Tadaima, Okaeri 4

Tadaima, Okaeri 4 by Ichi Ichikawa

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


The focus seems to be shifting from Masaki over to Yuuki as things settle down with family affairs and Yuuki and Matsu start to really figure out their own relationship. We see a bit more of Michiru and her father, though they seem to only really pop up when picking up the kids after work or for group dinners. Masaki and Hiromi seem to have become the staple for what their friends see as their ideal relationship and acceptance to strive for, which is somewhat of an interest turn considering Masaki's own insecurities through most of the series. If anything, they do seem more comfortable in their own skin and with the lives they've chosen and made for themselves.

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Tadaima, Okaeri 3

Tadaima, Okaeri 3 by Ichi Ichikawa

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Things are certainly going better with the in-laws, though they face a few rough patches when the new neighbor realizes most of the rest of their family and friends are actually alphas, not omegas like them and like Masaki. Of course there's Yuuki who is a beta and might actually be the real reason the new family even gives them another chance.... well, that and Hikari really is very sweet. Yuuki and Matsu are getting some heat for their relationship now as well, though they continue to insist that they are only friends even as they spend more time together and gravitate to each other pretty consistently. 

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Tadaima, Okaeri 2

Tadaima, Okaeri 2 by Ichi Ichikawa

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Overall this is still a mostly sweet series, but seems to rehash the same issues with acceptance, especially around Masaki being an Omega given his family were not also Omegas and as he chose to marry an Alpha (outside his own gender). There's a lot of stereotypes and preconceived expectations. Masaki is rather timid overall, but Hikari seems to cut through all of the uncertainty and get everyone on the same page and smiling again.

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Tadaima, Okaeri 1

Tadaima, Okaeri 1 by Ichi Ichikawa

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


I recently found the first 2 episodes of the anime of this series and was hoping the manga might give me a better idea with more character depth and story details to see if it was something I wanted to try and keep up with the releases or not. Hirumi and Masaki are still sweet together, but it seems like Masaki has a bit of a troubled past mostly due to issues with his secondary gender as an omega. Hirumi on the other hand is very protective of his family, especially of Masaki, following his treatment back in their old hometown where they met and at the hands of his own father. It's rather tense when Jiji shows up at their new house, but Hikari sets things straight in about the most adorable way possible for a child. If anything, the two seem to be moving rather quickly with Hinata's addition to the family, though there must be a fairly significant time gap in the chapters given what little is shown of the sequence of events and when the announcement is made.

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