Title: Snow Angel Vol. 3
Author: Haruka Chizu
Publisher: Viz Media
Language: English
Format: Digital
Pages: 160
Genre: Slice-of-Life, Drama, Romance
Publication Date: January 13, 2026
The Story
In some classic misdirection, when Yuto asks Muku to go to Tokyo with him, it was just because he was scheduled to do a book signing; however, his introverted side kicked in, and he thought about ditching the event, but he figured if Muku was there, he could get through it. Despite that, when it came time for the signing, he tried to bolt even with Muku there! He was about to leave when he was caught by the Editor-in-Chief’s assistant, who dragged him to get dressed and ready. When he sat there, he thanked everyone until a really nervous fan approached. That made him realize that his fans were just like him, and he seemed to calm down and relax.
Afterward, he invited Muku to an apartment he had in Tokyo, claiming that he only kept it for tax purposes. There, he sleeps on the floor while he gives Muku his bed. All day, Yuto has been acting weird around her; however, that’s because there was something that he wanted to tell her, something that he had kept bottled up inside of him this whole time. He wrestled with it until it was time for Muku to go back home, since the 10th anniversary of her father’s passing was coming up, so she had to go visit his grave.
Rather than stay in Tokyo, Yuto decides to go back home with her. When she visits her dad’s grave, Yuto decides to open up to her. The final chapter shows us Yuto’s backstory and the events that led up to what he was hiding from her. Then, after he explains things, he makes a very bold and daring decision!
Characters
This volume focused on Muku and Yuto with a heavy lean on Yuto and his backstory. There are a lot of romantic aspects here, but Muku is confused by them all. She’s not sure if she loves Yuto or what all of his half-flirts meant. She was too focused on him becoming the Ice Prince of the Literary World and getting through his book signing to worry about the finer details of their unsaid feelings for one another.
Then, Yuto opens up to Muku, and it spirals into a very detailed description of his past, which is huge spoiler territory, but it paints Yuto in a certain light that we haven’t seen so far. There were quite a few bombs dropped here with his character, and despite his reasoning, it makes you wonder if any of it was justifiable. Despite Yuto’s actions, we are also left with the unanswered question of how Muku will react to all of this. Still, it was a bold and daring dynamic that came from out of left field, but it certainly stirred up the drama factor, I’ll say that much!
Final Thoughts
We have one more volume to go, and it seems as if it’s going to bring everything either to a heartwarming or heartbreaking conclusion. I am not sure which one we will get, but I can see a scenario play out where we may end up with both, as long as a time skip is used. While I’m not a fan of using time skips for this type of scenario, it would make sense and give us the best of both worlds. Then again, it could be another misdirection, and Muku could interfere and save us from the heartbreaking ending. I guess we’ll have to find out when the time comes.
I did enjoy this volume as I felt it was the best of the series thus far. Yuto received a tremendous amount of depth to his character as we learned so many different aspects of him. Muku, on the other hand, just went through that confused girl phase with a bunch of nonsensical and indecisive ramblings about her feelings that we’ve seen too many times in romance stories. Normally, I would be annoyed with this type of turn for a character, but Yuto’s development here severely outshone those moments, so it’s quite forgivable.
All I know is that we were left on a massive cliffhanger for our final volume… one that can take many different directions. While most romance series have that clear ending of the two main characters getting shipped and living happily ever after, I will say there is a real possibility of that not happening here. Of course, it still can, but there could also be a lot of twists and turns on the road to get us there. Either way, I’m looking forward to seeing how this series wraps up!
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This item was provided for review by VIZ Media.
