RoseMary's manga / #(Step-)Siblings(57)

Sequel: Marmalade Boy Little Anime and Live-action Drama & Movie

7 Volumes (Complete) Prequel: Marmalade Boy

20th Century // School Life // Slice of Life // Romance // Change in art style // Character Growth // Rivals Become Lovers // False Personality // Family Drama // Hidden tragic past // Multiple couples // Pregnancy // Time Skip ((*..*)) TBH, I found the beginning very boring. I had a hard time reading it, but later it gets a lot better with the progressing of the story and when new characters are introduced. I loved step-siblings Tsubasa and Kazuma, so adorable!! That's why I began to enjoy the reading around ch 50 (ch 48-57, approximately), when there is the development of their relationship! From ch 59, the story goes back to the main couple and finally it becomes more interesting and mature; it goes much more in depth, dealing with more serious issues and all the family drama. Maybe it's not a story I'd re-read, but overall it's good! Adapted to Anime - I think the beginning is funnier to watch in the anime, rather than in the manga, where it seemed boring to me, as I said...

Live-action (Drama + Movie)

S no Yuiitsu M no Zettai - Collection of stories: ● Ch. 1 Solely S, Absolutely M - Mamiya, a popular but dry guy, only listens to his childhood friend Sawako, the only girl who treats him like a slave... + Extra M's Dejection ● Ch. 2 Jitter Bug - After her mother's death, Akane finds out that her father is still alive and that she actually has three brothers, who all play musical instruments. Through music, she becomes interested in her younger brother... [Spoiler] No incest: when she was very young, her parents both died in an accident and she was adopted by their friends, the three brothers' parents, who divorced soon after. ● Ch. 3 My Dear Cat - One day, university student Hosoya sees a beautiful cat with one blue eye and one brown eye which seems to mesmerize her. Then, she meets a handsome guy with one blue eye and one brown eye just like those of that cat. Despite having a boyfriend, she finds herself being attracted to the mysterious guy... [Spoiler] TBH, I really thought and hoped that Rui was a shape-shifter! But he and the cat were actually separate beings both having heterochromia. u.u ● Ch. 4 Bet!! - Touko just wanted to take a picture of the guy she likes, Saeki, but she sees a scene she really wasn't supposed to, so the guy makes a bet that if he can make her fall in love with him within a week, she'll have to delete that picture... ● Ch. 5 Love Planetarium - Satoko Fukaya is heartbroken after being dumped by her boyfriend, because she was transferring to another school. While crying she is suddenly pulled into the planetarium by Nanasawa Kouki who seems to have taken an interest in her. [Astronomy] The stories are nice to read, but average. Personally, the first and the last story didn't evoke my interest, while I kinda liked the ones in ch. 2, 3, 4.

I love step-siblings' stories, with that sudden cohabitation and all the funny consequences it comports! And also, poor me, I'm so weak when it comes to such a hot guy!