[DeepL Translation - needs review] Let's live in the countryside. One day, Ms. Hayakawa, a translator, decided to start living near the forest, and every weekend she is visited by Mayumi, an accountant for 14 years, and Yoshi, a travel agent. The three good friends, who are neither into farming nor into natural life, walk through the forest at a leisurely pace. ...... is a four-frame manga with a 120% sympathy level for working women.
(Translator: DeepL)
It’s a chill, easy going manga about work, life and remembering to stop and take a break every now and then.
The art is simplistic and the language seems to follow suit with the odd unusual word here and there (bird names, mushroom names, occasional work words for jobs and such) but otherwise it’s every day stuff at a leisurely pace set both in the work place and in the forest.
Each “chapter” is a few pages long and most contain dialogue between at least 1 of the 3 main characters with some inner thoughts and narrative points. Some are a little thought provoking but nothing seems overly dramatic if that makes sense. Most is informal speech but if they are speaking with customers or higher level co-workers then there is some more formal dialogue. Each chapter is self contained but there are some chapters that reference lovely things revealed earlier.
Grammar is around N4-N3 I feel with a lot of the grammar and vocabulary repeated except a few niche words. No stress, no hassle. With the exception of a few chapters based around customer interactions, this almost felt like the Bob Ross of books 😆
There is no Furigana which could up the difficulty level for some but if you like simple, easy going everyday events and are looking for an easy-ish read that may include some look ups, I would recommend this.