JoyTheBoi's Reviews

Supermarket Sweetie is my all-time favorite romance manga. Its focus on an adult relationship with characters who have long left the need to be embarrassed about first kisses and holding hands is very refreshing, and this focus doesn't make it any less cute, as the outgoing protagonist Tamao and her bashful love interest Rakumaru still help deliver those butterflies in your stomach one often gets when reading this kind of manga.

Ever since I first read it, I'd been left wanting more, especially upon rereads that made me appreciate aspects of it in retrospect. Finally, after years of waiting, I'm so happy that it's back! What we have so far is just as good as it's always been, with fantastic art and expressions, funny dialogue and jokes, and stories that touch on the darker parts of a relationship between adults who have been through turmoil in their lives. If you're an avid fan of romance and "opposites attract" stories, this is a must-read.