Farewell to My Alter – Nio Nakatani Short Story Collection Review

[Onosume]

Nio Nakatani returns after her hit yuri manga Bloom Into You with this collection of short stories and one-shots, offering fans a unique insight into some of her other work.

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[Dai]

Farewell to My Alter, centres on the story of two identical twin girls who use the fact that they look the same to mess people about, seemingly unaware of the hurt and confusion they cause

That wasn't quite how I saw it. They learn early on that their identity switching hurts people, and they go to extreme lengths to make sure no one notices after that. They keep switching because the idea of being split into two separate identities is nonsensical to them, and stopping would deprive them of half of what they see as their own life.

It's a great collection of stories. There's quite a bit of variety while all maintaining Nakatani's strong authorial voice.