Much like the title itself: everything about this read emanates a certain warmth that’s hard to generate from a typical read. From the fantastic characters and their interactions with each other, to the cozy art-style; comparable to the other rom-coms we all know and love - to the perfectly slow-paced story and the rewarding progress towards the main characters primary goals. It all weaves together to create a feeling unlike much else. And that’s, incredibly special.
The main narrative of the show definitely hit me harder than I was expecting. It genuinely made me want to try and reconnect with my dad whom I haven’t see in so long, and it made me want to grow a closer relationship with my mother whilst I still have her. Needless to say they handle this narrative incredibly, I cannot give it enough praise.
The obvious and loudest issue involves the ethically questionable age gap between the two love interests, but - honestly. I don’t care anymore. Maybe it’s because the show won me over with it’s other aspects, maybe I’m just used to this, or maybe its because they actually acknowledge that it’s a questionable concept in the story itself. But I just stopped caring around the half-way point. And I hope you will to, if you let this bother you, you will not have enjoy yourself.
(Just to clarify this is still ethically abhorrent and I do not condone this situation in any way shape-or-form)
But still - this manga is fantastic.
Have a wonderful day <3
