Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko!

I think i've never read a more infuriating manga than this. It's not a bad read at all... if you can handle all the main characters stupidity. If there is something i hate about japanese romances is that usually the main character is a brainless r-tard that can't get even the most obvious hits.. The entire first half of the manga goes literally like "eh? she said he loves Hiroko? Wait.. my name is Hiroko.... Nah she must mean someone else lol" or "Oh she says she is in love with me for like the 5th time? Nah im sure i misheard it or im justmisunderstanding her"... I swear to god, one time? Haha funny... 2 times? like "ok, i get it now move on", then another and another and then another after that and the whole first half goes like that. I understand the author didn't want to move too fast with the story but the way he did it was way too forced and it just felt like Hiroko was just mentally incapable, it was WAY too much to the point it wasnt even funny anymore, was just plain annoying.. And then the other half is just denial denial denial, which it was sorta more "understandable"? but still the first half was just too much to have any patience... The ending was ok i guess, at the end i was just reading to know how it ends because i was way too pissed to care. If you can handle all the stupidity of the first half, its not such a bad read, i would never ever read it again tho still, not bad.. although i would never recommend it to others, there are faaaaar better stories out there to waste time with this one when it isnt even that good to begin with.

First of all, let me just say it is TRULY refreshing to read a manga that's willing to use the L word and grapple with the baggage that unfortunately comes with being gay in a straight society. It may just be my preference, but I find it more gratifying to read about ugly realities than fictional perfect worlds, and I can relate better to the characters involved. The age gap turned me away from this one when I first heard about it, I admit, but after giving it an honest try a few years down the line (once I had exhausted enough of my backlog thatI stopped being as arbitrary), I think I found a gem. To start with, I really love all the characters and how they're drawn-- the art and character design in this one is just great. The messy, complicated dynamic between the two leads felt so real compared to the tired motions of standard romance meet-cutes that I couldn't put it down until I read the whole thing. It does still have its (over)dramatic moments, of course, but in general it felt true to life in a way that really captured me. If I had to pick criticisms, Hiroko's repression surrounding her ability to pass as straight at work, while realistic, drags on a little longer than is fun to read and yet simultaneously feels like it's resolved too quickly and neatly in the end. Additionally, the size of the age gap does still ick me out just slightly even if they are both consenting adults (which, to be fair, is more than can be said of a lot of other age-gap yuri). With those concerns aside, though, I would absolutely recommend this manga to anyone looking for a realistic lesbian romance who doesn't mind (or even prefers) one that's a bit on the heavier side at times.

When you're in a loving women competition and your opponent is Sal Jiang 💔 Look I'm a simple woman. I'm lesbian, I like girls and this manga feeds me hot lesbian women really good! The art is fantastic, this artist has such a good variety to draw female body types, styles and expressions, they're so funny and cute! My favourite part about this is that this is an unapologetically lesbian story about ADULT LESBIANS. There's a lesbian bar, a lesbian womaniser, lesbian sex appeal and NO MEN are involved ever which is fantastic. No crazy male ex, no love triangle involving a male character or crap likethat. It isn't a complicated story and it's pretty unserious, you won't be getting peak writing from this one. Characters are a bit stupid but it's an office romcom so I give it to them also I relate to Hiroko a lot which might say a lot about my braincell count but I love her a lot! I recommend it absolutely but I am extremely biased because I am obviously the target audience for this manga lol but yeah this is pure lighthearted fun!

I started this manga thinking it would just be some light-hearted fluff to read before bed. Instead, I got a pretty unique series—one that isn’t afraid to touch on real societal issues. It doesn’t just drop the characters into some pre-made world where no one bats an eye at a homosexual relationship, and that’s something I don’t see too often. The early chapters felt a bit repetitive, with Hiroko stuck in denial over and over again. Honestly, you could cut the number of these chapters in half without losing much of the plot. That said, the story picks up towards the end and gets pretty interesting.Overall, I’d say I enjoyed it, even if the beginning felt slow. The art was pleasant to look at, and the character designs were distinct enough that you could recognize everyone at a glance, which is always a plus. Summary: This series feels like a breath of fresh air compared to the usual trope of two high school girls in a world where same-sex relationships are treated as completely normal. The story does take its time to get going, though, so you’ll need a bit of patience at first. 7/10 – Good