Meguru Hinohara

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Shohei’s just trying to find love in a pet shop, so why are all these bunnies making it so difficult? Shohei loves bunnies! He loves them so much he’s even taken to volunteering at a local pet shop. Store owner Mito is as sweet and kind as the fuzzy critters he cares for, and it’s not long before Shohei finds himself wanting to cuddle with him as much as the bunnies! But Shohei is hiding a dangerous secret, one that makes this dream an unlikely reality.

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Everything about this was absolutely precious. 

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Katerina Thorson

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**I use the CAWPILE rating system created by BookRoast to do my reviews

Character - 8/10
Shohei and Mito are definitely one of the cutest couples I have ever come across in the Manga world! I mean besides Shirotani and Kurose from テンカウント 1 Ten Count 1 . I absolutely loved Shohei's loveable nature. He was so naïve and adorable and him trying to be protective of Mito was UGH - it just tore at my heart strings. Then there is Mito, I just love how doting he is on Shohei. I just wish that we knew more about Mito. I mean there was one page of his backstory, however, I still don't feel like I know him as well as we know Shohei. 

P.S I definitely wanted more of the side characters, Mito and Shohei's brothers - Minato and Shizuma. So I am glad that I picked up Therapy Game, Vol. 1

Atmosphere- 7/10
You definitely got to see the world around the characters. However, since most of it takes place in a cute bunny store you really don't get to see the home lives of Shohei and Mito. This was definitely hard to rate because most Manga's focus solely on one thing. So I rated this based on what I wanted to see more of. I wanted more of the cute scenes in the bunny store and wanted there to be a more airy vibe to it. I just felt like so much was going on at once that it was hard to concentrate. 

Writing/Art Style- 8/10
Because manga is writing and art I decided to combine the two in this category. The writing definitely was placed well. I felt like I could follow along with the manga and not get too confused on which speech bubble goes to which character. Nor did I get confused with which was a speech bubble and which was a thought bubble. I have read quite a few manga's that don't differentiate between the two so it's always nice to see which is which clearly. As for the art style, I think it's gorgeous. It's not my top favourite but it definitely was beautiful. The one complaint I do have is that so much is shoved into one tiny panel. There was so much going on during one page in the middle of the book that I just got a headache nor did I really know what to look at first. I love the detail but there is a point of too much.

Plot- 7/10
Because there was two story parts in this one volume manga, I felt like it was confusing at times. I knew what was going on and all but just some things felt out of place in the plot. The first part of the story was also kind of weird. 

Intrigue- 7.5/10
There were ALOT of cute moments that had me swooning and just wanting all the feels from this cute couple. There was also moments that I was just like "next". I am not a fan of slow parts both in books and manga and there were definitely many moments where I felt like everything was just way too slow. At least for my liking.

Logic - 7/10
Okay so most manga is pretty logical. It has a linear story line. HOWEVER, there were some parts in this manga where I was like "what?" and "really?" and "why would the mangaka even put this in here?". There was a specific scene where Mito was talking about his family that just felt off. I mean the story made sense as to why Mito is so open about his sexuality but it was just this BIG SAD moment in a very happy story and it just felt out of place. 

Enjoyment- 8/10
All in all, I really did enjoy the manga. I thought it was so cute and I am a squealer when it comes to cute romances. Shohei and Mito are definitely the lovey dovey couple I pictured them to be and I would definitely have loved another volume involving the two.

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