Summary:
Hanato Kobato is on a mission: she has a wish she wants granted. To do this, she has to mend the wounded hearts of the people she meets on her journey and fill up a magical bottle with the suffering she has relieved. The only catch is, she can’t fall in love with any of the people she helps. It seems like that’s the least of her problems, though; Kobato has no clue how to mend hearts . . . especially since each person’s heart is different. So what’s Kobato to do? Well, she has Ioryogi-san, a cute blue dog with a seriously bad attitude, to help (read: nag and critique) her . . . Yikes! Looks like the road to getting her one wish is going to be a long and hard one. Will Kobato get her wish in the end? And just what is it that Kobato wants? - From Amazon
A very cute slice of life with a few magical elements. There are 10 chapters within the first volume.
Pros:
All kanji within text bubbles have furigana next to them, about the same size as the current book in club.
In the first volume, the chapters do not need to be read in order to make sense.
Kobato is a very easy character to understand throughout the book.
There is a chapter that focuses on Japanese Christmas and another on Japanese New Year’s, I found it a very interesting read.
The entire manga is only 6 volumes long if individuals would like to continue to read it.
Cons:
The character Ioryogi-san has some long speech bubbles.
The story starts to pick up at the end of Volume 1.
Kanji without Furigana appear on some signs and remarks outside of speech bubbles.
There is a misunderstanding at one point where Spoiler
a character misunderstands Kobato for a woman of the night and Kobato has no understanding what they mean. Two characters save her quickly from the situation and nothing actually occurs besides a hand grab and the creep getting punched. A character briefly explains later what the person’s intentions where and Kobato is rightfully horrified. Everything is kept very PG.
Link to buy physical or Digital: https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/CLAMP-ebook/dp/B0093G5XX6/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=こばと&qid=1620507448&s=books&sr=1-2
A few sample pages
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