Love So Life

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First, I want to say that I loved this manga, and when I came across it and read the summary I didn't hesitate to jump right into it. I loved that this manga developed at a good pace. "Love so Life" puts its emphasis on parent-child relationships and shows how important and dearing a child will see his or her parent. The scenes that show the bond between Shiharu and her mother are especially very touching to the point. It wasn't too fast nor too slow and made the romance feel natural. Shiharu and Matsunaga are both well-done characters who bring just about everything to ... the story. Drama is minimal, misunderstandings here actually help the story and seem natural not cliched (likely due to Shiharu's personality and age). This story is so close to real life that it's not funny but it's such a wonderful journey to follow all its heartwarming experiences leave you with nothing but a smile on your face. This is one manga I would recommend to anyone who loves a close-to-home, heartfelt love story evolving around a family environment. Love so Life has quickly become one of my favorite mangas. All 106 chapters are packed with heartwarming moments from the twins being simply adorable to Shitaru, who had spent most of her life in an orphanage, finally finding a place that feels like home. While the romance takes place between a 25-year-old and a 16-year-old, I feel like they addressed it pretty carefully and allowed Shitaru to grow before bringing on the heavier romance. However, I feel like I probably wouldn’t have had any problem with their relationship as Shitaru tends to act much more mature for her age. In any case, I think the real selling point for this manga has to be the twins. The way they grow, learn, and generally be toddlers creates a great light-hearted atmosphere that helps dampen some of the heavier themes woven throughout. The main focus of Love So Life deals with Shitaru’s growth as she begins to experience what a real family feels like after living in an orphanage for most of her life. Through some flashbacks, we see that her love for children came from her decision to take care of the children at the orphanage from a very early age. This also meant that she matured mentally pretty quickly at least in terms of a caregiver sense, which means to many at the orphanage and the twins as well, she is considered an older sister almost to the point of a motherly figure. But, this responsibility she thrust onto herself seems to be a way to mask the loss of her mother, which is something that is still very real to her.

As for the art choice of this manga, it is astonishingly amazing! beautiful and the lines are very clean. it's also pretty consistent.

I would say that if you like mangas like Sweetness and Lightning or maybe Barakamon, you’d find this to be up your alley. The tone stays pretty light-hearted throughout so it’s an easy read if you need a break from drama. Don’t let the 106 chapters scare you, there’s a lot of great content in there and much adorableness to be had. Well, the reason I start to read this is because the twins are so adorable ❤

Love So Life is an original manga after my opinion. There is not usual for a manga to have younger children as a part of the main characters, however this manga succeed in having an interesting story even with younger children as such a huge part of the plot line

What i find very amusing about this manga is the characters. Shiharu is a good feel character with a strong spirit. She has been through a lot but is not depressed and a character which need support from those around her. In one way she is quite mature, but emotional immature. The twins are amazing characters ... and are really my favorites and the drive in the manga. They are so cute and lovable, I think for myself that if I ever get children I would love them to be acting like Akane and Aoi. They show a lot of compassion and still they are very childish and come into disagreements with others in a way which is very usual for children. I find it that the strongest point of the manga is the characters even though there is a few irritating traits with some of them.

When it comes to the story it is as I said original. It also succeeds in the unusual story. However in my opinion it is still not among the best. We only get the insight in Shiharu's life as a babysitter, I understand that the manga is about this part of her life. But it gets easily annoying watching her problems with liking Seiji, and also feeling that my point of view easily gets affected by this. If I got to know about other part of her life would I then be able to rather cheer for Shiharo and Nao as a couple? I feel that I have to want her to be with Seiji, but on the other hand I don't really feel like they are fit for each other.

The romance between Shiharu and Seiji is probably the part I dislike. I am sad to say that I don't like the age difference of 9 years, I have read other mangas with the same age difference between the characters without blinking. But somehow it annoys me in this one. I believe that Siharu's immature part makes me against it, she doesn't understand love and is close to a person who is already been in the field for several years. There has also been shown that Seiji has the thoughts of an adult and probably is ready for a more adult relationship right away than Shiharu. I do not think things will go too fast, but the vibe between them is not the same, and therefore I don't find them that fit for each other. On the other hand the twins makes me want them to be together as a family.

The slow development is probably another reason why I don't find the story that great. They are not moving forward, and it is a slice of life manga following a life with a repeating daily routine, there is sometimes some progress and some sidetracks from this routine. But in the end it is always back into the circle. These sidetracks often show Shiharu's immature side where she is acting childish, and even though she is shown as a mother figure for many in the manga you are not able to imagine her as an actual mature mother.

The art is so-so, it was quite usual and nothing special. I like the art though, but I don't find it especially good, and I believe it to be quite average.

You should not be scared because of the criticism I have given the manga, I enjoy reading it, and am still reading it. I just don't see it as my favorite manga, and I don't believe it to a masterpiece. But it is enjoyable and cute, and worth reading.

I've read up to the fiftieth chapter and the main coupling is not cannon yet. They show signs like "what is this feeling" or denies it at times but the romance seems to be going absolutely no where. The mangaka focuses more on the main character taking care of the twins and comparing it to her past, which gets annoying.