Blissful Land is, like its name suggests, a comfy slice-of-life manga with an idyllic setting in 18th century Tibet. It is the story of a 13-year old boy who is a doctor's (his father) apprentice, and who loves everything there is about herbs, and healing and seeing people happy in his village. So, the story is also pretty much relaxed, just telling us about the life in his village, his surprising new bride that was arranged by his parents, Rati (another teen like him who has a passion for dyeing and weaving) and their slowly building friendship (romance is pretty much non-existent in this manga).

The best part of the manga may be the soothing atmosphere it creates! Like, I normally don't like meandering plots, or the ones where there is not direction, but here I was like - go on, I am just going to relax and imagine myself in the lush mountainous landscape of Tibet. The artwork also shows a lot of care towards the costumes, the food, the culture - there's even sort of a mini-guide at the end - and it is all beautiful with the right amount of detail. The only thing odd may be the weird expressions at times - at most times, people are just smiling, smiling and then there's Khang Zhipa with his owl-eyes, and lost expressions when he is flustered or thinking about herbs, respectively.

On the whole, though, this is a nice relaxing manga you can entertain yourself with.

Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Kodansha Comics, via Netgalley.