this josei rejuvenated my soul, it’s about a woman in her 30s struggling with her identity so she gets on a dating app and matches with a handsome woman who teaches her how to accept herself. it’s not explicitly yuri (yet) but i ship them and she forms bonds w other women as well
if you’ve only ever read from japanese male authors like haruki murakami and osamu dazai, i IMPLORE you to read from female authors like mieko kawakami, banana yoshimoto, sayaka murata and hiroko oyamada and see how people can write thought-provoking novels without misogyny
passive means personality wise, not bottom or submissive. she means like indecisive of everything, doesn't put in effort, cancels dates instead of saying no in the first place and wastes everyone's time, nonconfrontational etc
What made me love Namida ame to serenade even more probab the fact that despite its time travel genre, hina is allow to go home, finish her school & experience adulthood so she can make her choice to be with her man again without regret since she loves her family sm too