Skip and Loafer Volume 1

my friend @ObscureGodOfTea (no idea if that's how this site works) lent me this one. a really nice chill out book! optimistic and sweet, with characters that never feel like they're only there to serve a purpose - a lot of characters' arcs are (I say now, very possibly to be proven wrong) broadly predictable, but there's nice observation and real interest in different personalities and approaches to high school socialising and decisions and emotions that it doesn't feel at all dull. Also some very cute art including of the main character Mitsumi's family pets. It's also a very charming introduction to a main character (and I kind of love how her face is drawn in this! very simply but distinctively). Thanks for the recommendation :)