When I first picked up this manga, I thought it was going to be a disturbing love story between a 31 year-old pervert and 10 year-old innocent girl who doesn't know any better. That was far from the truth.

I love age gap romances. When they are done well, they have the capacity to be beautiful and inspiring. I can't say either is the case here, but this manga is special in its own right. The male lead understands the societal limitations of this love, while the female lead is determined yet patient. At some point, they subconsciously choose to embark on a journey that looks tainted to the outsider, but is actually genuine and pure. You eventually start rooting for them just as those surrounding them in the manga do. You want a successful love story because the guy isn't actually a lolicon and the girl isn't obsessed with his materialistic qualities.

This was one of my favorite mangas when it was being serialized and translated. Although the ending left me confused with more questions than answers, it will be a memorable one for a long time.

... Last updated on July 5th, 2017, 4:56pm

- while it makes a love story(maybe). It's more than okay.

The friends don't quite seem to be teasing that the girl has a crush on the guy and more pushing him into it, which doesn't quite make sense. Also, I felt it was unnecessary to so quickly establish that the girl has a crush.

The art has a nice bigness to it, and I like some of the zoomed in expressions.

I actually don't think the feelings are very explored but things are made easy to understand. The guy is pretty likeable and I don't think some of the shoujo tropes that sometimes annoy me are present at all. But he's also a bit too immature for his age to the point that it bends credibility, mainly because we're seeing the story from his point of view.

Another thing is that no one really struggles with how highly inappropriate/illegal it would be. Instead of saying that its a bother, it might have been more interesting for him to think about it a bit more, and about how to deal with it, with the audience being privy to it. Not to say he never realizes that it'd be viewed as possibly criminal.

It's not quite as serious as I would mind but I like the optimism in it. It isn't about fetishizing the little girl which is a big plus.

... Last updated on May 4th, 2012, 6:16pm

I think this manga is really good. The mangaka conveys the feelings of the characters well. Also, it's not only about the possible romance between the two main characters. The story focuses in many aspects of life. And one more thing, don't be misled by the cover and the synopsis. I actually didn't have a plan to read because of that however because of the comments i read here, i tried it. Good thing though.
Salute to the mangaka

... Last updated on April 6th, 2012, 5:34am

Indeed this resembles Hana no namae a LOT. (loved HnN) but its still very good. here I can picture the male falling for the girl when she reaches her teenage years, and Iam totally okay with it. Its totally different from Usagi drop simply because in Usagi Drop, the male and the female are like father-daughter .
The artwork is quite pretty and I like the male guy a lot, he is not a pedo (yet XP). The little girl is also adorable^.^

I agreed with Monkry. and Somehow it was a bit too forced? I kept being reminded of Hana no Namae when reading this manga. Especially the way it was carried out. It's only the cat substituting flowers that makes it different.

Another shoujo, not really touching. This come from a girl who cried when watching every single episode of fruits basket.

The story is pure in its essence. I love how the author managed to bring out realistic emotions between two people with a 20 year age gap. slice of life themes as good as this are rare nowadays. No lolicon stuff present in this manga (as some of you might misunderstand by judging it) If you like to try a manga with a different atmosphere compared to others, i recommend this

PURE OWN nothing more this is one hell of a good read I like it a lot stroy is realy nice a nd interesting i give it 10 If u want slice of life / romance / drama manga it's best pick

The story is just slowly starting to unfold, so it's a bit slow. It's slow in a good way though. Slow not in a way where the author is buying time but in a way where you can just sit and watch the characters slowly grow.

It does get a bit uncomfortable with its themes whenever the male sees the girl as a older female. And right now there doesn't seem to be any sort of real conflict in the story.

I would like to see where the author goes with this, because just the relationships alone as it stands can not make a proper story. The problem with a story like this is that to have romantic tension, they're inevitably going to bring in the little girl into the story somehow, which is a little strange.

First off, it's NOT mutual love. So no lolicon stuff. Just a little girl's having a crush on an older man. It's kind of sweet, but true to reality. Even though I'm not hoping for a happy get together ending 10 yrs later. I pray for it will not be a tragedy, considering the amount of reality and dark past.

Well I've only read up to the fourth chapter so far, but it's progressing nicely.
It has cliches here and there, but they're not the type that drag down the story.
I can't give it a rating yet, I need to see how it ends up before I do.

And yeah, it's sort of like a mix of Hana no Namae and Usagi Drop (due to the age gap) like monkry stated.

I like how none of the characters are perfect and how dark it seems at times. Makuzu is a cold novelist and Akio is just a lonely young girl. To be honest, we all know that they'll be together, but I like how it isn't love at first sight, and how Makuzu interacts with her.

This isn't reccomended for anyone who can't handle an age gap of 20 or more.

... Last updated on August 19th, 2011, 4:32pm