Yayoi Ohsawa

I thought things were finally progressing nicely in the main relationship, maybe even a little too quickly, when WHACK SMACK there's an ending and this was the final volume??!!??!!

Well, for a mid-level low-key romance like this I suppose it's better to wrap up quickly than to drag on for too long.

Nice and sweet, though the bonus story about a secondary high school character's romantic relationship with a pathetic adult leaves an off-putting last impression.

Things pick up a little in the second volume, even if most of it is a flashback to the beginnings of the relationship between two side characters who may end up being more interesting than the main characters. The leads do get a chapter at the end that promises to clear up some ambiguity in their relationship . . . in the next volume . . . maybe. I'll be back to find out.

A trombonist with social anxiety gets recruited by an outgoing drummer to join her high school band club. A nice set up for what seems like a slow-paced romance. Maybe a bit too slow . . .