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Raise wa Tanin Ga Ii

Author : Asuka Konishi

Genre : drama, action, a bit of romance

Theme : Yakuza

9/10

As for the story, it's really interesting and refreshing plot. I already read it twice because i don't quite follow the story at first and have to recall back on the actual plot. For the second read, i finally understand to where this story is going to.

So basically, Yoshino Soumei, a daughter of kirigaya yakuza from Osaka is arranged to have marriage with Miyama Kirishima, a son of yakuza from Tokyo (i forgot his family name). For the few first chapters, it seems like usual political marriage trope where they have to be united by the contract but later deepen their feeling to each other, BUT NO. Well i'm quite surprised by a chapter where the actual story started to be unveiled.

Kirishima is the strangest character i ever read in the whole experience i read comic. He's a masochist, unreadable, impulsive, lack of common sense, obsessive, stalker, and all. But yeah, that's what make it interesting. He's really mysterious and his childhood story is still unknown. While Yoshino is really the most surprising character here. At first, she seems to be a normal country girl with manner, but turn out to be the totally opposite. Her being polite and collected is all because she doesn't want to reveal her image of yakuza related anyway. She's truly baddass. And i like how she's so dense and carefree. I like how Kirishima described her as someone who will just build her own shelter when she's cornered in such dangerous situation instead of trying to find a way out. She's so calm and dense, that's what he thinks of her.

So the main conflict of this story i guess is the reason behind of this arranged marriage. Like the reason behind why Yoshino has to marry Kirishima above all and why Kirishima willing to agree it at first place. In the chapter where Kirishima met Shouma (a family member of Yoshino), he stated that he's not ordered by anyone to treat Yoshino that way, but he genuinely behave because of the sake of his love, like he's really in love with Yoshino. What interesting me is that he said it's actually win win condition, Reiji, Yoshino' gramp and also the head of Kirigaya organization who arranged the marriage has his own personal reason on why he decided to put Yoshino under Kirishima's care and Kirishima himself that has his own personal reason. So as for the two, their reason is still be a big question mark of the story and i assume it's gonna resolve the story' conflict.

But then, the incident in Osaka, Yoshino and Kirishima met another strong and mysterious person called Azuma (or Aizuma i forgot his name). He's told to be the mastermind behind the attack that come to Kirishima and his purpose is to meet Yoshino.

Sooo as for now, my theory is actually there's a big accident happened back then when they were child. Kirishima turned out already looked for Yoshino since he's 12. He came all the way to Osaka back then but couldnt meet her. And this is still a bih secret, but i guess, she involved herself in Kirishima's matter when they were child. And the same reason to why he would like to marry her now. And then there's gang war that would happen soon between some Yakuza organization that include kirigaya family. Yoshino, being the only granddaughter of the house has the biggest possibility to be the target or bait to attack kirigaya, so Reiji should find 'safe place' for Yoshino to live on and smh he acknowledge Kirishima so that arranged marriage happen. Aizuma, still unknown he's a part of which yakuza family but seems like he looked for Yoshino to make some negotiation or maybe took her(?) as later be a bait for the war. But few chapters that already exist forshadowing that gang war is indeed gonna happen. First, from the Shouma words to Yoshino as per why she's married to Kirishima, second, the permed curly hair yakuza who also said to Shouma that there will be internal fights among yakuza family, and that Aizuma incident.

There are still a lot of mystery to where this story is going to, and this is really interesting. The art style is also really unique and pleasing, the character especially Yoshino's family is hilarious. My cinammon roll Shouma is too much to handle, he's precious boy (i really ship him with Yoshino tbh instead of Kirishima, but it's impossible since Yoshino really see him as a brother), Hotei is the most attractive one here haha he takes care of Yoshino really well and indeed become the parent role for her life.

Really worth the reading, can't wait for the next chapter :'(((

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