this is cute. normally in these stories the boy falls in love first. rei-chan just needs to be a little patient. this boy has only thought of himself as a caregiver until now. he just needs to learn to be a little more selfish.
this manga has gone this far without adding scumbag side characters, so my prediction is that Umi confessed, knowing that she probably liked kazuya, and got turned down. i still think he's gonna be a good guy and end up helping them get together. we will see!
i buy her not telling BF right away. its a lot to process, finding out that this entire familial relationship you thought you had with someone was a lie and they were trying to sleep with you.
i do like that BF immediately processes it as fucked up and goes into defense mode rather than...
i tend to like series where the main couple gets together early. lets hope they increase the cast (like wotakoi, maybe?) and not just only focus on steamy scenes every chapter. that can get a little boring dont you think?
its been so long. i feel like im looking at an old yearbook. everyone looks so young! i think we take it for granted nearly 200 chapters in, but this really was a killer first chapter. set up a lot of stakes without feeling too jam packed, but still had good character moments between our leads...
i still like this, but i do want to see some real progress. id like one of them to start trying to figure out when to confess. i know its not gonna happen because these flirting mangas rely on the lack of progress, but these two are by far the most in love with each other out of anyone it feels like
she definitely knows, but she probably also knows that if she was the one to confess first he would just think she was making fun of him/would spend all his energy thinking he's not good enough, so shes waiting and trying to build up his confidence and make himself feel desirable.
and i mean if...
aw im glad they have a good relationship, even if its grown distant over the years. im sure dad's looking forward to getting close with hijiri again as his son and law, even if he wont say so out loud.
its always darkest before the dawn, or so they say. this has been a long standing problem in their friendship and it needs to be worked through before they might be able to take the next step. if this were real life id say she needs some therapy but that doesn't exist in manga so i guess we just...
good ass ending! really laughed out loud. i was expecting a very conventional manga ending with a timeskip where they are both famous or whatever and are announcing their marriage to the press or something, but this was so cute. of course she didnt become a star overnight! she's gonna have a...
really looking forward to this authors next work, though i would love to read more with these characters someday. they feel like my friends and im gonna miss them.