Plus-sized misadventures in love vol 1 by mamakari

After a mysterious accident wiped all of her memories, Yumeko awakens as an entirely new person with a fresh look on life and with a striking confidence and energy. She begins going to work even though she doesn’t remember anything about her role in the company. Along the way, she stumbles upon a sickly man in the park who bears a resemblance to someone occupying a large chunk of a secret photo album on her phone! Once at work, she contributes ideas and pitches in a sales meeting and manages to get a project approved despite her memory lapse. A semi-jealous but helpful coworker helps her prepare for her sales pitch meeting in front of upper management, what could arguably be the most important meeting of her career.

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There are elements of mystery sprinkled throughout what is otherwise a comedy starring the one woman show, Yumeko. She had confidence pouring off of her, but those around her don’t share in her outlook on life. Other characters make rude comments behind Yumeko’s back, making this a heartbreaking but realistic depiction of the hardships of being a plus-sized person unable to escape the negativity regardless of the positivity one might exude. There are aspects about this story that may be refreshingly positive for readers as they find comfort in Yumeko's attitude despite the world around her, but others might find the chatter annoying or distracting.

Harper rates this for Older Teen. It's theorized Yumeko's accident could have been suicide and she finds a notebook with self-deprecating thoughts, but the suicide theory is later ruled out. There are also mentions of adulterous affairs and folks sneaking around to have trysts, but nothing is seen on page in this volume.

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12

This review was made possible with a copy provided by the publisher.

Publisher: HarperAlley
Publication Date: June 24, 2025
ISBN: 9780063458147 (Paperback)

​Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Career, Romance, Mystery, HarperAlley