Yuki Shiwasu

This was cute and silly.

Takane is 26, but acts more like he's 16.

Hana is 16, but acts more like she's 26.

This isn't VERY far removed from the teacher/student manga I read as a teen - and honestly if this was a fantasy manga I wouldn't even think twice about it (well maybe I would, but just barely). Its just so OBVIOUS he's a business man and she's a high school student so its hard to be like KISS HIM THAT'S RIGHT SHOW HIM HOW TO PROPERLY KISS.

But I'm a devoted CLAMP lover and they certainly have had far...bigger age differences...relationships :cough Terada and Sasaki cough:, though much like that one this isn't shown as a sexual relationship. The two clearly find each other intriguing and diverting, and have affection for the other, but so far it seems closer to kindred spirits then Romance exactly. In fact the short side 4koma comics show just how LITTLE the two think of each other that way right now.

Other wise this is a fairly typical shoujo. I like the art - Shiwasu's style is pretty and charming with Takane being attractive and Hana being cute. I like that Hana's two friends are super excited to be NAMED in the third chapter and Takane is very much look at my actions not my words kind of feeler.

I'll continue on with this, because I want to see if it strays into the other typical shoujo motifs or if it remains light hearted and fun.… (meer)

In the 21st century and we're still stuck on this age-gap troupe?! She's in high school, sir!

Entertaining and funny at times, but the ten-year age difference between the two leads my mind to wander and ultimately dampens my enthusiasm for the manga. I wish that instead of a 16-year-old high school student, the main character have been a college student, or at the very least 18/19 years old. I find the age difference unsettling, despite the mangaka's best efforts to downplay it.

Hmmm, I will keep reading this and see where it goes.… (meer)