Hotaru's manga / #Adorable(9)

GOOD LORD THIS WAS A GOOD MANGA FOR WHAT IT WAS!!! I've never read anything like this!!! By chapter 9 or 10, It zoomed WAAAAAYYY up in my tier of favorite manga ever read!!! it's an absolute shame that it was as short as it was, but it was short, sweet, and had AN A-MAZ-ING PLOT AND MORAL AND STORY TO TELL. It had SMASHING social commentary!!! And the characters were SO SOLID. As a speaker of Japanese, I enjoyed the punny or clever names of some of the side characters Kanoko went to arms with. Speaking of Kanoko, I've never experienced a character so much like her before. I'm a natural observer myself, and do take notes of the people I spend my time around, but nowhere near in any detail like Kanoko does. I love how kindhearted and well-meaning she actually is, under all that fortitude and sassy sarcasm. I loved Tsubaki as a character too. But not at first xD Once he lightened up and it could be seen he was holding feelings for Kanoko, I seriously was cheering him on. I love how the author stayed true to the characters and didn't let love break their steely iron wills. Even if seeing them kiss would've been REALLY NICE! XD I would love to see a scenario where Tsubaki gets fed up trying to be overt and just holds hands with Kanoko, and see her reaction of being held like that xD but, Kanoko in this part of her life is not suited for romantic love, so I can only hope they'll become official in their futures xD this was glorious, absolutely gob-smacking.

Apparently people are worried about their age gap, but here I am hoping they fall in love!!!! I'm crazy hoping he's something like 17, almost 18, so he's still in high school yeah, but he's almost a legal adult!! They'd be so cute together!!! The vibes of this manga ARE super fluffy, but I feel like maybe this won't be a romance after all, which breaks my heart (TTATT) This is so cute, and I adore that their feelings for one another are so wholesome. More manga and books and media in general need a callback to wholesomeness!!!!!!!!! And this is perfect for just that!! EDIT:// CHAPTER 23 CONFIRMS HE IS 17, I CAN SHIP THEM WITHOUT FEELING BAD NOW

It said "fin" at the end, and I am PRAYING that this isn't the end I am SOOOOOOOO weak for stories like these ones, I can't wait for the next chapters!!!! It's so squishily cute and wholesooomeeee

Khang Zhipa reminds me of Tanjiro, and I love it TTuTT This story is indeed fascinating, historical fiction about the daily lives of nomadic and/or tribespeople are near the top of my most favorite stories to read. I love just being able to relax and immerse myself in a different culture and time. The characters are all immaculately good people, enjoyably imperfect, and the art is magnificent. I could stare at Khang Zhipa's dad for days XDDD I can't wait to see more!!