"No matter how long i live, eventually, i will leave him behind. i know i'm asking him for something terrible, and yet..."

this is such a short and sweet story. set in the taisho period of imperial japan, it's a lovely blend of the historical and the mythological. the budding romance between kiyo and ozaki at the forefront is certainly best described as yearning. the art style is lively and the translation choices felt right for the tone. i appreciate the appendix providing more cultural context and providing a brief explanation of how the chosen era affected kiyo's storyline in particular.

that said, the shortness of the story meant the pacing fell somewhat flat. i did not realise three years had passed between the beginning and the end until the appendix and perhaps fleshing it out over several volumes would've given more space for the relationship to develop organically. despite that, i had a lovely time with "yearning fox".

thanks to netgalley and kodansha books for the arc.