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I have read a lot on mangaplaza, this one is one of the best.
The story is adult, no nonsense. Characters have a stong personality.
The kid has a realistic behavior. He is probably autistic with high intelligence and kindness but just can't get allong socially. It's very subtile. For exemple on the last published chapter he sends a text from his mother's phone with hearts because he find them decorative. Very relatable if you know someone in the spectrum!
And OMG the drawing! Top tier
I think this manga would have a huge success if it was serialized. I hope the artist gets it's fair share
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The Spring It All Boiled Over
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Kei Wataya, age 28, is an unwed single mother from a small town... whose beloved son refuses to go to class. The pitying looks she gets from her fellow clinic staff, not to mention the rest of the world, are almost bad enough to make her wince. Between work and trying to help her son integrate into school better, Kei's got her hands too full to worry about romance... and that's assuming anyone would even be interested in a woman with so much "baggage." That's where 40-year-old doctor, Nagisa Kamijo, comes in. He's more than a decade older than Kei, and his disparaging view of women is just one of many reasons they don't get along, so there's no danger of love blooming between them... Or so she thought, until a bizarre proposal from Kamijo lights a spark that might just become more.
She couldn't care less about love or romance, and she doesn't regret the life she chose, but some nights she yearns to feel the warmth of another body... Tune in for an age-gap romance just as off-kilter as it is passionate, between a single mother who's "done with men" and a doctor who "hates" women.
She couldn't care less about love or romance, and she doesn't regret the life she chose, but some nights she yearns to feel the warmth of another body... Tune in for an age-gap romance just as off-kilter as it is passionate, between a single mother who's "done with men" and a doctor who "hates" women.
The Spring It All Boiled Over
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Romance / Drama / MangaPlaza Originals / Josei / Family Drama / Only on MangaPlaza
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Monochrome
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Digital Release Date :
October 16, 2025 (PST)
Customer reviews
Overall:
4.9
MangaPlaza User Reviews
Rating:
5.0 (92)
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Aug 06, 2026 (PST) | Total Reviews: 22one of the best manga on this platform
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Aug 05, 2026 (PST) | Total Reviews: 5Realistic adult relationshipThe adult relationship is actually realistic which makes the story so much more interesting. There's no common miscommunication tropes. Just straight forward adult conversations which is so refreshing. I was hooked after the first chapter
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Aug 02, 2026 (PST) | Total Reviews: 103At chapter 9 - on going, definitely want to read mThe characters have personality. Grumbly doc with a hidden soft side; young single mom with a smart-but-probably-on-the-spectrum kid and life throwing lemons. I want to read more.
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May 08, 2026 (PST) | Total Reviews: 35Never read a comic like this before!What a treat this is! This is the first time I've seen a protagonist like Kei: a single mother who is simply trying her best with her neurodivergent son, whose struggles as a family are depicted realistically. Not to mention how the story takes very common tropes and turn them around!
When you are my age (😅) you start to appreciate having entertaining, but thought-provoking romcoms with adult characters and mature problems instead of high-school drama hahaha. I really look forward to more chapters!(4)
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Reviews from Japan
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4.8 (380)
Japanese reviews were originally posted on Comic C’moA. Some reviews may contain spoilers for unreleased content or topics unrelated to MangaPlaza services.
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Aug 02, 2026 (PST) | Translate to Englishドキドキ好きな作者さんだったので読み始めましたが、やっぱり面白いです！大人の恋愛もあり、親子の関わりもあり、次も楽しみです！
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Mangaplaza staff reviews
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Life is hard enough for Kei, juggling work and parenthood all alone, but adding the judgy neighbors into it? Well, sometimes living in a small town just isn't fair. She keeps her head held high, though, and you've gotta admire her strength through all the adversity. Even with Kamijo, she never lets him push her around, and it's that inner strength that draws him to her and starts to soften his bitter heart. He's got his own baggage, and even little Heita is struggling through some things, but between the three of them just maybe they can make a family all their own. This is another great story from Narumi Ryo about the messy realities of adult life, small towns, and complicated families.
