In 2018, we had a chance to look at Dousei Seikatsu ~ Watashi o Sukittekoto Desho (同棲生活 ~ わたしを好きってことでしょ, a full color slice-of life Pixiv manga by Satsumaage.

Today we have a sequel, Dousei Seikatsu 2 Watashi dake ga Tokubetsunara ii no ni (同棲生活2 わたしだけが特別ならいいのに). Like the original volume, this manga does not have a plot. It is instead filled with the minutiae that make up a life.

Yuuko and Miyuki share good days and bad days, food and drink, sleeping on the sofa and make fun of each other, as couples do.

As an accurate and affectionate look at two women living together as a couple, this is utterly delightful. Yuuchan is much more touchy-feely, and Miyuki is a but more needy emotionally, but any conflicts between them are small. Like “You drank my beer,” small. We don’t have to worry about them, They are a fine and we’re just watching them live.

Ratings:

Art – 8 Perspective is sometimes wonky, but otherwise solid
Story – 8 Life
Characters – 9 I’d have them over for lunch
Service  – 2 Surprisingly little
LGBTQ – 9 No discussion of them as lesbian, but it’s really aside the point here. They are a couple.

Overall – 9

It makes a good “just a couple of pages” at night before bed kind of story.