Review by Booklist Review
Thirty-year-old Daikichi wasn't expecting to be a father. After his grandfather dies, he learns he has a six-year-old aunt, the daughter of his recently deceased grandfather and an unknown woman. The family quibbles on who will take care of Rin, and when it becomes clear that no one wants her, Daikichi offers himself. Some think that Rin's a slow girl because she's shy and doesn't talk much, but Daikichi senses something deeper. While at first quite lost on the matter of child rearing, he finds his way with the help of research and Rin herself as the two gradually become a family. The arrival of Rin's biological mother may change this, but for now aunt and nephew show how a unique family can make it work if love is involved. This sweet-natured manga shows the joys, frustrations, and quirks of family life; and while it is aimed at teens, it would also be more than welcome in the hands of adult readers.--Davidson, Danica Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by Library Journal Review
How about playing dad to your own aunt' At the funeral for Daikichi's grandfather, a surprise guest turns up: Grandpop's six-year-old love child by an unknown woman who has disappeared. The embarrassed family hems and haws until a disgusted Daikichi'who admires grandfather's spunk'invites the silent and stoic little girl to come home with him. Alas, this miserable 30-something bachelor can barely relate to either women or kids, and now he's getting an unwelcome crash course in both. But maybe he can locate the missing mother. And just maybe she could be, you know, hot. Up to seven volumes in Japan and still coming out, this charming manga is fine for teens and up.-Martha Cornog, Philadelphia (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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