Somehow I missed the premise of this (not the fluffy romance featuring women in their 30 i was expecting) but the

infidelity

plotline was handled a lot better than others I've seen. OTOH I don't think I really want to read this kind of plot... maybe sometime in the future but I think I'm considering this series abandonned for now.

This was on display at the library so I just picked it up and only belatedly realized its the author of Wandering Son which I remember loving. From what I recall that series also avoided a lot of common pitfalls/personal gripes in the plotting (consistent with the things that pleasantly suprised me while reading  this volume) so I imagine it gets better as things get more fleshed out in future volumes. Even the instalove seems to be a characterizarion choice illustrating the flawed ways Ayano and Akari approach relationships... but I still didn't enjoy reading it. Maybe I'll give Wandering Son a reread soon instead.

Re: biphobia

I'm not ready to label Akari as biphobic... on one hand, "I don't care about you being bi BUT*-" was pretty hard to read. I was expecting "the marriage thing is the problem" and got "all my exes left me for men*." I wonder though if I should attribute this more to a commentary on compulsory heteronormativity (which I imagine is even more brutal in Japan with its stronger emphasis on collectivism and the increased pressures around marriage compared to the US where I live). But she could also be grappling with biphobic stereotypes  being reinforced by her life experiences and how to deal with her biphobia, yeah. Or the author could just be contributing to those biphobic stereotypes. I feel like I need to hear more from the author/character to decide exactly how I feel about it. Anyway, still gonna leave a biphobia cw.

* heavily paraphrased

A moving Yuri manga about a budding romance between two 35 year old women still figuring out life. Akari is off one night at the bar she works at and meets Ayano, an elementary school teacher. There is an immediate connection between the two, but there’s only one problem. Ayano is married. 

This manga hits so hard, it shows that not everyone has life figured out by 30. That it is ok to come out later in life. That it is ok to still be figuring yourself out. That it is ok to make mistakes. And best of all it’s women who are “older”. I can’t wait to see where this series goes. 

Cw
Cheating
Mild sexual content