What makes Daytime Shooting Star is that it handles the forbidden student-teacher trope really maturely. As an adult and as a teacher, Shishio knows better that a relationship can only go so far without getting some resistance yet he continues to pursue Suzume despite knowing this. In this particular volume, the cracks begin to form at the start of their relationship and get bigger by the chapter as they have to jump through hoops to keep it a secret. Because of this, Shishio, despite his efforts, can't give Suzume the relationship she deserves, I think by now, as the reader, we all know where this was going in the next volume.

Advanced Reader Copy provided to me by the publisher on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

I was so excited to see this manga on NetGalley because it was a series which I keeping up with which meant that I was able to read the next instalment quickly! I really liked this volume because it is the end of the storyline which I didn't really like but tolerated to see the next story arc with Mamura. There was so many good points highlighted in this volume which I HAVE to talk about. I love the fact that Mamura calls out Suzume on her lack of happiness since she has started to date Mr. Shishio. He literally says, "Your confidence plummets for the tiniest reasons and buying an [love] amulet? That's not like you at all." I love the fact that he has her best interests at heart even if she doesn't return back his romantic feelings. I also like the fact that Suzume has realised that because she has rejected Mamura in the past, that she is like everyone else in Mamura's eyes now. She's nothing special because she didn't want to be his special someone and I really liked seeing her realise this. There was also a chapter on Yuyuka and I liked getting to know her better and see inside her thoughts. She's one of those people who is cold on both the outside and the inside but the coldness does hide some warmth. I thought it was very cute to see her friendship with Suzume from her perspective. I also liked seeing more examples of Suzume and Mr. Shishio's relationship not being a normal one with them wanting to go to a shrine, but having to go to a distant one to hide the fact that they are secretly dating. On top of that, Suzume acting weird, dressing like a celebrity with fake glasses and wearing a mask, then being so far behind Mr. Shishio that it looks like she's stalking him, and riding in separate train carriages. This causes them to be distant with each other and I liked that the manga shows that a teacher-student relationship is not a good one. The plot then increases in pace because someone else finds out about their relationship. I was excited to see the confrontation, but I was disappointed that it wasn't an explosive argument. It was more of a lecture. I think this is because Mr. Shishio already decided what to do with their relationship. And that ending was a semi-cliffhanger and I need to know what happens next because it's quite an emotional ending to the volume.

I'm really excited to see what happens next because it'll be the start of the storyline which I have been waiting 7 volumes to read!