Days of Love at Seagull Villa, Vol. 1
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- Author：Naoko Kodama
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Summary
A touching yuri romance about two women building a life together in rural Japan， by the bestselling creator of I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up！
When Mayumi’s fiancé leaves her for another women， she decides to start a new life out in the countryside。 But country living isn’t as peaceful as she thought it would be—her landlord， Rin， is loud， bossy， and always up in Mayumi’s business。 But Mayumi soon sees that there’s a lot going on under Rin’s brash exterior: Rin is raising a young child on her own after experiencing a major tragedy。 As the two women come to rely on each other， their relationship starts to grow into something complicated。
When Mayumi’s fiancé leaves her for another women， she decides to start a new life out in the countryside。 But country living isn’t as peaceful as she thought it would be—her landlord， Rin， is loud， bossy， and always up in Mayumi’s business。 But Mayumi soon sees that there’s a lot going on under Rin’s brash exterior: Rin is raising a young child on her own after experiencing a major tragedy。 As the two women come to rely on each other， their relationship starts to grow into something complicated。
Reviews
Ashley
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It’s a cute book so far
Sarah
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Cheesey and cute typical yuri magna。 Girl， who never thought she liked girls， falls for her landlord。
Shannan
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i'll admit， i actually DNF'd this one。 the writing is just so， so bad。 everything is happening all at once， there's an awkward moment where a toddler tries to breastfeed on a complete stranger， and suddenly out of nowhere the characters are almost kissing when there was zero chemistry between them。 maybe it gets better， but i'm good。 i'll admit， i actually DNF'd this one。 the writing is just so， so bad。 everything is happening all at once， there's an awkward moment where a toddler tries to breastfeed on a complete stranger， and suddenly out of nowhere the characters are almost kissing when there was zero chemistry between them。 maybe it gets better， but i'm good。 。。。more
Jamie
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This manga was simply adorable。 Days of Love at Seagull Villa struck that perfect balance of sweet and a little mature that worked well for me。 Mayumi is a late 20’s woman that has fled the city after a dramatic breakup with her fiancé。 She hopes to start life anew in the rural countryside to get away from everything and this I could sympathize with。 Going through infidelity is hard enough， it’s even harder when it becomes the topic of gossip。Mayumi meets Rin， her landlord and an outgoing tomboy This manga was simply adorable。 Days of Love at Seagull Villa struck that perfect balance of sweet and a little mature that worked well for me。 Mayumi is a late 20’s woman that has fled the city after a dramatic breakup with her fiancé。 She hopes to start life anew in the rural countryside to get away from everything and this I could sympathize with。 Going through infidelity is hard enough， it’s even harder when it becomes the topic of gossip。Mayumi meets Rin， her landlord and an outgoing tomboy raising a child on her own。 I enjoyed the friendship that blooms between these characters as they both deal with difficult pasts， yet make each other better。 I could relate a lot to Mayumi’s anxious personality as she questions the way that others view her， the imposter syndrome that she suffers is handled well。 Mayumi recognizes that she has run away from her problems and reckons with them， which was refreshing as most characters in these sorts of plots are childish and frustrating。Rin was a wonderful foil to Mayumi， although their initial encounters are awkward and a bit excessive。 While not instant， Mayumi develops feelings a little too fast。 I appreciated Rin’s thoughtfulness， showing greater maturity despite her seeming immaturity。 There is some fan service in the first volume but it is toned down greatly later on which I think was good。 My favorite character was very easily the baby of the family， Hinata！ Her sweet toddler hijinks reminded me so much of raising my two daughters， scenes with her were just so funny it struck my tender motherly heart。What I couldn’t get behind however was the side plot between two middle school characters。 While they were both fun supporting characters to the main two， their incestuous relationship was too much and is jarring for what is otherwise a fairly wholesome story。 The final character feels a little bit like she was thrown in as the last challenge， but it is still handled pretty well。 One of the greatest criticisms I’ve seen is that readers wanted more answers as to why this character did the things that they did， but I didn’t mind it。 Even from my experiences with similar people， sometimes you just won’t ever get the closure of why they did what they did， and that is fine with me， it’s part of moving on。Despite my reservations about the taboo side romance， this manga was exactly the kind of heartwarming doki doki love story that I needed to cheer me out of my reading slump。 The romance between Mayumi and Rin was surprisingly mature， presenting a gay awakening between two adult women that I could appreciate。 。。。more
Donovan
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So firstly， this manga is adorable。 I love how it is a story about two women who， through their own hardships， start to fall in love。 The characters are really cute and I am inveted in what will come of them。 There are some uncomfortable aspects of how everyone interacts， especially in terms of sexual inuendos， but I think that is just either part of the yuri genre （which I have not read much of） or it is simply a cultural thing。 It was not enough to turn me off from the manga， though， and the r So firstly， this manga is adorable。 I love how it is a story about two women who， through their own hardships， start to fall in love。 The characters are really cute and I am inveted in what will come of them。 There are some uncomfortable aspects of how everyone interacts， especially in terms of sexual inuendos， but I think that is just either part of the yuri genre （which I have not read much of） or it is simply a cultural thing。 It was not enough to turn me off from the manga， though， and the relationships between the characters have me eager enough to continue reading。 。。。more
Kylee Ehmann
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Everything in this was really cute， I was loving the general plot the characters。。。 everything until the very end and BAM！ There's a weird incest subplot。 It's weird。 I didn't like it。 I read a bit of the following volume to see if it was just。。。I don't know a gag？ But no， it really is just two half-sisters dating。 And it's not touched on as weird beyond the fact they're both girls and that's not the problem？ It's wrong cause they're related？ And this is all a real shame because， again， otherwis Everything in this was really cute， I was loving the general plot the characters。。。 everything until the very end and BAM！ There's a weird incest subplot。 It's weird。 I didn't like it。 I read a bit of the following volume to see if it was just。。。I don't know a gag？ But no， it really is just two half-sisters dating。 And it's not touched on as weird beyond the fact they're both girls and that's not the problem？ It's wrong cause they're related？ And this is all a real shame because， again， otherwise the main couple's storyline is super cute。 。。。more
kaitlyn cleary
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Love the story！！I love these two characters and seeing their background。 I can't to see their love blossom。 Hinata makes them a cute little family。 Love the story！！I love these two characters and seeing their background。 I can't to see their love blossom。 Hinata makes them a cute little family。 。。。more
BumfuzzledNerd
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There are to many plotlines and none of them are going really deep。 Why do they like each other？ There is just no chemistry and everything just went way to quickly and the passing is way off。 The complete unnecessary focus on boobs were a little cringy， but not as cringy as the kiss between the half sisters？ Not sure what was going on there tbh。The art style on the other hand is really gorgeous。 But the story doesn't have a clear focus and it feels really rocky for a first volume。 There are to many plotlines and none of them are going really deep。 Why do they like each other？ There is just no chemistry and everything just went way to quickly and the passing is way off。 The complete unnecessary focus on boobs were a little cringy， but not as cringy as the kiss between the half sisters？ Not sure what was going on there tbh。The art style on the other hand is really gorgeous。 But the story doesn't have a clear focus and it feels really rocky for a first volume。 。。。more
Will
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Very cute; the pacing was a little weird， and it was a little short， but I will definitely be buying the next one！
G™️
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So many things about this were gross that I don’t know where to start… but it also was dumb enough that it’s not even worth the energy to explain why。 How does this have 3。94 rating？
Chelsea 🏳️🌈
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The art is very pretty， but this just wasn’t for me。 I didn’t really feel the chemistry between the characters， the kid really weirded me out and a girl kissed who I think was her half sister？？ It just wasn’t for me personally。
Aleksandra
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This was lovely！
Elliot
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Genre: slice of life2 LGBTQ main character（s）: questioning/lesbianImportance of identities to plot: 3/5Romance: 3/5Coming out: nope
Claire
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Disclaimer: review contains minor spoilers as it is for the whole series。This was a nice series but ultimately too short （gah this is the second time I've had this problem with a Kodama Naoko manga）。 Probably needed like five volumes to flesh it out a bit more 。 The ending was sweet but it didn't feel earned， the last volume felt like it was rushing to get to a conclusion。 In particular Mayumi's old "friend" seems to have been written as just pure evil， a controlling monster who only seemed to w Disclaimer: review contains minor spoilers as it is for the whole series。This was a nice series but ultimately too short （gah this is the second time I've had this problem with a Kodama Naoko manga）。 Probably needed like five volumes to flesh it out a bit more 。 The ending was sweet but it didn't feel earned， the last volume felt like it was rushing to get to a conclusion。 In particular Mayumi's old "friend" seems to have been written as just pure evil， a controlling monster who only seemed to want to ruin Mayumi's life， and was only there to inject some drama into the final volume。 She could have been given some better characterisation but there was clearly just not enough time。Perhaps the mangaka was working with a fixed chapter limit or something and this would have indeed been better if she had the choice。 Still， I love stories of found family （especially ones with queer characters）， so I still found the series very enjoyable。 If only we'd had more time to get to know the characters; what we got was really nice but left me wanting more。 3。5*， I'll round that up on the actual rating。 。。。more
Nadina
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This series has so much potential， I love the characters and it seems like the overall storyline is going to be interesting。 This was a good introductory volume and I look forward to the next volume。
Raven
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It definitely has potential and I can’t wait to see how the second one is going to go。
Kate T。
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3。5/5 stars
Dani Lee
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If this is longer and explored the complicated stuff I would have given it a 4 star but it seemed rushed in the end （although it's a happy one， even for that one particular person who didn't deserve it）。 There are lots of things （issues） that needed to be discussed or straightened out。 And I wonder why Mayumi didn't tell her whole shebang to Rin since there's a lot to unpack there。3 stars for the Citrus side story。 If this is longer and explored the complicated stuff I would have given it a 4 star but it seemed rushed in the end （although it's a happy one， even for that one particular person who didn't deserve it）。 There are lots of things （issues） that needed to be discussed or straightened out。 And I wonder why Mayumi didn't tell her whole shebang to Rin since there's a lot to unpack there。3 stars for the Citrus side story。 。。。more
Mary
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Rating: 4。6This whole book was just so adorable and intriguing。 I’m so glad I picked it up at random from the bookstore。 I simply cannot wait to see what happens next， especially because that last part left me speechless。 Everyone grew on me so quickly and the illustrations are just chef kiss。 Maybe the story and plot seem obnoxious in some bits， but in the end， the story is just a fluffy blanket wrapped around you。Writing style ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Characters ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Plot development ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Originality ⭐ Rating: 4。6This whole book was just so adorable and intriguing。 I’m so glad I picked it up at random from the bookstore。 I simply cannot wait to see what happens next， especially because that last part left me speechless。 Everyone grew on me so quickly and the illustrations are just chef kiss。 Maybe the story and plot seem obnoxious in some bits， but in the end， the story is just a fluffy blanket wrapped around you。Writing style ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Characters ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Plot development ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Originality ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Engagingness ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌈this is just my opinion please respect it🌈 。。。more
Dylan
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CW: Death of a family member， Half sisters kissing， BullyingThis volume was really good。 We follow a woman named Mayumi， who's husband just left her for another woman。 She moves to the countryside to get away from her troubles and runs into Rin， who turns out to be her landlord at the inn she's staying at。 I really enjoyed this first volume。 It has a good set up for a cute love story， and I like learning about the back story of our characters。 They both seem pretty fleshed out， which is refreshi CW: Death of a family member， Half sisters kissing， BullyingThis volume was really good。 We follow a woman named Mayumi， who's husband just left her for another woman。 She moves to the countryside to get away from her troubles and runs into Rin， who turns out to be her landlord at the inn she's staying at。 I really enjoyed this first volume。 It has a good set up for a cute love story， and I like learning about the back story of our characters。 They both seem pretty fleshed out， which is refreshing。 Rin also has a young niece， who she cares after。 I found her character very cute， and not annoying， which was nice。 I'm looking forward to seeing how this relationship developes。 。。。more
em！
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（2/8/22 reread） im so happy that i purchased this series <3
Nii
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Stunning art and stunning story。
Katie Yates
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Cant wait to read more。 #gay
Jay Raams
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Very sweet start to the story
Forthright 。
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When Mayumi's two-timing fiance decides to marry the other woman， she gets as far from Tokyo as she can， taking a teaching position at a little country school。 In the little seaside village， she encounters Rin， a boisterous young woman who's raising her sister's child while trying to keep the family business running。 It's nice to see the two of them finding comfort in each other's company， but oooh， there's drama afoot。 When Mayumi's two-timing fiance decides to marry the other woman， she gets as far from Tokyo as she can， taking a teaching position at a little country school。 In the little seaside village， she encounters Rin， a boisterous young woman who's raising her sister's child while trying to keep the family business running。 It's nice to see the two of them finding comfort in each other's company， but oooh， there's drama afoot。 。。。more
Sophie Byers
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 While I do love the manga so far as the characters are likable and have sympathy for them。 It should have been rated Older Teen instead of Teen because of nudity， sexual scenes and dialog。
Dylan
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Check out this cover！ It's so sweet， right？ BAM: A few pages in and there is an alarmingly gratuitous amount of nudity。 Thankfully， after these first few pages， it switches gears and becomes more story-focused than bosom-focused （although there are a lot of reference to boobs） - but there are a few more fan-service scenes throughout。I suppose this is what I get for just trying random #1s without knowing anything about them。 Check out this cover！ It's so sweet， right？ BAM: A few pages in and there is an alarmingly gratuitous amount of nudity。 Thankfully， after these first few pages， it switches gears and becomes more story-focused than bosom-focused （although there are a lot of reference to boobs） - but there are a few more fan-service scenes throughout。I suppose this is what I get for just trying random #1s without knowing anything about them。 。。。more
Bea
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Mayumi decides to move to the countryside on a whim after she finds out that her boyfriend cheated on her and got her best friend pregnant。 When she arrives she meets a lot of interesting characters and many of her assumptions/biases of country life are slowly being corrected。 Mayumi meets Rin， her landlord， and assumes she's a delinquent based on her appearance but after spending time with her， she realizes that she's actually a kinder person than she initially assumed。 By far the best Yuri I'v Mayumi decides to move to the countryside on a whim after she finds out that her boyfriend cheated on her and got her best friend pregnant。 When she arrives she meets a lot of interesting characters and many of her assumptions/biases of country life are slowly being corrected。 Mayumi meets Rin， her landlord， and assumes she's a delinquent based on her appearance but after spending time with her， she realizes that she's actually a kinder person than she initially assumed。 By far the best Yuri I've read so far （mainly because I can relate to them more since I am not a teenager anymore and most Yuri is about teenagers）。 I love the characters。 The only thing I don't particularly enjoy is the self deprecating language the main protagonist， Mayumi， uses。 Though I've noticed that， that seems to be common in Yuri manga。 （If anyone has any recommendations where this isn't the case， please share。 I'd really appreciate it）Another thing that didn't really vibe with me was the decision to make her best friend the antagonist。 I hate it when books make women out as the antagonist but then don't explain their behavior or show things from that woman's point of view。 Not all women are innately catty or passive aggressive。 You can't vilify a woman without giving them at least some depth because it just end up making the story misogynistic。 To be fair this is only the first volume。 I want to believe that we'll get more depth in the following volumes （I believe there are 3 in total） I will update my review after reading all 3 volumes 。。。more
Sascha
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ugh。 maybe I've been reading too much really， really good yuri lately or something， but this manga fell super flat for me。 there's an excessive amount of unnecessary nudity and a big fascination with boobs that got old real fast。 at one point the child character latches onto a woman she barely knows and starts sucking on her breast？？？ there was no purpose to this scene， it was just another chance to focus on boobs。the story is rushed， there's a kiss that feels very forced and it's unclear why ei ugh。 maybe I've been reading too much really， really good yuri lately or something， but this manga fell super flat for me。 there's an excessive amount of unnecessary nudity and a big fascination with boobs that got old real fast。 at one point the child character latches onto a woman she barely knows and starts sucking on her breast？？？ there was no purpose to this scene， it was just another chance to focus on boobs。the story is rushed， there's a kiss that feels very forced and it's unclear why either of these women feel the way they do about each other。 there's no deeper commentary or exploration of being an unmarried working woman in a patriarchal society， or a woman who loves women， or really any kind of deep discussions at all。 that may seem an unfair critique for a first volume of a manga， but when yuri like Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon and How Do We Relationship？ are being made， there's really no excuse。I also feel like there was waaaaay too many plots shoved in here。 we've got the main character and her moving to a new town， the love interest and her grief， a teenage girl being bullied because she's a "bastard child"， an ex-best friend forcing herself back into the picture and half-sisters that may or may not be romantically interested in each other and apparently like to kiss when no one is looking。 incest aside， it's just too much going on which leads to flattening of characters to fit everything in。I don't think I'll be continuing in this series。 there's just too much superior yuri out there now to cling to a series that's only saving grace is that it's gay。 。。。more
Moriah Venable
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