I didn't expect much when I first picked up this story, but its dedication to fantasy elements and aesthetics charmed me rather quickly. The author chose a style and world to stick with, and they lean into it excellently.
What captivated me enough to write a review is how well this story uses 'magic sicknesses' as a digestible. nuanced approach to mental illness. While it is technically 'all in our heads', mental illnesses are entirely capable of inflicting all types of harm on ourselves and our loved ones.
Truly looking at yourself and choosing to love that person is difficult, but it's the most fundamental thing
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Nov 25, 2023
Ani no Yome to Kurashiteimasu.
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tl;dr: must read IF you like slice of life, character studies, and the theme of grief.
A couple weeks ago, I stumbled upon this while looking for some standard slice of life junkfood. I expected the usual for this genre: 1) wholesome home life of the 2 protags for the first five chapters 2) new characters introduced after that point 3) my interest being lost by chapter 10 as it's stretched too thin The beginning of the story went exactly how I expected- stereotypical sickeningly sweet and wholesome homelife (not an issue- that's what I came for). But, as I expected my interest to wane, it just grew more ... |
