Just like Yamatogawa’s more popular work (Witchcraft) the story kicks off to an interesting start however this time we are taken to a normal rural setting. Reiji Tokiwa is a typical teenager who has been forced to move back to his old country home, due to some family circumstances. It is there that he meets his old childhood friends the Amane sisters, Midori & Shiho and they later rekindle their relationship, or something along those lines. From the very beginning this was a great h-manga with a progressive storyline, involving Reiji’s peculiar relationship with the sisters. It’s really just a shame that the story couldn’t remain at that level, but instead the story just becomes a random mess once it becomes a Harem.
This being a harem, there are of course a bunch of characters but the only ones worth mentioning are Reiji, Midori & Shiho. As mentioned before Reiji is a typical teenage boy who acts in the way a teenager tends to react in such situations, though he’s a bit of a pushover resulting in some truly absurd moments. Then there’s Midori & Shiho who are both interesting heroine’s in their own right, but are soon overshadowed by the hoard of girls the plague this manga in the latter half.
What also intrigues me about this manga is the artwork since it has Yamatogawa’s trademark art style. All great mangaka tend to leave their iconic mark in their works and Yamatogawa is no different. His great character designs having plenty of detail put into the character’s features, however there’s also a bit of inconsistency during the comedy moments.
Overall Tayu Tayu is an h-manga that managed to grab my attention, with what seemed like a fairly odd love triangle but like all good things it came to an end. The romance was handled well in some chapters and the comedy was purely from the character’s absurd reactions to some stupid moment, alas as it came to an end the story sidetracks unto randomness and eventually I lost interests by the time it finished.
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