[Spoiler warning]Ahhhh, Akira and Fumi are officially adults!! They both look so beautiful and grown up >.<.

I'm so glad this manga has a happy ending. Ahhhh, so many feels T-T.

It feels so sad that this manga is over. I just hope that the scanlation of One Hundred Views of Awajima is picked up again soon. I need some ongoing Takako Shimura in my life.

Nitori and Takatsuki are now 18.

Akira and Fumi are now 18.

All my babies are now grown up *sobs*.

Hourou Musuko is ending in July.

Aoi Hana is ending in July.

Two of my favourite mangas are ending within a month.

This just hurts too much.

I've been checking out some of Takako Shimura's other works recently, and one I discovered was Boku wa, Onnako no ko, a collection of short stories. These stories cover topics typically covered in Shimura's other works, such as sexuality, gender identity, love, family, and bereavement. It is a very gentle, touching and heartwarming little manga, ( Read more... )