Amaama-kun no Okashi na Yuuwaku

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NOTICE: Before I say anything else, please realize that the only translated chapters of this manga are 1-6. I've gone through many trials and tribulations to find translations of 7-14 but it seems like the only ones you'll be able to get are the shotty ones through an image translator. Luckily my Japanese friend was willing to read 7-14 to me so that was all good.

I usually don't write reviews for manga, but I figured i'd write one for this since there's basically nothing to go off of (no characters on this page, no synopsis, no nothing). First, let me clarify: I did discover ... this through the Sweet Treats stack, and I did read this to get the badge, but I found this to be a pretty nice shoujo.

Synopsis (since there isn't one): Yukata Michihara has been bullied for her weight for as long as she can remember. Despite having a crush on Botan Katsuragi, a member of the school's gardening club, she lacks the confidence to approach him. However, one day Katsuragi is seated next to her in class and offers her a chestnut to eat. Moved by his kindness, Michihara agrees to join him in the kitchen to watch him cook. From that moment on, their relationship blossoms as Katsuragi teaches her about the art of cooking, and they intertwine their interests of eating and creating food (respectively).

Let me start this by saying most shoujo isn't my cup of tea, but this one exceeded my expectations. First, it has a beautiful art style (which is what attracted me to it in the first place.) Some people take that for granted in a manga, but I think we need to appreciate the bare bones of manga. Secondly, this has a great plot and the contrast of the two goals that the MC has are perfect. One thing I didn't like though was the meet cute between them. I get it displays their shared love for sweets but to me it felt forced and too quick. Maybe she could've signed up for the club he was in and that could've been the catalyst for their relationship. It's a small thing but it did put me off. The rest of their relationship is perfectly paced in comparison to the chapter amount. My other complains are mostly nonvalid as they either rely on the fact that this is a shoujo or the fact this is a pretty short manga.

A small thing I also did like was how the author called the chapters "plates". The author seems to have a pretty good sense of humor and I'd like to maybe read more from her (if this wasn't her only manga). Small stuff like this, like when the author made Katsuragi call gingerbread men "those little guys", is what makes me smile while reading.