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「我喜歡上橘同學了呢……」
許久未曾「戀愛」的店長，眼中浮現些微的情感。
但是他的表情卻嚴肅又惆悵。
小晶對店長的改變感到迷惘……
還有小唯的告白……
17歲，冬季的腳步加速到來──
許久未曾「戀愛」的店長，眼中浮現些微的情感。
但是他的表情卻嚴肅又惆悵。
小晶對店長的改變感到迷惘……
還有小唯的告白……
17歲，冬季的腳步加速到來──
160 pages, Paperback
First published July 12, 2017
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September 11, 2020
Chapter 64 was such a bittersweet chapter. It started off promising enough, with a metamorphosis for one of our characters, only to end in heartbreak and rejection. Those wordless panels in the penultimate page packed such an emotional punch. This chapter was 5 stars.
The rest of volume was pretty much the same as you've expected of this series, serviceable to the overarching arc, but nothing stood out more than chapter 64.
The rest of volume was pretty much the same as you've expected of this series, serviceable to the overarching arc, but nothing stood out more than chapter 64.
January 15, 2025
Aiiii quin patiment, el mal d'amors i a sobre la tensió entre els protagonistes cada cop s'intensifica més!!!! :3
December 23, 2019
YUI DESERVES BETTER!!! also I’ve liked how the relationship with her boss has been so far and that he’s been respectful to her but is also like “nah” but now he’s crushing? NO!!! his friend being like “SEVENTEEN?!?!” call his ass out 👏🏼
March 18, 2022
Auch diesen Band mochte ich! Herr Kondo versucht Akira aus dem Weg zu gehen, aber natürlich konfrontiert sie ihn. Ich finde es super, dass sie so einen starken Charakter hat, ohne aufdringlich zu wirken. Sie ist wie ein starker Ruhepol.
Ich hoffe sehr, dass sie zum Ende der Reihe wieder ihr altes Hobby aufnimmt. Aber erstmal bin ich auf Yuis Erfahrungen im nächsten Band gespannt.
Die Zeichnungen waren wunderschön. Das Cover hat mich besonders angesprochen, da mir die Farbkombi zitronengelb und limettengrün sehr gefällt.
Ich hoffe sehr, dass sie zum Ende der Reihe wieder ihr altes Hobby aufnimmt. Aber erstmal bin ich auf Yuis Erfahrungen im nächsten Band gespannt.
Die Zeichnungen waren wunderschön. Das Cover hat mich besonders angesprochen, da mir die Farbkombi zitronengelb und limettengrün sehr gefällt.
August 14, 2020
Good and cute as usual. I enjoyed the fact that the guy had not suddenly fallen for Yui, it makes it all more believable and less cliché.
January 31, 2019
Ci avviciniamo alla conclusione: il direttore deve fare i conti con i suoi sentimenti e cerca di mettere un po' di sostanza con Akira per evitare qualsiasi coinvolgimento - anche se il piano non sortisce propriamente l'effetto sperato. Anche Akira sta attraversando un momento delicato e deve capire se vuole tagliare i ponti con il suo passato, o provare a superare i suoi dubbi e le sue paure.
E poi sul finire, quando sembrava andare tutto bene, Yoshizawa si comporta sa pirla patentato, in preda ad una cotta a senso unico per una persona che nemmeno lo considera. Ammetto che il finale del volume mi ha proprio spiazzato. Spero che ci sarà la possibilità di risistemare le cose.
E poi sul finire, quando sembrava andare tutto bene, Yoshizawa si comporta sa pirla patentato, in preda ad una cotta a senso unico per una persona che nemmeno lo considera. Ammetto che il finale del volume mi ha proprio spiazzato. Spero che ci sarà la possibilità di risistemare le cose.
December 31, 2018
Non sempre la pioggia porta malinconia, anzi spesso induce alla riflessione.
Guardare il cielo dopo la pioggia aiuta a comprendere i propri sogni e a far sì che non sembrino poi così lontani...☔️💧💕
Nel mio blog ho scritto un articolo sulla serie animata "Dopo la pioggia"
Se siete interessati cliccate qui per leggerlo http://www.wonderlandtales.com/2025/0...
Guardare il cielo dopo la pioggia aiuta a comprendere i propri sogni e a far sì che non sembrino poi così lontani...☔️💧💕
Nel mio blog ho scritto un articolo sulla serie animata "Dopo la pioggia"
Se siete interessati cliccate qui per leggerlo http://www.wonderlandtales.com/2025/0...
June 29, 2019
Masami, tieni le zampe lontane da Akira! Mi basta questo.
Questo volume si merita probabilmente solo 2,5 stelline. Quando Akira compra il e se lo mette... Ho provato una brutta sensazione! Hai diciassette anni, ragazza, non puoi usare cose del genere!
Povera Nishida!
Va beh, ormai siamo agli sgoccioli. Visto che sono volumi piuttosto brevi, comincia anche a venirmi il dubbio che non ci sarà un finale ben definito...
Questo volume si merita probabilmente solo 2,5 stelline. Quando Akira compra il e se lo mette... Ho provato una brutta sensazione! Hai diciassette anni, ragazza, non puoi usare cose del genere!
Povera Nishida!
Va beh, ormai siamo agli sgoccioli. Visto che sono volumi piuttosto brevi, comincia anche a venirmi il dubbio che non ci sarà un finale ben definito...
March 3, 2019
Ogni volumetto lo trovo sempre tutto sommato gradevole,ma manca sempre quel quid che mi faccia davvero apprezzare la storia,che invece non riesce a coinvolgermi,e dalla quale avverto sempre un certo distacco,ma anche un certo latente scetticismo.
Comunque sia,la conclusione è vicina,e speriamo bene,anche se le premesse non sono delle migliori.
Comunque sia,la conclusione è vicina,e speriamo bene,anche se le premesse non sono delle migliori.
February 28, 2019
4/5 solo a causa del finale. Il direttore inizia a riordinare i propri sentimenti, cosa che Yoshizawa sembra non fare.
August 1, 2026
"Anak kecil belum punya banyak pengalaman. Jadi, masih ada banyak ruang untuk menyimpan hal-hal baru. Begitu beranjak dewasa, data yang dimilikinya pun ikut bertambah. Untuk memasukkan yang baru atau mengeluarkan yang lama pun butuh perjuangan."
Judul: After the Rain 8 (Khusus Dewasa)
Genre: Romansa
Author: Jun Mayuzuki
Penerbit: m&c!
Tebal: 158 halaman
Rating: 4.5/5 ⭐️
***
Ternyata, cinta Akira tidak lagi bertepuk sebelah tangan. Perasaan yang seharusnya sudah lama berlalu itu mulai dirasakan kembali oleh Masami terhadap Akira. Akan tetapi, wajahnya malah menunjukkan ekspresi sedih dan kesepian. Akira jadi bingung melihat perubahan pada diri Masami. Sementara itu, Yui juga memutuskan untuk menyatakan cintanya kepada Yoshizawa...
***
Ini keren, lho. Author menggambarkan kapasitas penyimpanan memori orang yang sudah tua dan masih muda melalui perangkat komputer. Memang benar apa yang dikatakan Masami, anak-anak lebih cepat menyerap hal baru karena memori penyimpanannya masih banyak yang kosong. Akan tetapi, aku kurang setuju dengannya yang mengatakan bahwa yang sudah berumur kesulitan menyimpan memori yang baru. Buktinya, sekarang Masami punya perasaan khusus terhadap Akira setelah mengukir banyak memori baru dengannya sejak volume-volume sebelumnya.
Aku senyum-senyum sendiri melihat Masami yang terlihat seperti seorang pemuda yang kepincut. Matanya yang berkantung saat bekerja tidak dapat membohongi Kase, salah satu pegawainya. Sudah jelas dia ini sedang demam cinta sampai-sampai dia insomina beberapa hari berturut-turut. Setelah bisa berbagi sedikit dengan Kujo, sahabat Masami yang menulis novel, barulah Masami merasa sedikit lega. Astaga, dia benar-benar kembali ke masa muda. Untung saja Kujo masih setia menemaninya.
Akan tetapi, perubahan sikap manajer ini membuat Akira kebingungan. Padahal sebelumnya ia terlihat biasa-biasa saja di sekitar Akira. Beberapa kali si manajer berusaha menghindari Akira. Tentu saja Akira akhirnya mulai frustasi dan melampiaskan kekesalannya pada Masami. Sudahlah, Om... Akui saja perasaanmu itu. By the way, aku suka sekali adegan ketika Akira ngambek karena Masami membeli syal baru duluan sebelum Akira bisa menyelesaikan dan memberikan syal buatannya. Hahaha... Ini kerap kali terjadi dan tentunya bisa sangat mengecewakan kalau itu terjadi.
Yuto yang mendadak kecelakaan setelah terlalu bersemangat berlari pun mempertemukan Masami dengan mantan istrinya. Hubungan mereka terasa dingin, berbeda dengan saat Masami bersama Akira. Hal ini membuat Masami semakin menyadari perasaannya. Di sisi lain, Akira merasa bersalah karena ialah yang melatih Yuto supaya bisa berlari cepat. Bukan, kok. Itu bukan salahmu, Akira.
Aku suka dengan perkembangan hubungan pertemanan Haruka dengan Akira. Haruka kini memahami bahwa Akira butuh waktu dan tempat untuk menyendiri. Akan tetapi, ia juga membiarkan pintu bagi Akira terbuka lebar jika ia ingin kembali berlari lagi. Kuharap Akira bisa mengubah pikirannya... Aku juga masih penasaran kenapa dia tidak mau berlari lagi.
Terakhir, aku sangat amat kesal dengan Yoshizawa! Yui sudah berusaha merajut sekeras itu dan berdadan tidak seperti dirinya sendiri, tetapi Yoshizawa masih terbayang-bayang sosok Akira. Padahal Yoshizawa juga sadar Yui ingin terlihat seperti Akira. Argh! Kuharap kapal mereka berdua bisa berlayar di volume berikutnya karena sebenarnya kepribadian mereka terlihat cocok. Semoga Yui tidak membenci Akira yang secara tidak sengaja membuat kehidupan cintanya sulit.
Judul: After the Rain 8 (Khusus Dewasa)
Genre: Romansa
Author: Jun Mayuzuki
Penerbit: m&c!
Tebal: 158 halaman
Rating: 4.5/5 ⭐️
***
Ternyata, cinta Akira tidak lagi bertepuk sebelah tangan. Perasaan yang seharusnya sudah lama berlalu itu mulai dirasakan kembali oleh Masami terhadap Akira. Akan tetapi, wajahnya malah menunjukkan ekspresi sedih dan kesepian. Akira jadi bingung melihat perubahan pada diri Masami. Sementara itu, Yui juga memutuskan untuk menyatakan cintanya kepada Yoshizawa...
***
Ini keren, lho. Author menggambarkan kapasitas penyimpanan memori orang yang sudah tua dan masih muda melalui perangkat komputer. Memang benar apa yang dikatakan Masami, anak-anak lebih cepat menyerap hal baru karena memori penyimpanannya masih banyak yang kosong. Akan tetapi, aku kurang setuju dengannya yang mengatakan bahwa yang sudah berumur kesulitan menyimpan memori yang baru. Buktinya, sekarang Masami punya perasaan khusus terhadap Akira setelah mengukir banyak memori baru dengannya sejak volume-volume sebelumnya.
Aku senyum-senyum sendiri melihat Masami yang terlihat seperti seorang pemuda yang kepincut. Matanya yang berkantung saat bekerja tidak dapat membohongi Kase, salah satu pegawainya. Sudah jelas dia ini sedang demam cinta sampai-sampai dia insomina beberapa hari berturut-turut. Setelah bisa berbagi sedikit dengan Kujo, sahabat Masami yang menulis novel, barulah Masami merasa sedikit lega. Astaga, dia benar-benar kembali ke masa muda. Untung saja Kujo masih setia menemaninya.
Akan tetapi, perubahan sikap manajer ini membuat Akira kebingungan. Padahal sebelumnya ia terlihat biasa-biasa saja di sekitar Akira. Beberapa kali si manajer berusaha menghindari Akira. Tentu saja Akira akhirnya mulai frustasi dan melampiaskan kekesalannya pada Masami. Sudahlah, Om... Akui saja perasaanmu itu. By the way, aku suka sekali adegan ketika Akira ngambek karena Masami membeli syal baru duluan sebelum Akira bisa menyelesaikan dan memberikan syal buatannya. Hahaha... Ini kerap kali terjadi dan tentunya bisa sangat mengecewakan kalau itu terjadi.
Yuto yang mendadak kecelakaan setelah terlalu bersemangat berlari pun mempertemukan Masami dengan mantan istrinya. Hubungan mereka terasa dingin, berbeda dengan saat Masami bersama Akira. Hal ini membuat Masami semakin menyadari perasaannya. Di sisi lain, Akira merasa bersalah karena ialah yang melatih Yuto supaya bisa berlari cepat. Bukan, kok. Itu bukan salahmu, Akira.
Aku suka dengan perkembangan hubungan pertemanan Haruka dengan Akira. Haruka kini memahami bahwa Akira butuh waktu dan tempat untuk menyendiri. Akan tetapi, ia juga membiarkan pintu bagi Akira terbuka lebar jika ia ingin kembali berlari lagi. Kuharap Akira bisa mengubah pikirannya... Aku juga masih penasaran kenapa dia tidak mau berlari lagi.
Terakhir, aku sangat amat kesal dengan Yoshizawa! Yui sudah berusaha merajut sekeras itu dan berdadan tidak seperti dirinya sendiri, tetapi Yoshizawa masih terbayang-bayang sosok Akira. Padahal Yoshizawa juga sadar Yui ingin terlihat seperti Akira. Argh! Kuharap kapal mereka berdua bisa berlayar di volume berikutnya karena sebenarnya kepribadian mereka terlihat cocok. Semoga Yui tidak membenci Akira yang secara tidak sengaja membuat kehidupan cintanya sulit.
April 23, 2021
Reseña:
Nos cuentan la historia de Akira, quien antes era una atleta, pero debido a una lesión en su talón de Aquiles se ve forzada a dejar esto y es así como comienza a trabajar en un restaurante familiar. En el transcurso de su empleo como camarera sus sentimientos hacia su jefe van surgiendo. El jefe del restaurante lleva una vida honesta a sus 45 años, divorciado y con un hijo menor, apasionado por la escritura pero frustrado al no poder continuar su sueño.
Las historias de ambos se ven unidas en el momento que Akira declara su enamoramiento a su jefe, las circunstancias los ven obligados a pasar tiempo juntos, es así como empiezan a conocer más del otro y poco a poco curar sus heridas y miedos juntos.
Opinión personal: Esta historia es de las que realmente me encantan, el trasfondo de los personajes y como ese "enamoramiento" ayuda a ambos personajes a encontrar su verdadero camino. La historia en sí realmente te deja un sabor de boca bastante extraño, en el buen sentido. Toco mi corazón el como ambos se daban cuenta de sus sentimientos.
El único "problema" que tuve era la diferencia de edad entre ambos, 17 y 45 años, aunque en una parte me gusto como al final colocaron partes de "que pasaría si él tuviera 17 años". Sin duda el final del libro de una forma u otra te deja con bastantes esperanzas.
Nos cuentan la historia de Akira, quien antes era una atleta, pero debido a una lesión en su talón de Aquiles se ve forzada a dejar esto y es así como comienza a trabajar en un restaurante familiar. En el transcurso de su empleo como camarera sus sentimientos hacia su jefe van surgiendo. El jefe del restaurante lleva una vida honesta a sus 45 años, divorciado y con un hijo menor, apasionado por la escritura pero frustrado al no poder continuar su sueño.
Las historias de ambos se ven unidas en el momento que Akira declara su enamoramiento a su jefe, las circunstancias los ven obligados a pasar tiempo juntos, es así como empiezan a conocer más del otro y poco a poco curar sus heridas y miedos juntos.
Opinión personal: Esta historia es de las que realmente me encantan, el trasfondo de los personajes y como ese "enamoramiento" ayuda a ambos personajes a encontrar su verdadero camino. La historia en sí realmente te deja un sabor de boca bastante extraño, en el buen sentido. Toco mi corazón el como ambos se daban cuenta de sus sentimientos.
El único "problema" que tuve era la diferencia de edad entre ambos, 17 y 45 años, aunque en una parte me gusto como al final colocaron partes de "que pasaría si él tuviera 17 años". Sin duda el final del libro de una forma u otra te deja con bastantes esperanzas.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 21, 2021
Tachibana-san a mio parere si rende odiosa alle volte e non nego che il suo comportamento mi urta, anche perchè mi ricorda determinate dinamiche della mia adolescenza che vorrei rimuovere XD Il suo atteggiarsi e illudersi nello stesso tempo, alimentano un odio/amore continuo sul suo personaggio. Al contrario Kondo è meraviglioso <3 Il vero protagonista, a mio parere, è lui!!! Una vera evoluzione, un'introspezione unica, certamente marcata da un vissuto più ricco rispetto quello della teenager "infatuata".
Memorabili le scene cariche di silenzi significativi ed occhiate, dettagli che molti non noterebbero, ma che riescono a riempire il cuore, ancor più delle scene parlate o dinamiche. E' in quel silenzio, rotto solo dal rumore della pioggia, unica connessione elementale che fa scorrere la storia, reagendo lei stessa delle emozioni dei personaggi, modellandosi in un crescendo quasi paranormale.
Serie sempre bella <3
Memorabili le scene cariche di silenzi significativi ed occhiate, dettagli che molti non noterebbero, ma che riescono a riempire il cuore, ancor più delle scene parlate o dinamiche. E' in quel silenzio, rotto solo dal rumore della pioggia, unica connessione elementale che fa scorrere la storia, reagendo lei stessa delle emozioni dei personaggi, modellandosi in un crescendo quasi paranormale.
Serie sempre bella <3
October 22, 2025
Je sais pas trop quoi penser ?
Dans les souvenirs que j'avais de l'anime, la relation restait 100% platonique, or je n'ai pas du tout l'impression que ce soit la tournure prise par le manga ??
En plus j'ai l'impression que la traduction française a été censurée pour notamment modifier l'âge d'Akira et rendre le truc plus acceptable... ça me dégoûte un peu.
Dommage parce le reste du volume m'a beaucoup plu, notamment l'évolution d'Akira et le dernier chapitre avec Yui... Je vais lire les deux derniers volumes en plus espérant que ça ne prenne pas une tournure encore plus malsaine.
Dans les souvenirs que j'avais de l'anime, la relation restait 100% platonique, or je n'ai pas du tout l'impression que ce soit la tournure prise par le manga ??
En plus j'ai l'impression que la traduction française a été censurée pour notamment modifier l'âge d'Akira et rendre le truc plus acceptable... ça me dégoûte un peu.
Dommage parce le reste du volume m'a beaucoup plu, notamment l'évolution d'Akira et le dernier chapitre avec Yui... Je vais lire les deux derniers volumes en plus espérant que ça ne prenne pas une tournure encore plus malsaine.
August 7, 2019
More romantic struggles, more Chihiro, more Yui and Yoshizawa, I'm sold!! I can't stress enough how lovely this manga is. All the characters are deep, well fleshed out, the way the relathionships evolves is so emotional, the way they are interwoven is just perfect. An amazingly emotional read, it makes my heart flutter.
August 12, 2021
My favorite volume, I think. It's hard to choose because I love all this manga, but this volume hits hard. The pain of impossible love. In love with the right person at the wrong time... I loved this volume but I was so sad knowing the end the love could not be between them. My heart was so broken. My heart was also so broken for Yui-chan...
April 28, 2023
Pues el manager ya se dio cuenta de sus sentimientos hacia Akira y por lo mismo intenta evitarla lo más posible, pero Akira es perspicaz al respecto.
Por otro lado, Kiyan va a la cafetería para decirle a Akira que vuelva al club, que todos la están esperando y que la distancia que pone entre ellas es dolorosa.
Ya puro último, la otra morrita ya se confesó, pero todo pinta a rechazo. Pobre.
Por otro lado, Kiyan va a la cafetería para decirle a Akira que vuelva al club, que todos la están esperando y que la distancia que pone entre ellas es dolorosa.
Ya puro último, la otra morrita ya se confesó, pero todo pinta a rechazo. Pobre.
May 1, 2023
Noo I feel so sad for the friend, I was really rooting for her. She's just cute and bubbly and deserves the best. Sad that she can't see that she's great just the way she is.
The calonge thing was creepy. I thought she would give it to him but wearing it herself.. uhh. Also interesting as he himself noted that he don't like when the hairdresser puts it in him.
The calonge thing was creepy. I thought she would give it to him but wearing it herself.. uhh. Also interesting as he himself noted that he don't like when the hairdresser puts it in him.
April 21, 2020
Estúpido Yoshizawa...
February 21, 2021
THE ENDING OMG IM SO SHOOK LIKE YOSHIZAWA OMG??!?!??!! I still think the boss is sus though.
November 10, 2021
Some sad moments in this one. Love is a pain when its one sided.
March 6, 2023
rip yui
April 4, 2024
rating: 3.5
October 4, 2024
Jujurlah pada dirimu sendiri.
February 20, 2025
ELLE LUI A OFFERT L'ÉCHARPE ET IL S'EST ENFUI ???? J'AI ENVIE DE ME TUER
January 5, 2026
04-01-26 / 04-01-26
January 18, 2021
Somehow I missed the break for the previous volume as I was reading the chapters, and there doesn't seem to be a correlation of chapters to volumes online. I also remember very few things about what happened in these two volumes, because my mind is more than a bit scrambled at the moment. This in any case a loose review of volumes seven and eight.
The previous volume started out strong, with Hitler giving a haircut to the forty five year old manager. I don't recall why that scene was important, but it left an impression, probably because of the Hitler thing. The previous volume was mostly about how an epiphany about what you want but don't dare do affects you. In the protagonist's case, the protagonist being our Akira Tachibana, a seventeen year old whose passion for running got cut short because of an injury, she got forced to realize that she could come out of her injury if she went through rehabilitation, but she's frozen in place. Back when she suffered her injury, she was so depressed about her body betraying her out of nowhere, that her mind fled into an infatuation with the first person who was kind to her, this being the forty five year old manager of the place Akira now works at. But if she returns to running now, not only she will have to face that she'll likely won't be able to run like she used to, but she will also have to abandon her weird "love" for this manager guy, and that's the only thing giving meaning to her life at the moment.
Early in the previous volume, distraught at the realization that she needs to make a choice, she told her mother to throw away her running shows and outfit from back then. Akira even snapped uncharacteristically at her mother. Every time someone forces her to address her frozen emotional state she gets angry. By the end of that sequence, though, that involved visiting some hot springs with her aunt, she decided to keep her running stuff for now. I thought that would have a bigger repercusion for the ongoing story, but it didn't, as Akira's mind didn't seem to change significantly.
Regarding the manager, who is a frustrated writer, we got more of his relationship with his successful author friend from college. The author has gotten a movie deal but isn't happy about it, because he isn't writing the stuff he was passionate about back in college. I wonder if that relationship will spur the manager to write something significant of his own, but it hasn't yet.
The protagonist and the manager get closer, as she helps him prepare a birthday party for his ten year old son. We get more examples that the manager is a mess. He has the common sense of a teenager, which gets particularly annoying at the end of the eighth volume. Although he's a good guy, there's really not much for Akira to have fallen in love with if he hadn't been nice to her that one time. More importantly, though, the manager realizes and has to face that he has fallen in love with her, a seventeen year old, although he's a middle-aged fellow. A terrible situation for a grown man to be in.
There was a subplot going on with the ditzy coworker of the protagonist, who is in love with a very extroverted guy who happens to want the protagonist instead. The girl is lovely, if on the annoyingly extroverted side, but she complements that young guy well. However, the guy doesn't see it that way. When she confesses and presents her gift to him, a scarf she had been knitting for weeks, he rejects her and runs away, the prick. But that's in character, as the guy has been portrayed as something of a clueless idiot from the beginning.
The biggest thing that annoyed me was the manager attempting to destroy his own infatuation with the protagonist by avoiding her conspicuously at every turn, even though they were supposed to be at least friends. That angers and saddens the protagonist. Her being an assertive, no-nonsense kind of gal, she confronts him, and the manager cowardly suggests that he's simply being troubled by some unmentioned things that in no way involve the elegant, beautiful seventeen year old he has fallen for. The outcome of that whole thing remains unresolved at the end of this volume.
I like that the characters are flawed, confused, and in general just trying to get by in their little lives. That's what you can expect of a slife-of-life story, and it's always pleasurable to read.
The previous volume started out strong, with Hitler giving a haircut to the forty five year old manager. I don't recall why that scene was important, but it left an impression, probably because of the Hitler thing. The previous volume was mostly about how an epiphany about what you want but don't dare do affects you. In the protagonist's case, the protagonist being our Akira Tachibana, a seventeen year old whose passion for running got cut short because of an injury, she got forced to realize that she could come out of her injury if she went through rehabilitation, but she's frozen in place. Back when she suffered her injury, she was so depressed about her body betraying her out of nowhere, that her mind fled into an infatuation with the first person who was kind to her, this being the forty five year old manager of the place Akira now works at. But if she returns to running now, not only she will have to face that she'll likely won't be able to run like she used to, but she will also have to abandon her weird "love" for this manager guy, and that's the only thing giving meaning to her life at the moment.
Early in the previous volume, distraught at the realization that she needs to make a choice, she told her mother to throw away her running shows and outfit from back then. Akira even snapped uncharacteristically at her mother. Every time someone forces her to address her frozen emotional state she gets angry. By the end of that sequence, though, that involved visiting some hot springs with her aunt, she decided to keep her running stuff for now. I thought that would have a bigger repercusion for the ongoing story, but it didn't, as Akira's mind didn't seem to change significantly.
Regarding the manager, who is a frustrated writer, we got more of his relationship with his successful author friend from college. The author has gotten a movie deal but isn't happy about it, because he isn't writing the stuff he was passionate about back in college. I wonder if that relationship will spur the manager to write something significant of his own, but it hasn't yet.
The protagonist and the manager get closer, as she helps him prepare a birthday party for his ten year old son. We get more examples that the manager is a mess. He has the common sense of a teenager, which gets particularly annoying at the end of the eighth volume. Although he's a good guy, there's really not much for Akira to have fallen in love with if he hadn't been nice to her that one time. More importantly, though, the manager realizes and has to face that he has fallen in love with her, a seventeen year old, although he's a middle-aged fellow. A terrible situation for a grown man to be in.
There was a subplot going on with the ditzy coworker of the protagonist, who is in love with a very extroverted guy who happens to want the protagonist instead. The girl is lovely, if on the annoyingly extroverted side, but she complements that young guy well. However, the guy doesn't see it that way. When she confesses and presents her gift to him, a scarf she had been knitting for weeks, he rejects her and runs away, the prick. But that's in character, as the guy has been portrayed as something of a clueless idiot from the beginning.
The biggest thing that annoyed me was the manager attempting to destroy his own infatuation with the protagonist by avoiding her conspicuously at every turn, even though they were supposed to be at least friends. That angers and saddens the protagonist. Her being an assertive, no-nonsense kind of gal, she confronts him, and the manager cowardly suggests that he's simply being troubled by some unmentioned things that in no way involve the elegant, beautiful seventeen year old he has fallen for. The outcome of that whole thing remains unresolved at the end of this volume.
I like that the characters are flawed, confused, and in general just trying to get by in their little lives. That's what you can expect of a slife-of-life story, and it's always pleasurable to read.
January 18, 2025
Questo volume è di Yui, in quanto ci vuole molto coraggio a dichiararsi a qualcun altro.
È stata coraggiosissima e mi è dispiaciuto che Yoshizawa non abbia preso neanche la sciarpa che lei ha fatto con così tanto impegno!
Spero che si riprenda perché si merita un amore da favola.
Mi è piaciuto anche, quando era all'appuntamento con Yoshizawa, tutto sembrava pendere a suo favore, visto che prima di dichiararsi c'è come un'aria favorevole attorno.
È stata coraggiosissima e mi è dispiaciuto che Yoshizawa non abbia preso neanche la sciarpa che lei ha fatto con così tanto impegno!
Spero che si riprenda perché si merita un amore da favola.
Mi è piaciuto anche, quando era all'appuntamento con Yoshizawa, tutto sembrava pendere a suo favore, visto che prima di dichiararsi c'è come un'aria favorevole attorno.
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