Love in the palm of his hands also known as Bloom on Your Sign like a Chameleon. or in Japanese カメレオンはてのひらに恋をする。(Chameleon wa Tenohira ni Koi wo Suru.) is a BL Manga by Rin Teku.
It’s about Keito, who is deaf, and Fujinaga, a theatre student who gets to know himself through sign language.
(My entry for BookGuildJuly2024)
Ahhh so amazing!! I’ve got sooo many butterflies each chapter, omg. They’re so cute and their chemistry is just… damn!! <333
But also: the hands! The sign language!
The artist really went all out. Not to mention how hard hands are to draw, but even more difficult when it’s the focus and you’re using them to communicate. The attention to detail is amazing. Huge props to them. Hope they got a raise for that.
The author has a tendency to make things overly dramatic, which makes it quite fast-paced and also a bit unrealistic. Overall, it is very slice of life, but then you have those random near-death moments/scenarios, that no person experiences in just one week.
Unless you’re a character from a play, maybe. (Wait… maybe that was the point?)
But apart from that, they are very cute!
The beginning was quite funny, with Aoi thinking Keito is Napalese! XDD
But it’s cool how ready he was to learn JSL for Keito and as well how fast he picked up on it.
Their inner monologues do get quite emotional; some of the quotes were both inspiring and tear-wrenching. It’s good they found each other, they really are each other’s rock. But they still need to learn to properly communicate, not just because of the language barrier, but also cause they can be very stubborn.
Overall, very good rep! There are other signing people as well, who are either deaf too or can hear normally, but sign whenever Keito is present. I also learned something new about sign language: CL! Very interesting.
And also: no homophobia or heteronormativity at all! <3
Can’t wait until Volume 2 is translated, ahhh I wish it was already. TwT
| Criteria | Scores | My Score |
| Art | 1 – 5 | 5 |
| Characters | 1 – 5 | 4 |
| Pacing | 1 – 5 | 5 |
| Writing Style | 1 – 5 | 4 |
| Originality | 1 – 5 | 4 |
Read: 18th July 2024
~Arden Skye
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