Living Game · review
"Living Game" is an enjoyable romance drama based in the early 1990's that combines an age gap couple, issues with maturity and growing up as well as the individuals search for purpose in life. As the title might suggest, the plot itself centers around the various living conditions of the main couple - their first meeting and initial living situation being caused by seemingly two random acts of real-estate terrorism. As the story progresses the changes in living situations start to portray the characters quest to find a place for themselves, or more succinctly, a place where they belong. On the whole the plot andcharacters in this manga are solid and the constant themes make it enjoyable to read because it helps you understand the reasoning and thinking behind the leading couples various decisions. I wouldn't say the plot itself is anything particularly deep, but it's executed with loving care and honesty.
Being an older manga the art style might be a little out dated for some people, but I found it pleasant and most importantly the pacing of the panels were easy to understand with the entire work flowing smoothly and at times I found myself appreciating the fact that due to this being written in the early 1990's that there was more of a focus on telling a plausible romance story than a trope ridden mess that seems to be all too common these days.
Overall "Living Game" is a great manga from the last century that's greatest strength is it's ability to make you understand and feel the motives of it's characters.