Some people might disagree with the high rating (even if they liked the manga) but I just found this story right up my alley and it just clicked with me in a magical way. With Sono Otoko, I was expecting it to be more about the chocolate (and it was!) but I was pleasantly surprised that the story was developed even further by giving the main character, Jean-Louis, this realness and depth. The chocolate and sweets were used as metaphors in the story rather than just a source of pleasure. To a man like Jean-Louis, chocolates gave him comfort growing up and he never learned tolet go. There's so much room and material to analyze Jean-Louis's character here but I don't wish to ruin those moments of realization while reading the manga for you.

Est Em has a minimalist style that is more realistic and different than your mainstream manga art, beautifully colored with hues of orange and coffee brown (the color you'd get if you tried doing watercolors with coffee). It succeeded in giving an atmosphere of its own, sucking you completely into the story.

This was my first manga by Est Em and I'm planning to try out her other work but I really recommend this one~