Yumi to Kurumi

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SO CUTE ok ok I’ll score now, sorry for yelling. The story was sooo wholesome and kinda fresh but in a lowkey type of way, 8/10 The art.. omg so pretty!! It was so sparkly and I love the ears in the author’s characters, they’re so cute. 9/10 The characters were cute, and nice, and the small character development with her own image was absolutely adorable as well!! 8/10So overall I rlly like it, the doll, characters, cat, and even the scenery was cute/pretty so yeah!! If u haven’t read it go read it, it’s short and sweet a perfect little story for a spring evening.

"A stuffed doll...? Did someone throw it out? He's ragged, but still smiling..." A story about a girl and a doll. But also, a story about the small joys that make the pressures of adult life bearable. A story about learning to become yourself. There's a lot to love here. Yumi is a highly relatable character, awkward among her work peers and a misfit in general. It's heartwarming to see how her affection for her stuffed doll, Kurumi, brings her back to her abandoned hobby of sewing, and how injecting these little moments of happiness into her life spur her to make changes in her professional lifeas well. Suguru, the proprietor of a sewing shop, is also a lovable character, whose appreciation of Yumi's foibles and idiosyncrasies support her personal growth. The art is lovely as well. It's polished and charming, so that even Kurumi's frozen smile emotes and warms the heart. Kurumi says that Yumi "sparkles" when she's happy, and the art reflects this; her joy jumps out of the page. The details are lovely as well, with fabric-covered buttons and the seams of Kurumi's little denim jacket conveying the care the characters put into their work, and that Uruhiko put into this manga. Yumi to Kurumi is a story about a girl and a doll, but it's a lot more than that. It's about adulthood, and self love, and being true to yourself. And I think it's something anyone could enjoy.

Yumi to kurumi is a bittersweet slice of life tale that illustrates one's personal growth and happiness in a shott span of 8 chapters. Enter the life of Yumi Tanaka; a socially inept office lady who thinks lowly of herself. After stumbling upon a sentient doll that deems to bring happiness to its owners, Yumi's life began to change for the better. For a relatively short read we got to see Yumi's healthy development of becoming a better person, that doesn't feel forced or shallow in a way that got me intrigued as to how it will goes down. The story itself is cute and simple, andeasy enough to follow, as it is short, however the shortness of the story is also its shortcoming: It is very shortlived that I wished there were more chapters to further explore more of the story. As for the art, the artworks and paneling are smoothly drawn and articulate to follow, it synergizes well with the cute and innocent artstyle. Overall, I'd rate this manga a 6/10, I honestly can't rate it any higher. It has good potential and I wish there was more to it. Yet I would still recommend it when you got 20-30 minutes or to spare.