Not too bad though the other plot angle linking all of them felt really contrived.

All in all, the manga was kinda interesting but it's a bit sad that the plot wasn't meatier. On the plus side, Yamada's art is nice as ever.

... Last updated on February 7th, 2009, 10:35am

This manga has had such good ratings but I'm afraid I didn't find it romantic at all. And I think this pretty much sums it up. I was more interested in seeing Izumi's relationship with Sawaragi-san progress rather than with Shin.
Didn't make me feel anything, I just read it with a straight face hoping it would get good. Sorry but I don't know why it has such good feedback.
The art was nice, that was all. I don't recommend it.

I'm a big fan of Yugi Yamada. I love her art style and her original stories are enjoyable, though her storylines usually fall a bit short of awesomeness. In this story Yugi Yamada teams up with a writer - and honestly the result is better than Yugi Yamada's usual solo work. I admire how seamlessly the story and art fit in this work, as if only one person created the entire thing. It's not just text narration over pretty art, which is a pitfall with artist-writer teams. I haven't even finished reading the first chapter and I'm already hooked!

First, I have to note that the main guys USED A CONDOM! Hooray for safe sex! Seriously kids, always use a condom. And that's my PSA for today.

Second, it's just a lovely story. And I even loved the kids and all the side characters! There was actual plot in addition to sex, which I always adore. There's not much wrong with this one at all.

I can see why people would like this, but it's just not my cup of tea. I normally dislike Yamada Yugi's art, but here, I don't mind it- it's pretty nice, actually. That's not the problem I have; the story and the drama were also pretty developed, but there were certain elements I found irritating. For example, Even though there were original bits and an interesting atmosphere, the storyline still sticks to some cliches that I just can't stand. Overall... I wouldn't recommend it.

Decided to give this a shot due to the fairly high ratings..
Unfortunately i didn't like this one.. I feel that the series had solid SENSE/IDEA of the type of story that the mangaka/author is aiming for, but fails to execute it realistically. It has certain elements but there are too many holes hinders the story. First of all, i found it hard to believe that Izumi could get over his dead wife so easily after being so in love with her; yes Shin is his good friend from middle school, but this didn't do anything for me- their relationship still felt very shallow, lacking depth. I love childhood-love, but the author didn't develop their relationship well enough. And i thought it was a bit far fetched how izumi's wife's brother also had the hots for Izumi..That came randomly out of the blue, especially since izumi is such a bland character with no appeal (imo he had zero attraction). Simply a poor attempt of a love triangle. The characters were hollow and boring, especially the main couple. The only character who had a bit of flavor was Sawaragi. The ending also felt quite artificial and hard to believe.

Overall, the manga held the necessary elements but didn't have enough fuel/depth for it to be successful.

... Last updated on February 24th, 2012, 11:52pm

I´m usually VERY picky when it comes to plots and art, so when I saw the plot description I didn´t expect much...

....Suprisingly, I was wrong.

I actually liked this one, it did have a certain air to it that I can´t explain. Yes the plot was lacking, Yes some characters wasn´t developt enough and yeees it´s a bit cliché, but I could still not help but liking it. I´m a little weak to Slice of life/Yakuza thing. As always, Yamada yugis art is as cute as ever, and that was actually the main reason I started reading this manga.

You should definitly check out it´s Sequel with Sawaragi as main. It´s even better.

... Last updated on October 13th, 2011, 12:33pm

I love Yamada Yugi's art and her storyline, so looking at this manga I don't like it one bit. Like asiancrackerfolife said, I like Sawaragi the most of this storyline. Takatsudo Shin is an a****** use and being mean to Kurata Izumi. Only like oh, I love you very much that is why I went sour. And the idiot Kurata Izumi still likes him. This story is somewhat disappoint to me (no offense). However less disappoint that Yamada Yugi didn't write this or else I'll be more disappoint that she wrote this type of story (usually her story is more light and fun).

People write they don't understand the positive ratings, well I don't understand them.
This is a really sweet story and typical of Yamada Yugi sensei.
It's a bit more down to earth and realistic than your usual yaoi, without all the rose-colored love confessions and men suddenly acting like little girls.
I enjoyed the story even though it was a bit predictable; it was still nice and interesting to follow.
The characters are likable, the children are cute and not annoying and the end is satisfying enough as well!
It isn't the best story out there or anything but it's better than the average yaoi manga and definitely worth the read!

I'd recommend this to any yaoi fan who likes single father stories and manga about two grown men who can hold their own and reunions!

... Last updated on February 4th, 2013, 10:20am

it has the drama but it wasnt really deep, which is what i always enjoy to read, it made me laugh and was a bit sad :3
Nice characters, and even if its not the best, is enjoyable from beginning to end.

... Last updated on January 20th, 2011, 12:04pm