After The Rain Manga Series Review

AFTER THE RAIN BY JUN MAYUZUKI


When I started to read this series, I wasn't sure how I was going to feel honestly. All I knew going into it was that it contained an age gap romance. And that age gap was BIG!

So, I decided to tread cautiously and try anyway. I ended up falling in love with this story.
Seventeen year old Akira Tachibana suffered and injury while running, and wasn't able to competitively run. During this time, she frequented a family restaurant with a scattered manager named Kondo. Because of his warmth and kindness, she is drawn to him.

As she is working at the restaurant, she starts to develop feelings for him. Keep in mind that he is 45, divorced, and has a son. (The son adds a lot to the story btw. He's fantastic!) He is oblivious to her feelings, until she lays things out plainly for him.

I don't want to spoil this beautiful story for you. Not only is the art stunning, (and yes, I totally have a girl crush on Tachibana, and yes, I do remember that she is 17. I would never act on it. ) the story develops in a way that makes it easy to recommend to people.



I am going to spoil one part of this story for you. They don't end up together.

These two lost and broken souls are able to heal and learn from each other. This story feels much more like a slice of life than a romance, and I would say that is in this series favor. You grew attached to the characters more than the romance.

The side characters integrate into the story very well, and I was a fan of the entire cast. Out of the side characters, there were several standouts. We've got the high school aged boy with a crush on Tachibana, Takashi. The other stand out to me was her fellow track team member Haruka.  Their friendship going through ups and downs did a lot for me in flushing out this story. 

I was completely pleased with this series and how it ended. I think I can officially add this to my favorites list now. Thanks to my friends at Vertical Comics who kindly sent me the final volume of this series I was already in love with!

~Shae~

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