hanasan's manga / #Slice of Life(55)

I LOVE THESE PLOTS SO MUCH AND NON-CHAN IS THE FUCKING CUTEST-- Nonchan would fit as a shoujo manga protagonist all by himself good lord

I love Mikki, but her absolute innocence (pretty much ignorance too lol) sometimes made me worry if things would turn out okay. It did try to stray clear of the melodramatic love triangle though, which was good. Nekota is absolutely adorable, both cat-faced and not. I would love to see more of their adventures in high school and beyond, but without his cat-face, I fear that it just wouldn't be the same!! (Haha) Love them either way and an adorable series that I would re-read any time.

Tomboy lead Tomo has been mistaken for a boy by her childhood friend Jun to the point that he doesn't see her as a girl (or so she thinks). Super funny all the way and adorable, I love Tomo and Jun so much and I'm glad they're finally making progress so far! Don't let the number of chapters fool you, it's a 4-koma manga with one page per chapter (usually, save for the omake.) It's a quick, refreshing, and absolutely adorable read.

Wholesome as all hell

Genuinely shocked that the author of "Ani ga Imouto de Imouto ga Ani de" (soooo many rapey vibes from most of cast) and "Aishite Kudasai, Sensei" (yandere as hell male lead, practically a psychopath) was capable of making something this WHOLESOME and PURE, but much like Hosaka-sensei teaches, I shouldn't be so judgemental, apparently!! Hosaka-sensei is a former Coroner turned kindergarten teacher that falls in love with Kawai-sensei, the hardworking newbie with low self esteem due to her "scary face". Spoiler alert! He finds her (and her face) actually very cute! <3 The children in the story are also adorable, and each story revolves around both the main leads as well as one child's case so far. Absolutely cannot wait to see more and already see, much like Hosaka-sensei's planning his future life with his future wife, Kawai, that this is going to be a classic and a must re-read for me.

Certainly not your average reverse harem shoujo. This manga deals with a lot more than just romance- it teaches a lot of family values, how to accept your flaws, and the flaws of your loved ones. How, despite any animosity, those people are still precious family. It's beautiful.

Okay, first thing, THE ART IS G O R G E O U S. Most of the panels are dripping with atmosphere and yet the comedic timing is still impressive! The shift in art style between the more serious scenes, the flashbacks, the half-way scenes where it's clearly supposed to be important yet still light-hearted and funny, and just the comedy scenes are well paced and beautifully done. It's a great story too!