I am curious about why do they know her? and I know he is older then why he is still going to HS? The MC is sweet and needs to move forward I enjoy seeing them follow the story and how they will strike the friendship and OMG he is kinda cute for taking care of his nephew can't wait to see the next volume

5/5

“A 20 year old in high school?! And he’s Rumoured to be a delinquent?! And he’s sitting right beside me?!” Lightning and Romance by Rin Mikimoto follows Sumire, a girl who’s just starting her second year of high school. The only problem is that she’s stuck beside Reo Ninomiya, the handsome but cold 20-year-old boy who’s still attending high school.

For some reason I couldn’t stop myself from audibly saying “hot” while reading this book. Huh. Weird.
I love every part of this series so far. The character design, the art, the fashion! I LOVED their school uniforms. Literally every iteration that was shown was amazing. I’m so excited to get to know more of all the characters. Including Reo’s boss and Sumire’s friend. My interest is also piqued at the little drama the author is created with their past. As well as the opening of the manga, and why Sumire’s dad is so protective.

Now, let’s talk Reo. Love. Love. Love. The himbo energy I know, love and deserve. More please. Always more. As perfect as Reo is to me, I’m really glad that he doesn’t overshadow the main character, Sumire. She’s also a great character and I’m very excited to see her story.

I impatiently wait for volume two.

I really liked this one. I loved the art style and the story/romance is off to a really cute start.

**ARC provided by NetGalley for honest review**

Lightning and Romance 1 by Rin Mikimoto is an age gap romance manga about a high school girl and and 20-year old ex-yakuza type man. Think a bit of reverse "Honey, So Sweet" vibes. Mikimoto's manga volumes have been okay for me so far (her art style is a little heavy handed for my taste), but I did enjoy the main character's trait of having "guts", it was pretty unique, and I wouldn't mind continuing the series for now to see what happens given the opportunity.

This just wasn't for me. While the artwork was cute, I especially loved some of the facial expressions. The fact that the romance is between a 20 yr old who's still going to highschool plus a girl who's in her second year in highschool just kinda weirded me out. That's why I just couldn't enjoy it, if that age difference wouldn't have been there I would maybe liked it better though I still think this is not the kind of thing I like.

I'm intrigued! I wasn't much of a fan of this author's Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight series, so I wasn't sure what to expect with this one. The illustrations are amazing and the plot has a mystery element that makes me want to know how Reo knew her before meeting in class. I'm going to pick up the next volume for sure!

Thank you to netgalley and Kodansha Comics for the e-arc!

Sumire is starting her second yr of high school when she meets ninomiya, who has a lot of nasty rumors going about him. Sumire finds this 20 yr old bad boy ninomiya to be her seat neighbor.

So I did find it to be some what lack luster. It was cute and I liked it by the end it just took a bit to get there. I just wanted alittle more depth from the plot. I never really attached with sumire who is a gutsy girl and kinda wants to find love. I did find ninomiya to be interesting and I like the mysteries about him. They leave a couple details in the manga kinda mysterious and I am excited to see where they go in vol 2.

Overall it was cute and I liked it. But it wasn’t super amazing. My only critique is that it was missing depth but I have a feeling it’ll show more in other volumes.