Chica Umino

The series was very bittersweet, and perhaps if you don't want a lingering unfinished romance set during college years, among artists, it's probably not for you. But I really enjoyed the soul-searching of a young architect who finds solace in temple restoration, and a petite sculptor who wants nothing more than to paint gigantic landscapes and flowers instead. There are others, and they all have their own journeys. It's slice-of-life, and there are some meandering romances, but I don't think show more any of them is ever really resolved. There's also a fairly bizarre parody of Peter Jackson/George Lucas that transported the series into Sci-Fi territory just to give a breath of air... I think. show less

The series was very bittersweet, and perhaps if you don't want a lingering unfinished romance set during college years, among artists, it's probably not for you. But I really enjoyed the soul-searching of a young architect who finds solace in temple restoration, and a petite sculptor who wants nothing more than to paint gigantic landscapes and flowers instead. There are others, and they all have their own journeys. It's slice-of-life, and there are some meandering romances, but I don't think show more any of them is ever really resolved. There's also a fairly bizarre parody of Peter Jackson/George Lucas that transported the series into Sci-Fi territory just to give a breath of air... I think. show less

I know my rule is to not rate individual volumes, but this is a different story.

I love March Comes in Like a Lion. I first watched the show during lockdown when it came on Netflix, and it hit hard. I loved the characters and the story and it killed me when I ran out of episodes and then it left Netflix. When I heard it was finally being published in English I preordered the first two volumes.

Finally, I get to experience this story again and I feel like it is for the first time.

I love the show more cats and Momo. If anything bad happens to them I will lose it. show less

Well, the pining is everywhere in this story. I don't like the dude staking the teacher he has a crush on, either. It's not cute or romantic when she has already turned him down. And the young woman l who likes him even though he loves the other woman? *sigh* I think this is a common trope, and I really don't want to see them get together in the end. Three stars for the other characters, who all seem to have a life and art concerns beyond love.