I had a relatively short train trip and wanted something short cute and refreshing to read. I stumbled upon Small Nozomi and Big Yume and wanted to share my thoughts about it to the world. Plot Nozomi a sixteen year old highschooler has been turned into a smaller version of herself in mysterious circumstances for unknown reasons. In that process she also happened to lose her memories. Fueled by her confusion and will to figure out what happened to her she meets hikkikomori Yume a twentytwo year old woman living in the nastiest conditions though she somehow manages to look cute and put together despite the lack of hygiene and sustainable lifestyle. Nozomi will basically aside with her initial objective decide to try and drag Yume out of her own mess. Thoughts Positive : The art style fits the classic criteria of the cute bubbly art style it excels in it even. Cute girls cute animals cute chibis : its all really pretty and agreeable to read. Negative : What pleases some will disappoint others. Thats right Im not a fan of the lowkey fetish content and soft sexualization in this manga. I found it rather unnecessary to have the girls shown assup half of the time. Poor Yume might be exhausted and jump on her bed or just trip somewhere and fall she will always end up with her ass pointed up thighs showing. Obviously if youre into that kid of stuff that might be a plus for you. It wasnt for me. In my humble opinion this manga shouldnt have relied on either Yume or Nozomi showing their feet closeup either. But once again that might just be my taste. Mixed : First thing I have mixed opinions about is the humour. The jokes the setting the characters and the dumb situations made me smile quite a few times. The clashing personalities of the protagonists made the comedy in this manga very wholesome and lighthearted. Its cute. But what disappointed me a bit was the fact that the jokes kind of always revolve around the same things Yume having trouble breaking her unhealthy habits or leaving her comfort zone making the comedy rather repetitive. Its fun its nice but in the end its a bit overdone. Then the overall plot and narrative also had me kind of hesitating. The trope is a classic one done nicely. It doesnt tackle really deep or serious subjects maybe except for the little friendship appreciation near the end which in itself isnt an issue since it can serve a purpose of a cute little story usually a childfriendly one that is lighthearted and that you would read to take your mind off things. What bugged me is the contrast between this aspect and the whole lowkey fetishcontent. Made me wonder about what the target audience that this manga was originally aimed at is. Finally the end of the story mainly the final chapter kind of clashed with the rest in my humble opinion. One last thing that let me kind of down is that the girl x girl romance potential has not been fulfilled sadly. TLDR Its overall a cute manga not a lifechanging philosophical one but its pretty and funny a nice read. Suited to be read in one sit if you want to have your moment of escapism conditioned by cute manga girls and occasional zooms on their feet.