You’re doing too much, so please close it already! , vol. 1
Story: Shunpei Morita
Art: Aldehyde
Publisher: One Book of Peace (Print and Digital)
Publication date: March 4, 2025
Rating: Teen
Genre: Manga, Romance
hiiragi was deaf. She is interested when her unaware classmate Tai Chi suddenly starts talking to her. But as she reads his lips carefully, she begins to wonder: what nonsense is he talking about anyway?
This review already closes, as it contains spoilers to talk about, vol. 1. In exchange for a review, I received a free copy from one book of peace.
We’re talking too much, so please close it already! It starts with the premise that sounds like it’s confusing on paper, but it unfolds into one of the most healthy and unintended hilarious comics I’ve read for a while. Our lead, Higashiejima, is well-intentioned yet socially forgotten, and happens to speak a lot. His counterpart is Tsukinoiragi, a deaf girl who has just transferred to his class. When she signs to let him know that she can’t understand him, she misunderstood as telling the story of a mouse raw her in true Himbo fashion. It almost sets the tone.
The teacher explains that Tsukinono is deaf but reads lips so that she should head towards her when her classmates speak. At first, Tsukino becomes a novelty. But Tai Chi, who is not crazy and extremely chatty, continues to speak her ears. He confidently introduces himself as a “great listener.” (Bless him.) You can’t help but laugh, despite the teacher’s previous explanations, when he finally asks, “Why are you writing and not talking?”
“You’re doing too much, so you’re already closing it” | PC: Hayame Kawachi
Tsukino explains that he communicates through writing and sign language. Inspired by Tai Chi, he decides to fill the gap with enthusiasm. When he signs to ask when he learns sign language, he believes she is talking about catching eels. (Yes, Eel.) He tries to sign back and accidentally calls her cute. The two rekindle their interest from their classmates, and the classmates begin chatting at Tsukino at once. Once again overwhelmed, Tsukino is saved by the sun. Tai Chi reminds the crowd to talk slowly and be careful about her needs. It is a small but sweet moment that shows that Tai Chi’s mind is in the right place, even if his brain takes some detours.
The next day, Tsukino’s mind drifts as he wonders where the sun is. A classmate helps her and soon Tai Chi arrives. His excuse? He encountered an elderly woman and was unable to help her, so he brought her to her and took her to Kamakura. The randomness of it causes Tsukinono to get caught up in. She begins to wonder: is his kindness just sympathy for her? She signs to ask why he spoke to her in the first place, and Tai Chi thinks he can sign, so he responds with elaborate stories about Kappa, losing her entirely. He then offers to walk around her house. Along the way, she witnesses his habit of helping strangers. Still, she can’t help but find the scope of his kindness… confused.
Academically, the two were not more different. Tsukino manages an impressively miserable 8 on the test as she works hard and studies first. Classmate Sakura and volunteer Tsukino make him a private tutor, leading to further misunderstanding. Taido understands through “passion,” and misunderstands the signed warning as a threat, but insists that somehow he will pass on the retake. So… success?
Sakura begins to learn sign language to get closer to Tsukino and quickly asks if she knows how to sign. He says yes with confidence. The Narrator Box immediately calls him: “He won’t.” Comedy Gold.
One of the most powerful scenes in the manga is that Tsukinor returns from the toilet to be empty from the classroom. She is on a crisis of panic when the sun appears and leads her into the right room and reveals that the class has moved during the teacher’s announcement. Tsukino signs his name with gratitude. He understands this, but thinks she is threatening to “cut it up.” These two cinnamon rolls clearly don’t know what others are thinking.
Tsukino later suspects that the students are rumouring about her, but Tai Chi reassures her and mistakenly calls her cute when she confronts the schoolmates who were chasing her. It’s a coincidence but heartwarming moment. Through the speech-to-text function on her tablet, she learns what he said and is truly shocked. It’s one of the rare and clear moments where emotions are mutual, even if neither of them fully recognize it.
The two begin to coach each other. She helps him with everything else, and he helps her (poorly) in English. After failing another test, Taiyo admits that she wants to spend more time with her. (He handles “Ah.”) He ropes her to get her to join the club, and Tsukino temporarily explores a lot of sports, revealing that she is naturally talented. Still, nothing sticks until Sakura recruits them for the UMA Club, a group dedicated to finding cryptoids like the Mushrooms. It’s basically a thin excuse to go on a fun adventure, but Tai Chi sells it with his usual fun and Tsukino goes along with him.
The sweet flashbacks in particular reveal the reasons for Tai Chi’s imminent familiarity. Before meeting as a classmate, Tsukino saves him (unknownly) from Komodo’s dragon. She gave him her handkerchief for the wound, and she didn’t hear his gratitude at the time, it stuck with him. That small memory reconstructs everything and adds incredible emotional weight to the story.
In the final stretch, Sakura tests Tai Chi’s signature skills. However, in true cartoon fashion, Tsukino misunderstands his nasty attempts as a real skill. As the narrator says frankly, “And the misunderstanding has become even deeper.”
We’re talking too much, so please close it already! The equivalents are adorable and absurd, with core relationships based on merciless sincerity, loving ignorance, and a complete lack of accurate communication. Despite the confusing misconceptions, the manga deeply respects Tsukino’s experience as a deaf person, frames the Sun’s wandering efforts not as ocklol but as serious (false) attempts to connect.
It’s a fascinating slice of life with a unique twist, and if you’re a soft protagonist, misunderstanding plays for laughs, or if you like the relationships that develop through chaos and kindness, this manga is an absolute treat.
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