10/27/2022: Spoilers... Im not a big fan of books wasting my time this one doesnt. Pretty much every romance manga you can read is like 70 stalling kind of wack a bit silly. Whether it be Komi Nisekoi or the eternal hellscape of fire and brimstone called Rentagirlfriend all of these manga move at a pretty slow pace. In a medium where interesting characters are put in seemingly endless stories I would like to introduce a manga that does have an end in sight one that doesnt waste youre time where the characters while not being the best ones out there wont make you groan. This manga is Bonnouji. Bonnouji is a story starring two adults living in the same apartment complex two floors apart from each other. One night Michiyo Ozawa stumbles into Zenji Oyamadas apartment after sorrow drinking due to a recent breakup with her boyfriend of 5 years. after recovering in the restroom she exits to find a room filled with things ranging from otaku merchandise to baseball flags. 320https://3.bp.blogspot.com/pHAR7XTfOro/VtNILjiHCGI/AAAAAAAATv0/bAfSQNfl5w/s1600/IMAGEM2B02.png They then decide to open a box that has alcoholic beverages inside. They share a drink which then starts a friendship which later turns into something much more. It has pretty great progression no seriously read it you might be surprised. The story is pretty chill no big events or set pieces are present but at least you wont be seeing the quadrillionth school festival arc. The art is alright it gets the job done just looks sort of unpolished at times. 320https://formeinfullbloom.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/bonnouji.jpg The characters are nice. theres the main characters who are Michiyo and Zenji Michiyo is an office lady who often drinks and smokes she also likes opening the boxes with Zenji Zenji is a programmer guy who is sent boxes of random stuff from his brother thus explaining all the stuff in the room hes pretty laid back. Some other minor characters do appear but dont really affect the story that much. Except for one instance of Zenjis brother he is rather integral to the story. This is my favorite manga I like it a lot. And while yes others may have higher highs bonnouji never hits the lower lows it is consistently high quality. Overall I would recommend this to people who like short stories but not to younger readers because it does have some nudity if thats something you care about. 9/10