This manga is about the everyday life. I like this "normal" feeling. A couple is living together, having their normal life. The protagonist Tsuchida is an insecure girl, who's always thinking about life. She loves Sei of Hagio? The manga is all about where to find happyness and love. I like the end of it, even if it's a little sad.
The art is very lovely, clean and elegant, so I gave it an outstanding. :)
 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Pumpkin and Mayonnaise Japanese: 南瓜とマヨネーズ InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 10
Status: Finished
Published: 1998
Demographic:
Josei
Serialization:
None Authors:
Nananan, Kiriko (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #105512 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #7081
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Mar 3, 2014
This will be quick and direct
Story 7/10: A slice-of-life story doesn't need to be deep or complex, because, in the end, nobody's life is complex, quoting Yamazaki from Welcome to the NHK! "A drama has a progressive thought, an emotional climax and a resolution, but our lives aren't like that. All we get day after day, are a bunch of vague anxieties that are never really resolved" . This is what Pumpkin & Mayonnaise is, a simple and realist despiction of a relationship: the drama isn't chessy, the pacing is slow and mundane, the lives of the characters don't feel like something out of reality, Pumpkin ... 
Sep 29, 2017
If you like disappointments and pieces of shits in your life, this is the manga for you and also this is very sad if you encourage people like the main male character Sei.
The dramatic synopsis made me really think I would enjoy this manga. So to that idiot who told me "if it has a good plot, then it's gonna be good, anime or manga without a great plot isn't worth the time." Lemme tell you that reading this shit was a waste of time like you literally have the typical weak and dumb female protagonist named Tsuchida who tries so hard to impress ... 
Oct 26, 2020
A simple story told with subtlety. Every panel is an image unto itself, every detail holds meaning. Nananan is a meticulous artist, a perfectionist who deeply considers the placement of every line (read about her on wikipedia!). But her awareness of the power of narrative structure is also evident both in the framing of this story, and in the idle banter of the characters who are living it.
While the story is "about" Miho and Sei, and involves Miho's unburied feelings toward an ex named Hagio, what we really see are multiple iterations of a similar relationship, one where a man is able to live ... 
Jan 31, 2021
This manga is a 3 out of 10. It didn't do much wrong and it barely demonstrated it's value.
The aspect I find most disappointing is the lack of reasoning behind Miho's emotions. The inner monologue she has only proposes doubt by questioning her intentions and the author purposely avoids providing any specific reasoning behind her actions. There were some panels demonstrating Sei's messiness and lack of motivation to 'live' and how that bothers Miho. Along with the fact he is relying on her heavily regarding finances. Effective to an extent to demonstrate the motivation for her actions, rather than an explanation for her emotions. Additionally, the ... 
Jul 2, 2023
Kiriko Nananan wrote us again another master piece
I read Water. months ago, and I had mixed feeling about it, due to some weird atmosphere and some conclusion-less stories. But Everyday (or Kabocha to Mayonnaise) erased most of the flaws of Nananan's art and style : The art here is less muddled, even though Nananan kept her special decoupage, charadesign, setting that offer to us a dark yet calm atmosphere, a mixture of the vanity of the everyday life and the soft aftertaste of a romantic relation. . . Because Nananan always add a pathetic side in her romances, which is here, infidelity,guilt and the ... |
