Strawberry Love

It's a romance that doesn't get any simpler, and yet, sweeter than this. This is what happens naturally when two emotionally and intellectually mature people meet, fall in love, and build a real relationship. Main guy is older though so he dominates the pace of things naturally, except when he gets an overdose of cuteness from the girl. The backdrop of the story is strawberry farming, and even offering some insights and outright lessons on doing it right. The amount of it though isn't out of control as is usually the case when theming is done in other mangas. The romance is front and center 95percent of the time. The story isn't only simple; it's also well paced and doesn't drag at all by using the typical tropes. Every chapter is a significant step forward not just in the story but in their bond from co-workers to becoming romantic partners. None of the funny or dramatic segments are cheap and are there usually for a special reason. The grandfather's dream in particular hit me with major feels. It's a missed opportunity though about the third pairing not being resolved, but then again, I didn't like the attitude of the guy in that pairing so screw him. The artwork is just perfect. Not too sophisticated nor too simple as well. Both our main characters are real lookers. All in all, I barely skimmed through this series from start to finish, though I did skip the "half" chapters and the bonus ones. Though the story feels slice of life, it doesn't drown you with filler dialogue and events. Everything is just perfectly balanced out. That's why it was a pleasurable read and it's definitely a recommend for anybody with a couple of hours to spare.

This manga is extremely sweet and fluffy! The romance in this series will make you root for the characters ending up together because it's not a "12 misunderstandings per chapter and toxicity makes its home here" sort of story. While Sarah and Minori struggle to say their feelings for each other, it's never aggravating. They go through the complications of dating as an adult and mixing it with work/school while also making sure the reader knows that they still care for each other despite not saying "Let's date" yet. Minori certainly never looks down upon Sarah (unless we're talking literally because of the height difference.)And every misunderstanding is cleared up by the next chapter because they're not afraid to talk to their partner about what's bothering them. There are a few things that are just personal icks of mine. While the age difference is completely legal (thank god), the way Irono reminds you can be uncomfortable. Sarah has a habit of saying that Minori is a "real adult" and about how she feels like a child compared to him or that she herself is not a "real adult". Also, Minori's cousin Lynn pulls a stunt (under the guise of teasing him for finally getting a girlfriend) that could have literally landed him in jail if the wrong person overheard and it's just sort of swept under the rug. Other than that, this story is very cute and fast to get through. It's very clear that these two love each other very much. Plus the art of the couple just adds to that sweetness!

It’s a pretty fluffy manga about a young woman Sarah, who was asked to take over her grandads strawberry farm while he’s in hospital and she meets stone faced Nori who also works in the farm. There are two other couples involved in this story who had less screen time. No intense drama (besides the ML’s cousin Lynn who was rude towards Sarah) or love triangles much so this is a good manga to read if you’re sick to death with those madness tropes! The art is very cute too like the details on every character was pretty. Very typical of shoujo manga

This Love is Strawberry Sweet - yes it is ma'am! A lot of thanks to Mangaka >Irono< of this work of hers! This Manga hits so right in my mind. - Story telling, details, humour, romance dynamic, characters themselves etc. - are so readily to read, it's inspiring for my creative and artistic mind and made me chuckle so many times. I thought I will never find a manga that goes along with my peculiar taste ... and what I mean by that is: I adore age gap stories that go slowly and in a realistic but fluffy way (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧, a female protagonist who ismature for their age, ain't a pain in the ass and through the way she is presented you can better understand a bit of the multi-dimensional being of her - what I mean by that is she ain't lame xD. The Male Lead is respectful and sees the Female Lead as a real potential partner for the good of his future! Yey! [FUN FACT: I've seen some comments on the Male Lead that go like: "I love me a gentle giant🍓" "Ahhhhh I'm screaming, a tall hot rugged kuudere ojisan" "Never would I thought that I'll be jealous of a strawberry... This delicious long haired, tall, rough looking ossan IS GOING TO BE THE DEATH OF ME." AHAHAHA - you gonna say this too ... trust me!^^ The main character designs are not over-sweetened and/or exaggerated especially for the manga or anime "vibe" like we have it nowadays (in my perspective). Instead there is a realistic take on their life of understandable protagonists and side characters. And I love that. So yes, the other characters are also well written. Of course we have some moments of oh so beautiful or dramatic coincidences, but at least they add something positive in terms of the narrative. In this Manga you really enjoy reading these more imaginative "overdone" moments. Especially in contrast to other Josei/Shoujo Mangas that took it to the moon - I even think of overdramatic contrivances in many Bollywood Dramas...and these are yikes to me. So to be very clear: This Manga is not really like the other romance show/novels ~ stories - I really mean what I just said - It is realistic, you want to know what's next, it's mature and not full of strange, irritating and dumb drama b*shit. So what it is then? It is ANOTHER LEVEL OF WHOLESOMENESS - and I love the fluff. Have I even mentioned: There is healthy COMMUNICATION between them! What a TWIST and rarity in Shoujo/Josei kind of Mangas ahaha xD So now...just read the Manga fellas^-^!