Tuesday, December 16, 2025

The Dashing Zaddy and His Icy Protégé, Vol. 3 by Fumito

 
The Dashing Zaddy and His Icy Protégé, Vol. 3 by Fumito
My Rating: ★★★

While Takanashi appears to have everything, he’s secretly struggling with ED… or is he? For some reason, his tools only work for Hiwatari! Just when he’s finally ready to face his feelings for Hiwatari, he suddenly goes viral. Now the accidentally hilarious duo are dealing with Takanashi becoming the face of their company, turning him into a local celebrity. How will Hiwatari deal with having to compete with all of Takanashi’s new fans taking up all his time?!

I’ve been enjoying this series, but it took me a bit to get into this one because Hiwatari becoming the face of their company took me straight out of the story for a bit. I wasn’t expected to get hit with some filler when it seemed like there was going to be another confession between the two of them. That said, I still enjoyed this volume. The shenanigans that occur due to Hiwatari’s new celebrity life was hilarious even though that plot point was kind of random.

I am excited to see how their relationship will continue to develop now that they’re officially taking the first step in that direction together. It’ll be interesting to see what crazy shenanigans are in their future because while this is a romance, it’s also a hilarious one at that! I gotta say that the shoe mix-up had me absolutely dying from laughter. I’ll be sure to check out the next volume as soon as the English translation is available!