Kimi no Okaasan wo Boku ni Kudasai!
I Want Your Mother to Be with Me!

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This story started off in a quite cliche way. A young man, fresh out of college, works part-time in a second-hand store, essentially he was akin to being jobless (hence, a freeter). He was in love with the store manager there because she had been very kind to him in many occasions.

So, one day he decided to ask her to marry him. And that's how the story started.

I discovered this story randomly, and I didn't expect much as I read through the first chapter. But then it went on to the second, the third, and even up till the after stories.

So, what kept me going ... to the end?

Let's start with the part that I like the most about the story. The characters feel very much like another human being with their own strengths, their worries and their self-perceived weaknesses. At certain points of the story I can feel myself close to crying due to how relatable their problems and worries are, and how despite all that the characters support one another throughout their difficulties.
Furthermore, they managed to portray the beauty of the interaction of a mother and a child, a trustworthy adult relative and their nephew/niece, and many more. Heck, even the children in this story feels very much like a likeable person instead of just a child stereotype.

In short, none of the characters felt like a stereotype, and their interactions feel very genuine you can't help but put yourself in their shoes. And ultimately, their growth as characters are very satisfying to witness.

Anyway, that's about the character and the storyline.

As far as the art goes, it is good, just as what you'd expect from a decently drawn manga. Though nothing stood out much, everything is nicely drawn and manages to support the story and the themes being presented.

So overall verdict? I enjoyed this story thoroughly. The story is very coherent from start to finish, no progression felt out of place or too abrupt. And just such a beautiful portrayal of a parent-child relationship. I'd definitely recommend anyone to read this story.

I've wandered around MAL forums today, looking for a new romance manga to read, and I've come across a spreadsheet a certain user has made. Poking around a bit, I randomly picked a name and started it, thinking I'd just binge something for fun and forget it a few minutes later.

But damn, I didn't expect that. Kimi no Okaasan wo Boku ni Kudasai! or "Please Give your mother to me!" might have a really weird name, but I'd ask you not to judge the manga by its title. It sounds something trashy, but hot damn I was wrong.

This is an age gap story about a ... widow who has a kid, and a college student, slowly opening up to each other and falling in love deeper and deeper with each other. The character development here is really good.

You can see at first how each character just takes everything upon themselves, with their worries and problems, but slowly characters change thanks to them supporting each other, opening up to each other and working towards their dreams.

The character relations are also extremely cute. From our MC to our FMC, or from our MC to her kid, or to his niece, etc. etc.

Everything feels wholesome, yet serious enough to hold a proper plot development, and everything feels "just right".

It comes in a nice whole package, and was very satisfactory in my eyes.

Unfortunately, I think the art is kinda meh, it feels very "sketchy" and kinda rough. Although I don't think it really takes the manga that much down, it's doable.

Overall, I've enjoyed it quite a lot, and it left a much more impact than I thought. Enough that it made buy the last volume RAW on Bookwalker and spend hours just reading a few chapters with my slow Japanese.

8/10, I recommend if you're looking for a wholesome yet serious balanced romance series with an age-gap.

the story was good but was slightly cliche.

art was better than expected but those eyes are pretty annoying to look at because the eyes would normally help you feel and understand the character but the way they drew it kinda made it difficult to understand even though you can easily extrapolate from the story and easily understand the situation.

the characters were good.

I enjoyed it quite a bit and it was a very wholesome manga to read.

overall it's a good slightly different cliche wholesome manga and would recommend it to anyone who likes the type of art or the story.