Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #kimono(3)

Beyond adorable, this was one of the sweetest manga I have ever read. I loved Takumi’s introspection as he fell for Hana, from being happy just to look at him to feeling at peace. Many heartfelt sighs from me. Hana was adorable and quite a unique character. He had a touch of old world elegance and sweet innocence. Add in that big eyed, tiny monkey and I was totally loving this story.

Over the top, suspend common sense silliness abounds in these stories. Who cares though? They are adorable and cute, full of dramatic scenes worthy of a daytime soap and love that is 100% fluffy goodness.

28yo clean freak Katase specializes in the traditional, intricate art of yuzen dyeing. When 32yo half American Fujinami Jouji visited the workshop to learn the skill, the attractive designer was partnered with Katase. The clash of opposites with the untidy, extroverted and confident Fujinami, sharing the space of minimalist loner and germophobe Katase, is the foundation of this romance. The art was beautiful and the story was nice, but it fell a little short for me with their connection. The falling in love and sex was too fast, it really didn’t have any authenticity. What was it about the serious Katase that attracted Fujinami so immediately? There is so much potential between this odd couple but all the power was with Fujinami. He was super successful, super good looking, outskilled Katase on his intricate and unique skill set almost immediately. Surrounded by people and even seemed to ignore Katase at times when surrounded by others. That all kind of bothered me. But that’s just me, and it’s not that it was bad. It just fell a bit short of being satisfying.