The Golden Orchid
joined Jan 19, 2017
Ditto!! And the misconception wasn't cleared up until the story definitively ended. Girl in the first chapter is "Mihashi-san," but we don't find out Taneda-san's name until chapter 7! (If there's an earlier reference, I haven't spotted it.) And they look enough alike that she could have passed for a younger version of Mihashi.
We actually do find out her name two pages into chapter 2, link. They really did look alike though when reading quickly. Hairstyles are different which is hard to catch without paying attention to detail and easy to rationalize as being from different time periods.
So I did re-read it and enjoyed it much more this time. Frankly I'm worried about how their relationship will go considering Yamanaka doesn't even have experience going on dates. Hilarious considering how much "experience" she has. I'm sure things will be fine for them, but they've got some shit to work out with Yamanaka for her to be in a committed relationship.
It gave me a really weird feeling overall though. Descriptive, I know. Sort of a mix of contentment and wonder? And I don't know why because their dialogue is so minimal but it's like every line has a purpose and makes sense for some reason. I liked it. Will need to read more of Takemiya Jin's works.