love with her, saying that he loves her honesty, and often tries to win her favor. He is also very much aware of her feelings for Ren and often tries to help her through Ren's relationship with Mayuka or discourage her from pursuing Ren.

• Mayuka Korenaga (是永　麻由香 Korenaga Mayuka^?)

Mayuka is Daiki's older sister. Her existence is also kept low profile until a certain point where it is found that she is actually the girlfriend of the unobtainable Ren Ichinose. She has a job which is in the modelling business which she pursued for what she thought was Ren's sake and she is currently studying for entrance exams to university. As the series progresses, she becomes wary of Ninako's relationship with Ren but remains friendly toward her. She eventually realizes how much her relationship with Ren is strained: she is almost always busy and has to cancel their dates. In chapter 19, she breaks up with Ren because she now knows that Ren is in love with someone else and she doesn't want Ren to continually repress his feelings just for her. She acknowledges that nothing will ever stay the same, as she herself has changed, and that before she didn't want Ren to change and leave her.

awwww what else can I say? I'll come back to the reading! ;)