this was absolutely adorable. yuri boldly—and wholeheartedly—confesses her feelings to the quiet and reserved keiichiro, and from there, their dynamic becomes an absolute joy to watch. keiichiro is someone who tries to follow the rules, especially those set by his strict family, while yuri is the kind of girl who’s constantly (and charmingly) pushing against them.
at first, yuri thinks she’s the only one invested—she’s the one craving physical affection, initiating all the excitement in the relationship. but over time, keiichiro proves that he’s just as devoted. he may not be loud about it, but he consistently finds clever loopholes in the rules to show his love and fight for their relationship in his own way.
sweet, funny, and full of heart, hayaku shitai futari captures the push-and-pull of two very different people learning how to meet in the middle—and falling deeper in love as they do.
yuri hasegawa is in her junior year, focusing on her studies and daydreaming about her boyfriend. she is determined to make his upcoming birthday special, despite his reluctance to celebrate.
keiichiro katsuragi has an obligation to refrain from any sort of intimacy until he’s a legal adult to prevent any media fallout. he’s close to his seventeenth birthday but he doesn’t want her to go out of her way for him.
💋 opposites attract 💋 young adult 💋 manga
SPOILERS
yuri has been working serval side jobs to save up to celebrate keiichiro’s birthday. he tells her that she doesn’t have to plan anything and they have a little bit of a squabble. he’s not used to anyone doting on him and he doesn’t understand why his birthday is a big deal to her.
shotaro katsuragi is his older brother, recommends her the job applications. he even lets keiichiro know which ones she applied to which allows him to get a job at the same workplace.
shinobu kasuga, a member of his family’s secret service department, helps her pull off the surprise except he wasn’t supposed to restrain keiichiro. she writes him a love letter but she was too embarrassed to give it to him but he finds it and has her read it to him. he kisses her first but there must have been cameras set up and the footage gets submitted of him breaking the code.
they can hear the sounds of helicopters approaching and he knows that his family has found out. he was able to remove himself from the rope the entire time and walks to the window. he tells her that he probably won’t be allowed to see her for a while but that he doesn’t regret anything right before his security team storms inside.
Non mais je meurs y'a pas à faire des tomes comme ça aussi cuuute ! 🖤 Vraiment je fonds et je couine et je rage parce que c'était trop court mais absolument incroyable ! Un coup de coeur à chaque tome et c'est toujours touchant de les voir trouver des moyens de vivre leur relation, de se prouver leur amour et se battre l'un pour l'autre à leur façon. J'ai vraiment trop hâte de la suite mais là, ce tome est clairement de loin mon préféré !
You know that couple who look like they're not each other's type but will definitely work out and grow old together. That's what they reminded me of. This volume especially was my favourite, after so many cringe and avoidable events, we finally reached the end 😭😭