"Sakura's Dedication" by Fuyu Yukimiya

Series review of "Sakura's Dedication" by Fuyu Yukimiya.

This is the shojo manga I have read about the love that comes after the first, young, insecure, inexperienced love.

Sawa, our female MC, has had several boyfriends but her relationships all end with a bad breakup – just take her latest boyfriend who cheated on her.
When her classmate Sakura confess his feelings to her, she replies that he's not her type. He's okay with that and doesn't give up on making her like him, because as he says ”one's type and the person you fall in love with are often different”, and it doesn't take more than one chapter for Sakura to win over Sawa. It's the story that follows that's fun to read because Sakura is different from the guys Sawa normally dates, so while she might be experienced in dating and think she knows how things will play out, she's thrown when their relationship is so different from her earlier relationships. The ex-boyfriends and bad breakups are playing a role in the story, and in many ways is this a different take on the story about an insecure girl falling in love with a handsome, patient and understanding guy, but also a story about a girl that has to learn about herself, before she can find lasting love.

I found this read eye-opening. As a reader, you have no doubt that Sakura and Sawa are in love, and it's refreshing to read about love between lovers. Their different personalities clash sometimes – like their different ideas of what a perfect date is – but the story shows that as long as you are open towards your partner it will be alright, just as there will be situations where you can learn new things about yourself.

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