nightmarezreal's manga / #Unrequited Love(9)

It’s own of those good romance shoujo manga that’s a slow burn but a nice slow burn. The way the panels are drawn make it really easy on the eyes but the art is still seen in the way that even the characters with blank expressions can convey emotions. I just wish we could see more of everyone else all grown up.

For someone who was trying to avoid the cliché of step siblings falling in love, this male lead fails hard. But what makes me disappointed is how quickly the female forgives his cold attitude and falls in love with him. During the relationship portion she does get a back bone, so that sort of makes up for it? A little. Also— let’s be serious, the title should’ve been something like “Ichi’s Answer,” or “Ichi Kami,” because the younger brother didn’t have a single chance at taking the female lead and that was painfully obvious until the very end. Since there were no “family” gatherings of course their parents left it off easily. Especially considering in the beginning, the mom never corrected her about the boys ages. They [the adults] were all too willing to leave two healthy teenagers alone for them to suspect nothing would happen. Smh. Good story and great art none the less.

It’s worth the read. Every single chapter. My only regret is not seeing philo’s complete happy ending but that’s the moral of the story to be happy with what’s right now. Loved it.