Yuka, a low-selling writer of innocent romances, receives a request to write an an erotic, romantic story. Led by her dentist-turned-transcriptionist, Mr. Hasegawa, the words begin to flow out of Yuka, despite the unfamiliar, sensual subject matter. The resulting story receives high praise and becomes a series. The two continue their arrangement, but is the way Yuka feels when dictating to Mr. Hasegawa simply the thrill of creation, or reflective of her romantic feelings towards him? What's more, Ando begins to get close to Yuka, saying that she needs more real-life experience to properly write an erotic romance ... A fast-paced second volume!
I actually really liked this volume! It manages to be sexy without being dirty, and I appreciate that the romantic aspects aren’t going the way I normally would have thought. I just hope this series continues to be refreshing without going down the route of same-old, same-old.
I found this volume a little frustrating to be honest. I enjoy the story, but there is a choice made in this particular volume that I am not sure that I cared for. It has to do with how the love triangle is handled within the series. I am hopeful that this will sort itself out in the next volume.
At this point, Aoki is completely surrounded by eroticism, both from a romantic standpoint, and the literary one, as well! She's growing closer to Ando... but she can't shake the feeling that something is missing... and she keeps imagining doing with Hasegawa the things the two of them are writing about! Ando seems uncertain, Hasegawa is getting caught up in his emotions (and Aoki's, too!). On top of all that, the editor-in-chief pays an unexpected visit to Hasegawa's house, and after finding some things there, she starts to wonder what exactly is going on between Aoki and Hasegawa... they both claim to not be dating... but it's becoming apparent to Miss Editor-in-chief that Aoki and Hasegawa are much more than just simply friends!
I liked the concept and the chemistry/sexual tension between the MMC (main male character) and the MFC (main female character) really worked and was fun to read a great first volume.
SPOILER ALERT
I appreciate this is a josie manga but the 2nd volume is a complete letdown personally for me as in my view it failed to use the impact of the first and build on the main relationship as it concentrated on the SMC (secondary male character) and the MFC who end up in a relationship including physical and have both confessed their feelings.
The bit that put me off is that the SMC knows the FMC has feelings for the MC even though she does not and if this runs true to form at some point she will end up with the mc and they will conveniently forgotten that she has been sleeping with his friend in the name of love trope. The end scene where the MC and the FMC continue with her book lost its sparkle because of her new relationship with the other character.
I also have a problem with the MFC who is too easily influenced by the SMC.
The author missed a great opportunity to create a manga where the two main leads gradually build up to a relationship while writing erotic manga rather than the FMC having the gain experience to become better with the SMC who on a personal level do not particularly like as he quite happily knows he is hurting his so called friend.
For me the author is trying tell the story of the FMC who beings in vol 1 as sheltered and had not had much experience at life and evolves through experiences and discovers new feeling through various relationships but the second volume got it wrong and sent the character in the wrong direction and makes her too weak e.g. when the SMC who wants to sleep with her so suggests she should have real sexual experiences to improve her writing.
I have yet to decide if I will continue with this manga (very unlikely).
FYI there is only one volume left where the MFC now after having a good sexual experience and overcome her hang ups MFC now has to choose between the MMC who she feels a greater emotional bond and deeper understanding with or with her boyfriend who she has a more physical bond.