Yuhi Azumi

This did not need to be an age gap romance. I repeat: THIS DID NOT NEED TO BE AN AGE GAP ROMANCE. There are so many ways this story could have been written without a high schooler having to be in a relationship with a 29-year-old man and nothing would have been different (besides the plot of the whole first volume no longer needing to center on THIS MAN TRYING TO DECIDE IF HE SHOULD DATE A HIGH SCHOOLER OR NOT).

I was going to read the second volume of this anyway because I already checked it out from the library, but the author including another adult character telling Kuga how inappropriate this relationship would be and to stop contacting her immediately and then ALLOWING HIS MIND TO BE CHANGED BY THE HIGH SCHOOLER BASICALLY THROWING A TEMPER TANTRUM totally destroyed any and all interest I had left. As an actual 29-year-old, I’m disturbed by the choices that were made both in the book and by the author writing it.

If you’re looking for a cute fluffy story about a pretty girl dating a strong, burly guy, just read My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara and Aruko. Not only is it a great classic series, but it’s got AGE APPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIPS HAPPENING. I mean, COME ON.… (plus d'informations)

Dad shows up and slams the brakes hard on the relationship between his 17-year-old daughter, Momoko, and the 29-year-old professional wrestler, Kuga, on whom she has been crushing for quite a while. (And based on the similarities between Kuga's and her father's physiques, Momoko has some serious daddy issues.) But Kuga comes back with a charm offensive that keeps hope alive for the couple.

One chapter is a flashback to Kuga at age 23, and the only thing I could think the whole time I was reading about his training for his job and drinking alchohol with his friend was that 11-year-old Momoko was probably in her elementary school class working on her reading comprehension or studying fractions and decimals. Eeeeeewwwwwww.

I have another volume on hand that I'm going to read tomorrow, but it's going to have to work pretty hard to get me willing to move past that image.… (plus d'informations)