Taiyou no Ie

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Japanese: たいようのいえ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 13

Chapters: 53

Status: Finished

Published: Apr 24, 2010 to May 23, 2015

Genres: Award Winning, Romance, Slice of Life

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Dessert

Authors: Taamo (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.24¹ (scored by 36,950 users)

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Ranked: #359²

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Popularity: #141

Members: 89,546

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After her mother abandoned her and her father remarried, high schooler Mao Motomiya is left feeling like she doesn't have a place where she belongs. One night, her childhood friend Hiro Nakamura finds her in a shrine eating cheap convenience store food and offers to take her to a restaurant. Their subsequent heart to heart leads to Hiro suggesting that Mao move in with him.

To Hiro who has lived apart from his younger siblings all these years after their parents passed away, bringing his family back together in the once-lively Nakamura home begins with the first step of giving Mao a loving place to belong.

When Mao reluctantly accepts his invitation, she is surprised at how easy it is to settle in with her longtime friend. Now she must deal not only with mending her relationship with her father and helping the oldest Nakamura brother attain his goal, but also her growing feelings for Hiro.

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Taiyou no Ie received the 38th Kodansha Manga Award for the shoujo manga category in 2014. The series received a drama CD adaptation bundled with limited edition of the fifth and sixth volume.

The series has been published digitally in English as House of the Sun by Kodansha Comics USA since February 28, 2017.

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Motomiya, Mao

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Nakamura, Hiro

Main

Nakamura, Daiki

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Nakamura, Hina

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Kondou, Rui

Supporting

Chihiro

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Oda

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Matsumoto, Aoi

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Sugimoto, Ai

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Nakamura, Mother

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Jun 12, 2015

fodderchara18

Recommended

Such a nice manga! Honestly, there`s very little i would change in this story. Very, very good shoujo manga (also worth noting that this was my first completed shoujo too!) from beginning to the end. Ain`t gonna lie, my first impression was quite bad, mainly because of the art and the fact that the heroine looked way too young and i didn`t like the age gap between the two main characters at all. That and the fact that i was kinda tired back then of annoying love triangles and shoujo/shounen romance tropes (still am), so i really didn`t feel like reading it based on my ... flawed initial impression, which led me to drop it instantly.

Luckily, a few days ago, i decided to give it another try and i`m honestly quite happy i did it, because i had a blast reading it! A very good and compelling story about family and love that has way more to it than what meets the eye.

If i had to summarize Taiyou no Ie in a single word, it would be "genuine". It`s a really genuine manga, with very genuine characters dealing with very genuine issues, both romantic and familiar. The drama never feels forced, it never felt too light nor to dark either. Just right. The character drama here also feels amazingly cliché-free, and the way it tackled the usual shoujo tropes was truly refreshing without never being annoying. The last arc with the heroine`s mother (little spoiler here, i`m sorry) was also extremely powerful, imo. The way the author handled the whole deal was superbly done and even a bit surprising given how realistic and deeply emotive it was. It was also the ultimate "puzzle piece" in Mao`s development as a character and in her relationship with both her family and Hiro, and it finally gave, in my opinion, the necessary balance and impulse that the story needed to be more than just good. To become special and all the more worthy. With such a great final arc, not only it gave a fantastic sense of completeness to the development of pretty much every single character in the cast, but also made the overall theme and even the main duo`s dynamics all the more significant and poignant. At the end of its run, it managed to turn into something great and clearly one of the best romance manga i`ve read.

You know, I always feel like the best stories, the ones that really leave a mark on you are those that end up being greater than the sum of its parts. The ones who manage to be consistent from start to finish, especially with their characters. The ones who get progressively better and whose incessant narrative crescendo results in a giant, virtuous, compelling bang. A lot of stories manage to achieve amazing climaxes throughout their run but somehow end up lacking the consistency (perhaps even talent) to always deliver and make the whole thing as satisfying as it promised to us readers, consequently falling short of making a definite impact at the end.

And i gotta say that Taiyou no Ie was truly a wholesome experience, with some of the finest writing i`ve seen in a while. Sure, it may not be groundbreaking, but not only was able to deliver a truly powerful message, but also did pretty much everything right, in a very genuine way that only a few manga can. And i think that`s the biggest praise i can possibly give it.

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Jul 29, 2015

Grapesandraisin

Recommended

**Review contains spoilers**

Story (9/10):

This is one of the sweetest manga I've ever read. It's lighthearted, funny, and entertaining. I never felt bored while reading it. It was not the best that I've ever seen, but it was definitely worth reading.

While the story progresses slowly and steadily, Taiyou no Ie leaves nothing unsatisfactory. Even the ending was good (and this is rare! Most mangakas rush the ending and as a result ruin the story).

I fell in love with every one in Taiyou no Ie. I wonder how I am going to let them go.

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Sep 13, 2015

VerballyStunted

Recommended

I thoroughly fell in love with the heroine of this manga. I think I'll be comparing other characters to Mao for a long time. Despite my love for shoujo manga, I often find myself frustrated with the main characters, mostly because I worry about the messages that younger girls might get from them. Mao doesn't fit into any of the typical shoujo archetypes, though. She has a difficult past, but she's neither perpetually gloomy nor defiantly (and obnoxiously) cheerful. She's emotionally clumsy, but not a complete spaz or oblivious to the feelings of others. She's inexperienced at life, but not helpless. ... She cherishes the people around her, but she doesn't rely on them to save her in every chapter. And, most importantly, she has her priorities in order. The thing I love most about her is that she never lets her romantic interests take precedence over family. It's incredibly refreshing and, with her past, makes for a very believable character.

Okay, taking the spotlight off of Mao for a moment, the overarching themes for Taiyou no Ie are the ways in which people form relationships and cope with loss. This isn't anything new or groundbreaking, but it is the first time in a long time that I've seen such a realistic portrayal of such a wide array of imperfect characters. Not just in manga, but in any medium. It's really easy to fall back on the "dark and brooding and can't open up to anyone" trope when you're talking about hardships, but it's clear that Taamo really pushed to make sure every character had their own unique thoughts and feelings that were completely true to them.

The only minor complaint I had while reading was in regard to the art. Overall it's very beautiful, but there were a few times when it was hard to decipher facial expressions because of an oddly placed reflection in the eye or a mouth shape that was just a little off. Tricked my eyes a little bit, but maybe that's just me. I loved Mao's eyes, though. And Mao's facial expressions. And Mao. Did I mention that Mao is my favorite?

>Story------------------9

>Art---------------------8

>Characters-----------10

>Enjoyment-----------9

>Overall----------------9

**SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT!!**

Another thing that really bothered me--and is the reason that I'm rating the story as a 9 instead of 10--is that Hiro basically proposes to Mao at the end. From what I understand, large age gaps aren't as taboo in Japan, so I can overlook that... ish. But no matter how you look at it, it was a really irresponsible thing to do. For some reason, despite his obvious desire for a family, I had a hard time believing that Hiro would actually say that to a high school student before they'd really tried being a couple, especially since he knows what she's been through since her parents' divorce.

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