Rating (Out of 5): ~3-3.5
Publisher: Shojo Beat (VIZ Media)
Release Date: November 2017
Volumes: 6+
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Chikage Deguchi, age 31, reverts her appearance back to age 15 to pursue love and success as an idol!
At age 31, office worker Chikage Deguchi feels she missed her chances at love and success. When word gets out that she’s a virgin, Chikage is humiliated and wishes she could turn back time to when she was still young and popular. She takes an experimental drug that changes her appearance back to when she was 15. Now Chikage is determined to pursue everything she missed out on all those years ago—including becoming a star!
To pursue missed chances at love and success, 31-year-old Chikage Deguchi takes an experimental drug that changes her appearance back to how she looked at age 15. Chikage tells Tokita she’s decided to date the teenage Ru as her 15-year-old self, and Tokita wonders how things might have been different if he had confessed his feelings for her back in high school…
At age 31, office worker Chikage Deguchi feels she missed her chances at love and success. When word gets out that she’s a virgin, Chikage is humiliated and wishes she could turn back time to when she was still young and popular. She takes an experimental drug that changes her appearance back to when she was 15. Now Chikage is determined to pursue everything she missed out on all those years ago—including becoming a star!
To pursue missed chances at love and success, 31-year-old Chikage Deguchi takes an experimental drug that changes her appearance back to how she looked at age 15. Chikage tells Tokita she’s decided to date the teenage Ru as her 15-year-old self, and Tokita wonders how things might have been different if he had confessed his feelings for her back in high school…
Review:
Chikage has started dating Ru, the less obvious choice for her teen
self. This brings about all kinds of conflicted thoughts for the
reader, and her other male contenders, but Chikage herself doesn't
seem to notice. She's in a honeymoon world of her own, thinking
everything is working out for once.
I must admit that I appreciated the turnout for that relationship.
Chikage realized what their relationship was doing, and decided to be
the mature adult for once, and make the correct, though hurtful,
decision that she does. That felt like a step in the right direction,
and I was surprised by how quickly it happened, but we'll see.
I will admit that Chikage has pretty much taken on two full-time
jobs, as two different people, and so it makes sense that one—if
not both—of those jobs are going to take a hit, as we see in this
volume.
This volume took an upward leap for me, so I'm hoping the next volume
continues that path.
I'm really surprised that I haven't heard of this series before now! Arina Tanemura is one of my favorite mangaka, and the plot for this series seems really interesting. I'm always a huge fan of romance series too, so I'll have to read it soon! Have you heard of The Seagull and the Hunter? It's a romance/drama series that just started earlier this week that focuses on a young couple who both want to work in the film industry. The guy, Taeyoung, is the son of a famous actress who puts on an appearance that she's a loving mother, but is actually pretty abusive and unsupportive of his dreams of becoming a film director. The girl, Ami, also has unsupportive parents despite being a very talented actress. The couple has only ever had each other to rely on, but when Taeyoung's mom brings home her young director boyfriend, he begins to take an interest in Ami and her talent. Which causes Ami to rethink her relationship with Taeyoung and the promises she made to progress with him. It does have some nsfw content, but these scenes definitely aren't the focus of the story, so if those kind of scenes don't bother you, I highly recommend giving it a shot! It's definitely the best drama series that I've read in quite a while.
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