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The plot was so breathtakingly warm and so full of charms. I love Sentaro and Tokue-- on how their friendship started it gave me a slight tingle that a moment can be created in the most strangest way. Cherry blossoms and round fluffy dorayaki-- the perfectly match. Love how the plot development brought me to Tenshoen, a story of Tokue really warm a heart, that lemon canary and Wakana and how Tokue's character taught me about life a lot. I love Tokue's attitude and skills as well as her passion with cooking, how she was so 'carefully' treating the adzuki beans. My heart towards Tokue so abundant that when madam owner said bad things about her it really irritated me a lot (feeling so happy that at last Sentaro made the right decision to leave after all the obnoxious remarks). Credit to translation work cause I think it did right in conveying exact emotions and feelings cause I honestly think each sentence was so lovely and heartwarming, especially the exchange letters part. The trust between Sentaro and Tokue was so admirable, really love their interactions and Wakana so like the extra special cherry blossom in a cup of warm tea. \n\nNever thought a story started from a dorayaki stall could bring me such satisfaction in reading. Now every time I see and buy dorayakis at the bakeries my mind would definitely remember Tokue. \n\n\"It’s my belief that everything in this world has its own language. We have the ability to open up our ears and minds to anything and everything. That could be someone walking down the street, or it could be the sunshine or the wind.\"",5,"none","rv-01kr83kzt3d2f1x12tesann96d",[],"2026-05-10T04:51:36.000000Z",{"first":7,"last":7,"prev":7,"next":7},{"path":126,"per_page":127,"next_cursor":7,"prev_cursor":7,"has_more":18},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fapi\u002Fworks\u002F01kkc6r2x7t8a1e1qrdtzztdh0\u002Freviews",20]