An-chan is very cute.

This looks to be a really good one. Cant wait for more

Fuck me, this one hit hard... I hope there's more to come.

We love non-traditional families. Can't wait for more of this

Well both female adult leads seem straight so we probably won't get Yuri (but maybe they'll be bi and I'll be lucky) but regardless I'm in on this one. Besties living together raising a kid? Yeah sign me up.

it's tentative but I'm happy to see the story draw a link between Shiori an infertile cis woman and Akane a trans woman as two types of women society views as lesser to show their common ground as women who reject that view and find their worth for themselves.

I also rather like how Keiko despite her outburst has clear reasons to be unhappy as Takeru is certainly ever the upstanding citizen, who can say what he says because he's not actually going to do the work of caring for the kid or the ones he already has.

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Before I type out my initial reply, is there a reason why it's tagged het?

Before I type out my initial reply, is there a reason why it's tagged het?

Takeru and his wife, and An's father and Shiori

Trust me, I gave the tag combo a Doakes stare initially, but I get why this chapter is tagged that way.

I was also kind of ?? at the beginning but both talk about boyfriends and such, the het tag is for the series and not only this chapter, so I assume a relationship will happen in the future

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Before I type out my initial reply, is there a reason why it's tagged het?

Takeru and his wife, and An's father and Shiori

Trust me, I gave the tag combo a Doakes stare initially, but I get why this chapter is tagged that way.

I was waffling between whether Akane was MTF or FTM because of the tag myself lmao

It ticks a little too many cliches boxes for my taste, but let's see there this is going. It got a promising start and an interesting combination of characters.

Was not expecting the slur usage.

Not that I'm complaining, the story justifies it. I think it adds to what the writer is doing. It did catch me off guard, though.

oh yay this finally got picked up by a tl group!!! this looks very intriguing, i ofc wish it goes the yuri route but i also am a sucker for close platonic bonds and non traiditonal families of any kind so it's gonna be good either way

the non-science babies tag made me chuckle at first

Looking forward to this one.

I wondered if it was tagged het given Akane and Miwa at least sound straight for now, given Miwa talking about boyfriends.

Hoping for change, but I will be following this one regardless

Hoping this turns out Wholesome. Also blue soy sauce at their first dinner is some kind of welcome for sure

I'm surprised no one has mentioned it, isn't this 100% just Usagi Drop if our MC had a trans wife?

I'm surprised no one has mentioned it, isn't this 100% just Usagi Drop if our MC had a trans wife?

I was going to compare it to Usagi Drop but it has a bad reputation and I didn’t want to start a off-topic discourse lol but yes!! it immediately reminded me of that

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I also rather like how Keiko despite her outburst has clear reasons to be unhappy as Takeru is certainly ever the upstanding citizen, who can say what he says because he's not actually going to do the work of caring for the kid or the ones he already has.

exactly what i was thinking, like, it's easy for him to 'take care' of as many children as he wants when he isn't the one actually taking care for them

Loved the use of the blue soy sauce as a metaphor for them as a family. A bit non traditional, discounted by others, but when added to added to the right dish, "...ish gud". I also liked how Akane reframed it, reinstating both of their worths. Joined with An's ultimate desire and enjoyment of the blue soy sauce, the narrative so nicely tied up the metaphor I initially thought this was a oneshot. Happy this is continuing~ I'll be happy if Akane and Miwa's relationship continued to be more yuri or if it continues into a secret third thing, high-resolution yuri. (Akane was so sweet with how she helped Miwa with her necklace )

As someone who was taken care of by a single father for a time, I always hated the often vapid comments like "kids need both a mother and a father". Those were the few times I felt sympathy for the bastard (my father), a man with many failings and yet didn't even get useful advice and critique. (Not as if that man listened to reasonable comments, so the sympathy was most likely moot.)
Miwa's rebuke of Keiko was extremely cathartic, I'm glad she was able to protect An and that she stood up for herself as well. What a wonderful read to start off pride month.

Thanks for the translation! I can't wait to read the rest!

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oh damn this is really good, can't wait to see more

I love the theme of Women Society Views As Useless Finding Their Way, as a woman society finds useless. I really hope it continues to explore that theme.

Are we suuure they're trans? /j

I'm surprised no one has mentioned it, isn't this 100% just Usagi Drop if our MC had a trans wife?

"Journal with Witch" is also similar

I mean, "childless adult takes in a relatives child" is hardly a trope invented by Usagi Drop. I'm loathe to give that any credit. Lol