A story about broken relationships. This was a nail-biter from start to finish, and although the ending left a little to be desired, I still have to say that this was a pretty good read. Musume no Tomodachi, or My Daughters Friend, is a story about a miserable man, and the miserable people he's surrounded by. His dead wife has left a hole in both him and his daughter's heart, and he tries to fill the void with work, selfishly escaping his responsibility as a father by destroying himself from overwork. He finds solace in another miserable person, the titular Daughter's Friend, who I think sympathizes withthe MC's inability to truly face responsibility. They bond over this. The manga is about this relationship.

This is not a wholesome story at all. This is a story about two people trying to repair the hell that is their life, and doing so through imperfect ways. It's frustrating to watch, but I think I can say they end up doing a decent enough job at it.

What matters is that the writing of the manga is done in a way that doesn't seem to condone this behavior. We see a realistic depiction of a very troubled situation, and the rest is sort of left to the viewer. It is not played for fan-service or anything along those lines. and that's what makes it good to me.

That being said, the content still left a bad taste in my mouth, even if it was well written.