New Read - Handsome Girl and Sheltered Girl (Complete Manga Collection)

I saw that Seven Seas was advertising "Handsome Girl and Sheltered Girl" with a premise that caught my eye, so I decided to pick it up for myself when it was released digitally. I am glad I did.

The story begins with Satomi has a crush on the cute "guy" in her class, Mizuki Kanda. She invites "him" to help out with a maid cafe fundraising event where guys are dressed as maids. Kanada agrees if Satomi would go on a date. This was a dare, this was done because Kanada is actually a girl and assumed Satomi knew and, if she didn't, would figure it out then.

She didn't know. She didn't figure it out.

And they end up going on the date.

And then another.

And another as they become a couple.

The series follows a slow burn, adorable romance where one of them is hiding something key about themselves from the other.

While Satomi is introduced first, a lot of the series is told through the focus and perspective of Mizuki. This makes the series, in my opinion, stronger as it shows Mizuki not wanting not to lie about herself, her internal struggle as she's never realized she was attracted to girls, and ultimately the real confession both of her love for Satomi but the revelation about herself. It leads to some great moments by the end.

There is some partial nudity toward the end of the series as they "prove they're women" to each other, just as a warning to those who try to avoid such content.

Overall, I enjoyed this series and I'm glad I took a chance on it.

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New Read - I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up

Machi Morimoto is being constantly bothered by her parents about the fact that she's a single woman. They keep trying to set her up on dates with men to try to force her to "Settle down and get married." Her friend Hana suggests the two of them get married instead saying, "That'll shut them up."

Japan does not have widespread legalized same-sex marriage, but certain Wards do allow similar legal arrangements to a marriage. So that's what they do. Her homophobic parents do shut up and basically shut her out.

Hana is a lesbian. She realized she was attracted to girls in high school. Machi always assumed she was straight, but relationships never went very far before because she could never really get too invested. As the series progresses and the two of them live together as a couple, Machi becomes more and more comfortable with Hana and slowly falls for her.

There are some moments where I cringed, like moments where Hana focuses on the size of Machi's breasts. But, overall, this was a sweet, short, but slow burn romance of two best friends becoming lovers. The flashbacks to high school moments between the two of them were also cute when compared back to modern day.

The other part of this is that through their relationship, both Machi and Hana grew stronger as people. Both did better in their respective careers. And Machi finally stood up to her homophobic Mother in a dramatic fashion including kicking her out of her home.

Overall, I enjoyed it. Glad I got it for an early birthday present and will definitely re-read it again!

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