Aoi no Shima to Neko Ippiki

It's been over a year and no one has bothered to review this so far, so I'll drop this out there for anyone who is curious.

This is yet another comfy slice-of-life from the same mangaka who did Pastel and Parallel. If you use those as a starting point, add some maturity and remove some silliness, you'll have a pretty good idea what to expect here.

A young schoolteacher moves to a rural island to escape some unpleasant memories in the big city. He ends up living alone with the teenaged daughter of his senpai for "reasons" and begins to settle into his new life surrounded by quirky locals and gorgeous landscape. There appear to be a few minor mysteries - the past troubles of the MC and the whereabouts of his senpai - that lurk behind the gently unfolding narrative.

There will probably be some romance in the near-ish future, but this guy is the grandmaster of "slow burn" so it might be awhile. And that's fine. Everything about this story suggests it will be a long-term investment, more about the journey than the destination. I'm looking forward to the ride.