From Renta!:
"That summer was a mistake." Hajime Nonokawa ends up accidentally reuniting with his childhood friend Keisuke Koya after going back to his hometown for the first time since it was turned into a reservoir 12 years ago. 12 years ago, Hajime suddenly realized he had feelings for his friend, but he chose to hide those feelings away... What will happen during this reunion? Will his feelings resurface again?
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I had low expectation before, but I get something sweeter and so comforting it's totally Lovely Feelings!!! I Love it so much!!!
The actual mutual feelings, Hyper Protagonist, the Fireworks, and the dedication to make the countryside to be the Home where Nonokawa won't feel he wasn't normal because he's in gay relationships with Kouya. And Kouya's mother and friend who accept their relationship and all.
It's Wonderful Feelings!!! It's Beautiful!!!
I'm Loving it so Much!!!
the story and characters are pretty cute, but this author should just not try to be serious. it was clear she wanted to make a metaphor with the water and firework motif, but it just...didn't work at all. it felt forced and comical. you don't need all that! just make a compelling story!
liked the sex scenes though hehehe
Each issue is brought up and then solved quite quickly, and that, along with the lack of proper characterization, gave a bland feeling in what could've been a nice story. I liked the twist of
the lesbian wanting to create a fake marriage with him and it's sad to see it used as quick drama.
That being said, the author's note states that it's this mangaka's first time having a story span on for an entire volume, so I suppose it's expected that she is struggling with long-running plot and consistency, and I look forward to seeing her improve on those as she does more of these.
I'm even struggling to write an elaborate comment about this manga because that's just how uninspiring it ultimately is. I don't mind uneventful slice-of-life stories where the plots usually amount to nothing; what I have troubles with is the author's general style of story-telling in this kind of visual medium where impact is everything. The artwork itself is very cute but doesn't leave a lot of impression when paired with such a lacklustre array of story and characters combined. The dialogues are also quite mundane, so even the 'drama' comes off as shallow and unnecessary. However, I know a lot of readers will gladly eat up this 'harmless' fast food type of manga so if that's your preference don't let me stop you.
