Kimi Wa Petto
Sumire (27), an independent, beautiful career woman who is smart, capable and successful in her work, is tired of feeling under-appreciated and disrespected. One day, while going home, she finds a box, outside her apartment, with a young man inside...she brings him into her house and somehow decides to keep him as a "pet", because he reminds her of her late dog! So, from now on, the young man (20) will be "Momo". I want to pat Momo's head too!! Seriously, this is one of the best josei I've ever read! I truly enjoyed reading it. Well, it's reeeally slow-paced but personally I didn't mind, as I love slow romance. Actually, I think even people who don't like that may appreciate this story and find it nice to read, because it's such a great slice of life josei, which, while being super funny, deals with important realistic issues that women may relate to, so I think it's interesting to read. Also, there's the theme of "Older Female Younger Male", which I totally love! ❖ Talking about the main characters, I really liked Sumire, as that's a type of female lead that I truly appreciate, but the one I loved the most is Momo|Takeshi! He's adorable and cool at the same time. He seriously made my heart skip a beat countless times while reading! Man, I want his love bite too ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄ ❖ Ahhh Momo and Sumire really look so good together! I loved how their relationship slowly developed from "master-pet" to lovers. I was anticipating so much the moment when Sumire-chan would finally realize she was in love with Momo! At ch. 49 I was already going crazy xD But, while waiting, I savored their every little moment, so I really enjoyed it even more, tasting little by little. Also, I really like how the author created a situation in which Momo apparently was the one depending on Sumire, who gave him a place to stay etc., when actually Sumire herself was the one depending on Momo, so much, so deeply, even without realizing it at first. So they complement one another and that's beautiful! ❖ I thought it was fate that Sumire would find Momo in a box in front of her apartment and pick him up...and it's a really amazing thing actually, because after knowing that they already had a chance encounter in the past (ch. 47 - and the countdown really began xD), I really thought they were truly fated to meet again sooner or later to be together! Like they said when they were talking about "En"...I think that was fascinating~♡ 14 Volumes (Complete) Live-action (Drama + Movie) :: Japanese Drama - 2003 :: (Matsumoto Jun ) :: Korean Movie - 2011 :: :: Japanese Drama - 2017 ::
Aru Hi Bijin Ni Nattara
Usagi Drop
Slice of Life // Childcare // Single Parent // Family // Cohabitation // Guardian Relationship // Age Gap // Smart & Strong Female Lead // Time Skip ו•× 79 y.o. grandpa had an illegitimate child!? - Daikichi (30): "So mom...that makes her your little sister then! Which makes her my aunt..." haha what a bizarre family circumstance! ➸ Heartwarming slice of life story about a man who decided to raise a little girl on his own. The core of the story is exactly about the hardships a single parent has to go through, raising a kid. The story highlights also other realistic issues about particular family circumstances, such as divorce, adoption, abandonment of a child, reencounter with birth mother etc. In particular, ch 1-24 (adapted into anime and live-action) are about Daikichi raising Rin, putting his life into it and making sacrifices for the little girl. Then after a 10 years time skip, the story takes a certain direction, which not everyone may welcome. Personally, I loved this story, because it's so sweet, especially at the beginning: little Rin was simply too cute! I liked it till the end. I was curious to see the development of their relationship. But at the same time, I'm not completely satisfied with the ending, as I wanted to see more about how their future will be. [Spoiler] It's not incest: Daikichi's gandpa adopted Rin, but he wasn't her father, so Rin and Daikichi aren't related by blood. Well, it may still be unconfortable if you think about the fact that Daikichi, after raising Rin as a daugther for 10 years, becomes the young girl's love interest...and also their huge age gap, but imo the story was pure and sweet till the very end (and actually there isn't even a little kiss)! Also, Daikichi was conflicted about it and said that he never thought about Rin in that way, so I don't think of him as a perv who raised a little girl just to think of her in a sexual way later! He isn't that kind of man! Of course, this is my opinion, but I think that if one takes it for what it is, a fictional story, overall it's good and nice to read.
Chiisai Hitsuji Wa Yume Wo Miru
Collection of two stories: A Small Sheep Dreams (Ch 1.1-1.2) - Divorce // Stepfather x Stepdaughter // Age Gap // Family Drama // Cohabitation // Post-Secondary Student Spring Rain Diary (Ch 2.1-2.2) - Infidelity // Breakup // Friends Become Lovers // Boyfriend x Ex-girlfriend's friend // Young Female Lead // First Love // Puberty I liked both stories. They're unique and I found them interesting. At first they may seem "odd", but they are good and I feel I read something different. They have an original touch, indeed. The art style is unique as well.
Lovely Complex
The master nakao and his three lovers part was hilarious lol. I watched the anime years ago but I never brought myself to read the manga...I'm glad I did read it then, because it was really funny and cute. So, I totally recommend it ^^
Nana Fanbook