Rei Aruga

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After the earthquake, Itsuki and Tsugumi fumble their way back together. However, Tsugumi’s father still is against their relationship; wanting his daughter to have a “normal” partner. Itsuki vows to do his best to change his mind so he can get his blessing to be with his daughter.

Yeah, we knew these two were gonna get together and seeing how the house for Keigo and Kaede is done and they get married; it’s right in their face that a happy ending is possible. This series continues to blend a tender love story with the harsh reality of a person with a spinal chord injury without one thing feeling clumsily slapped on the other. Aruga is doing a great job with this. 5 out of 5.

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After Itsuki turns down the job to make a barrier free home for Keigo and Kaede, Tsugumi heads back to Tokyo to find out why he would do that and hopefully change his mind.

While Istuki and Tsugumi are inevitably going to get back together (c’mon, this isn’t spoilers, they’re on the cover of every volume) they seem to be working well together on this big project. A little too well. Granted, I’m not expecting batshit fireworks and table flipping like a telenovela but with so many conflicting feelings, something’s gotta give. And when it does, it’s gonna feel lazy if it’s too neat and clean. 4.8 out of 5.

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