Manga mother

The manga, set in 1994, starts off well, highlighting the dynamic of a family on a hiking trip. However, the plot unravels quickly to show the crooked side of the relationship between Seiichi, a shy 13-year-old boy, and his mother, Seiko. In the attempt to conceal her attempt to murder her nephew, the overprotective Seiko coddles and smothers her son to a point of no return. As the reader follows this story, the lines of motherhood and boyhood are blurred in a perturbing way. Seiko holds the reins to Seiichi’s mind and does not plan to let go of them anytime soon.

Recently, it seems that publisher One Peace Books has been expanding into various genres beyond fantasy. This is true of the last series I reviewed, and the new title I’m here to review today: I Want Your Mother to be With Me!. Will this romance manga prove to be a charming read? Let’s find out!

In some ways, I wish I Want Your Mother to be With Me! were a slice-of-life with no romantic inclinations. There’s no chemistry between our two leads, which in some ways gets worse after Asahi enters the picture. Ryo and he become friends, which is great, but also makes it so much more obvious how little romance is in the air here and how much better the daily life segments of the manga are in comparison.

I Want Your Mother to Be with Me Volume 1 Manga Review (Mild Spoilers)

The story takes us through 8 issues of Sarah and her sidekick, Tsue, as they struggle to survive the violent and barren wasteland that Earth has become. Sarah frequently sees herself in troubling situations with militia groups, and the manga also highlights the troubles a mother may face in a dystopian world which is rarely touched upon.