Mars: Vol. 3

by Fuyumi Soryo

Synopsis
Although Kira and Rei are opposites in every way, their bond just keeps getting stronger and stronger. Rei finally trusts Kira enough to take her to the racetrack to watch him ride his beloved motorcycle. Just when Kira and Rei's romance is getting hot and heavy, Rei is called away to ride in the race of his life, the Suzuka 8-endurance. Kira would give anything to be there to support him, but her mom forbids her to go along. As Kira roots for him across the miles, Rei fights his way to the finish line in this mile-a-minute manga.

Review
Unfortunately, I found this volume to be pretty weak due to its focus on racing. There's nothing wrong with it, and the author handles it quite well, it's just that personally, I find it quite boring. And very little happens in this volume except for racing.

Overshadowed is a subplot about how Kira wants to paint Rei. This is essentially what she does when she can't be with Rei to watch him race. It wins the contest that she entered it in, and at the very end, a girl shows up, crying when she looks at it. Presumably, this is the start of the next arc.

I hope this series doesn't feature so much racing in the future. I can take a little, but not this much.

Final thought: I'll keep collecting this series.