Meet Yuzu, a little girl who isn’t that much into animals but who starts working at her uncle’s vet practice after things happen.

I was looking for new German manga to add to my TBR and I came across this superduper cute manga! In this one we meet a little girl named Yuzu who, due to her mom having to go to the hospital for a while, has to go live with her uncle. And she is also helping him out with his vet practice, yes, that is right, uncle is a veterinarian. But there is one catch. Yuzu isn’t doing so happy with animals. She loves looking at them, but going near them? NOPE. Which surprised me. Sorry, she just looked like a girl who would absolutely LOVE LOVE animals and would be ecstatic to work with her uncle. But it does add an extra element to the manga, because will Yuzu get over her fear? Will she become more comfortable with being around animals? I was really rooting for her, and I loved that despite everything she did keep going and did keep trying. It wasn’t always easy for her.

I thought that this would be a mostly light-hearted manga, yes, there was some darker bits with her mom not doing that well and Yuzu feeling lonely, but I thought with the animal practice it would be mostly cute. And yes, sure, it was cute as well, but, I can tell you know, bring tissues. LORD, I cried so many times while reading this. Each chapter is a new case. We get a dog who is pretending to be fine but who isn’t doing fine. We get a celeb dog with something going on. A dog who keeps forgetting things. A girl who lost her cat and now has a new kitten and they aren’t working out (or are they?). I loved seeing all the animals that appeared and I loved seeing Yuzu go fully at it to help both animal and owner. Plus, her uncle is also doing a-plus work and I just loved seeing him, just like Yuzu, try everything he can to help out animals. He is a really good vet. And you know, Yuzu, once she fully gets over her fear, will also have a shining career should she want to!

And as I said, Yuzu’s mom isn’t doing well, and we see how that affects Yuzu. She has already lost her dad years ago when she was small and is worried so much about her mom. In the start Yuzu isn’t sure how to handle things and worries she cannot be honest about her feelings but as things continue we see that she is more open to her mom about things. I loved that. And I am definitely hoping that mom is better soon!

Sometimes this one was a bit dramatic. Like how one moment she had her head not in the right space because of something that happened to her mom and she made a mistake, instead of her uncle trying to comfort her and try to make her feel OK again he dismisses her and tells her that if she cannot concentrate she has no business here. WTF? A bit of sympathy would be nice.

Oh, and I found it a bit rude that Yuzu judged that girl with the kitty. How would you feel if the cat you loved so much died and your parents got you, without saying anything, a replacement? One that is also totally opposite of your old cat? Sorry, but I could definitely understand the girl.

The art was a lot of fun, I just love the style and I love how the animals (and humans) are drawn.

All in all, this involved a few more tears than I had expected, but I really loved this one. Character growth. Animals. Cute art. I want more!