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Rating: really liked it
I am weak. Send help.
Rating: really liked it
I’m ugly sobbing right now. I did not expect such a short manga to make me feel so many emotions. This is the first time this has happened to me and I am still reeling from the shock, pleasant as it was. There was so much packed into the few pages and the impact of it is quite great. What really pulls me into stories like this is how they do not shy away from real life situations. It’s not always a bed of roses and the mangaka does not try to show it. But also love in its purest form isn’t always sad either. It’s something joyous. These kind of stories make me want to believe in love once again (that’s saying a lot as I believe love is cynical). The portrayal of humans in a realistic manner is definitely the strong point in the story. A part of me wants to see at least a small continuation of this but the shortness makes the impact strong. I’ve heard there is a live action and this really got me interested to watch it too.
Rating: really liked it
This was such a sweet, at times really emotional and lovely written graphic novel! I loved the two main characters, their story and the way everything progressed little by little. I saw that there is a movie adaptation of this so I'm really interested to see it!
Rating: really liked it
I really enjoyed this! Both characters had contrasting mannerisms that worked well together. I'm also someone that really enjoys an adoption story and can relate to it so it's always fun to read.
Rating: really liked it
Help, this was so cute and wholesome! I loved that even though Mitsoumi and Yamato click at once, they take their relationship slowly. The latter part made me cry too.
Rating: really liked it
I'm always so scared to pick up lgbtq mangas bc I fucking hate yaoi and Yuri culture
(For obvious reasons)
This seems sweet tho so I rlly hope it ain't that
Edit:
That was so sweet dear lord!
I was so surprised by how much depth the characters have and intriguing the dynamics were.
I appreciate it so much that they talk about how they're both guys. I think people often focus on,, omg how sinfull and hot uwu,,
But it's a real relationship and if you just realized you're bi, gay, whatevs you're not just gonna be,, lmao hot,, (mostly I think, idk what experiences anyone has had, my point is pls don't sexulize gay ppl and ignore their entire being/feelings)
Rating: really liked it
I'm so angry at myself. I hate that I found this book a month ago, that first day I discovered the bl genre... BUT I DIDN'T READ IT! I was so into Seaside Stranger that time that I found it hard to let other works in. Augh, I totally hate myself!!
Because this manga is so wholesome!! Cocomi was saying that they're (not sure about their gender haha) not sure if they pulled it off and if they moved you in any way, well, I'm going to tell you here:
You moved me. I adore this book so much. It's flawless. I just wished I pushed myself to read it sooner.
Yamato was a lonely soul who couldn't let anyone into his heart. But wore a smile to mask that loneliness. He always put in his gratefulness first. I just felt blue that he was abandoned as a baby. He reminded me of Anne so much. They're both strong characters.
Mitsuomi, on the other hand, was a spoiled kid. I love his character development. Moved me into tears when he mellowed out and when he confronted Harada. He also needed that closure, in order to free himself up. I felt proud when he opened up to his father about that business. Even though his father is kind of silent and cold as ice, even prickly (like him, before), you know he's well-loved.
They are polar opposites of each other. But that is why they fit each other perfectly. Because they create the balance. I'm jealous, I know.
The story build-up is simple, rather, it's healing, that's why it's "restart" in the first place. They did not put any unnecessary identity crisis and I love that. They just went with the flow.
That:
It's just normal if I like that guy. That I'm not sick or anything. Yes, part of the society might gossip behind my back, but it's not a problem, some other people treat us the same.I liked that it was put as simply as that. It's definitely an ice cream treat in the summer.
Both characters came to this certain town to restart their lives. And, I'm just happy that they found each other; and all regrets, problems, and any other conflict are solved. I hope what Yamato dreamt of will come true. It will definitely give me a huge smile on my face. Or bring me to non-stop tears of joy.
Rating: really liked it
It's kawaii.... Though I think they did better job in film adaptation!
Rating: really liked it
This is simply sweet and lovely, my two favorite flavors of romance.
Rating: really liked it
finally reading some manga again, and this was the perfect one to start with! so warm and wholesome, it was a joy to read.
Rating: really liked it
Beauty, of course, is experienced in many ways. In this gorgeous manga, beauty mysteriously emerges from the quotidian events of everyday life in rural Japan: visiting neighbors, sharing produce you grew in your garden, high school rivalries that stretch into adulthood, sprained ankles, laughter, simply spending time next to someone. Suddenly, as all of these normal, mundane experiences accumulate, through some magical juxtaposition that you can’t quite put your finger on, beauty and emotion shine through and overwhelm you.
This is exactly what I experienced reading “Restarting after Coming Back Home,” about Mitsuomi, a prickly, mouthy, 25 year old son who loses his job in Tokyo and goes back to live with his parents in rural Japan. Once there, he meets Yamato, a gentle giant of a man who’s also 25 and who was adopted by a nearby elderly couple when young. One day a laughing Yamato simply walks into Mitsuomi’s life and they become fast friends. Even on Mitsuomi’s bitterest and crankiest days, Yamato smiles and treasures his new friend’s emotional honesty. Yet Yamato seems to always keep his real, inner self at a distance from everyone, a fact that begins to trouble Mitsuomi after he realizes he’s falling for Yamato.
This isn’t an epic or melodramatic story, yet it’s riveting and intense as the relationship between the two young men takes root. Cocomi, wisely, chooses to focus on what really builds a relationship in this manga, eschewing the sensationalized titillation of naked skin and sex that’s so clearly a sales gimmick, aimed at a certain demographic, that it undermines our belief in the characters. Cocomi shows us what it feels like to simply be with someone, at their side, sharing experiences good and bad, and how, sometimes, love blossoms from this simplest of soils. Not that physical intimacy isn’t important, but it’s much harder to show the invisible connections that make up a living relationship, the way it resonates between two people, but Cocomi succeeds brilliantly.
Many of the pages have a glimmering radiance allowing the white of the page to dance through the artist’s compositions, which are often structured using light mid-tones with just a few darks. While his confident use of line clearly structures the space depicted in many panels, his line changes with the mood of the narrative and can also feel poignant, tenuous and ephemeral on some pages. Combined with the artist’s tendency to sprinkle in panels showing odd angles that keep us just off balance, making us pay close attention to each scene, there’s a sense of energy and motion throughout that speaks to the movement of the characters’ inner emotions and their evolution across chapters. The art on the page becomes the visual analog of these invisible emotions. Thus, artistic form, narrative development, and expressive intent meld perfectly in this jewel of a book.
I bought this in Japanese on a hunch, and read it on a scanlation site. I purchased it from either CD Japan or Manga Republic, I can’t remember, and read it on myreadingmanga.info; unfortunately, this scanlation site has explicit ads (most of which are simply stupid) but the translations are often decent and, having used it extensively to read manga purchased in Japanese in English, so far it hasn’t infected the old Kindle I’ve been using (I’m still not confident enough with the site to use my iPad Pro, though). This manga has also been made into a live action movie, which I’d love to see.
Seven Seas publishing is coming out with an official English translation later this year (which I’ve already pre-ordered; yes, I’ll have two copies but we have to support these artists and especially those who are gifted with the storytelling power of Cocomi). There’s a sequel that I’ve ordered in Japanese, too, that I’m so looking forward to called “Restart wa Onaka wo Sukasete (リスタートはおなかをすかせて)”.
Rating: really liked it
rating this higher than i usually would but i’ve been reading a lot of bl lately that is very…unsavory lately so this was a nice reprieve
Rating: really liked it
meh
Rating: really liked it
This is so Warm(TM) and Soft(TM), I can't even begin to express how delightful this was!
Everything about this manga - the art, the characters, the story - exudes such warmth and tenderness; it reads like a warm, lazy day in the countryside.
I like that it's not entirely focused on the romance, it's more like the romance happens along the way while two young men in their mid-twenties try to figure out who they are and their place in life. The story is quiet and slow but still manages to tell so much within just one volume. The characters feel well-rounded, the problems they face realistic. I can't wait to read the sequel!
Rating: really liked it
A cute manga about two men, a restart in the village they both live in, and more. Seriousness, a dash of humour, there is flirting, it was just perfect.
I was looking for new German-translated manga to read when I found out about this manga, or well, I saw the second volume. XD Thankfully there is Goodreads and I found that out before I bought it.
In this sweet manga we meet Mitsuomi a guy who keeps being fired and then returns back to his home village. It has been a while since the last time he last was here and we see how he struggles with things. Because people have a certain image of him. Not just because of him being fired and then “running” back home, but also because of his face. We see how he struggles with things, but also see him trying to make amends. With his dad. Try to make him see that he is honest about wanted to take over the business. That he won’t screw this one up. That he is really eager to do something. To not just sit and relax. I instantly took a liking to Mitsuomi. I am sure he had his reasons for getting fired, and I was more than delighted that he helped out people and even wanted to do more than that. I was proud of the guy. And he definitely has help from someone named Yamato, who apparently while he was away was adopted by the old people next door.
I just loved how these two connected. How they instantly had a bond, how they talked (and later also talked about Yamato’s past), how they sought each other out. I loved how Yamato was teasing Mitsuomi at times for things, and I had a giggle at how Mitusomi reacted. It was very endearing. I loved seeing Mitsuomi fall in love. Slowly, but very certainly he got more and more interested in Yamato and I found myself rooting for them. Hoping that they would be able to confess their feelings.
I had a laugh though because Harada knew something was up between Mitsuomi and Yamato. XD
My heart broke though when at the restaurant Mitsuomi mentioned that this love isn’t easy. Not as easy as when the couple is man/woman.
I love love adore and love that at Chapter 4 we got to see things through Yamato’s eyes, and yes he remembers that kiss. Teehee. I loved finding out more about Yamato, about his past. From how he was as a kid, to his first time with his new parents (or I should say grandparents), to high school. I have been curious about the guy. He is always so bouncy and bubbly, but I knew that being a child without parents or at least a child in the foster-system meant he has been through a lot, I wanted to see how he really was. See a different side. I was also delighted that my hunch was correct, he was falling in love with Mitsuomi and I was just squeeing.
And Chapter 5 was wonderful as well because Yamato decides to find out more about his real family, about how he was found in Tokyo and I loved how he dragged Mitsuomi with him. Haha, OK, maybe he should have asked first, but this worked for me. I loved how Mitsuomi was at first WTF, but then when he knew the reason he was there for Yamato and I was just crying when they held hands. Finding comfort in each other. Aww!
And Chapter 6 was just pure perfection. It continues what happened in Chapter 5, but also had the boys talking. Finally a real talk about their feelings. About what was going between them. I was so happy, I was just crying for quite a bit of the chapter because it was just so heartbreaking (about his past) and sweet (the two guys). It was a wonderful ending!
But I am happy that the author added some extras to the volume. One in which grandma Kumai just died and Mitsuomi is back, which was also their first meeting.. though they didn’t know. XD And then a new years celebration which had me grinning and smiling!
The art in this volume was just fantastic! Cocomi has such a wonderful style, not just in backgrounds but also with faces and characters.
All in all, I need the second volume of this one, got to buy it soon! Eep! And I would recommend this one to all. It will make you laugh, cry, you will be shipping these two together, it is perfect for those of us who love small-town stories.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
