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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Manga Review: Sweat and Soap, Volume 3, Kintetsu Yamada



Rating (Out of 5):
~4

Publisher: Kodansha Comics

Release Date: August 2020

Volumes: 9+

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 2. 4.

 

Goodreads Synopsis:

 

In an office romance, there's a fine line between sexy and awkward... and that line is where Asako -- a woman who sweats copiusly -- met Koutarou -- a perfume developer who can't get enough of Asako's, er, scent. Don't miss a romcom manga like no other!

DROPPING A BATH BOMB
The office romance between the quiet and sweet accountant Asako, who's spent her life ashamed of how much she sweats, and rising star of the bath and toiletry world Kotaro got off to a fast and steamy start! Kotaro's status at the company has made her wary of revealing their relationship to their colleagues at Liliadrop, and she's stumbled into the discovery that Kotaro has been mentoring an attractive, young product developer named Korisu. He doesn't seem to have feelings for her, but might she be harboring a secret crush? Awkwardness explodes into anxiety when Kotaro tells her he's scheduled to take a four-day business trip with Korisu--just the two of them! Can Asako's budding relationship survive, and what's Korisu planning to do over three nights with her supposedly-single boss?

The hilarious ups and downs of an office romance at a personal care products company are the subject of this sexy, strange romp. Sweat and Soap combines the odd-couple chemistry of Wotakoi, the "too real!" workplace comedy of Aggretsuko, and a heavy dollop of office steaminess!

 

Review:

 

Kotaro has to go away on a business trip in the first part of this volume, which means a longer time without seeing each other than they've gone before. This confronts an issue with his assistant that had been brewing. After that, it's Kotaro's birthday, and the two end up planning a little trip alone together.

I really like how this series has handled serious issues so far. The whole thing with his assistant could have been big and dramatic, but instead Kotaro did what he could to help the situation, and then was honest about it, so that Asako could also deal with it for herself. And even how things go between the two women is very honest and supportive, and I liked that.

Aside from that, things are slowly heating up and growing closer between the main two, and I'm enjoying seeing it happen. I really do love the main romance here, and how sweet and mature it is.

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