OJIRO Makoto has great skills that permit him to combine this set of experiences perfectly. It's the story of the experience of a teenage boy who manages to find himself in a peaceful, accepting little town he's been to before when he was little, with a very attractive young girl a little older than him. Ojiro has told similar stories before, and they're always sweet and idyllic. The experience here is also heightened by his providing exquisite drawing of the characters, the small town, and the old temple of relatives where the boy has come to live to attend high school. So far there is little conflict, just some foreshadowing of some, but what there is instead is the kind of lovely immediacy of experience that, though Gen doesn't know it now, will become beloved memories to be cherished all his life—no matter, I think, how the possible romance latent in this situation ultimately works out.

This manga is likely many other rural sweet slices of life in tone, but this time with characters of both sexes present to add to the experience. I love it!

... Last updated on February 15th, 2019, 7:58pm