Koisuru Barairo Tenchou

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A cute and heartwarming love story between a single dad and the manager of a flower shop; perfect for springtime. With that said, the plot is simplistic, and not worth re-reading as there wasn’t much depth to the story or the characters. I thought for sure that the theme of loss/death would be explored more, but the characters most affected by it seem to be long over any stages of grief and talk about it with lots of smiles. I liked that they utilized the secondary character, Satou-kun, to learn more about our protagonist. I was a bit worried they'd just cast him to the ... side once the main pairing started to get closer, but he was prominently featured throughout and was a good source of comedic relief. There is a kid, Zen, but he’s just there to look cute and provide a quickly resolved conflict in one of the chapters. As for the art, while I have no issue with the style (it’s good, just very simplistic), I couldn’t help to be a bit disappointed that for a story about flowers, the beauty of them isn’t really conveyed at all. Lastly, there are some hints at a possible polyamorous relationship? (not directly mentioned at all, but has the potential to head-canon it)
You’ll enjoy Koisuru Barairo Tenchou if you like: ex-delinquent, kids in BL, unrequited/one-sided love, fluff.

Initially added this in my growing list of BL manga a few years ago. Decided to pick it up and it was...sub-par. The art is pretty simple and doesn't really do much for me, or the story for that matter. Character development is hardly there. It rubbed me the wrong way when Isao asked Zen if he wanted him to be his new mommy, like Zen is his pawn to win Koutarou's heart.

While reading the first chapter, I thought, "How old is Isao if he was talking to Koutarou's wife as a kid? They both look the same age..." Found out in the next chapter ... that Koutarou and his wife had a *14* year age gap. She was 30, and he was 16. Oof.

If you enjoy simple BL with not a lot of thought put into the plot, this one is for you.