Takes place 7 years after Seinen Hakkaten.
1 Volume (Complete)





the first couple's story is annoyingly cliche in this volume, but the second couple really redeems it
Absolutely love the continuation of Manabu and Takefumi's relationship here; it offers just the right amount of melodrama when a seasoned couple work together to overcome their worries and insecurities and strengthen what they have with each other. This type of mature, realistic character development without cringeworthy overdramatisation is totally my jam. Also Souta-kun is adorable.
I for one never had a problem with the ambiguous status of Koga and Najima's relationship, and I actually think their prequel story (Yakedo to Tsumeato) has more substance than Seinen Hakkaten (don't get me wrong I like Seinen a lot), so I didn't really need a "closure" sequel for this couple like many people apparently do. It's still nice to see them again, but it wasn't a necessity for me if I have to be honest. Nonetheless this was still a good read; sometimes the mangaka's delivery and humour remind me of Kumota Haruko a little bit and the latter is one of my favourite mangaka ever so.
finally a conclusion for the second pairing! It's still a bit open-ended, but at least they finally put their collective shit away and were honest with each other, for once, jesus.
The first pairing is super cute, as always. I loved the nephew character, he was so refreshing and cute.