I'm sure that many of us (not all of course) don't pay attention/care when our parents or relatives welcome you home because it is normal. Taiyou no Ie makes its readers know how important it is for some people to be told a simple greeting 'Welcome Home'.
The story (which is already written in synopsis) is very unique and is, alongside the character development, the strongest point of this manga. It is realistic, lighthearted,one of the most enjoyable and it just warms someone's heart. Taamo, the author and the artist, managed to throw everything which is clichè in every shoujo manga out of the window. It has a slow pacing which was advantageous to the plot. I even read a discussion in mangafox where the thread maker said he/she stopped at some point because the romance of this manga is REALLY slow. I think it is because the main priority is both of the main characters family and not the romance (one of the said thrown out clichès in shoujo).
The art is very pleasant and original. It fits really well for showing the characters' emotions. The character designs are lovable. In every panel, the scenes, characters, and places are drawn in a particular way, atleast for me. In a way that the fundamental objects, people, building etc. which symbolizes the dialog/narration are most of the time drawn alone. Thus, you can see the importance of that particular object while you feel sometimes bad, sometimes happy or both for that thing. (I'm sorry for that, I can't explain that part properly)
As I said earlier, the other main point of this manga is the character development. Most of the readers who has finished this has only 1 if not 0 characters they hate, because every single one of them will just grow on you, some are better, some are not that influential but that is an another matter. The idiom 'Slowly but surely' applies to Taiyou no ie perfectly -that's exactly how the story and character development went. Plus, depending on the situation, the point of view changes from time to time, because of that method you can understand why that person did that sort of thing, the reason why is he like that etc.
Even though the heroine is quite a crybaby, I didn't hate her (most of the time I do hate crybaby female chars if not always) because I could understand her and her position because Taamo did an excellent job depicting it.
The main male is 7 years older than the girl. Probably because of that, he is responsible and had always thought the consequences before he does something. He isn't that kind of main who is popular, got chased by girls lalalala then gets together with the mc. He guides and helps Mao as an adult and as a friend and viceversa which eventually makes them have an unbreakable bond.
Taiyou no Ie is just one of the best shoujo out there because of the reasons I mentioned and I did not, cuz you know, spoilers heh. Though for me, this is still the best shoujo I've ever read. I don't consider myself as a fan of this genre but I read them even though I can guess what will happen next, unlike psychological-horror and mystery genres. But this is different, a manga of that genre in which the mcs helping each other to build their families back is where their love came from, unlike boy (famous) and girl (not popular) or viceversa meet then one of them falls in love, some plot twist but in the end they're still together. Maybe I'm a bit biased giving it a 10, but it's worth atleast 9 or 9.5. I really reallllyyy enjoyed and loved this manga. It even made me think, if this how my older sister (mother side) felt for me. I think someday i'll just ask her ^^. First time, I read a shoujo prioritizing families and trusting others and that's what made this manga so warm and fun to read. First time, that there is no beach/pool scene at summer too xD
