Oct 31, 2023
I had a go at this manga without much expectation but WOW! The story is really a meticulous work about career and marriage life, child vs childless lifestyle and human communication.
The main protagonists are the Sumisu - a married couple approaching their late 30s who are childless. Jun worked as a housewife while her husband Takeyori was the breadwinner who was overworked and therefore claimed not to be ready for kids. This is when life comparison kicks in, Jun decides to restart her career and problems arise.
It's a very mature, serious work about good-natured people who found themselves caught up in the complexity of interpersonal
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relationships in life.
I love how their emotions and insecurities are all valid. Although I'm just starting my 20s, their problems about making life decisions really get into my head and push me to think about resolving my own. Therefore, it's thrilling and moving at the same time to witness how the couple work their way to heal their relationship with love and responsbility.
But then again, the author let the story make a roundabout when it comes to having affairs - when things could have ended neatly, the characters started to have second thoughts. Honestly, it's not a fatal choice, although it might potentially ruin character development for some readers. While this choice certainly makes the story more suffocating, it's not more boring - I find it amusing that I can get to see more affectionate sides to the characters.
I hope the story can end well for everyone, but after all, life is full of painful dilemma. It can't be helped.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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