However, it was a very poignant manga and I would recommend it to any shoujo lover. The first half was more exciting to me than the last. One night, her childhood friend Hiro Nakamura finds her in a shrine eating cheap convenience store food and offers to take her to a restaurant. Things I did not like we're the unexpected time skip (rather, how unexpected it was, not the fact that it occurred) and the falling action reaching the ending. Description After her mother abandoned her and her father remarried, high schooler Mao Motomiya is left feeling like she doesnt have a place where she belongs. The art was lovely and cute and the manga was great all around. I cried a few moments and laughed at others. I have to say that I really enjoyed this series. I loved the mangaka's ideas, though, and the way she depicted emotion and feelings was great. I actually had to keep myself from reading so quickly just because I wanted it to last longer. Each chapter ended with something to look forward to in the next, whether it was a cliffhanger or a continuation of a subplot. Of course, she does have memories from her past life, so she is different in that sense, but the main character must always be special, mustn't she? She grows from cute and innocent to mature and smart, not a flawless person but a real one, able to come to terms with who she really is. Because of the time that the manga spans, we get to see Niina in many years of her life, and the development in her personality and wisdom is very obvious and close to how a real girl would grow up. I liked her as an older girl in high school. I did not add a manga where I have already watched the anime. I accidentally misplaced my manga list so this is with the help of Kissmanga and MyAnimeList. Manga is Japanese, Manhua is Chinese, and Manhwa is Korean. After reading the first chapter I think many people would drop the manga, thinking it to be about a silly little girl pining over an older man, but it really does get better. This is a list filled with Asian comics and webtoons I've read. I thought that the whole manga would be about Niina as an eleven-year-old girl, but there is a time skip right after chapter one, which was surprising but well done. Surely, an invisible wizard must have lived there. Comedy Drama Manga Romance Shoujo Slice of Life. From the beginning, she meets the old boyfriend from her past life, so that's the running plot in the start. Description Back in the day, that place was a house filled with magic - a place where you ended up smiling even if you were crying. 0 Users Bookmarked Published Author Total Chapter Chapter Serialization Taiyou no Ie Taiyou no Ie.