A review by alexis_sara
The Two of Them Are Pretty Much Like This, Vol. 1 by いけだたかし, Takashi Ikeda

5.0

This cute little yuri is just a very sweet and wholesome adult slice of life story. 22 year old Voice Actress Wako and 32 year old Scriptwriter Ellie are dating in secret and living together. Wako is an up and comer and can't be out because Japanese idol shit. She is a lil lesbian where is the older Ellie realized she was in falling for Wako. We see them after they have been seeing each other for 2 years and living with each other for one year with flash backs and cut aways to their lives, friends and families. The art is very soft and sweet, it all lends to the very wholesome vibe of the story. The expressions are captured super well and Ikeda is very good at capturing a wide range of bodies and looks.

This is a great example of a story that like exists in the real world with real world bigotry and shit existing without really needing to be a drama at all. It's very rooted in reality while also being cute and feeling very natural. The main pair have a very cute dynamic that reminds me a lot of my own relationships and honestly there isn't a lot to not love. The main issue is since it's a cute slice of life there isn't a big draw to keep reading further volumes other then just enjoying seeing these two's lives keep going forward. If you just want some cozy reading I highly highly recommend this series.