Fukumenkei Noise (Anonymous Noise) Vol. 3: Manga Review

Alice/Nino lets her enchanting voice out on TV with In No Hurry in a screaming manner to release her pain as she has been overwhelmed for being treated heartlessly after finding Momo. Enraged Momo gets mesmerized with her voice but he can’t touch her as she is too precious for that. The too romantic rivals get closer after discussing their love life with each other without even knowing the whole truth. The whole situation get to its conclusive point when on a certain day all three of them meet at one place. The starting few pages of the manga clearly describes about Nino’s interest in No Hurry’s TV debut. She get distressed when the music starts at which the irregular shading makes it look like tunnel-vision. She lose herself in the lyrics releasing all her pain in a fast pace that made it hard for the other members to get along with it. However they end up delivering a great performance. Momo, who watches her performance on the TV at home, recognize her voice under the Alice costume and could not help but praise her voice ever after treating her harshly. It was unbearable for to watch her singing with someone other than him. The Pop Music Club who secretly happens to be in In No Hurry discreetly celebrate at the school. Nino gets to meet with one of the judge Kuze, who is from Momo’s agency. She hands over her Momo’s old guitar with a scratch of a coffee mug that left the mark when Momo was listening to her singing and dropped the mug. This proved her that Momo had listened to her song. However, she is a bit anxious about the fact that Kuze has been living with him but her joy overshadowed the misunderstanding and she can’t wait to tell about this to her best friend Yuzu who might get heartbroken with this revelation. Yuzu’s mother reacts violently after knowing that he has been composing again. He runs into Momo who could tell by the look on his face and the scar of slap on his cheek, what could have possibly happened. They spend some time together talking about music, parents and love problems. Momo tells Yuzu to express his feeling to the girl he love despite of the fact that he has never been nice to the girl he loves. Being obsessed with Nino’s voice, Momo forms a new band called Silent Black Kitty in order to destroy In No Hurry. He becomes bassist of the band and makes Miou, the vocalist. He has no idea that his friend Yuzu is in the band that he means to destroy. Their friendship and Yuzu’s plan to confess his love is shattered when Yuzu asks Nino to come on the roof where Momo is. The truth about them being romantic rival is revealed. Momo is still harsh with Nino but she is happy have him in the same school. Kuze pushes Momo to speak to Nino so that he could express his suppressed feeling. He tells that he ‘used’ to like her and that he is sorry to leave her. Nino gets upset to hear that he doesn’t love her anymore but she still manage to lie that she also used to love him in the past. The two sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star together before getting part. Yuzu who is still upset after knowing the truth and promise himself to be her good friends. Although he had wished for her to love him the same way he loves her but all he need now is to make her happy. Their showdown with Silent Black Kitty is around the corner and he reverse a lot with her but unfortunately the lyrics makes her reminiscent about her tragic love. She cries a lot while Yuzu being her true friend tries to console her and kiss her stop her from crying Silent Black Kitty is the band formed out of anger. It is a symbol of mixed feelings that Momo has for Nino. The bank look quite similar to In No Hurry. They can give a tough competition to the older band. What exactly Momo’s motive? Does he aim to prove something to her or it’s about his obsession for her voice. Whatever the logic behind is, showdown is going to be tough. Although Nino is the only one who seems to be honest and clear about her feelings, her actions can sometimes be frustrating. However she does realize the weirdness in singing daily on the beach. Momo doesn’t seems to understand his unkind and rude behavior towards the girl he loves is not normal. Yuzu on the other hand can’t seems to delete number even of the guy who has been harsh to the girl he adores. It’s hard to give logical explanation to some decision of these characters but it can be concluded by assuming that they are kids. The last scene in which Yuzu kisses Nino even after making a vow to be always by her side as a friend is quite confusing and shocking at the same time. What makes him do it? What exactly is in Momo’s mind? Both of them have many hidden emotions that are only expressed through songs. Nino seems to be the only one who seems to be expressive when it comes to deep feelings and emotions. It can’t be said if those honest feelings should be taken as positive or negative.