After the death of her single mum, Toka faces a lonely life in their empty house. However, when she arrives home, a stranger has made himself comfortable and claims to be the new housekeeper hired by Toka's late mother. While she doesn't want to live with a stranger, least of all a bossy one, perhaps it is still better than living alone.
While not inherently bad, this is one of Chiba's weakest works. When it comes to manga, there's often a certain amount of disbelief that needs to be ignored in order to enjoy the story. There are a few common tropes, especially in regards to absent parents or co-living, that just can't easily be pulled off that way in real life. Kyou Kara Mongen 7:00 Desu takes it to another level - it was difficult to enjoy the story when I simply couldn't put aside my disbelief.
Ryu is 25 and it's not entirely out of the ordinary that he might be a ward of sorts to a high schooler. But one would expect some form of official introduction. He just turns up in Toka's house, takes up the role of housekeeper, sets up rules and doesn't even give her his name. Teenager or not, it strikes me as odd that Toka would simply accept this - for all she knows, he could be anyone. He provides no proof of his identity or whether his work or connection to her mother is legitimate. As the story progresses, we do learn that his official job is housekeeping and that Toka's mother did indeed hire him. But why on earth did no one feel the need to explain this properly to Toka?
I rather liked Toka as a character and I think she was more mature than she gave herself credit for. Her behaviour (minus the fact that she just accepts Ryu's claims) is rational and relatable. Her growing feelings for Ryu are also relatable as the two get to know each other, but I never quite felt much coming from Ryu's side. All in all, the characters were cute and the pacing is fine. It's just a shame that the whole thing is built on such a weak premise. The art is adorable, so that's at least one reason to give this short series a try.
At first I was scared where this would lead and then I was relieved bc the story didn't go the way I feared but then at the end it changed again and now we are back to square one🥴🥴
I have one other series by Kozue Chiba here at home. After reading that I'll definitely stop reading her books. There are just too many typical gender roles portrayed
Cerita shoujo pada umumnya. Mungkin ada tambahan slice-of-life-nya jadi nilai tambahnya (^◡^). Selebihnya ya gitu ≧◡≦.
Kalau baca dari note tambahan senseinya, ini serialisasi pertama setelah pindah dari sho-comi ke betsu-comi. Kuambil kesimpulan, kalau sho-comi itu lebih cinta-cintaan yang cringe, sedangkan betsu-comi cinta-cintaan yang lebih kalem, mungkin. Makanya komik ini juga bisa aku sedikit nikmati (^.^).
Secara keseluruhan, aku kasih 2.5 bintang, tapi dibulatkan ke bawah hehe ^^
Komik dua volume yang berisi tentang hubungan yang.. unik (?) antara asisten rumah tangga dan majikannya (??). Intinya, komiknya berkisah tentang cewe SMA polos yatim piatu yang jatuh hati sama cowo judes yang dititipkan amanah sama Ibunya untuk ngejagain si cewe (Toka). Temanya biasa.. dan entah kenapa menurut saya ga perlu sampe dua volume apalagi kisahnya cukup gampang ditebak. Tapi lumayanlah.. refreshing setelah bete baca Ash-Sofia hehe
Surprisingly good untuk aku yang cuma nilai dari cover (visual nomor satu saat lagi belanja online). Suka banget karena di sini enggak vulgar, biasanya kan di komik lain suka brutal cowok dewasa itu, tapi di sini tuh dibuat jadi kayak real, anak bawah umur kalau diperlakukan seperti pacar sedikit meskipun dengan dasar suka atau cinta tetap nanti bisa jadi pelecehan. Cukup wow juga sih di situ. Suka sama visualnya. Dan cara komikus menuntaskan cerita, oke! Rarely first kiss at the end of comic!
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Es una lectura súper rápida que te deja con un final agradable. Tiene una trama muy sencilla y precipitada, pero no me desagrada del todo porque la parte emocional de los protagonistas está bastante pasable. Al final, se puede disfrutar aunque no sea algo increíble. La protagonista es muy "tipo común" y la relación con él algo tierna.
El final me ha gustado, porque es realista y nada forzado.