Displaying the journey in overcoming insecurity and indecisiveness of the main lead. Also worth to mention that both Hold Me Back and Saotome Kanako no Baai wa share the same 3 female casts: Ai Hashimoto, Non, & Asami Usuda.
- Painfully real romcom
- A realistic female lead
- Real depiction of loneliness & what it means to be human with all our perfections & imperfections
- Quirky & refreshing
Both of the protagonist talk by themselves. Bun (Hokusai to Meshi) talks with her stuffed toy named Hokusai while Mitsuko (Hold me Back) has "A" as her counselor.
