Sweat and Soap, Vol. 3

Today’s post is on Sweat and Soap, Vol. 3 by Kintetsu Yamada. It is 208 pages long and is published by Kodansha Comics. The cover has the two main characters, Asako and Kotaro. As it is the third in the series, you need to have read the first two volumes to understand the story. There is no foul language, mild sex and sexuality, and no violence in this volume. The intended reader is someone who likes sweet, adult love stories with two dorky but sweet characters. The story is told from mostly the two main characters. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- DROPPING A BATH BOMB

The office romance between the quiet and sweet accountant Asako, who's spent her life ashamed of how much she sweats, and rising star of the bath and toiletry world Kotaro got off to a fast and steamy start! Kotaro's status at the company has made her wary of revealing their relationship to their colleagues at Liliadrop, and she's stumbled into the discovery that Kotaro has been mentoring an attractive, young product developer named Korisu. He doesn't seem to have feelings for her, but might she be harboring a secret crush? Awkwardness explodes into anxiety when Kotaro tells her he's scheduled to take a four-day business trip with Korisu--just the two of them! Can Asako's budding relationship survive, and what's Korisu planning to do over three nights with her supposedly-single boss?

Review- Lots of good things happen in this volume: Asako and Kotaro decide to be public with this relationship, dealing with crushes from other people, and talking about things honestly. To be fair in this series, Asako and Kotaro do a lot of talking and being honest about what they want and their expectations, which is a good thing. But it is nice for them to be open about being together. There is plenty of laughs in this volume too with Asako and Kotaro going on vacation together and just being their dorky, sweet selves. This is a great manga and I love the characters. More! 

I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.