SpringHaze's manga / #time travel(4)

I love this and I love this mangaka! Art is gorgeous and story is so emotional and gentle, I'm really waiting for the next chapter with bated breath. Licensed in French. Edit: Had to look it up to make sure it ends with volume 2 because it has the most dramatic surprise ending after the whole gentle slice of life, sweet cohabitation vibe. Kiku-san is actually Kou-kun, grandpa's young love (who gets adopted into the family right when Kiku grandpa kisses him for the first time and goes to war in his stead as Kiku grandpa is asthmatic. Kou dies in the war with no clearly identified body which makes Kiku wait for him for a lifetime, through marriage and the birth of a son, raising his grandson, always waiting for his one true love and unable to love anyone else (wife included). Kou gets his memories back, Shirou gets angry thinking he is merely a replacement, and Kou gets back in his timeline to ends things properly with Kiku and how will you get back to Shirou, I wonder?!? Most of the story is just slow burn cohabitation and some teenage hormones, so I was utterly unprepared for this open ending. I was actually going to buy the French edition, because the story is good and the art is gorgeous but now I'm a little disappointed. Italian license, too, iirc. Bought the Italian gift box.

This is a bittersweet story about missed chances and second chances and I really liked the grumpy main character, he was so disillusioned and lying to himself and then he went through dying many times over in order to change the fate of his lover. He jumps from taller and taller buildings, in spite of his fear of heights, to travel further and further back in time until he reaches a point where they only meet briefly and it's safe to go on a divergent path and never meet again. It ends happily with a re-encounter after the critical point in time is safely passed.

Scarlet Beriko but make it manhwa!!!

Licensed by Aloha Comics.