December 30, 2022

Sometimes I want fantastic world building and exciting, deep stories that surprise me at every turn, making me guess what will happen next. Other times I just want something that's easy to read and sweet as sugar. And Tamamo, kitsune turned maid, definitely delivers on the sweetness front.

Pros:

  • Cute art
  • Full furigana
  • Easy to read
  • An adorable fox-eared protagonist

Cons:

  • Predictable story
  • Feels a bit too fast (probably due to only being one volume)
  • Tamamo felt a bit too pushy in the beginning

From a language learner's perspective this was not very hard. If you've read other mangas around L20, you will probably be right at home. Tamamo has some easy to figure out speech quirks, and there are a few religious words scattered here and there, but that's nothing that can't be fixed with a few dictionary lookups.

In the end, Tamamo no Koi is a pretty standard fox girl meets boy story, and doesn't try to be more. And I wasn't looking for anything more. I wanted something cute to relax with, and that's exactly what I got.

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on July 7, 2023
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on July 1, 2023
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on June 26, 2023
Legato graded
on March 11, 2023
easier thanルリドラゴン 1L21
Legato graded
on January 28, 2023
Legato graded
on December 30, 2022
easier than夜カフェ 1L22
Legato graded
on December 30, 2022
Legato graded
on December 30, 2022
Legato graded
on December 30, 2022
Legato graded
on December 30, 2022
similar in difficulty toそれでも歩は寄せてくる 1L19