have a partner with a similar age gap and found it hard to relate to other mangas which were far more touchy feely than this. this one is pretty realistic and hits home pretty hard im so happy i can see a love story close to mine! ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
Then please read this for reference
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/tsubaki_chou_lonely_planet/
I like how this manga isn't so black and white about love and shows the grey side of it. some of those feelings really hit home lol i dont think anything was out of ordinary for izumi to find niina attractive....may be because i have had my fair share of painful experiences but i guess thats how ugly and grey the feelings can get and yet they are very important to experience to know whats different from love and lust. I think kazusa was one hell of a mature character for facing the bittersweet emotions headstrong at and age where its easy to get influenced by the moral values of right and wrong of the old fashioned and closed minded generation that raised us and portrayed this rosey coloured picture we call romance. I was very tense and felt a lot of different feelings reading this that took me back to my teen days so im really gonna treasure the moments that moved me so much! ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭
ahhh strolling back through the pages sure is nostalgic ╥﹏╥ i always feel bad this didnt get an anime adaptation despite having a strong plotline. its the one shoujo manga i didnt need a huge break from binging. tho looking back at it fumi sure say the same thing over and over again throughout the manga lmao still love it!
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