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きみはペット [Kimi wa Pet] #1
きみはペット 1 [Kimi wa Petto 1]
Life was good for Sumire Iwaya ... until the day she discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her, she gets demoted at work, and her life spirals into the dumps. Things take a turn for the better when she crosses paths with Momo, a homeless guy with a colorful past who puts a bounce in her step and a shake in her hips. It takes two to tango, but when Sumire's first love reappears in her life, will this be the last waltz?
155 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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January 17, 2012
This series is my most beloved of all manga series- maybe my most beloved of all fiction series. I have reread it time and time again. The basic premise is the main character comes home to find a young man in a box at her doorstep. She takes him in and feeds him until he is up on his feet- but rather then send him on his way she jokingly gives him the option to stay- as her human pet. The last thing she expected was him to agree, and it all went from there. This a quirky love story that is filled with realistic characters. Both the young man, Momo, and the main character, Sumire are very easy to relate to. Throughout the story they face a lot of the trials that hit everyone in their day to day life, work related problems, loss of family, growing up, finding a stable relationship etc. but they are better at facing the world because they both are there to support each other, in a very strange, but lovable way.
To be completely honest this story is a strange one that I doubt everyone will love it like have, but If you are looking for something unique and entirely different from any other love story in the shoujo collection this one if for you.
To be completely honest this story is a strange one that I doubt everyone will love it like have, but If you are looking for something unique and entirely different from any other love story in the shoujo collection this one if for you.
January 8, 2020
SERIE SEI IL MIO CUCCIOLO vol. 1
Grazie ad Amazon Prime reading ho potuto iniziare a leggere questo manga (in inglese) Ma perchè non l'ho mai preso? davvero bello, divertente, romantico e a tratti profondo.
Peccato che con il kindle leggere manga è davvero difficile. Almeno per me. Le scritte sono piccole, c'è la possibilità di ingrandire con lo zoom, ma mi va in pappa poi il kindle, e mi viene il nervoso. :P
Forse sono io,che preferisco ancora leggere il manga cartaceo.
Sta di fatto però che credo che lo continuerò, mi ha intrigato e lo trovo un allenamento divertente con l'inglese.
Grazie ad Amazon Prime reading ho potuto iniziare a leggere questo manga (in inglese) Ma perchè non l'ho mai preso? davvero bello, divertente, romantico e a tratti profondo.
Peccato che con il kindle leggere manga è davvero difficile. Almeno per me. Le scritte sono piccole, c'è la possibilità di ingrandire con lo zoom, ma mi va in pappa poi il kindle, e mi viene il nervoso. :P
Forse sono io,che preferisco ancora leggere il manga cartaceo.
Sta di fatto però che credo che lo continuerò, mi ha intrigato e lo trovo un allenamento divertente con l'inglese.
March 13, 2013
The first volume of my first じょうせい (jōsei) series! What an introduction to the genre!!! The story of a strong working woman who still struggles with insecurities has a bit of resonance for my own life too! Though i've only briefly worked in an environement like the one Sumire works in, I could understand her frustration and struggles on a pretty basic level and it was terribly funny to watch how she deals with them!
If you've yet to do so, I recommend the live-action drama きみ は ペット (Kimi wa Petto) if you haven't seen it yet. The humor is very clear in that version—though Hasumi-san could have been more handsome... I thought the actor was average-looking.
If you've yet to do so, I recommend the live-action drama きみ は ペット (Kimi wa Petto) if you haven't seen it yet. The humor is very clear in that version—though Hasumi-san could have been more handsome... I thought the actor was average-looking.
November 28, 2021
Tramps Like Us (きみはペット Kimi wa Petto "You're My Pet/You're a Pet") is an early 2000s manga targeted at women (josei) that follows Sumire, a successful but lonely and frustrated career woman, who one day takes in a younger man, (who gets renamed "Momo" but is actually named Takeshi), because his curly bleached hair and upbeat attitude remind her of her beloved childhood dog. The story focuses on how this unconventional situation between two people of very different walks of life blossoms into a journey of personal growth--and an unexpected romance.
Like a lot of manga, my first experience with this series was actually through its first Japanese drama adaptation (the one with Matsumoto Jun) and I didn't read the manga until I found it sometime later on MangaTraders (rest in peace, old friend) because by this point the Tokyopop editions were out of print and somewhat rare.
I found it to be a unique story; you don't often see stories with older women framed like this. Sumire, despite being older than Takeshi/Momo, isn't portrayed in the way a "cougar" usually is (which is is a more sexualized, predatory light--someone who deliberately seeks out and seduces younger men) because she doesn't bring him into her home for sex or to keep him like a secret lover or even to make him do her housework.
Her interest in Takeshi/Momo is companionship--in fact, she wants him to be more like a pet dog than a friend. Someone with whom she can be open and vulnerable with, who provides uncomplicated companionship and affection in return for being taken care of.
Sumire is a very lonely person and struggles to socialize; she knows there are expectations of her socially and she wants to try adhering to them, but is often at odds and must suppress herself and her feelings, so connecting to people in meaningful, fulfilling ways is difficult.
By placing Takeshi in a "pet" role, she can be honest and vulnerable with him in a way she can't with others--much like how she was with childhood dog--which is a sort of catharsis for her as she finds validation and comfort and release when she arrives home from a stressful day at work battling men and women who all hate her for different reasons.
It was interesting to see how Sumire grew as a person through her interactions with Takeshi. She starts off very reserved and even a little callous; Takeshi, at first, is just a "pet" she doesn't have to worry about, not like someone like Hasumi, who she constantly tries to maintain a certain visage for, but over time, she becomes much more open and begins to realize that Takeshi understands and accepts her in a way no romantic partner ever has and that she, in turn, is more at peace and happy with Takeshi than with anyone else.
Another interesting facet was how the manga chooses to approach what is an unconventional relationship against a society that is always demonstrated to be more conservative and traditional.
Sumire is, from the start, walking a razor's edge socially. She's tall, beautiful, smart, educated, successful, and quite independent, plus she's unmarried at 28 and creeping up into what's considered sort of the modern spinster age in Japan in the early 2000s. All her qualities are at odds with what's expected of her.
Men are intimidated by her background--she's highly educated, makes good money, has a powerful position at work, and all around is considerated quite elite--and they constantly allow their insecurities to make them feel emasculated by Sumire's education, salary, career... even her height, all of which generally outrank their own education background, career, and height. Women, on the other hand, regard her with spite and suspicion and jealousy, often presuming that Sumire is acting arrogantly or going overboard because, as a woman, she shouldn't need a successful career or degree or to be so independent and strong, she just has to focus on being a good wife and finding a good husband.
At the start of the series, we discover that Sumire's boyfriend, a blue-collar worker from the printing department, cheated on her with a less successful girl, impregnated her, and then broke up with Sumire to be with her, saying that he felt more comfortable with his mistress and that Sumire's glamour and success made him feel inferior, which really affects Sumire, who genuinely hadn't cared that he wasn't as rich or successful as she was and had thought they'd been happy.
Because of this, Sumire decides she's done trying to please people because she can't win no matter what does and throws herself into being exactly what people think of her: a strong-willed, powerful bitch who excels at work, demands perfection, and has the highest of standards for her men, swearing she'll only date men who rank higher than her in height, education, and salary, so that her partner can never claim that she makes him feel inferior as a justification for the relationship not working.
This, of course, creates a hiccup when it comes to her relationship with Takeshi. He's not only younger (I believe the gap is like 6 years), but he's shorter than her, is basically homeless and makes little money, is often a dependent on someone else, and his time is occupied with the job/dream of being a modern dancer.
In other words, there's socially no one less suitable for someone like Sumire, who is expected to marry someone more like Hasumi: a tall, older, successful, wealthy, highly educated man with a fancy, important job at a company that ranks above Sumire's position.
The author does a great job of having Sumire struggle between social expectations, her own internalized expectations, and the reality of what it is that would actually make her feel happy.
There's a clear sexual/romantic tension between Sumire and Takeshi from early on, but Sumire resists it and Takeshi is often left waiting for Sumire to sort out her feelings and get over crushing herself down to try to appease what she thinks she wants because society told her she should. The fights and conflicts they experience aren't overblown or unrealistic; it makes sense that Sumire would be hesitant about dating Takeshi, that he would get frustrated with her not being open about her feelings and disregarding social expectations, that her trying to force a relationship with Hasumi to work for her when it clearly doesn't would be straining on them both. We also have the worked in elements of how, once Sumire and Takeshi are finally together, they have to contend with their families and all the various other things of life, like their careers, their dreams for the future, etc.
Overall, I feel like it has a good emotional structure and reads with enough seriousness and comedy to remain engaging, realistic, and feel-good.
As for the art, I do like the artist's style and it does get a lot more polished and beautiful as time goes on, which I feel is especially evident in how Takeshi is drawn and how the lines become less sketchy and more refined/polished. By the final volume I think the style is very lovely. I like that the characters have enough dimension to their faces to be distinct; Sumire's profile and face shape differ from say, Rumiko's or Akane's, which is nice.
I will mention that with this being from the early 2000s the job-related sexism is a bit heavy and there are a few instances of strange homophobia presented, but that overall the content wasn't really problematic or worth commenting about.
As a manga targeted at women, this series does feature some more mature themes, but nothing is really explicit.
A quality josei for sure! It's aged pretty nicely and remains a worthwhile read.
Like a lot of manga, my first experience with this series was actually through its first Japanese drama adaptation (the one with Matsumoto Jun) and I didn't read the manga until I found it sometime later on MangaTraders (rest in peace, old friend) because by this point the Tokyopop editions were out of print and somewhat rare.
I found it to be a unique story; you don't often see stories with older women framed like this. Sumire, despite being older than Takeshi/Momo, isn't portrayed in the way a "cougar" usually is (which is is a more sexualized, predatory light--someone who deliberately seeks out and seduces younger men) because she doesn't bring him into her home for sex or to keep him like a secret lover or even to make him do her housework.
Her interest in Takeshi/Momo is companionship--in fact, she wants him to be more like a pet dog than a friend. Someone with whom she can be open and vulnerable with, who provides uncomplicated companionship and affection in return for being taken care of.
Sumire is a very lonely person and struggles to socialize; she knows there are expectations of her socially and she wants to try adhering to them, but is often at odds and must suppress herself and her feelings, so connecting to people in meaningful, fulfilling ways is difficult.
By placing Takeshi in a "pet" role, she can be honest and vulnerable with him in a way she can't with others--much like how she was with childhood dog--which is a sort of catharsis for her as she finds validation and comfort and release when she arrives home from a stressful day at work battling men and women who all hate her for different reasons.
It was interesting to see how Sumire grew as a person through her interactions with Takeshi. She starts off very reserved and even a little callous; Takeshi, at first, is just a "pet" she doesn't have to worry about, not like someone like Hasumi, who she constantly tries to maintain a certain visage for, but over time, she becomes much more open and begins to realize that Takeshi understands and accepts her in a way no romantic partner ever has and that she, in turn, is more at peace and happy with Takeshi than with anyone else.
Another interesting facet was how the manga chooses to approach what is an unconventional relationship against a society that is always demonstrated to be more conservative and traditional.
Sumire is, from the start, walking a razor's edge socially. She's tall, beautiful, smart, educated, successful, and quite independent, plus she's unmarried at 28 and creeping up into what's considered sort of the modern spinster age in Japan in the early 2000s. All her qualities are at odds with what's expected of her.
Men are intimidated by her background--she's highly educated, makes good money, has a powerful position at work, and all around is considerated quite elite--and they constantly allow their insecurities to make them feel emasculated by Sumire's education, salary, career... even her height, all of which generally outrank their own education background, career, and height. Women, on the other hand, regard her with spite and suspicion and jealousy, often presuming that Sumire is acting arrogantly or going overboard because, as a woman, she shouldn't need a successful career or degree or to be so independent and strong, she just has to focus on being a good wife and finding a good husband.
At the start of the series, we discover that Sumire's boyfriend, a blue-collar worker from the printing department, cheated on her with a less successful girl, impregnated her, and then broke up with Sumire to be with her, saying that he felt more comfortable with his mistress and that Sumire's glamour and success made him feel inferior, which really affects Sumire, who genuinely hadn't cared that he wasn't as rich or successful as she was and had thought they'd been happy.
Because of this, Sumire decides she's done trying to please people because she can't win no matter what does and throws herself into being exactly what people think of her: a strong-willed, powerful bitch who excels at work, demands perfection, and has the highest of standards for her men, swearing she'll only date men who rank higher than her in height, education, and salary, so that her partner can never claim that she makes him feel inferior as a justification for the relationship not working.
This, of course, creates a hiccup when it comes to her relationship with Takeshi. He's not only younger (I believe the gap is like 6 years), but he's shorter than her, is basically homeless and makes little money, is often a dependent on someone else, and his time is occupied with the job/dream of being a modern dancer.
In other words, there's socially no one less suitable for someone like Sumire, who is expected to marry someone more like Hasumi: a tall, older, successful, wealthy, highly educated man with a fancy, important job at a company that ranks above Sumire's position.
The author does a great job of having Sumire struggle between social expectations, her own internalized expectations, and the reality of what it is that would actually make her feel happy.
There's a clear sexual/romantic tension between Sumire and Takeshi from early on, but Sumire resists it and Takeshi is often left waiting for Sumire to sort out her feelings and get over crushing herself down to try to appease what she thinks she wants because society told her she should. The fights and conflicts they experience aren't overblown or unrealistic; it makes sense that Sumire would be hesitant about dating Takeshi, that he would get frustrated with her not being open about her feelings and disregarding social expectations, that her trying to force a relationship with Hasumi to work for her when it clearly doesn't would be straining on them both. We also have the worked in elements of how, once Sumire and Takeshi are finally together, they have to contend with their families and all the various other things of life, like their careers, their dreams for the future, etc.
Overall, I feel like it has a good emotional structure and reads with enough seriousness and comedy to remain engaging, realistic, and feel-good.
As for the art, I do like the artist's style and it does get a lot more polished and beautiful as time goes on, which I feel is especially evident in how Takeshi is drawn and how the lines become less sketchy and more refined/polished. By the final volume I think the style is very lovely. I like that the characters have enough dimension to their faces to be distinct; Sumire's profile and face shape differ from say, Rumiko's or Akane's, which is nice.
I will mention that with this being from the early 2000s the job-related sexism is a bit heavy and there are a few instances of strange homophobia presented, but that overall the content wasn't really problematic or worth commenting about.
As a manga targeted at women, this series does feature some more mature themes, but nothing is really explicit.
A quality josei for sure! It's aged pretty nicely and remains a worthwhile read.
December 15, 2020
Review and stars for the entire series Vol 1 - 14
Oh Sumire Iwaya. As much as I absolutely love Momo, you really stole the show for me.
There were so many times I could relate to her, or just simply wanted to be her! Cool, calm and collected to the outside word - but actually very sensitive and awkward when showing her true self.
I think I really fell in love in Vol 2 when Sumire got an award at work and her coworker was all happy but she responded nonchalantly after he had an excited outburst. He then says to himself: "why does she always have to act so cool..? I look like a stupid kid didn't I?" but then when she got home she was all girly and happy with Momo- only showing him her true self.
Shortly after there is another scene where she is inappropriately touched on the train by a pervert, and backhands the guys, shouting at him and everyone is scared of her but we see her inner thoughts on the rest of the train ride: "be strong, don't let a little thing like that scare you" which just broke my heart 😭
Also good advice: "when you expect things from other people, especially from men...all you get for it is a disappointment. And if you get upset with that person for not delivering what you need, its a big hassle for them>."
Oh Sumire Iwaya. As much as I absolutely love Momo, you really stole the show for me.
There were so many times I could relate to her, or just simply wanted to be her! Cool, calm and collected to the outside word - but actually very sensitive and awkward when showing her true self.
I think I really fell in love in Vol 2 when Sumire got an award at work and her coworker was all happy but she responded nonchalantly after he had an excited outburst. He then says to himself: "why does she always have to act so cool..? I look like a stupid kid didn't I?" but then when she got home she was all girly and happy with Momo- only showing him her true self.
Shortly after there is another scene where she is inappropriately touched on the train by a pervert, and backhands the guys, shouting at him and everyone is scared of her but we see her inner thoughts on the rest of the train ride: "be strong, don't let a little thing like that scare you" which just broke my heart 😭
Also good advice: "when you expect things from other people, especially from men...all you get for it is a disappointment. And if you get upset with that person for not delivering what you need, its a big hassle for them>."
July 30, 2021
Interesting
This book was just OK. It was an interesting throwback to the early 2000s so it was a bit nostalgic for me. I’m mostly curious to learn more about Momo cause getting into this type of relationship is unique to say the least. I’m also dying to know his age cause Sumire is 27 but Momo is like a kid. Hopefully he is an over 20 year old kid. Either way this series is not for everyone but if your willing to give it a go than you will be surprised.
This book was just OK. It was an interesting throwback to the early 2000s so it was a bit nostalgic for me. I’m mostly curious to learn more about Momo cause getting into this type of relationship is unique to say the least. I’m also dying to know his age cause Sumire is 27 but Momo is like a kid. Hopefully he is an over 20 year old kid. Either way this series is not for everyone but if your willing to give it a go than you will be surprised.
July 24, 2025
je savais qu'il y avait un age gape mais pas que le mec avait QUINZE ANS....
heureusement c'est un manga des années 2000 #joker
heureusement c'est un manga des années 2000 #joker
February 26, 2023
Reading this ten years later is an interesting experience. There are still some major issues to be had with the way certain groups of people are talked about, but I appreciated Sumire's hardheadedness and the weird stance of a working woman who doesn't want to settle for mediocrity being explored here. Also, Momo is just cheesy and I liked following his chapters and POV. I will be continuing on with the series this time around. Going to stick with the 3 star rating.
Tramps Like Us by Yayoi Ogawa
3 stars
Tramps Like Us by Yayoi Ogawa
3 stars
Sumire Iwaya life is a mess, but then she stumbles upon Momo. Momo becomes Sumire pet and it quickly becomes a bumpy ride. I'm so disappointed by this one. I had been wanting to read the manga for years and when I finally had the chance, I was greatly let down. The storyline seemed to be all over the place and I wasn't all that invested in the characters. Momo was adorable, but his adorableness quickly turned into foolishness. I also didn't really like Sumire. She was... cold. Greatly disappointed, but I may continue the series. I'm not sure.
November 11, 2021
LMAO someone please take my kindle away from me - this popped up on my kindle unlimited and I thought sure why not.
This series makes my previous read seem like a Pulitzer
Momo (the person) is kicked out of his apartment and forced to live on the street due to refusing to have sex with his evil homosexual landlord (specifically for not wanting to be on top - not sure that that matters but author thinks it does)
Sumire finds him and does what every single gal does - take him in and rename him after her childhood dog. Their relationship mostly consists of making food and giving Momo baths
Skimmed this one in 10mins if that
DNF
This series makes my previous read seem like a Pulitzer
Momo (the person) is kicked out of his apartment and forced to live on the street due to refusing to have sex with his evil homosexual landlord (specifically for not wanting to be on top - not sure that that matters but author thinks it does)
Sumire finds him and does what every single gal does - take him in and rename him after her childhood dog. Their relationship mostly consists of making food and giving Momo baths
Skimmed this one in 10mins if that
DNF
October 5, 2022
Definitely not my cup of tea. It was a friend's advice, and I thought it would have been something completely different. The beginning starts with some omophobic lines: no thanks.
June 23, 2020
This is so fun.
So.... this imperious, successful ice queen Sumire takes in a boy who can't take care of himself, and is too short for her (she's unabashedly shallow), as her ... pet. She feeds him and takes care of him, he's adorable, and she loves this because it takes her mind off her Very Intense Job. They do not have sex, but they are very ...intimate.
So, apparently *this* is, like a whole genre (or, like a classic plotline) of romances. I did not know this, and I love it.
I suppose this plotline could have varying shades of BDSM implications, but that's not what this iteration is.
Momo is a cute and sweet pet! And it is revealed that there is more to him, behind the secret of his hot bod.
She tells all her friends and work associates about her pet, and even later when she has a (tall, successful) boyfriend (who she doesn't reveal the truth about Momo too), she also hides from him that truly her heart is with her pet.
Anyway, it's a deceptively simple way, charmingly oblique way to explore what is actually a pretty sophisticated and complicated relationship dynamic by making the characters into hyperboles, and I'm ABSOLUTELY here for it.
...I might someday need to ILL the rest of the series (it's tokypop so it's a little hard to come by in print).
( Also, I would like to add here that my friend Nicole recommended this to me years ago, and told me about this genre, and I just got to it recently and it's perfect. Thank you, Nicole. )
So.... this imperious, successful ice queen Sumire takes in a boy who can't take care of himself, and is too short for her (she's unabashedly shallow), as her ... pet. She feeds him and takes care of him, he's adorable, and she loves this because it takes her mind off her Very Intense Job. They do not have sex, but they are very ...intimate.
So, apparently *this* is, like a whole genre (or, like a classic plotline) of romances. I did not know this, and I love it.
I suppose this plotline could have varying shades of BDSM implications, but that's not what this iteration is.
Momo is a cute and sweet pet! And it is revealed that there is more to him, behind the secret of his hot bod.
She tells all her friends and work associates about her pet, and even later when she has a (tall, successful) boyfriend (who she doesn't reveal the truth about Momo too), she also hides from him that truly her heart is with her pet.
Anyway, it's a deceptively simple way, charmingly oblique way to explore what is actually a pretty sophisticated and complicated relationship dynamic by making the characters into hyperboles, and I'm ABSOLUTELY here for it.
...I might someday need to ILL the rest of the series (it's tokypop so it's a little hard to come by in print).
( Also, I would like to add here that my friend Nicole recommended this to me years ago, and told me about this genre, and I just got to it recently and it's perfect. Thank you, Nicole. )
January 25, 2024
primo capitolo di You're my pet, storia tra un ragazzo e la sua mistress, che lo tratta come se fosse il suo animale domestico.
già vengono presentati, oltre ai personaggi, i primi triangoli amorosi, le prime emozioni e le prime introspezioni.
come "introduzione" mi è piaciuta, così da continuare questa storia.
già vengono presentati, oltre ai personaggi, i primi triangoli amorosi, le prime emozioni e le prime introspezioni.
come "introduzione" mi è piaciuta, così da continuare questa storia.
March 18, 2022
YAYOI OGAWA IS THE BEST!!!! Love the signature messy josei art, love the anger of a career woman in her mid20s, love her heart being warmed by finding a vagrant ballet dancer boy in a cardboard box on the street and taking him in as her own. This book rules. We need more josei in America. This stuff is the best.
November 6, 2021
Fue muy divertido, veamos cómo avanza la historia ^w^
May 18, 2020
Interesting adult manga about a career woman who takes a young man into her home. Lots of humor and a look at the struggles of the corporate world in a different culture.
July 29, 2016
Tramps Like Us/Kimi wa Pet/You're My Pet. Akhirnya kubaca juga josei jadul yg populer bgt ini. Kutunda-tunda bacanya karena ga gitu selera liat artwork di cover-nya. Tapi akhirnya aku coba baca karena banyak yg bilang bagus, apalagi komik ini menang award, dan sudah diadaptasi ke drama Jepang dan film Korea, so pastinya bagus kan? Dan ternyata memang BAGUS dan LUCU. *tengah malam terkikik-kikik krn berusaha menahan ledakan tawa*
Aku suka dengan komedi romantis seperti ini, kalo lagi ga pengen baca yg plotnya super dramatis dan opera sabun, haha. Dan Momoooooo, duh he's such a cutie pie! XDD I want a pet like him, lol. Ada satu adegan yg keliatan sepele tapi bikin aku iri abis sama Sumire, yaitu waktu Momo bersihin riasan muka Sumire yg langsung ketiduran. Mungkin sepele ya, tapi kadang hal2 kecil yg penuh perhatian seperti ini yg kita dambakan dari seorang pria, bukan hadiah2 mahal atau bunga. Aku sebal ketika Hasumi, cowoknya Sumire berpikir untuk menghujani Sumire hadiah2 mahal supaya Sumire ga bad mood.
Sumire ini adalah tipe cewek yg tangguh di luar, tapi rapuh di dalam. Saking tangguhnya dia, bahkan kekasihnya pun pikir dia cewek yg kuat, pinter, cantik, dan bisa diandalkan. Padahal Sumire itu juga cuma cewek biasa, suka nonton anime, bebas riasan saat di rumah, sukanya yg kawaii, bkn tipe cewek cool dan kejam dan elegan seperti dugaan rekan2 kerjanya, dan cuma Momo yg tau itu. Karena cuma di depan Momo dia bisa jadi diri sendiri. Tapi, Sumire tidak menganggap Momo lebih dari sekedar peliharaan yg cute *lol, please no negative thinking ya*, walaupun Momo diam-diam mendambakan statusnya naik level jadi "manusia" dan "pria" di mata Sumire, lol.
Jadi pet and master di sini murni seperti doggy and tuannya loh. Sumire menawarkan rumah dan makanan untuk Momo, Momo sebagai penghilang stress bagi Sumire dengan segala keimutannya, hahaha. So, no sex or romantic feeling involved, at least for now, hihihi.
Karena Sumire ini sudah kapok diselingkuhi mantannya yg merasa inferior ketimbang Sumire, Sumire akhirnya menargetkan bahwa cowok berikutnya itu haruslah lebih tinggi darinya dan punya jabatan yg lebih tinggi darinya, supaya tidak lagi merasa 'kebanting' oleh Sumire si wanita karir yg mandiri yg tinggi langsing dan cantik ini. Maka, saat Hasumi, salah satu mantannya (note: bkn mantan yg selingkuhi dia) itu kembali menawarkan cintanya pada Sumire, tanpa pikir panjang Sumire pun langsung jadian dengan Hasumi, sambil tetap merahasiakan soal Momo. Tapi lama-lama Sumire pun mulai lelah juga sama Hasumi karena tidak bebas jadi dirinya sendiri. Dia takut ditinggalkan jika Hasumi tahu dirinya yg asli seperti apa, apalagi ditambah adanya Momo. Btw, plot seperti ini bikin aku teringat sama josei manga Hotaru no Hikari/Hotaru's Light.
Sebenarnya nama Momo ini adalah nama anjing Sumire yg sudah mati. Nama asli Momo adalah Gouda Takeshi (nama aslinya Jaian di Doraemon, lol), dan dia adalah modern ballet dancer yg berbakat. Dengan wajah yg cute, rambut ikal lembut dan tingginya 164 cm itu (lebih pendek dari Sumire), Momo ga punya harapan masuk daftar cowok idaman Sumire sama sekali. Tapi Momo secara perlahan mulai melancarkan serangannya supaya Sumire makin tergantung padanya dan takkan mengusir Momo dari rumahnya dan mungkin suatu saat Sumire akan jatuh cinta padanya. *serigala berbulu domba nih sbnrnya si Momo ini, lol*
Yah, mungkin bukan hal yg mustahil ya, soalnya Sumire memang makin tergantung pada Momo sebagai penghilang stress. Sewaktu lagi stress berat di kantornya, Sumire yg ingin mengelus2 rambut Momo itu akhirnya mengelus2 kemoceng sebagai gantinya, LOL. Sumire juga paling suka nyampoin rambut Momo kalo dia lagi stres. *hair fetish nih kayanya, hahaha*
Anyway, aku jadi pengen nonton drama dan filmnya nih. XD Untuk cast Sumire dan Momo, aku lebih suka yg versi Jepang yaitu Koyuki dan Matsumoto Jun, pas banget image-nya. Koyuki itu memang sesuai bgt sebagai Sumire dan Jun, oh Junnnn, kaya dilahirkan buat jadi Momo deh. Kalo cast yg versi Korea tuh Kim Ha Neul sebagai Sumire dan Jang Geun Suk sebagai Momo. Geun Suk memang cocok juga jadi Momo, tapi karena dia lebih tinggi dari Ha Neul kok rasanya jadi 'kurang' aja poinnya, hahaha. Jangan salah, aku juga fansnya Geun Suk loh, tapi memang untuk Momo itu lebih pas si Jun aja. ;p
Ha Neul sih menurutku memang kharismatik juga, tapi kurang tinggi dan kurang elegan? Dan untuk Hasumi, yg versi Jepang kok jelek sih, padahal Hasumi tuh di komik ya cowoknya ganteng bgt dan tinggi sekali. Hasumi versi Korea sih lebih mending, tapi kesan yg kudapat sih cuma cool aja, not handsome, sorry.
Nah, versi Jepang itu rilisnya tahun 2003 dan ada 10 episode. Sedangkan versi Korea dalam bentuk film dan rilis tahun 2011.
Aku suka dengan komedi romantis seperti ini, kalo lagi ga pengen baca yg plotnya super dramatis dan opera sabun, haha. Dan Momoooooo, duh he's such a cutie pie! XDD I want a pet like him, lol. Ada satu adegan yg keliatan sepele tapi bikin aku iri abis sama Sumire, yaitu waktu Momo bersihin riasan muka Sumire yg langsung ketiduran. Mungkin sepele ya, tapi kadang hal2 kecil yg penuh perhatian seperti ini yg kita dambakan dari seorang pria, bukan hadiah2 mahal atau bunga. Aku sebal ketika Hasumi, cowoknya Sumire berpikir untuk menghujani Sumire hadiah2 mahal supaya Sumire ga bad mood.
Sumire ini adalah tipe cewek yg tangguh di luar, tapi rapuh di dalam. Saking tangguhnya dia, bahkan kekasihnya pun pikir dia cewek yg kuat, pinter, cantik, dan bisa diandalkan. Padahal Sumire itu juga cuma cewek biasa, suka nonton anime, bebas riasan saat di rumah, sukanya yg kawaii, bkn tipe cewek cool dan kejam dan elegan seperti dugaan rekan2 kerjanya, dan cuma Momo yg tau itu. Karena cuma di depan Momo dia bisa jadi diri sendiri. Tapi, Sumire tidak menganggap Momo lebih dari sekedar peliharaan yg cute *lol, please no negative thinking ya*, walaupun Momo diam-diam mendambakan statusnya naik level jadi "manusia" dan "pria" di mata Sumire, lol.
Jadi pet and master di sini murni seperti doggy and tuannya loh. Sumire menawarkan rumah dan makanan untuk Momo, Momo sebagai penghilang stress bagi Sumire dengan segala keimutannya, hahaha. So, no sex or romantic feeling involved, at least for now, hihihi.
Karena Sumire ini sudah kapok diselingkuhi mantannya yg merasa inferior ketimbang Sumire, Sumire akhirnya menargetkan bahwa cowok berikutnya itu haruslah lebih tinggi darinya dan punya jabatan yg lebih tinggi darinya, supaya tidak lagi merasa 'kebanting' oleh Sumire si wanita karir yg mandiri yg tinggi langsing dan cantik ini. Maka, saat Hasumi, salah satu mantannya (note: bkn mantan yg selingkuhi dia) itu kembali menawarkan cintanya pada Sumire, tanpa pikir panjang Sumire pun langsung jadian dengan Hasumi, sambil tetap merahasiakan soal Momo. Tapi lama-lama Sumire pun mulai lelah juga sama Hasumi karena tidak bebas jadi dirinya sendiri. Dia takut ditinggalkan jika Hasumi tahu dirinya yg asli seperti apa, apalagi ditambah adanya Momo. Btw, plot seperti ini bikin aku teringat sama josei manga Hotaru no Hikari/Hotaru's Light.
Sebenarnya nama Momo ini adalah nama anjing Sumire yg sudah mati. Nama asli Momo adalah Gouda Takeshi (nama aslinya Jaian di Doraemon, lol), dan dia adalah modern ballet dancer yg berbakat. Dengan wajah yg cute, rambut ikal lembut dan tingginya 164 cm itu (lebih pendek dari Sumire), Momo ga punya harapan masuk daftar cowok idaman Sumire sama sekali. Tapi Momo secara perlahan mulai melancarkan serangannya supaya Sumire makin tergantung padanya dan takkan mengusir Momo dari rumahnya dan mungkin suatu saat Sumire akan jatuh cinta padanya. *serigala berbulu domba nih sbnrnya si Momo ini, lol*
Yah, mungkin bukan hal yg mustahil ya, soalnya Sumire memang makin tergantung pada Momo sebagai penghilang stress. Sewaktu lagi stress berat di kantornya, Sumire yg ingin mengelus2 rambut Momo itu akhirnya mengelus2 kemoceng sebagai gantinya, LOL. Sumire juga paling suka nyampoin rambut Momo kalo dia lagi stres. *hair fetish nih kayanya, hahaha*
Anyway, aku jadi pengen nonton drama dan filmnya nih. XD Untuk cast Sumire dan Momo, aku lebih suka yg versi Jepang yaitu Koyuki dan Matsumoto Jun, pas banget image-nya. Koyuki itu memang sesuai bgt sebagai Sumire dan Jun, oh Junnnn, kaya dilahirkan buat jadi Momo deh. Kalo cast yg versi Korea tuh Kim Ha Neul sebagai Sumire dan Jang Geun Suk sebagai Momo. Geun Suk memang cocok juga jadi Momo, tapi karena dia lebih tinggi dari Ha Neul kok rasanya jadi 'kurang' aja poinnya, hahaha. Jangan salah, aku juga fansnya Geun Suk loh, tapi memang untuk Momo itu lebih pas si Jun aja. ;p
Ha Neul sih menurutku memang kharismatik juga, tapi kurang tinggi dan kurang elegan? Dan untuk Hasumi, yg versi Jepang kok jelek sih, padahal Hasumi tuh di komik ya cowoknya ganteng bgt dan tinggi sekali. Hasumi versi Korea sih lebih mending, tapi kesan yg kudapat sih cuma cool aja, not handsome, sorry.
Nah, versi Jepang itu rilisnya tahun 2003 dan ada 10 episode. Sedangkan versi Korea dalam bentuk film dan rilis tahun 2011.
December 6, 2021
My illness itself is light and gets better with medicine right away, but fighting with the fear that I might hurt someone I cared for was hell.
...I was drifting aimlessly, I realized...that there are a lot of people who're weakened because of worries or stress or just because life dealt them a bad. When I could help someone like that, the fear went away. Those kind of relationships were like medicine to me. That's why I planned on leaving here as soon as you didn't need me anymore.
But the truth is... the truth is...I need you, Sumire.
I need you for things like making me dinner and patting my head and yelling at me and praising me and throwing me around...
and drying your tears. All those things.
Tramps like us reminded me of オオカミ少女と黒王子 1 Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji 1 except this time around I stuck long enough to fall in love with the plot. {As you can see it earned 5 stars rather than the 2 stars Oookami ungratefully squeezed out.}
The story focuses on Sumire, a hard-working, determined career woman who has climbed the ladder with her talent and quick brains. However, the patriarchal society she lives in constantly judges her and assumes it's all because she was born "with it". Hence, they are quick to judge, gossip and criticize aspects of her life which she has no control over- igniting sympathy towards Sumire early on, but this chick needs none of it! .. and that's why I love her.
Sumire is a strong, witty woman who doesn't follow shallow wimps and orders. She can stand up for herself and fight back, but this doesn't make her a stone cold person devoid of emotions. No, she has as much heart as we all do. Thus, when a homeless beaten up kid ends up in front of her apartment she takes him in - sorta as a joke and sorta cause she cares. In return, this guy has to be her "pet" and is thence forth, named "Momo"{after her childhood pet dog}.
When she says "pet" she doesn't mean it in a sexual sense, rather as someone who will stay loyal to her and comfort her when she's had a particularly stressful day and unlike オオカミ少女と黒王子 1 Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji 1 , where Sata treats Erika in a disgusting dog like manner {no matter, how much she lied and how romantic it seemed or how much of a sadist he was.. It was wrong because it sent across a horrible message}.
Sumire and Momo, who happens to be a classical/modern dancer, benefit from living together- they can count on one another to brighten up the day especially Momo, with his cute antics and quirky energetic nature. Eventually, their loyalty and friendship deepens into something even more riskier which is when all the charades have to end.
July 29, 2021
Review and rating for entire series (14 volumes)
A rare josei gem! I enjoyed every chapter of this amazingly well-spun tale. It is real, heart-warming, and unique! Older woman meets younger man. Both have much to learn from each other. Even the secondary characters are developed with care and detail, with complete personalities, motivations, desires, etc.
The psychology is wonderfully insightful and each character's development alone and together is like a beautifully flowering blossom. (And don't forget a lovely dose of realistic angst!) What a relief to find a long josei series I can fall in love with!
My complaints are a mere two wee squeak: Why can't josei titles have sex scenes (especially when the build up involves INCREDIBLE, SLOWLY BURNING intensity!) that are as explicit as an intense sex scene in a well-done BL? And the English license title is HORRIBLE. My Pet Momo or You Are My Pet? Sensational!
A rare josei gem! I enjoyed every chapter of this amazingly well-spun tale. It is real, heart-warming, and unique! Older woman meets younger man. Both have much to learn from each other. Even the secondary characters are developed with care and detail, with complete personalities, motivations, desires, etc.
The psychology is wonderfully insightful and each character's development alone and together is like a beautifully flowering blossom. (And don't forget a lovely dose of realistic angst!) What a relief to find a long josei series I can fall in love with!
My complaints are a mere two wee squeak: Why can't josei titles have sex scenes (especially when the build up involves INCREDIBLE, SLOWLY BURNING intensity!) that are as explicit as an intense sex scene in a well-done BL? And the English license title is HORRIBLE. My Pet Momo or You Are My Pet? Sensational!
January 2, 2020
I love the story and the characters Violet and Momoooooo.
Momo is a cute guy and he's Violet's pet. She takes good care of him by petting him, bathing him, resting his head on her lap, feeding him lol it's pretty funny but it's really sweet.
Violet is a hard working career woman who can never let her guard down with people so she's very lonely. Momo fills her need by making her feel cared about and wanted.
Love the drawings of females, sooooo pretty :) the eyes, hair, jaw lines, and the guys are good too.
Momo is a cute guy and he's Violet's pet. She takes good care of him by petting him, bathing him, resting his head on her lap, feeding him lol it's pretty funny but it's really sweet.
Violet is a hard working career woman who can never let her guard down with people so she's very lonely. Momo fills her need by making her feel cared about and wanted.
Love the drawings of females, sooooo pretty :) the eyes, hair, jaw lines, and the guys are good too.
August 9, 2019
This is probably one of my favorite manga of all time. I have read it over a dozen times it feels like. And here I am once again as I finally, finally got physical copies. Totally work the fuckton of money I chunked out (looking at you last two volumes). For anyone reading, this series is truly amazing. It has a beautiful relationship dynamic and wonderful story. Momo and sumire are probably my favorite couple of all time. The series really takes a refreshing look on relationships. Like there ain’t much I can say besides read it. This is such a classic as well.
May 23, 2011
At the risk of sounding like a teenager (I am not) I love this Manga series. It deserves every star.Five stars all the way. I have read this series again and again finding new enjoyment every time. What I really love about is manga is that the plot is unrealistic but Ogawa makes it seem so real and doable not cheesy, weak, sleazy, and childish. I would recommend this manga to all women in there 20s who put on a strong front but feel weak inside(just about us all right?).
January 14, 2020
It’s been almost a decade since I first read this, and it still makes me so happy. It’s a little weird, but let’s be honest, every manga is. More than that though, this series is cute, funny, and real; it’s everything I want in a contemporary romance.
June 21, 2019
4 stars. I like how the heroine is so amazing, but still has insecure thoughts and makes mistakes. Weird set-up, but I enjoy it.
September 28, 2023
This is very……..???
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January 3, 2024
Another manga fail on my end…I guess the pet in the title was the clue
June 16, 2021
Eine niedliche Geschichte! 🥰
Mir hat der Zeichenstil unheimlich gut gefallen. Die Charaktere, speziell Momo, haben sich mit der Zeit in mein Herz geschlichen, obwohl ich am Anfang noch leichte Probleme hatte, einen Zugang zur Story zu finden bzw die Gründe nachzuvollziehen (deshalb 4 Sterne). Dabei überraschte mich die Geschichte der Protagonisten aber schlussendlich mit ihrem Tiefgang. 🧐 Als Leser:in lernt man die Charaktere wie neue Freunde erst im Lauf der Zeit näher kennen, was auch ein Grund ist, warum ich die Geschichte sehr angenehm fand. Es ist Humor enthalten, ebenso wie Ernsthaftigkeit und Romantik - eine ziemlich perfekte Mischung, finde ich. Letzten Endes werde ich auf jeden Fall mal die Fortsetzungen in Augenschein nehmen. 😊👍🏼
Mir hat der Zeichenstil unheimlich gut gefallen. Die Charaktere, speziell Momo, haben sich mit der Zeit in mein Herz geschlichen, obwohl ich am Anfang noch leichte Probleme hatte, einen Zugang zur Story zu finden bzw die Gründe nachzuvollziehen (deshalb 4 Sterne). Dabei überraschte mich die Geschichte der Protagonisten aber schlussendlich mit ihrem Tiefgang. 🧐 Als Leser:in lernt man die Charaktere wie neue Freunde erst im Lauf der Zeit näher kennen, was auch ein Grund ist, warum ich die Geschichte sehr angenehm fand. Es ist Humor enthalten, ebenso wie Ernsthaftigkeit und Romantik - eine ziemlich perfekte Mischung, finde ich. Letzten Endes werde ich auf jeden Fall mal die Fortsetzungen in Augenschein nehmen. 😊👍🏼
March 1, 2020
This is only my third Josei series, and the one with the most established heroine. (My other two were Nana and We Were There) At this point in my life, I appreciate that quite a bit. I also like seeing how Sumire does not have it ALL, but still manages to stay positive and on top of it all. The art style is different from what I am used to, but I think it works well. Momo is adorable, and also quite relatable at times, just like Sumire. Looking forward to the rest of the series!
August 24, 2021
Not My Usual Read
Josei manga is not my regular choice for reading, but I was able to get this one for free and the premise sounded interesting. I enjoyed the storyline, but will probably not read the rest of the series.
Josei manga is not my regular choice for reading, but I was able to get this one for free and the premise sounded interesting. I enjoyed the storyline, but will probably not read the rest of the series.
October 12, 2021
Embarking on an older but new-to-me josei series... some aspects of this have not dated well, but Sumire is a deeply relatable character and sometimes you just want to read about a grown-up having (relatively) grown-up problems.
April 26, 2020
O kadar listemde manga varken birden nasıl buna başladım ve nasıl sardı da ilk cilt bitti anlamadım... Devam edeceğim, beğendim. Josei türünde olduğu için umuyorum ki Shoujo romantizmi kadar baymaz. Güzel başladı ne olur güzel devam etsin.
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