[#CreativeAwardReview] Enjoy the sluggishness!

I have quite a lot of interaction with Taro Fukushima on note as well. Last year, I met him several times at note events in Yotsuya, and this year I have met him at Junmiha-san's solo exhibition and at the Literature Flea Market. Thanks to that, I even had the honor of writing an 'afterword' for one of Fukushima-san's books.

Perhaps I should have posted a review for 'Fossil Miracle' (Kaseki no Kiseki), for which I had the connection of writing the afterword.

I also think I should perhaps write a 'Creative Award Review' for the second year in a row for 'Kuroda Manufacturing Story,' which I have been supporting since last year while shedding tears and saying it's like Project X.

'Fossil Miracle' is a masterpiece that reminds me of children's literature while making me feel the preciousness of life, and 'Kuroda Manufacturing Story' is a masterpiece that makes me feel the passion for manufacturing and one's hometown, and it even makes me feel like Tomorowo Taguchi is living inside my brain.

However! I have decided to write this review instead!

This story is a novel that depicts the frustratingly slow romance between Kimoto-san and Nishino-san. These two are just so troublesome. They are so 'sluggish' until the very end that I want to slap them on the back and tell them to just get together already without all the fuss!

While wondering why they both just talk so much and never take action, I spent my days waiting for updates because I was so curious. In the end, during the serialization, I was captivated by the 'Fukushima Sluggish Magic'.

Another point to enjoy in this work is that you can tell Fukushima-san is having fun writing it. I think it would also be suitable as a manga adaptation for a salaryman story, but note officials, could you please pitch it to publishers along those lines? I think this kind of comical sluggishness would be appreciated by people who are tired from work.

Since Kimoto-san and Nishino-san are colleagues at the company, the story also touches on workplace relationships. Therefore, while it involves romance, there are also stories about 'advancing work while valuing people'.

I thoroughly enjoyed the 'sluggish romance' between Kimoto-san and Nishino-san, but the depiction of the work aspect was also wonderful, and it was a story that I thought could also be a challenge in the work category. I believe that even in a romance, when other aspects are highlighted, it adds depth to the story.