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ミントチョコレート [Mint Chocolate] #1
Mint Chocolate, Vol. 1
It’s an absolute secret—our relationship!
When Nanami finally gets a chance to meet her mom’s new husband and his son, the last person she expects to see is one of her classmates, Kyouhei Suzumura. Not only is her new stepbrother cool and completely unapproachable, but even worse—he’s the crazy-hot guy Nanami’s been crushing on for months…! Only time will tell how Nanami’s unexpectedly forbidden romance will play out…
When Nanami finally gets a chance to meet her mom’s new husband and his son, the last person she expects to see is one of her classmates, Kyouhei Suzumura. Not only is her new stepbrother cool and completely unapproachable, but even worse—he’s the crazy-hot guy Nanami’s been crushing on for months…! Only time will tell how Nanami’s unexpectedly forbidden romance will play out…
192 pages, Paperback
First published September 5, 2018
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January 23, 2021
2021 Read #35
Eh. If you’ve read one step-sibling romance manga, then you’ve read them all. May I ask for a collector’s edition of Marmalade Boy instead next time, though?
Eh. If you’ve read one step-sibling romance manga, then you’ve read them all. May I ask for a collector’s edition of Marmalade Boy instead next time, though?
October 11, 2021
I was a little apprehensive about this plot but omg did it deliver. The angst! The cute romance moments! The drama! It’s so good!! I’m so glad my friend recommended this to me!!
October 10, 2021
MC h is a bit of a Drama Llama. Hope she learns how to be open and honest with the MC H. He needs to figure things out too. Got the next one cuz THAT ENDING!! 3, hope it gets better, stars.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 8, 2021
This was an intriguing first volume of a new series. This is a stepbrother romance and OMG the angst was killing me. They have so much to lose if they acted on their feelings and every time they get close to that line I would clutch the book tight. I’m excited to see what will happen next in volume 2!
November 18, 2023
VIDEO REVIEW HERE: https://youtu.be/yrzYbdh8ZOs
This was a fun first volume!
Felt a little uncertain about the whole stepsibling thing, but I thought it was well done! (Granted it's the only one I've read, but still. LOL!) There was a clear line between the two leads in that they didn't view each other as siblings since Nanami had a crush on Kyouhei for many months before their parents married.
Nanami is a really funny heroine! She is quick to come up with crazy ideas (such as thinking about what a future love rival could act/look like or who Mizuki could be), but I think it's part of her charm. She also has some really funny expressions that made me laugh more than once.
I also liked Kyouhei despite that at times he seems to be a jerk. LOL! He has tsundere vibes but not so much where he is extremely mean just to be mean and hurtful, which I appreciated because those are the tsundere characters I like the best. LOL!
Probably one of my favorite parts is the art though! I especially like the eyes because they are sharp and I think it's cool-looking. LOL!
Overall, this isn't a new favorite and has a tad bit too much sexual tension than I prefer, but I enjoyed reading this first volume nonetheless!
This was a fun first volume!
Felt a little uncertain about the whole stepsibling thing, but I thought it was well done! (Granted it's the only one I've read, but still. LOL!) There was a clear line between the two leads in that they didn't view each other as siblings since Nanami had a crush on Kyouhei for many months before their parents married.
Nanami is a really funny heroine! She is quick to come up with crazy ideas (such as thinking about what a future love rival could act/look like or who Mizuki could be), but I think it's part of her charm. She also has some really funny expressions that made me laugh more than once.
I also liked Kyouhei despite that at times he seems to be a jerk. LOL! He has tsundere vibes but not so much where he is extremely mean just to be mean and hurtful, which I appreciated because those are the tsundere characters I like the best. LOL!
Probably one of my favorite parts is the art though! I especially like the eyes because they are sharp and I think it's cool-looking. LOL!
Overall, this isn't a new favorite and has a tad bit too much sexual tension than I prefer, but I enjoyed reading this first volume nonetheless!
January 28, 2021
When crushes become stepsiblings, you end up with Mint Chocolate!
I adored this first volume. With them coming together as later teens, I am a bit more ok with the idea of this romance. There as been mutual pining for a while between them before they become stepsiblings.
Cannot wait for the next volume!
I adored this first volume. With them coming together as later teens, I am a bit more ok with the idea of this romance. There as been mutual pining for a while between them before they become stepsiblings.
Cannot wait for the next volume!
February 1, 2021
I spent half of this book CONVINCED that I had read it before (I had not) and the other half checking to see if I'd somehow missed a page (I had not). It's a festival of stale shoujo tropes and an obvious ripoff of Marmalade Boy right down to the flavor metaphor. I suspect it will go over better with the new manga readers who haven't been reading more polished versions of this book since the 90s.
January 22, 2021
That ending!! 😱 I absolutely cannot wait for the next volume! Such a great first volume! It reminded me a little of the We Must Never Fall In Love series.
August 22, 2021
LOVE IT. A guy and a girl have had feelings for each other for a long time. Their parents get married and now they're step-siblings. Drama ensues. I love the relationship between the two, I've read the second volume of this series as well, can't wait to see where they go with it next!
April 13, 2025
It was cute, but it’s kinda weird that they still like each other when THEY’RE LITERALLY STEP SIBLINGS THEY’RE RELATED.
July 21, 2021
This one's a mélange of elements that shoujo fans will have seen many times before. I had no recollection of anybody's name, aside from that the family names of both of the leads have the character "mura" in them, until looking them up just now. Anyhow, the setup is that Nanami's been nursing a crush on Kyouhei for a long time. Her mother's remarrying and the new spouse has a son. You get only one guess who the son is!
In places, this story reads near-exactly like Marmalade Boy, a shoujo manga from over twenty-five years ago. Kyouhei reciprocates Nanami's feelings, and covers up for it by teasing her, and is also having trouble opening up because of some unresolved feelings surrounding his family. There's even a line where Kyouhei is described as being both sweet and bitter, which is practically word-for-word lifted from MB. C'mon, now.
A charitable interpretation is that the author is deliberately riffing on a manga that she enjoyed when she was younger. But the situations in this volume that aren't callbacks were mass-produced in the trope factory. Nanami gets dead drunk off some alcoholic candy and crawls into Kyouhei's bed. She mistakes Kyouhei's puckish friend Mizuki for a girl when she overhears Kyouhei talking to him on the phone, and feels jealous. And the parents leave their children home alone with each other pretty darn often, which of course leads to constant approach-and-retreat situations.
Nanami's pretty cute, but Kyuhei's design is not interesting at all. At times the art affected me despite my tepid response to the story, so that's something. But this is yet another "my partner's library" selection that's completely skippable, in my opinion, and if I'd bought it, it would have gone straight into the used bookstore box. Viz and Kodansha get the good shoujo manga licenses in NA, and other publishers get the cast-offs, is my impression. Two and a half stars, rounded down.
In places, this story reads near-exactly like Marmalade Boy, a shoujo manga from over twenty-five years ago. Kyouhei reciprocates Nanami's feelings, and covers up for it by teasing her, and is also having trouble opening up because of some unresolved feelings surrounding his family. There's even a line where Kyouhei is described as being both sweet and bitter, which is practically word-for-word lifted from MB. C'mon, now.
A charitable interpretation is that the author is deliberately riffing on a manga that she enjoyed when she was younger. But the situations in this volume that aren't callbacks were mass-produced in the trope factory. Nanami gets dead drunk off some alcoholic candy and crawls into Kyouhei's bed. She mistakes Kyouhei's puckish friend Mizuki for a girl when she overhears Kyouhei talking to him on the phone, and feels jealous. And the parents leave their children home alone with each other pretty darn often, which of course leads to constant approach-and-retreat situations.
Nanami's pretty cute, but Kyuhei's design is not interesting at all. At times the art affected me despite my tepid response to the story, so that's something. But this is yet another "my partner's library" selection that's completely skippable, in my opinion, and if I'd bought it, it would have gone straight into the used bookstore box. Viz and Kodansha get the good shoujo manga licenses in NA, and other publishers get the cast-offs, is my impression. Two and a half stars, rounded down.
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March 1, 2023In which high school crushes become step-siblings, and now must hide their relationships to one another, both romantic and familial.
Sometimes you just need to ignore the seemingly never ending struggles, chaos, disappointment and difficulties of reality and binge read nearly an entire series of angsty manga.
I offer no apologies.
Sometimes you just need to ignore the seemingly never ending struggles, chaos, disappointment and difficulties of reality and binge read nearly an entire series of angsty manga.
I offer no apologies.
March 12, 2023
3.5 ✨
I don’t even know what I just finished.. it was like finding a random weird high school romance show on tv… and for some reason you can’t turn it off and now invested in the story and just have to finish… so finishing is what I’ll do..
I don’t even know what I just finished.. it was like finding a random weird high school romance show on tv… and for some reason you can’t turn it off and now invested in the story and just have to finish… so finishing is what I’ll do..
December 5, 2021
Crushes become step-siblings ahhhhh will I ever tire of this trope? No. Probably not. 🙂
This was super cute and I love our spunky characters so much.
This was super cute and I love our spunky characters so much.
September 4, 2022
This was soooo repetitive
May 12, 2024
A very typical shoujo.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 13, 2021
3.5 stars. I'm intrigued about where this is heading. Step siblings but so far more shenanigans arguing than angst. Kind of cute and I like the art.
March 21, 2021
Plot - 3🌟
Character - 3🌟
Writing Style - 3 🌟
World Building - 3🌟
Art - 3🌟
Cover - 3🌟
Overall - 3🌟 / 5🌟
Character - 3🌟
Writing Style - 3 🌟
World Building - 3🌟
Art - 3🌟
Cover - 3🌟
Overall - 3🌟 / 5🌟
February 7, 2021
Mint Chocolate, Vol. 1 by Mami Orikasa ⭐⭐⭐½
I enjoyed reading this, but I have to admit I was a little confused. What we have here is a step sibling romance, with Nanami and Kyouhei not meeting until they’re classmates in high school and not becoming step-siblings until well after Nanami has already developed a crush on him.
Kyouhei is a loner whose facial expression is permanently set to “stoic”. He’s a good student, the girls in his year find him attractive, but he gives them the cold shoulder. The only girl he’s ever been remotely nice to is Nanami, but even then it’s a little questionable to call him “nice”. His father marries Nanami’s mother.
Nanami has a huge (unrequited?) crush on Kyouhei which, you know, is a typical thing for a teen to experience. Except in her case, the universe laughs in her face when her mother marries her crush’s father. Eventually she realizes that Kyouhei doesn’t seem to be as weirded out by the turn of events when it’s revealed that she was basically the last to know - Kyouhei’s father told him about Nanami months in advance. Now Nanami has to wonder, was that the reason Kyouhei was nice to her in the first place? Because he thinks of her as a sister?
So here’s where the confusion starts with me. It’s very obvious to us, the readers, that both characters have crushes on each other. Kyouhei even outright tells her early on that he never wanted her as a sister (which answers the question above), he just wanted her. Except after that moment happens, it’s like...it never happened. The entire volume is a back and forth of little “moments” followed by bickering between the two. The only explanation I can think of is that maybe Kyouhei didn’t say the words aloud, even though they were in bubbles?
There’s a male character introduced part of the way in, a childhood friend of Kyouhei’s, Mizuki. Mizuki’s a good-natured guy who immediately recognizes Kyouhei and Nanami's not-so-hidden feelings for each other. He becomes friendly with Nanami, which causes some unfounded jealousy in Kyouhei...until that jealousy is no longer unfounded. Because while Mizuki likes riling the two of them up for the fun of it, he actually does take a liking to Nanami and suggests to her that she finds someone new to love. I like the way this was handled because 1) Nanami ; and 2) Mizuki .
It ends on a cliffhanger, though not in regards to the relationship (or lack of one). All side conflicts were resolved by the end and the two of them are getting along. No, this one ends with someone’s safety in danger .
Overall, this was an entertaining read, but also frustrating with all the bickering. There were a few “swoon-worthy” moments, but again they were always overshadowed by the back and forth. So while it’s not the greatest romance manga I’ve read this year, it’s definitely worth a read and I look forward to seeing where the series goes. If we could tone down the arguments and ramp up the sweet moments, this could turn into something really good.
I enjoyed reading this, but I have to admit I was a little confused. What we have here is a step sibling romance, with Nanami and Kyouhei not meeting until they’re classmates in high school and not becoming step-siblings until well after Nanami has already developed a crush on him.
Kyouhei is a loner whose facial expression is permanently set to “stoic”. He’s a good student, the girls in his year find him attractive, but he gives them the cold shoulder. The only girl he’s ever been remotely nice to is Nanami, but even then it’s a little questionable to call him “nice”. His father marries Nanami’s mother.
Nanami has a huge (unrequited?) crush on Kyouhei which, you know, is a typical thing for a teen to experience. Except in her case, the universe laughs in her face when her mother marries her crush’s father. Eventually she realizes that Kyouhei doesn’t seem to be as weirded out by the turn of events when it’s revealed that she was basically the last to know - Kyouhei’s father told him about Nanami months in advance. Now Nanami has to wonder, was that the reason Kyouhei was nice to her in the first place? Because he thinks of her as a sister?
So here’s where the confusion starts with me. It’s very obvious to us, the readers, that both characters have crushes on each other. Kyouhei even outright tells her early on that he never wanted her as a sister (which answers the question above), he just wanted her. Except after that moment happens, it’s like...it never happened. The entire volume is a back and forth of little “moments” followed by bickering between the two. The only explanation I can think of is that maybe Kyouhei didn’t say the words aloud, even though they were in bubbles?
There’s a male character introduced part of the way in, a childhood friend of Kyouhei’s, Mizuki. Mizuki’s a good-natured guy who immediately recognizes Kyouhei and Nanami's not-so-hidden feelings for each other. He becomes friendly with Nanami, which causes some unfounded jealousy in Kyouhei...until that jealousy is no longer unfounded. Because while Mizuki likes riling the two of them up for the fun of it, he actually does take a liking to Nanami and suggests to her that she finds someone new to love. I like the way this was handled because 1) Nanami ; and 2) Mizuki .
It ends on a cliffhanger, though not in regards to the relationship (or lack of one). All side conflicts were resolved by the end and the two of them are getting along. No, this one ends with someone’s safety in danger .
Overall, this was an entertaining read, but also frustrating with all the bickering. There were a few “swoon-worthy” moments, but again they were always overshadowed by the back and forth. So while it’s not the greatest romance manga I’ve read this year, it’s definitely worth a read and I look forward to seeing where the series goes. If we could tone down the arguments and ramp up the sweet moments, this could turn into something really good.
April 17, 2021
A super cute manga about a girl who has a crush on a boy at her school whom just-so-happens to be the son of the person her parent just married. XD You know what that means?
. . . AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES!
Yep, I ship it 110%. Anyhow, it starts off fairly cliché and wholesome, but ends with a literal bang so I just really want to know where volume 2 takes us.
. . . AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES!
Yep, I ship it 110%. Anyhow, it starts off fairly cliché and wholesome, but ends with a literal bang so I just really want to know where volume 2 takes us.
March 1, 2021
Best manga I have ever read I hope at Barnes and noble has more like volume.2 & more and good thing I started reading new manga 😍😍😍 12/10 recommend
March 8, 2021
Nothing new or unique about this situation the main characters are in but I’m here for it! I needed some back and forth love drama!
July 4, 2021
3.5
what the FUCK was that ending?? why didn't i buy multiple volumes???? aaa
what the FUCK was that ending?? why didn't i buy multiple volumes???? aaa
May 9, 2023
Looooooved it
September 29, 2021
In Summary
The attraction between step-siblings can form the basis of a compelling romance if there’s good chemistry. Unfortunately, the tone of this story keeps shifting back and forth between “enemies to friends” and “forbidden attraction.” As a result, the lead couple doesn’t mesh in a convincing, let alone compelling way.
The Review
High school freshman Nanami Murata harbors a crush on her classmate Kyouhei Suzumura. He’s good-looking, smart, and has a reputation for being cold to girls. Although she knows she has no chance at succeeding where so many others have failed, she can’t stop her feelings for him. Then life throws a curveball when her mother marries Kyouhei’s dad, and the teenagers are suddenly living under the same roof!
Romance between step-siblings isn’t a new idea. When I read the synopsis, the old anime Marmalade Boy immediately sprang to mind. But while Marmalade Boy and Mint Chocolate both derive their titles from the male lead’s personality, their plots are very different. Whereas Marmalade Boy exploded into multiple love polygons with a massive cast, Mint Chocolate revolves almost exclusively around new step-siblings Nanami and Kyouhei. In fact, it’s not until the end of chapter 3 that we get another teenage character with a name (Kyouhei’s longtime friend Mizuki), and aside from him, there is no supporting cast of significance in the first volume.
While this kind of focus isn’t bad in and of itself, interactions between Nanami and Kyouhei aren’t particularly compelling. Nanami has a habit of overthinking and overacting to every little thing while Kyouhei alternates between gruff and snark. Thus we have a continuous song and dance where Kyouhei teases or embarrasses Nanami into losing her temper. And if the parents are around, they just chuckle and remark how the two are like real siblings.
However, the whole point of the situation is for the characters to absolutely not view the other as a sibling. Nanami is very much on board in that department. She is continually berating herself for her inability to rid herself of her crush on Kyouhei or hoping that he might reciprocate. With Kyouhei, though, it’s difficult to get a read on his emotions. Given the type of story this is, I know I’m supposed to believe he’s fallen hard for Nanami, but it’s not convincing. He’s turned down every girl at school, but Nanami, who has ordinary looks, terrible grades, and a bad habit of spacing out, gets through to him simply because her dad died when she was a baby?
Another element that’s baffling is their hiding their step-sibling status from their classmates (with the exception of Mizuki). While keeping their attraction a secret from their parents is understandable, there’s nothing particularly shameful about them living together as step-siblings. (Not to mention the fact that Nanami did an Internet search to confirm that marriage between step-siblings is not illegal.) Also, their at-home fights bleed into their interactions at school, which causes their classmates to believe they are dating. And somehow for Nanami, having to constantly deny she has any interest in Kyouhei at school is preferable to simply clearing up the situation with the truth. While misunderstandings can form the basis of comedy, in this case, it’s just confusing.
In addition, most of their “heart-racing” moments are forced or contrived. There is the typical guy saving the girl from a fall as well as the inadvertent walking in on her while she’s in her underwear. Probably the hardest to swallow is Chapter 3. Nanami jumps to way too many conclusions about what Mizuki is to Kyouhei, then crawls into Kyouhei’s bed in a drunken stupor because she got wasted on liquor-filled chocolates.
By the way, Chapter 3 also confused me because Nanami looks like she’s biting her nails in the scene where she’s supposedly stress-eating the chocolates. In general, the action in the panels is sometimes difficult to follow, which is problematic considering this manga is slow-paced overall. The backgrounds are also minimal, but the character designs are okay.
Extras include bonus comics and translation notes.
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
The attraction between step-siblings can form the basis of a compelling romance if there’s good chemistry. Unfortunately, the tone of this story keeps shifting back and forth between “enemies to friends” and “forbidden attraction.” As a result, the lead couple doesn’t mesh in a convincing, let alone compelling way.
The Review
High school freshman Nanami Murata harbors a crush on her classmate Kyouhei Suzumura. He’s good-looking, smart, and has a reputation for being cold to girls. Although she knows she has no chance at succeeding where so many others have failed, she can’t stop her feelings for him. Then life throws a curveball when her mother marries Kyouhei’s dad, and the teenagers are suddenly living under the same roof!
Romance between step-siblings isn’t a new idea. When I read the synopsis, the old anime Marmalade Boy immediately sprang to mind. But while Marmalade Boy and Mint Chocolate both derive their titles from the male lead’s personality, their plots are very different. Whereas Marmalade Boy exploded into multiple love polygons with a massive cast, Mint Chocolate revolves almost exclusively around new step-siblings Nanami and Kyouhei. In fact, it’s not until the end of chapter 3 that we get another teenage character with a name (Kyouhei’s longtime friend Mizuki), and aside from him, there is no supporting cast of significance in the first volume.
While this kind of focus isn’t bad in and of itself, interactions between Nanami and Kyouhei aren’t particularly compelling. Nanami has a habit of overthinking and overacting to every little thing while Kyouhei alternates between gruff and snark. Thus we have a continuous song and dance where Kyouhei teases or embarrasses Nanami into losing her temper. And if the parents are around, they just chuckle and remark how the two are like real siblings.
However, the whole point of the situation is for the characters to absolutely not view the other as a sibling. Nanami is very much on board in that department. She is continually berating herself for her inability to rid herself of her crush on Kyouhei or hoping that he might reciprocate. With Kyouhei, though, it’s difficult to get a read on his emotions. Given the type of story this is, I know I’m supposed to believe he’s fallen hard for Nanami, but it’s not convincing. He’s turned down every girl at school, but Nanami, who has ordinary looks, terrible grades, and a bad habit of spacing out, gets through to him simply because her dad died when she was a baby?
Another element that’s baffling is their hiding their step-sibling status from their classmates (with the exception of Mizuki). While keeping their attraction a secret from their parents is understandable, there’s nothing particularly shameful about them living together as step-siblings. (Not to mention the fact that Nanami did an Internet search to confirm that marriage between step-siblings is not illegal.) Also, their at-home fights bleed into their interactions at school, which causes their classmates to believe they are dating. And somehow for Nanami, having to constantly deny she has any interest in Kyouhei at school is preferable to simply clearing up the situation with the truth. While misunderstandings can form the basis of comedy, in this case, it’s just confusing.
In addition, most of their “heart-racing” moments are forced or contrived. There is the typical guy saving the girl from a fall as well as the inadvertent walking in on her while she’s in her underwear. Probably the hardest to swallow is Chapter 3. Nanami jumps to way too many conclusions about what Mizuki is to Kyouhei, then crawls into Kyouhei’s bed in a drunken stupor because she got wasted on liquor-filled chocolates.
By the way, Chapter 3 also confused me because Nanami looks like she’s biting her nails in the scene where she’s supposedly stress-eating the chocolates. In general, the action in the panels is sometimes difficult to follow, which is problematic considering this manga is slow-paced overall. The backgrounds are also minimal, but the character designs are okay.
Extras include bonus comics and translation notes.
For more manga and book reviews, drop by my blog Keeping It In Canon!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 9, 2021
Ooh, I LIKE this! So naughty, forbidden love... but why...
... OMG How could you end this volume like THAT?!?!?! Seriously??? Oh geez, what a cliffhanger! And, Mom and Dad are out of town!!! Why in God's name, now, of all times??? Gah! Ok, ok, I know. You have no idea what I'm ranting about, lol. You have GOT to read this book! If you like rom-coms, and enjoy forbidden (yet possible?) Love, then, let me say, this is a story for you! It's kind of like "We Must Never Fall In Love" (or is that like this?) But it's NOT like "Dome X Girl" (yet both seem to share a similar vehicle-related tragedy)... I rather enjoyed this story. Ok, creepiness factor aside (I have step-siblings, and yeah... how about NO), it's actually a pretty funny story, at times. Nanami's reactions and facial expressions are hilarious. Kyouhei is one cool, stand-offish guy... or is he REALLY? Looks like he is just as confused and troubled about the situation as Nanami is. Then, enter Kyouhei's childhood friend, Mizuki. He's a smart cookie, and immediately realizes what's going on (and not going on) between Nanami and Kyouhei, and after first thinking he'd like to pursue Nanami, realizes he doesn't stand a chance, and instead wants to try and get these two to be honest with each other, and themselves. Like Kyouhri himself says, he's confused, too, and doesn't know what to do about his feelings. He knows he shouldn't see Nanami like THAT, but, well, as the saying goes, "You love who you love"... and Nanami isn't exactly having any easy time with it, either. Out of all people, why did it have to be HIM who suddenly moves in?
... OMG How could you end this volume like THAT?!?!?! Seriously??? Oh geez, what a cliffhanger! And, Mom and Dad are out of town!!! Why in God's name, now, of all times??? Gah! Ok, ok, I know. You have no idea what I'm ranting about, lol. You have GOT to read this book! If you like rom-coms, and enjoy forbidden (yet possible?) Love, then, let me say, this is a story for you! It's kind of like "We Must Never Fall In Love" (or is that like this?) But it's NOT like "Dome X Girl" (yet both seem to share a similar vehicle-related tragedy)... I rather enjoyed this story. Ok, creepiness factor aside (I have step-siblings, and yeah... how about NO), it's actually a pretty funny story, at times. Nanami's reactions and facial expressions are hilarious. Kyouhei is one cool, stand-offish guy... or is he REALLY? Looks like he is just as confused and troubled about the situation as Nanami is. Then, enter Kyouhei's childhood friend, Mizuki. He's a smart cookie, and immediately realizes what's going on (and not going on) between Nanami and Kyouhei, and after first thinking he'd like to pursue Nanami, realizes he doesn't stand a chance, and instead wants to try and get these two to be honest with each other, and themselves. Like Kyouhri himself says, he's confused, too, and doesn't know what to do about his feelings. He knows he shouldn't see Nanami like THAT, but, well, as the saying goes, "You love who you love"... and Nanami isn't exactly having any easy time with it, either. Out of all people, why did it have to be HIM who suddenly moves in?
July 16, 2022
Part of me wants to reward this with four stars, but part of me feels that it hasn’t quite earned it yet.
The mangaka mentions that this is her first serialized work and in the kindest way possible, it does show in her work. There’s merely something about it that’s lacking where highly professional manga is not. Even so, there are tons of both cute and heartwarming aspects about this manga, enough to make me want to continue it for some time. I don’t feel myself particularly attached to anyone except perhaps Mizuki, but I do wish for everyone’s happiness.
Part of me wants to see Murata end up with Mizuki. Part of me desires an atypical ending or an atypical love triangle out of this. Something I haven’t seen likely almost a hundred times before by now. But we’ll see. At the least, I don’t often see sibling romance scenarios, but that’s merely because I’ve never particularly sought them out.
The mangaka mentions that this is her first serialized work and in the kindest way possible, it does show in her work. There’s merely something about it that’s lacking where highly professional manga is not. Even so, there are tons of both cute and heartwarming aspects about this manga, enough to make me want to continue it for some time. I don’t feel myself particularly attached to anyone except perhaps Mizuki, but I do wish for everyone’s happiness.
Part of me wants to see Murata end up with Mizuki. Part of me desires an atypical ending or an atypical love triangle out of this. Something I haven’t seen likely almost a hundred times before by now. But we’ll see. At the least, I don’t often see sibling romance scenarios, but that’s merely because I’ve never particularly sought them out.
August 9, 2021
I'm hoping the story picks up more in the second volume. Although I liked certain elements of the story thus far, the pacing felt a bit off and I couldn't help but think back to the series Marmalade Boy, which uses the same trope and set up but executes it flawlessly in the opening of the first volume.
I do like getting insight into Nanami's thoughts throughout this volume, as it helps to build her personality and gives the reader a better idea of how things might play out.
Hoping the next volume will be stronger.
I do like getting insight into Nanami's thoughts throughout this volume, as it helps to build her personality and gives the reader a better idea of how things might play out.
Hoping the next volume will be stronger.
October 3, 2023
This is very reminiscent of Marmalade Boy for anyone who has read the other series. Nanami is shocked when she finds out her crush is now her new step brother. To make things even more awkward, he's about as dense as a rock when it comes to recognizing girls or their emotions. Perhaps Kyouhei isn't as indifferent as he pretends though. If nothing else, there is definitely some sort of pull between these two, which probably isn't helped by Nanami's rather obvious emotions and quick rage any time he's in the vicinity.
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