Mar 20, 2022
This is a Japanese WebNovel by Togai Aoi. First, I want to mention that this story is the definition of day-by-day. While attraction to someone on day one is normal, this story completely takes that out of the conversation, and focuses on the progression of the characters. This story follows our main characters, Kouhai (Yoneyama Maharu) and Senpai (Iguchi Keita). The main focus here is their daily interactions, with every chapter representing a passing day.
The characters interact with each other every day at the train station. To get to know each other better, they introduced “Question of the Day” where the person asked this
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one question cannot lie. This is the epitome of growth through interaction to me. If you’re a person that dislikes miscommunication or misunderstandings then this story is for you. They actually talk things out. There are no misunderstandings. There is no unnecessary drama. There is no love triangle or harem. If you wanted a story about interaction or a story where they’re focused on connecting, this is the perfect story.
However, if you are interested in a story with great side characters or other characters all together, this may not be for you. I’m not saying that there are no other characters in this story. You will meet some other characters the more you read. However, these characters are not very important. There is only Iguchi Keita (Senpai), Yoneyama Maharu (Kouhai), Mother (Senpai), and their friends, Idezuka, Ikeuchi, and Masumi who all have little screen time. I did not mind the small screen time that they had, however, if knowing more about them is a must, then you should reconsider reading this. Our main character shares 98 percent of the attention.
This is not to say that our side characters are not beneficial. They showed another side to our side characters, and somewhat helped the plot move forward. They spark interesting questions, and their characters are not bad. Just underused and not a focus in this story. Senpai’s mother may have gotten the most recurring parts in the story for side characters.
The story started at the train station, and ended at the train station. But that does not mean that was the only location known in this story. As time went on, we saw Kouhai and Senpai leave the train more and more. They would go on dates. They would enter cafes often. Meet at school. Go to each other's homes. Meet each other’s friends and family. Their time together is perfect.
We get to see our main characters develop. Kouhai who was pushy and wouldn’t take Senpai’s feelings into consideration. She would become considerate. She took Senpai's feelings into consideration and asked him before she did anything. For Senpai, he was more to himself, he was annoyed by her presence and he would often fall for her teasing one way or another. As time passed, Senpai learned to deal with her. He enjoyed his time around her, and even found ways to turn her teasing back onto her. I watched as they grew into more responsible adults and learned from one another.
*SPOILER SECTION* Do Not Enter Unless You Have Finished or Do Not Care For Spoiler (Spoils The End) — In the final chapters, 97-104, you can see a massive change in Kouhai and Senpai. (Spoiler) This is a spoiler, but I want to mention this anyway. In chapters 94-97, Senpai went through the process of allowing romantic relationships. He promised this afterall. After being successful, on Christmas or Christmas Eve, Senpai and Kouhai boarded a train. On this train, they would confess to each other in the only way it would make sense. 『Today’s question』where they confessed the feelings that they were both aware of. I wanted to mention this, because of how unique I found this. Not only were they actively aware of the feelings that they had for each other. It was genuine and it spoke for their characters. There are not many endings that I love more than this LN.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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