Because of this, Takuya must sacrifice his playtime in order to take his mother's place as primary caregiver. In the beginning, he feels like screaming at the top of his lungs when Minoru begins to cry for apparently no reason.
Lots of scolding, crying and frustration takes place before Takuya finally realizes why Minoru cries all the time. Loneliness. The lack of a mother to nurture and love him. Even though Minoru has no idea who his mother is, he still feels her absence. Takuya then makes a vow to fill in the empty hole in his brothers heart, as well as his own.
Time goes by and a new bonding soon emerges that wasn't there before.
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Absolutely a-dor-able! There is no chance that you'll be able to get over how cute and sometimes heart wrenching this manga is! The bonding is so sweet and makes me want to get along better with my two brothers, too!
The only thing that I disliked was how perfect Takuya was. He was handsome, a major heartthrob amongst his 5th grade female peers, caring, sweet, a good runner, etc. Basically, he was good at everything, which made the book feel a little less realistic.
So, if you're looking for a short, sugary-sweet read, this is the one for you! ~ four-and-a-half stars
