月とメープルシロップ－先生との恋は蜜の味－（１）

月とメープルシロップ－先生との恋は蜜の味－[Tsuki to Maple Syrup] #1

by Kayoru, 華夜

ヤリチン男子高生、年上教師に初恋す！チャラ男DK・落合楓は超プレイボーイ！そんな彼が次にロックオンしたのはキラキラ女教師…と見せかけて実は超ズボラな先生・橋本月子だった。遊びで「月子先生とヤれたら1万円」という賭けを始めるものの、子供扱いしてくるし、彼氏がいるし…あれ、全然口説けないんですけど！？そのうちどんどん先生のこと本気で気になってきちゃって…！？

Genres: Manga, Romance

192 pages, Comic

First published September 25, 2020

About the author

• Associated names:
華夜
华夜
浅野华夜
浅野華夜
Kaoru ASANO
Kayoru ASANO

• Blood Type: O
• Birthday: April 24th
• Zodiac: Taurus

Kayoru's full name is ASANO Kayoru, but she goes by a mononym on her solo works. She is a former assistant of Arina Tanemura

Reviews

[Bibliothecat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for the complete series

Kayoru is a bit of an odd mangaka - her early works were over the top saccharine and clichéed and then rather than developing her style gradually she made this huge leap into extremely smutty stories that somehow still managed to sell under a shoujo label. I always felt as though she'd missed a step in between and that a story told between her two extreme levels would have been just right. And just when I was giving up on her, she came around with Tsuki to Maple Syrup which I not only read in one go but also actually really enjoyed.

It's probably best to get the warnings out of the way first; this manga features an age gap and student-teacher romance. This is always a grey zone or for some an instant red flag - for me, it always depends on how an author handles the material and, given my previous experience with Kayoru, I was really surprised how sensibly she treated this subject. But let's start with some highlights - this is a rare shoujo that features the male as the main character, and it's also him being the younger one and student, which I daresay is much less common than the female student and male teacher constellation.

True to Kayoru standards, our main character Kaede is quite the playboy and sleeps around a lot - that actually instantly put me off and had me thinking that this story is going to be like all her others. The premise is a simple one: Kaede's friends dare him to woo whoever they choose - he accepts the challenge and then finds out they've chosen their English teacher Tsukiko. At this point, we can all see where this is headed - the bet and trying to catch her attention has Kaede developing feelings for her for real.

I appreciated how we saw most of the story through Kaede's point of view and how things changed for him over time including fully dropping out of his playboy habits. But most importantly, I really liked Tsukiko - she loves being a teacher and is a good one at that. When she starts to realise Kaede's advances she is quite clear about their situation and is not just concerned about her job situation but also what impacts it could have on Kaede as well as acknowledging that the responsibility clearly lies with her.

There were also other subjects which were approached in a rather thoughtful way such as such as honesty and being able to be yourself. I really have to say that Kayoru surprised me with this series as the story had a lot more meat and with the exception of the opening chapters, anything beyond kissing was pushed much further to the background. The pacing was well done and I enjoyed how the series wrapped it. It was by no means a perfect series and I know age gap and/or student-teacher stories aren't going to be everyone's cup of tea, but this was otherwise a really well executed story and cute artwork and I'm glad I gave Kayuro another chance.

[Milagros Guevara Bernabé · Rating 1 out of 5]

¿Una historia de amor entre un alumno mujeriego y su profesora doce años mayor? Suena escandaloso, ¿no? Lástima que Moon and Maple Syrup termine siendo más cliché que controversial. 🫠💔

Todo comienza con una apuesta: Kaede, el típico playboy de preparatoria con ego inflado, le pone precio a su nueva "meta": acostarse con la profesora Tsukiko a cambio de 10 000 yenes. Sí, así de superficial. Pero claro, el guion shojo decide que el amor puede nacer incluso de una premisa tan lamentable como esa. 😬

Tsukiko, la profe “perfecta” que en realidad vive hecha un desastre fuera del aula, tiene novio, un trabajo respetable y más madurez que todo el plantel estudiantil junto... o eso creíamos. Porque al parecer bastan unos pocos capítulos y un par de frases bonitas de un adolescente para que ella termine replanteándose toda su vida. 💅

¿Y el cambio de Kaede? De fuckboy a príncipe azul en menos de tres tomos, porque claro, se enamora de verdad de la profesora. ¿Red flags? Todas. Pero no pasa nada, porque el guion lo justifica con la excusa de “aceptarla tal y como es” (cosa que su ex no hacía), y eso automáticamente lo convierte en el mejor candidato para una relación estable. ¿Lógica? Ni en esta dimensión. 🧠❌

¿Y lo más forzado? Que Tsukiko, quien llevaba un año con su ex y supuestamente había tenido relaciones con él, termina revelando en el último capítulo que aquel día no pasó nada y sigue siendo virgen. Casual. Conveniente. Porque claro, así Kaede se convierte en el primero y único. La pureza intacta para el protagonista masculino, como buen premio del shoujo promedio. 🙄

El final: Un salto en el tiempo donde Kaede, ahora también maestro (¡porque claro!), vive con Tsukiko y su hija como si todo fuera lo más normal del mundo. Nadie se cuestiona nada, nadie dice nada sobre la diferencia de edad, ni sobre cómo comenzó la relación. Pero tú y yo sabemos que si los roles fueran inversos y se tratara de una alumna menor de edad con un profesor de 28 años, el escándalo no se habría hecho esperar. 🔥🧃

[Soobie is expired · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ich habe diese Serie gekauft, weil ich alle Bände von Kayoru gesammelt habe. Ich wusste nicht, worum es ging.

Ich dachte auch, dass es nur zwei Bände gäbe. Und ich musste die letzte zwei Bücher schnell kaufen.

Ich mag diese erste Band, weil es um eine Geschichte aus der Sicht eines Junges geht. Die Handlung ist nicht sehr originell aber sie ist unterhaltsam und die Figuren sind interessant. Und ich mag die Zeichnungen von Kayoru-Sensei.

[Vale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich mag das Buch:) echt niedlich und von meiner lieblingsautorin:)

Bin gespannt auf band 2 :) 🥺😍

[Negin 🧚‍♀️✨💎 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Der Zeichenstil ist typisch shojo und ich hab’s vermisst!
Hat mir sehr gut gefallen