Story 9/10
The premise is about scents and romance between two coworkers and their slice of life full of healthy relationship moments (and wholesome ones with some erotic touch).
World setting is more or less realistic and natural besides their meeting (it was kinda artificial) but other than that you see two adults passionately loving each other solving relationship problems in adult like manner, serious relationship questions are solved and are showed to a reader (how to deal with jealousy, how to talk to your partner(simply talk it out and find a solution), mindset of people in love, how to gallantly reject, how to accept someone, how to support someone and procedures to move in together without much hassle.
As of chapter 47 i didn't see any NTR or artificial drama that was needed hookup
the reader, it would be probably a stretch to say it but it is a nice and easy guide for young adults on "How to maintain relationship healthy and prosperous".
Characters are with their own set of quirks with some light comedy involved but keeping it very real without absurdity, flirting seemed just right not too obscene and not too timid.
Art 7/10
Probably the weakest point in this manga but do not mistake it as being bad it was just lacking compared to the story or characters in here.
Characters themselves were simplistic but unique, Male Lead and Female Lead as well as supports didn't seem as mobs and had some unique faces to them with different sets of emotions drawn. The biggest flaw was background it was probably where author decided to cut corners (blanks, simple background and etc.), though there were some nice background scenes but author indeed tried to put background in the background, i only noticed it after opening the manga again and simply viewing art element while completely avoiding content.
Speech bubbles and panel placement is up to standard.
Characters 9/10
We have Koutarou (ML) and Asako (FL) as our leads here and few supports who are advancing and helping our characters advance the story quite a bit, without them this manga would a shadow of itself.
Koutarou - Inventor of soaps a chief of his department of the sorts, workaholic, smelling fetish, has a extraordinary smelling sense, outgoing, confident, funny, quirky, smart and honest.
Koutarou is like a bulldozer or an arrow when is has a goal in mind he would do everything to achieve it (in a good way at least for now ). He doesn't shy away from problems and tries to face them head to head whilst maintaining some flaws they are miniscule and are not worth mentioning. The biggest problem i would say is that he is almost flawless kinda bugged me the whole time with guy like that any girl would be like a niagara falls but then it hit me........NOO he is perfect only for one girl and exactly for his other half! He is exclusively wholesome only with someone who truly loves.
Asako - accountant, shy, sweating problems since childhood, kind, a keeper, quite perky(had to point it out), honest, sweet and smart.
Asasko is a typical gray mouse until she meets our here ML she is a rough diamond a turtle who hides away because of her lack of confidence. She is a woman that any man i think would want as a wife and partner in life, she can produce a unique that forces men to become a guardian a perfect support but do not mistake it for something bad she is like a support in dota 2, she does and tries a lot of things to win, it's subtle and not seen as a single great achievement but only a good carry can understand that without this support they would lose.
While reading this i understood better what i want from my partner and what i should strive to be.
Supporting characters are unique, they are not ordinary manga troupes they cheerful and optimistic people who have their own lives going on but because it seems like this world is full of butterflies everyone tries to help out everyone and so our supports reach out and help our leads to grow as well as our Mains are helping supports a symbiosis of sorts.
Finance department chief is what i strive for he is Terry Crews (his TV persona i don't know his "real" self) of japanese corporate world though he is not better than other supports but he was the one i could empathize with the most and a man that i would rather be.
Enjoyment 9/10
Recently i have read quite a few wholesome romance mangas without dramas i would think it would that to become dull after some time but no, not for me i ENJOYED every chapter i was sad that i caught up so fast and i would need to wait to read it again but you know what mangas like that are support pillars they are one of those things that help look up to tomorrow.
Overall 9/10
Would I advice it? Definitely it is pure and healthy romance without dark taint in it i don't mind dark taint but this manga doesn't stir up my insides and carries me through the heavenly clouds without trying to strangle me with suspension and grief, who knows this manga could do to you the same as it did for me!
May the force of WHOLESOME be with us!
