My Solo Exchange Diary 3/5

So in this manga (that the entire class read may I add) it tells the tale of Nagata Kabi who was the author of My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness. Within this Manga she goes into detail about her life and the struggles she encounters with being a manga artist living with her parents and having this craving for social interaction (particularly sexual).

Within the first entry of her "diary" she gives us an introduction to herself and her life situation. It's in this chapter that we are introduced to the main problem that Nagata is feeling which is this bone chilling cold she feels since she's alone. She also talks about although she is a successful manga writer that she is still struggling with her relationships back home and with money to pay for her basic necessities.

Within the second entry we see that Nagata is trying to find solutions to fix the chilling cold she feels. For instance, she will attempt to go to a bathing room to get warm (which works for a little) and then once she goes back into the outside world she remains cold again. It takes her hiring an escort for her to realize the cold she is feeling is actually just the coldness that comes with  being lonely.

Then within the third entry, we are introduced to her family life and the struggles she encounters with her family. She has dreams of wanting to have her own place but she's under strict jurisdiction of her parents as she lives under their roof. She didn't realize that she had accumulated almost 1million yen from her new years money, but she is still under pressure of her family. We also see that she has a poor relationship with her father and that her father is very verbally cold and abusive towards Nagata.

This series showcases this entertaining biography of Nagata's life and I feel I get a better understanding of her as a person by reading this. I will continue to read this manga since it's so entertaining and very charming.