It had all the good fickleness a normal shoujo slice of life should have with a honey oozing centre. My first read of Taiyou no Ie was a pleasant one. Running with the theme of this not being my first time, my recent re-read of this manga was not a first time either, no I had been reading from when it's first volume had been released, waiting for each chapter with baited breath. Granted I have done reviews before but heyoo.
Okay so this is my first review of a shoujo on here. I think this was a very well-thought story which really captures the feelings of romance of youth and their everyday life. It might be a classic shoujo, but it didn't feel like the cut-and-paste mass-produced shoujo that's been repeated a million times. While there were definitely cliches like festivals and such, I think for the most part this was a very well-developed story in terms of pacing and the development of the characters' feelings, in relation to the well-thought-out backstory of their lives together that grounds the story with a more realistic touch. I also just really enjoyed the sort of nostalgic sweetness for the day-to-day life living together and the dynamic the MC and ML had.
I felt for the MC as she held onto her at first unrequited love for her older childhood friend who only saw her as a little sister. From this, I learned what it felt like to have your heart squeeze a little when a character blushed or kissed or had a cute moment. I've read lots more romance manga since then and have probably seen all the cliches by now - but I'm writing this from my memory of my first read. I think this was the very first manga I ever read, so I might be just a bit biased.
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