Two single fathers, Sengoku and Harumi, have decided to live together to better balance work and raising their children. Grappling with understanding the children's willful ways, they slowly become more aware of their roles as fathers...
After a slightly disjointed start, this series (from the author of Cherry Magic) hits its stride as it begins to really dig into the meat of the story: that both single dads are seen as "less than" by people stuck in outdated ideas of what it means to be a father. There's less homophobia in this than inherent suspicion that entrenched ideas that men can't be nurturers (although the other is still there), and that fear is something both men feel as well - messages from everyone around them, including a well-meaning mother, tell them that they can't pull this off.
But they can. This volume begins to really show them that, and it's beautiful to see.
The first volume was good, but this one was even better. Even though I would love for this to true into a BL, I love the family that they are developing in this story. Learning and figuring out how to be better parents and people in general. Parenthood is hard, and the emotions they have feel so raw and real to me. It's just truly a beautiful story. While the story isn't the same as Cherry Magic the vibes feel similar to me - the mangaka did a great job of creating the same feel in her series' without recreating the exact same story.
While the situations are a little different, if you like the anime Buddy Daddies I think you'll like this.