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LOVE SO LIFE
111
17
Finished
Apr 15, 2008 to Jul 18, 2015
8.9/10
Average Review Score
100%
Recommend It
16
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I fell in love with this manga!!!!! the characters are so freaking cute and amazing. I finished this manga in one go. I am addicted to aoi and akane (the little kiddos) they were so cute, some parts of the chapters made me cry they were so cuuteee uuugghhhh . And Nakamura was so adorable, i just fell in love with her character. this is the most pure, innocent and lovely manga I have ever read, truly, i have read almost 2000 romance mangas and believe me, this manga made my heart warm and filled with love. this manga is a little bittersweet. the way the siblinglove each other, care for eatch other makes you truly warm, the way Nakamura looks after these kids is just honorable, the way this 16 years old girl teaches the kids about everything makes you want to rise your children just the way she does. the mangaka is a true artist , i mean i have never seen such beautiful art, the babies and the children are drawn so finely and lovely and cutely. gosh , if you love romance , slice of life and shoujo you ought to read this manga without a doubt. if you don't read this manga you are going to be a criminal. I loved everything about this manga. The development of characters was written and shown very nicely. and what i loved the most about LSL is, that there is no jealousy and stupid characters in this manga, nothing makes you want to drop reading or annoyed. well, i really do recommend anyone to read LSL.
Shiharu Nakamura is a high school girl who loves children, lives in an orphanage, and aspires to run a daycare. She works part-time at a nursery school where the cute two-year-old twins Akane and Aoi Matsunaga attend. One day, a handsome young man named Seiji Matsunaga comes rushing to pick up the twins, but they refuse to go home with him, clinging onto Shiharu instead. Shocked by the children's strong attachment to Shiharu, Seiji urgently requests for her to babysit them, offering to pay twice the amount she currently earns at the daycare. Shiharu realizes the cash will cover her living and schooling expenses while also providing the experience she needs to fulfill her dream. Love So Life follows the happy days of Shiharu as she finds herself falling in love with her makeshift family, and the twins as they live out their early childhood playing, learning, and growing. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
It’s been a while since I’ve read a shoujo manga that made me squeal so much. I was recommended “Love So Life” by a friend of mine many years ago and while the cover looked cute, I was annoyed by its being incomplete at that time. I’m a fast reader, so it’s even worse when the manga is still updating. Nevertheless, I kept it on my list to read and when it was done, I read it quite quickly, only stopping when I had to focus on finals. The friend that had recommended it to me said that she loved fluffy shoujo series that wereover-the-top adorable, and while I looked at some of the others she suggested, “Love So Life” took the cake for cutest shoujo. I’m sure if you read through the first few chapters, you’ll know exactly what I mean whether or not you’re familiar with the shoujo genre. Already the synopsis paints the manga as a sweet little story from the beginning: a teenaged girl who is good with kids and lives in an orphanage is hired as a babysitter for the twins of a busy news reporting uncle. Shiharu is young and pure as an angel, and Matsunaga is attractive and extremely grateful he’ll have a hand with these kids that aren’t his. The questions you’ll probably have are (1) what happened to Shiharu’s parents? (2) What are these kids like? And (3) how handsome is Matsunaga exactly? The answers to all these inquiries and more are answered fairly neatly in the length of this manga. If you’re down for a lovely and light slice of life manga, this is definitely it. I know a lot of people enjoy manga that instantly captures your attention and keeps you riveted and furiously flipping the pages, but “Love So Life” is so pleasantly relaxing. It does indeed become addicting, but it’s certainly not a stressful read. I must give credit to the mangaka for being so incredibly creative. Almost every chapter is a new situation with the twins. Shiharu is always trying to find a way to keep them occupied and teach them something new while keeping them out of trouble. She constantly remembers what her mother taught her and what she observes from other children to work better with the ones that she is in charge of. I was never bored while reading this. Realistically, there are a lot of things children are up to, like making mischief in a kiddy pool, going trick-or-treating, meeting new friends, and so much more. Akane-chan and Aoi-chan never had a dull moment in the manga. As to be expected, the growth of the twins over the span of the story also fostered Chiharu’s growth as a young woman. While she was already quite mature in the beginning (as described by her friends and Matsunaga-san) because she was seen being very responsible with the younger ones at the orphanage and studied dutifully, she seemed to open her eyes a little more with the help of the twins. The two of them were still emotionally growing and Shiharu became more and more attached to them, loving them like they were her family rather than some kids she had to babysit. She paid attention more and more to the feelings of those around her, which assisted in her job as a children’s caretaker. Of course, characteristic to classic shoujo, the main love interest is Matsunaga-san, who doesn’t disappoint readers with his attractiveness. At first he appears very tired all the time from his job, so much that right after he arrives home, he collapses on the floor. As Shiharu takes care of the twins for him, he turns out to be a very nice man, always thanking Shiharu for her work, being kind to her, and thinking to include her in family plans. The one tiny complaint I have is that the attraction between the two starts a little bit early, already in the first few chapters. I guess it’s understandable seeing that Shiharu is so cute and dependable, the kind of mother figure that Matsunaga-san admires, and Matsunaga is without a doubt good-looking, with a good career, and young-looking despite being older. The one thing that helps it is that the manga stretches their relationship for over 100 chapters, so you sort of forget about the rushing in the beginning. They are, of course, a good shipping. The other thing I like about Love So Life is that there are a lot of things to focus on besides the twins. They definitely make up the biggest part of the plot, but there is also like I mentioned before, Shiharu’s relationship with Matsunaga, her best friend Rio’s boy problems, even a love triangle. I was never bored through the course of this manga and find it absolutely amazing that this is Kouchi’s first work. The art style is a little bit simpler than I’m used to in shoujo, but it still does the job. The twins always look very precious with chubby faces and huge eyes. It’s so funny to see Shiharu and others being affected by how adorable they are when they say certain things or wear matching clothes. While Matsunaga is described as attractive, sometimes I found the line of his chin to be a little too long, or his face shaped a little strangely. Clothes-wise, though, I liked everyone’s selection, and hair was drawn fine. Aside from how dense Shiharu could be sometimes when it came to her feelings and the romantic ones of others, I enjoyed this manga a whole bunch. I laughed out loud multiple times and found it very sweet at others. An avid shoujo reader would eat this up instantly, and I think a newcomer to shoujo would enjoy this immensely as well. Shiharu’s a delightful character and her interactions with the twins are pleasantly memorable. Love in many forms is present in “Love So Life,” true to its name.
This manga recieves a 10/10 so its a complete 100% of an awesome manga! If they ever decide to create an anime for this manga, I really HOPE and PRAY they follow this manga closely! If not it will be a waste of time and effort on their part. You know the saying " the books are better than the movies?" Well it will be the same case for this manga, I want to be able to have the visual and auditory happiness. (If that makes any sense LOL) Anyways, this is the type of story where one can imagine our selves in the shoes of thecharacters. Or relate to what they do or why they did it. It is well written, (even though I read it through scanlations once it is in english and available for Americans I will be ready to buy one), each character is alive in the manga. All the emotions. And especially the twins, how they grow up, its like we are also raising them too LOL, the relationship status between Shiharu and Seiji. (I think this is acceptable right? I am not giving away to much information?) At any rate, I think it took me a year to finally finish this series, and I am a little sad that it is finally over, but I am so glad the author decided to have a sequel! Not to mention it is all about the twins! I am so excited to read more from this author, even though she does not have other works so I wonder what's gonig on through her mind right now? The art is amazing, and captured wonderfully. At any rate I am glad I read this and finished it.
I still remember the time when I read it, for the first time in 2018. That year, this manga made me closer to my mother. It made me come to appreciate her hardships and difficulties. It made me realize the importance of having a family. Also, how nice it is to have siblings to fight with, sometimes. It made me what I am today, somewhat. Now, when I re-read it, I have connected with the characters and story more than my first time. It is because the first time, I had a happy family; I had my mother with me who was keeping all of ustogether. This time, she has disappeared somewhere. My siblings are at the different places to build their careers. It's just my father and me, now. This time, this manga has taught me how to keep moving forward while creating happy memories as many as I can. This manga may be the result of someone's imagination, yet it actually is the reality for many of us. It is unique in its own way. It doesn't tell you or urge you to do right things in life, instead it makes you want to look back to your every action and think whether that action has hurt anyone? It makes you realize that how our smallest actions, which we think are the "doesn't matter" type, can leave a long-lasting impression on a child's mind and shape him/her into an adult who can be anyone depending on those tiniest actions of ours. The story and characters' development is so good that you find yourself deeply immersed into it. It doesn't matter if you are a new reader or a re-reader, every time you read it, it gives you a new experience. Coming onto the romance aspect of the story, it is quite slow-burn. Male lead and female lead has 9-years age-gap between them and for most of the chapters, it's just sweet character development for both of them. However, their small interactions, thinking and actions make you want to root for them and take you into the story at their pace. There is no rush and no haste. It is like you're just living it. So, if you are still hesitating whether to read it or not, I would suggest you to just read it. You will not regret it. And, if this review didn't motivate you to start reading this then I don't know what will. Thank you for being patient with me till here. Thank you so much for your hard-work and for creating this masterpiece, Kouchi-sensei! Now, I'm going to start reading its sequel "Life So Happy". See you there!!! :D
I would like to say that this might be the best shoujo manga I have ever read, Shiharu our mc is very independent, like an adult despite still being a teenager, Sei-tan who is also the mc has a unique off/on mode and the twins which are just absolutely contagiously cute to the point of madness. Starting off with those 4, it seems like a great start than your average "girl mc falls in love with guy mc" shoujo manga, instead it seems to me that it was the guy who fell in love with the girl first. At the start to maybe around Half?Not sure but it's around there where very thing is calm and normal, your daily life. The romance interaction is not really 'up there' yet but it's very realistic, instead of love at first sight! (I know what sei said at the end, but you know what I'm talking about, those shoujo mangas) their relationship builds up slowly but surely, bonding together, getting to now one another better. It was a very relaxing start to the middle. There's was a chapter in the manga where Aoi and Akane went on an errand. That chapter is absolutely my favourite, I legit felt chills ALL-OVER-MY-BODY, that moment was very precious, the way that Aoi supported Akane and vice versa was just the cutest and most heartwarming scene I have ever read, this shows that they have been brought up well, even though they are just 3 years of age. It was at that moment where I felt "they grow up so fast*sobs*" even though I'm a teenager myself, the magakas did a great job at showing feelings through pictures. After reading and reaching the end, it was heart breaking and I wanted to cry with them (first time I got so attached to a manga) it honestly feels as if I've been journeying with them throughout the 2 years they spent with sei and shiharu, watching the small twins growing up chapter by chapter, letting them experience things they had never before, and seeing sei and shiharu as romance sprouts between them. I have to applaud the magakas for such an amazing manga, it's a pity that it ended but this manga will be on the top of my list. Btw i love aoi and akane equally if you ask me to pick between them, I'd like aoi