Shimogamo Antique

A Japanese fantasy with a mystery twist centered around antique kimonos. "Shimogamo Antique" This is a series by Konko Shirakawa, the author of "Karasu wa Garasu no Nakama" (The Crow is a Friend of the Crow). The biggest charm is, first and foremost, the wonderful depiction of antique kimonos!! Beautiful, cute, comical, and elegant. This is a series I'd recommend to anyone who likes kimonos. If you like Kyoto, if you like antiques, if you like kimonos, if you like stories featuring special family lines, if you like couples that are heartwarming just to look at, if you like happy endings, if you were born into a former noble family... If even one of the keywords listed above appeals to you, you should definitely read it. It's also a novel where the couples written by Shirakawa-sensei are just incredibly cute. The romance of the protagonist, Kano-chan, is also cute. How Kano-chan's parents met is also cute. How Kano-chan's grandparents met is also cute. Personally, the story of how her grandparents met really made my heart flutter! So cute!