When Your Lover Becomes Your Right Hand
Midori no Hibi
“Midori Days” in English
What if the girl who loves you suddenly becomes your right hand? The story revolves around a girl named Midori. She was a girl that was secretly in love with “Mad Dog” Sawamura Seiji, but because she was shy, all she could do was to watch him from afar and she was never able to confess to him directly. She kept on wishing to be able to be close to Sawamura, until one day the wish was granted, that she actually became Sawamura’s right hand. Initially this caused a lot of problems for Sawamura, as he is a bad-ass fighter known for his Devil’s Right Hand, and now that her right hand has become Midori… well you’ll have to see that for yourself. The story spans along 85 chapters divided to 8 volumes in the manga, called “days”, but actually one chapter can last more than one day. The genre is comedic romance, and this will make you laugh and cry during the time you read it. 8 volumes may seem short, but it was perfect and the ending was greatly moving.
One of my friends had this a few years ago (this manga was started in 2003 and finished in 2004) but at that time I wasn’t interested so I didn’t copy it from him. Yesterday after finishing 20 chapters of 20th Century Boys I downloaded and read all 8 volumes, and I was greatly moved that I couldn’t help to cry a lot, especially in the chapters nearing the end in volume 7 and volume 8. The ending made me cry when Midori made a decision that could change their relationship forever and Sawamura was… phew, I don’t think I’ll spoil the best part of the manga here, go download it yourself and enjoy it yeah? You can take it from the Lurk Manga Archive (link on the right) if you got IRC.
There was a lot of things to think here, while it does not go into something deeply philosophical, the ponderings of the characters are still good to watch and might led you to a deep thought yourself. While Midori is 24/7 with Sawamura, sometimes Sawamura doesn’t see her at all and there are other girls trying to get him too, namely Lucy and Ayase, while Sawamura himself is still looking for girls. What is true happiness? What do you have to sacrifice for it? Where does your true home lie? What is true strength? Those are the questions that you will find the answer in this manga.
All in all, it is a good read and I recommend everyone to get it. It might one of of the better if not best romance stories you’ll find in a manga, and a quite realistic one actually despite the title, not like some kind of fairy tale or they live happily ever after kinds of girly mangas you’ll usually find lying around (no offense meant here). Read it, and if you have, give me some comments and thoughts about it.
