Manga Match 78 The Lion and the Bride

You know, there was a point in my life that I really enjoyed in a twisted sort of way when things took kind of a weird turn in manga like this. It's hard to explain, but I mean in like Daytime Shooting Star when she ended up going out with the classmate instead of the hot teacher. Those kinds of twists. And I think I still might be in that phase of my life. Because I was up until 3 AM reading this. Aiya.

{Spoilers because there's a strange plot here and it didn't make much sense I think it's because I was up late reading it}

So, there's this girl named Yua and her parents died. She's been living with her grandmother who also falls ill. And she's been dating her teacher for a while now. Then her grandmother dies and her teacher asks her to marry him and because she's young and naive she says yes and is in for a huge surprise when she gets home. It turns out that her classmate Subaru is Sensei's son. And that means that she's kind of his mom?

And then all sorts of ridiculous stuff happens. It's like in a regular shoujo with the whole love triangle except it's between father and son which is YIKES as you can imagine. And then Sensei's ex-wife comes back and it turns out his love for her honestly has never faded which deeply hurts Yua. And so they decide to divorce. Except, plot twist, Sensei never submitted the papers so she's all clear. And then along the way she realizes that she really loves Subaru. Which is the major plot twist to me.

The whole thing was honestly a wild ride. I definitely wasn't expecting this when I picked it up, but there we go. That was the whole manga.

Something that I thought was really interesting was how Yua talked. Sometimes she would refer to herself as "beautiful and perfect" and I wonder if that has to do with her trying to reassure herself of her worth because she's gone through so many dark times. I could be reading too much into it because it could just be the translator's interpretation. Who knows?

Overall, if you like really dramatic plot twists this would be a good manga to read. Or if you can't decide if you like childish guys (Subaru) or older and mature men (Sensei) more then you don't have to choose. You can have both in this manga. I can't say that I've ever seen this premise in any other manga, so if nothing else it's an interesting read.