![]() ![]() La historia se sitúa en un tono tranquilo que le sienta genial. Hay un costumbrismo en las interacciones y en el día a día de estos personajes que me encanta. Ambas navegan en un tipo muy concreto de soledad y encuentran en la otra un tipo de alivio que no quieren dejar ir. Hay una calidez tan sincera entre Yuki Ichinoi (una septuagenaria que se aficiona al BL*) y Urara Sayama (una adolescente sin muchas habilidades sociales que trabaja en una librería) que sólo quieres abrazarlas desde el primer momento en el que aparecen.Īmbas se necesitan la una a la otra, aunque no lo saben. 4/5 stars and my highest recommendation for anyone looking for a manga with a more subtle touch.Īhora que ya no se puede viajar, quiero quedarme a vivir dentro de las páginas de este manga. I'm highly curious to see where this series goes. It's quiet frequently very funny, but mostly its a quiet story it can go pages with little in terms of dialogue, only for moments of warmth when these two connect again. one which is honestly executed very close perfection. ![]() Instead what we get is a story of friendship and loneliness. It's present throughout, but it is not really the focus if that makes sense. It's used more as a way to give a niche for these two to connect with that is not majorly mainstream, thus having something that it's not as easy to just talk to anyone about. Those coming for actual BL material will probably be disappointed. Honestly that these two should connect feels far more natural than what I would have believed possible given the plot-line. She's lived a fairly involved life already, but having lost her spouse and her daughter having moved out of the country, she feels alone. In contrast Ichinoi is full of life experiences. She's still figuring out who she is and how to interact. She's lost in her comics, has trouble communicating with people outside of her work place (and only there is it okay because she's surround by things she understands). Urara is your classic awkward nerdy teen. Instead we are lead to sympathize with both of them due to their loneliness. There's humor, but neither character is mocked for who they are. That said, the artist/writer does not treat this like a joke. I mean the plot is essentially the friendship between a teenage girl and a 75 year old woman formed over a love of BL comics. A helpful employee, Urara, helps her order it and a friendship is formed.Īgain, even typing up that description, I feel this shouldn't work, or that it should be a colossal joke. ![]() She seeks out the second and third volumes only to discover that the third is out of stock. Despite her initial surprise, she finds she loves the story though, and is disappointed that it ends with a "to be continued." (It is after all only volume one in the series). She picks up one (along with the cookbook she was initially seeking) only to discover that it is a BL (or boy's love) manga. She's rather charmed by some of the newer art styles and a bit nostalgic as she remembers reading some of it back in the 60s and 70s. She looks for the cooking section and discovers the manga section instead. One day on a trip to town, she goes inside a bookstore on a whim. Plot: Ichinoi is a 75 five year old widow who teaches calligraphy. It actually somehow manages to not only pull it off, but does so with a quiet grace. This is one of those manga that honestly, based solely on description I would think could not work. She described it as "the most wholesome slice-of-life series I've ever read" and after reading it. U.S.So, this was one a friend of mine kept on telling me I needed to read. Standard: Premium Plus + Ultimate Fan Account We are offering discounted shipping rates for a limited time! Shipping Method
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