Amaama to Inazuma (2013-2018)

Started reading this whilst watching the anime and smashed it all out pretty quickly. That to me shows it was enjoyable since I was able to focus so much.

The story is very nice. Initially, a man lost his wife and he cares for his daughter in a daunting prospect to take on two-parent roles alone. He does make some great friends within a few months that leads to a great ongoing and hopefully forever relationship both romantically and not romantically. Friends along the way on both sides help influence the story and keep it going at a good pace.

The art is a really nice standard. It maintains throughout and is a nice read. It is easy on the eyes and allows you to focus but not too hard.

Characters develop greatly and you see Tsumugi grow up effectively with some time skips that are actually fine. You also see a relationship blossom but not so brightly in the regard it is not in your face. Read between the lines to know it is happening. Ultimately since the story is not actually a romance it isn't what is important to see so directly. You do see a few couples of situations between various characters that make you wonder what happened. A spin-off for those would have been nice to see. I am content with thinking they got their happy ever after in my mind in that regard for both sets.

In the end, it is a great read and does exactly what it says it will. I would have loved to see more closure on the relationship side but at the same time that would make it a different manga. 9/10.

On a side note, I do leave this and think if I could have a daughter 50% of what Tsumugi is like throughout this manga then you know you'd of done pretty well.