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この恋、茶番につき!? [Kono Koi, Chaban ni Tsuki!?] #1
Matcha Made in Heaven, Vol. 1
Chako Hananoki thought she’d found happiness in a handsome fiancé, but when she realized a marriage to him would mean a total erasure of herself, she broke it off and moved back into her childhood home in the country—only to find a strange man and young woman living there? She finds a way to coexist with them, but when her stalker fiancé follows her home, she declares to him (and accidentally to the whole village as well) that this new man in her life is her husband?! A dramatic fake-marriage, found-family story for the ages, by the illustrator of the Ossan’s Love manga adaptation!
160 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 13, 2021
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August 5, 2025
a fantastic first volume!!
i absolutely love this renaissance of shojo manga revolving around older mcs.
while some of the plot just doesn’t make sense (that’s manga plot convenience for you) it was still engaging and full of vibrant characters, and i especially love the focus on the cultivation of green tea leaves!
i absolutely love this renaissance of shojo manga revolving around older mcs.
while some of the plot just doesn’t make sense (that’s manga plot convenience for you) it was still engaging and full of vibrant characters, and i especially love the focus on the cultivation of green tea leaves!
June 7, 2025
3.5/5
Cute, but a little bland I think? It kind of lacks some flavor, but I’ll see in the second volume if it’s worth continuing.
Cute, but a little bland I think? It kind of lacks some flavor, but I’ll see in the second volume if it’s worth continuing.
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January 25, 2023In order to get away from the life she does not want, Chako went back to her parents' home and tea farm only to find two strangers there: a man who turned out to be their caretaker and a young girl, her niece. 🍵
Connections were made slowly with fake romance and a love triangle?!
The story is okay. The art is so cute, especially Futaba's and their expressions.✨
Connections were made slowly with fake romance and a love triangle?!
The story is okay. The art is so cute, especially Futaba's and their expressions.✨
December 1, 2022
This was a pleasant surprise - Chako is overtly a feminist and is just done with men talking down to her, and that saves this otherwise pretty basic story from blandness. It's probably more of a 3, but I've been waiting for a manga heroine to say these things for a long time.
March 10, 2023
Oh this is a great opening. Plus the little kid <3. But like... the brother doesn't watch over his own kid???
July 25, 2025
FIRST IMPRESSION VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/TjbFEqE1mMM
After reading volume one, I can definitely say the hype is real for this one! What an engaging first volume!
It started with a whole lot of sirens going off in my head, but thankfully it mellowed out right away (and that Chako got safely away from that crazy ex…)!
I think saying that, I most appreciated the storytelling of this first volume? I was caught off guard by how one moment I could feel totally creeped out, the next laughing, and then crying, and vice versa. It made such a compelling and engaging read, especially when I was right there with Chako expecting happiness in a new life to await her, but it felt like once she went back home, surprise after surprise met her!
I deeply admired how she never gave up, despite that she seems repeatedly put down by men simply because she is a woman. Her determination to give her all and pave her own path really struck me because I feel I would have given up, as sad as that is to say. *hides*
Isshin was an interesting character. I was not a fan of him at first, but I felt he HAD to have some kind of nice side to him because he's practically raising a "daughter" (though not his child). Plus, the village loves him! But I was struggling to see why they did right alongside Chako. LOL!
He did in fact rub on me, though, and absolutely loved all the funny expressions he was making once he found himself "married"! Bahahahaha!! Lots of great moments and lots of laughter too!
However, Futaba stole the show and second a friend that she is their number one shipper! LOL!
Honestly, the family vibes of this volume really spoke to my heart, and I was so happy to read it! I definitely hope this gets picked up physically at some point because it was very much a gem of a story to read!
After reading volume one, I can definitely say the hype is real for this one! What an engaging first volume!
It started with a whole lot of sirens going off in my head, but thankfully it mellowed out right away (and that Chako got safely away from that crazy ex…)!
I think saying that, I most appreciated the storytelling of this first volume? I was caught off guard by how one moment I could feel totally creeped out, the next laughing, and then crying, and vice versa. It made such a compelling and engaging read, especially when I was right there with Chako expecting happiness in a new life to await her, but it felt like once she went back home, surprise after surprise met her!
I deeply admired how she never gave up, despite that she seems repeatedly put down by men simply because she is a woman. Her determination to give her all and pave her own path really struck me because I feel I would have given up, as sad as that is to say. *hides*
Isshin was an interesting character. I was not a fan of him at first, but I felt he HAD to have some kind of nice side to him because he's practically raising a "daughter" (though not his child). Plus, the village loves him! But I was struggling to see why they did right alongside Chako. LOL!
He did in fact rub on me, though, and absolutely loved all the funny expressions he was making once he found himself "married"! Bahahahaha!! Lots of great moments and lots of laughter too!
However, Futaba stole the show and second a friend that she is their number one shipper! LOL!
Honestly, the family vibes of this volume really spoke to my heart, and I was so happy to read it! I definitely hope this gets picked up physically at some point because it was very much a gem of a story to read!
January 13, 2024
Très très MIGNON !!!
Le seul reproche : trop court !
Le seul reproche : trop court !
March 16, 2024
Très mignon, j’aime beaucoup l’héroïne plutôt féministe de premier abord ! Elle vient d’une famille qui cultive les feuilles de thé, est devenue coach sportive MAIS est harcelée par son ex mari. Elle se réfugie dans la plantation familiale auprès de son frère mais elle se rend compte que celui-ci a entre temps eu une femme (décédée), et une petite fille toute mignonne ! De plus son frère est mystérieusement reclus, laissant l’exploitation à un homme passionné de thé, plutôt d’apparence taciturne.
On est sur une histoire plutôt drôle mais aussi mignonne et émouvante, une histoire de fausse relation qui s’installe mais aussi de vrais liens qui se créent. Hâte de lire la suite !
On est sur une histoire plutôt drôle mais aussi mignonne et émouvante, une histoire de fausse relation qui s’installe mais aussi de vrais liens qui se créent. Hâte de lire la suite !
May 3, 2024
Ils sont beaucoup trop adoraaaables! Ça fait du bien de voir une héroïne adulte pour une fois.
Je ne suis pas hyper fan du fake dating habituellement, mais ça a l'air d'être bien fait donc je suis impatiente de lire la suite.
Je ne suis pas hyper fan du fake dating habituellement, mais ça a l'air d'être bien fait donc je suis impatiente de lire la suite.
March 27, 2025
Rien de mieux qu'un fake dating de temps en temps
April 8, 2023
3.5 stars
November 29, 2022
قصة لطيفة مره وتضحك.. طلعتني من مود الاختبارات وحرفياً مرره كان بخاطري اقرا شي كذا هالفترة وبهالنفسية 🥹!
عن بنت هربت من خطوبتها المدبرة لأحد الاغنياء في حيها لانها شافت كيف انهم مايحترموا النساء ويعتبروا اكبر هدية للمرأة هي زوجها (بختصار محقرين المرأة جداً ويعاملوها كالخادمة)
عموماً تقرر تهرب الى طوكيو وتتباعد عن مزرعة اهلها وبيتها للأبد؛ لكن تنصدم انها بعد اربع سنوات ترجع لنفس بيت ابوها بسبب حبيبها السابق الي كان يلاحقها في كل مكان ويهددها.
توصل بيت ابوها بس تنصدم ان زوجة اخوها توفت واخوها صار غريب اطوار وعنده بنت صغيرة وزيادة فيه رجال غريب هو الي يربيها ويعتني بكل املاك اهلها ومزارعهم ومستغرب جداً من جيتها ومو متقبلنها .
ولأن سوء حظ البطلة ماوقف عند هذا الحد …بعد وصولها بيوم بتلتقي مجددا بحبيبها السابق الي بحاول يتهجم عليها في المزرعة،،،وعند هذيك اللحظة ماجت في بالها الافكرة وحدة تنقذها منه؟ تقول انه الرجل الغريب في المزرعة هو حقيقةً زوجها وبكذا كل الحي يعيش الكذبة معاها وماتقدر تترك المسرحية هذي
عن بنت هربت من خطوبتها المدبرة لأحد الاغنياء في حيها لانها شافت كيف انهم مايحترموا النساء ويعتبروا اكبر هدية للمرأة هي زوجها (بختصار محقرين المرأة جداً ويعاملوها كالخادمة)
عموماً تقرر تهرب الى طوكيو وتتباعد عن مزرعة اهلها وبيتها للأبد؛ لكن تنصدم انها بعد اربع سنوات ترجع لنفس بيت ابوها بسبب حبيبها السابق الي كان يلاحقها في كل مكان ويهددها.
توصل بيت ابوها بس تنصدم ان زوجة اخوها توفت واخوها صار غريب اطوار وعنده بنت صغيرة وزيادة فيه رجال غريب هو الي يربيها ويعتني بكل املاك اهلها ومزارعهم ومستغرب جداً من جيتها ومو متقبلنها .
ولأن سوء حظ البطلة ماوقف عند هذا الحد …بعد وصولها بيوم بتلتقي مجددا بحبيبها السابق الي بحاول يتهجم عليها في المزرعة،،،وعند هذيك اللحظة ماجت في بالها الافكرة وحدة تنقذها منه؟ تقول انه الرجل الغريب في المزرعة هو حقيقةً زوجها وبكذا كل الحي يعيش الكذبة معاها وماتقدر تترك المسرحية هذي
December 31, 2023
no me importa si el mmc es un dulce por dentro y se ve frío por fuera. El tipo hace unos comentarios misóginos bastante asquerosos y la trata para la mierda cuando la casa es de la familia de la prota??? ALSO el chabón puso como una de las reglas "no violencia doméstica" y al día siguiente la agarra a la prota y LA REVOLEA ADENTRO DE SU CAMIONETA!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!? y en vez de mostrar esa escena como ALGO VIOLENTO la prota lo ve como algo romántico????????
voy a leer el segundo tomo porque evidentemente, teniendo en cuenta las reseñas de este manga, hay algo bueno en esto que yo no estoy viendo y me gustaría saber qué es
voy a leer el segundo tomo porque evidentemente, teniendo en cuenta las reseñas de este manga, hay algo bueno en esto que yo no estoy viendo y me gustaría saber qué es
July 25, 2023
This seems like a really good manga about the FL escaping to the countryside from her crazy ex fiancée and lives in her parents house with her mangaka bro, her cute niece and grumpy ML. Pretty refreshing story although as usual with stories like this, they tend to have a couple crasher so the character Jin should be written off. Anyways again, looks to be a really good manga. Wish there was more chapters tho than 4 😩
June 18, 2025
3.5/5 rounding up to 4
Cute fake dating/married manga. I liked both the artwork and the story. Didn't exactly wow me, but I do want to know what happens. Checking out the next couple volumes for sure
Cute fake dating/married manga. I liked both the artwork and the story. Didn't exactly wow me, but I do want to know what happens. Checking out the next couple volumes for sure
December 3, 2023
Ben c’était super je lirai la suite + fake dating trope plutôt sympa
J’avais pas vu le nom anglais c’est matcha made in heaven j’adore c’est trop mimi
J’avais pas vu le nom anglais c’est matcha made in heaven j’adore c’est trop mimi
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December 7, 2023j’avais oublié à quel point j’aimais les fake dating trope
je sens que ça va être une found family je chouine
je sens que ça va être une found family je chouine
December 8, 2023
J’ai beaucoup aimé du coup je vais acheter au format papier
April 17, 2025
Well that was cute!
July 9, 2025
Les tropes ont beau être plutôt classiques, l'exécution est vraiment marrante et attachante, je ne m'attendais pas à accrocher autant :)
May 4, 2024
Trop pipou j’adore
May 13, 2024
Sick and tired of being told the way of things by men, Chako flees the city for her family’s tea farm, ostensibly under the control of her brother. Except it’s actually run by the dour and somewhat piggish Isshin. When Chako’s ex-fiancé makes the scene, yadda yadda fake marriage here we go…
Some days you just need a random shojo and, despite the aforementioned fake marriage rearing its head, I was intrigued enough to give this one a shot and, with a couple of provisions, it isn’t that bad. Heck, it even has one of the most adorable little kids in a series since Sweetness & Lightning.
I loved how the parts of this involving Chako’s pending nuptials are actually framed like an honest-to-god horror movie. There’s a heavy dollop of unreality throughout, so that makes a decent tweak to things that effectively conveys her desperation to not be pigeonholed into being a thing.
Chako’s sick to death of being told how to live and hearing how she should be, filtered through the lens of an ignorant y-chromosome. That’s kind of a nice change from the usual marshmallow heroines, but the story would be far better if it did a lot more with it (minus one great moment where she demolishes a table).
Part of my overall problem with this volume is that it suffers from what I’d term Maid-sama Syndrome, where the female lead is described as competent and capable, yet spends her time getting into trouble and being rescued by the guy. It feels like lip service on the path to servicing lips.
That’s not new, but my personal preference is more for stories of equals or at least the female lead getting a little more to do. There are hints that things might get better - Chako also makes a lot of her own assumptions that don’t help things much - but she doesn’t achieve a ton this volume minus choosing to run away (which, hey, that was a great move for her, honestly).
And the story has a lot of interesting bits, so it’s not a total waste of time or anything. Futaba, Chako’s niece, is a sweetheart with the heart of a schemer, and the green tea farming aspect was actually more interesting than the romance (those frost fans are neat!). There’s then a nice little seed with the community pool that I think might bear fruit down the road.
Plus, it’s a series about adults, which is always welcome. It just goes into a little too much trope that quietly gnaws away at the parts that were new and interesting. Pretty much all the males are jerks, which makes a lot of sense, though that “rival” is such a dick that Chako comes off as atrociously naïve for having anything to do with him.
Isshin is clearly annoyed that she shows up and just expects to be allowed to stay, but given that it’s her family home and he doesn’t know squat about her, his gruff farmer persona is more annoying than anything. Yeah, they need room to grow as characters, but maybe tone it down a notch. He’s got some good points, but his initial portrayal irritated me.
This is a nice try that almost nails it and has lots to recommend it, but also lots of provisos as well. If you just want to see the allegedly strong woman get the guy, it’s absolutely got that covered. If you want her to come across as capable, that’s not super present in this volume.
3 stars - it’s a nice enough start, but it emphasizes the stuff I’m least interested in and downplays its strengths. The sort of manga I might give the two-volume chance, but I just as easily might not.
Some days you just need a random shojo and, despite the aforementioned fake marriage rearing its head, I was intrigued enough to give this one a shot and, with a couple of provisions, it isn’t that bad. Heck, it even has one of the most adorable little kids in a series since Sweetness & Lightning.
I loved how the parts of this involving Chako’s pending nuptials are actually framed like an honest-to-god horror movie. There’s a heavy dollop of unreality throughout, so that makes a decent tweak to things that effectively conveys her desperation to not be pigeonholed into being a thing.
Chako’s sick to death of being told how to live and hearing how she should be, filtered through the lens of an ignorant y-chromosome. That’s kind of a nice change from the usual marshmallow heroines, but the story would be far better if it did a lot more with it (minus one great moment where she demolishes a table).
Part of my overall problem with this volume is that it suffers from what I’d term Maid-sama Syndrome, where the female lead is described as competent and capable, yet spends her time getting into trouble and being rescued by the guy. It feels like lip service on the path to servicing lips.
That’s not new, but my personal preference is more for stories of equals or at least the female lead getting a little more to do. There are hints that things might get better - Chako also makes a lot of her own assumptions that don’t help things much - but she doesn’t achieve a ton this volume minus choosing to run away (which, hey, that was a great move for her, honestly).
And the story has a lot of interesting bits, so it’s not a total waste of time or anything. Futaba, Chako’s niece, is a sweetheart with the heart of a schemer, and the green tea farming aspect was actually more interesting than the romance (those frost fans are neat!). There’s then a nice little seed with the community pool that I think might bear fruit down the road.
Plus, it’s a series about adults, which is always welcome. It just goes into a little too much trope that quietly gnaws away at the parts that were new and interesting. Pretty much all the males are jerks, which makes a lot of sense, though that “rival” is such a dick that Chako comes off as atrociously naïve for having anything to do with him.
Isshin is clearly annoyed that she shows up and just expects to be allowed to stay, but given that it’s her family home and he doesn’t know squat about her, his gruff farmer persona is more annoying than anything. Yeah, they need room to grow as characters, but maybe tone it down a notch. He’s got some good points, but his initial portrayal irritated me.
This is a nice try that almost nails it and has lots to recommend it, but also lots of provisos as well. If you just want to see the allegedly strong woman get the guy, it’s absolutely got that covered. If you want her to come across as capable, that’s not super present in this volume.
3 stars - it’s a nice enough start, but it emphasizes the stuff I’m least interested in and downplays its strengths. The sort of manga I might give the two-volume chance, but I just as easily might not.
November 23, 2023
A supercute manga about grump > sunshine + fake marriage + small town + tea!
Kodansha had another sale going on and I could get this one for 98?/99? cents! It looked adorable and I just cannot resist fake dating/marriage tropes! So this one had to come with me!
This one is about a girl whose ex-fiancé is a total dickwad (and stalker) and how she decides to go back to her home. Only to find that her brother became a writer/recluse and he has a daughter who is being cared for by the one also caring for the home/the tea-company. And this guy? He is a grump! Yep, seeing one of my favourite romance tropes appear so heavily made me smile so much. She is a total sunshine, he is a total grump, and I was just hoping they would get closer! And closer. For now though at times he did deserve her feminist rage. Haha. I do hope that he gets a bit softer (at least towards her, because we can see that he can be soft towards other things). Because for now I also wanted to slap him at times. Dude we are in 202x and you don’t make comments like that about girls. Nope.
I loved the fake dating/marriage part as well, though I felt for Chako, I guess if you shout that loudly that the whole town will hear. Congrats, now everyone knows and everyone wants to celebrate and congratulate you. But then again, given the situation I understood why she did it. Her ex was just a big fat nope. I loved how Isshin swooped in to help her out though. That was so sweet!
I also really liked Chako, she was so sweet and I felt for her that she had to go through that with her marriage/engagement. I loved how she took care of Futaba, really did her best to bond with her little niece and tried to make her happy. Plus, that despite it being quite a heavy job, she tried to help out with the tea.
Futaba (the daughter) was just the cutest thing, sometimes little kids in stories don’t work, but in this one? Futaba was just sweet and I loved seeing her interact with her new aunt.
Jinn, just go. Bye. He is a childhoodfriend of Chako, but I don’t know, he just seemed a bit too friendly, if you get what I mean.
The art was really fun and I love how the mangaka is able to really bring out that grumpy-sunshine trope in the characters!
All in all, I need more of this manga! I need to know if Chako finds something she likes/gets used to the tea business, and I hope that Isshin gets more soft and kind. Plus, I would love it if these two truly started dating and maybe eventually marrying for real! I would recommend this manga!
review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Kodansha had another sale going on and I could get this one for 98?/99? cents! It looked adorable and I just cannot resist fake dating/marriage tropes! So this one had to come with me!
This one is about a girl whose ex-fiancé is a total dickwad (and stalker) and how she decides to go back to her home. Only to find that her brother became a writer/recluse and he has a daughter who is being cared for by the one also caring for the home/the tea-company. And this guy? He is a grump! Yep, seeing one of my favourite romance tropes appear so heavily made me smile so much. She is a total sunshine, he is a total grump, and I was just hoping they would get closer! And closer. For now though at times he did deserve her feminist rage. Haha. I do hope that he gets a bit softer (at least towards her, because we can see that he can be soft towards other things). Because for now I also wanted to slap him at times. Dude we are in 202x and you don’t make comments like that about girls. Nope.
I loved the fake dating/marriage part as well, though I felt for Chako, I guess if you shout that loudly that the whole town will hear. Congrats, now everyone knows and everyone wants to celebrate and congratulate you. But then again, given the situation I understood why she did it. Her ex was just a big fat nope. I loved how Isshin swooped in to help her out though. That was so sweet!
I also really liked Chako, she was so sweet and I felt for her that she had to go through that with her marriage/engagement. I loved how she took care of Futaba, really did her best to bond with her little niece and tried to make her happy. Plus, that despite it being quite a heavy job, she tried to help out with the tea.
Futaba (the daughter) was just the cutest thing, sometimes little kids in stories don’t work, but in this one? Futaba was just sweet and I loved seeing her interact with her new aunt.
Jinn, just go. Bye. He is a childhoodfriend of Chako, but I don’t know, he just seemed a bit too friendly, if you get what I mean.
The art was really fun and I love how the mangaka is able to really bring out that grumpy-sunshine trope in the characters!
All in all, I need more of this manga! I need to know if Chako finds something she likes/gets used to the tea business, and I hope that Isshin gets more soft and kind. Plus, I would love it if these two truly started dating and maybe eventually marrying for real! I would recommend this manga!
review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
December 13, 2022
3.5 stars
I enjoyed this! Except for one really, really uncomfortable line from a minor child character (re that genre of manga we don't speak about), I liked this story. Chako breaks an engagement and heads to her childhood home on a tea farm to find that her older brother has a child now, he's a sleep deprived writer and has been having a live in tea farmer look after her. Futaba was adorable! Isshin, the tea farmer, has that quiet, gruff persona, but he's really soft with Futaba.
I can see where this is going and it's not necessarily anything new or revolutionary. However, I like the art, I like the characters and I'll definitely read the next volume.
I enjoyed this! Except for one really, really uncomfortable line from a minor child character (re that genre of manga we don't speak about), I liked this story. Chako breaks an engagement and heads to her childhood home on a tea farm to find that her older brother has a child now, he's a sleep deprived writer and has been having a live in tea farmer look after her. Futaba was adorable! Isshin, the tea farmer, has that quiet, gruff persona, but he's really soft with Futaba.
I can see where this is going and it's not necessarily anything new or revolutionary. However, I like the art, I like the characters and I'll definitely read the next volume.
November 8, 2022
EXACTLY what I needed right now
March 10, 2023
3.5/4 stars. Fresh and fun with fake dating/relationship. I like the heroine, Chako, a bunch. She is fluffy, hardworking, and fun. The art style is light and full of humor.
May 12, 2023
Fun start to a series
I love a marriage of convenience plot and I'm partial when they are taking care of a child together. I'm excited to continue further with this series
I love a marriage of convenience plot and I'm partial when they are taking care of a child together. I'm excited to continue further with this series
August 17, 2024
Cor una mica dividit amb aquesta obra... D'una banda, penso que l'inici promet molt: la Chako, una protagonista forta i independent, fuig de la ciutat on l'empaita el seu expromès i torna al poble, a una casa d'artesans del te, però comprova que tot ha canviat. El seu germà, després de perdre la dona, ja no es dedica a l'explotació del camp, sinó que és escriptor i ha deixat la responsabilitat del te i de la cura de la seva filla petita Futaba a un homenot cepat, geniüt i retrògrad anomenat Isshin. El problema és que al 2n capítol, la Chako comença a conviure amb l'Isshin i veu la seva passió pel te, cosa que l'entendreix (encara que la tracta com una nosa). De sobte, apareix l'expromès i ella, superada per la situació, explica que s'ha casat amb l'homenot per escapar-ne. A partir d'aleshores, hauran de simular un matrimoni ben avingut, sobretot pel benestar de la Futaba, que té por de l'abandonament després de la mort de sa mare. La Futaba és divertidíssima, té sortides de vella xafardera i li encanta veure la parella encaramel·lada (tot i que és mentida!). A més, l'Isshin la tracta amb tota la cura i l'afecte que és incapaç de mostrar a la Chako. Per a acabar-ho d'adobar, al final del volum apareix el Jin, un amic d'infantesa de la noia massa afectuós i possiblement interessat en ella, que despertarà la gelosia de l'Isshin. Lectura amena, tot i que passen massa coses i em sembla un pèl contradictori que la Chako intenti guanyar-se la simpatia de l'Isshin fent les feines típiques de la casa... veurem com evoluciona!
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