Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii

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Yakuza romance with yandere boy. The plot, pacing, character, action, drama, drawings and yandere romance are all on point. The latest chapters even had some spice, which I am definitely here for. The long chapters makes the story very unpredictable. We are already seeing "post-confession" storyline, which is always exciting. If the spicy turns out to be good, the plot developes and the manga gets finished before it gets worn out, then this series will end on and 8 or even 9! If the spice is bland, the plot begins to crawl or the manga goes on forever, then it might retain the 7/10 I ... have given it for now. I have high hopes.

There’s a twist in the first chapter that cemented Yoshino as my number one favourite female protagonist, and the more I read, the more sure I am she’ll be keeping that spot for a long time. When she doesn't completely defy cliche heroine tropes, she’s putting her own spin on them. She never makes herself smaller for the men around her, and I'm always cheering her on to stand above all the garbage thrown at her.

It's hard to root for her love interest, on the other hand, but that honestly is what makes this story so incredibly interesting. He’s genuinely terrible, which adds to ... the unexpected enjoyment of seeing her call him out on his bullshit. It’s a lot of fun rooting for Yoshino to go up against Kirishima! Beware of the second male lead syndrome, but even then, it’s clear that she’s a magnet for problem boys.



I think some readers may be hoping for more romantic escapism. This isn’t that kind of story.
The writing instead leans more towards psychological thriller/enemies to lovers. The romance is a slow burn, and I do mean slow. Kirishima is unhinged, and Yoshino knows it… but she’s twisted herself.
The characters are all crazy, but they feel so authentic in how they care for each other. I love it!

What I noticed after I finished the last uploaded chapter ~ 38 (my favourite one, ehehe) ~ is that for this manga to be enjoyed, you need to take your time and maybe take pauses for this manga.
This manga is full of action - not in the sense of the genre, despite a lot of fight sequences - but rather, there's happening so much, rapidly in a row, it is very easy to accidentally miss some pivotal points. To be honest, this manga confuses you nonetheless because it just doesn't bring most of the vital points across. At least I had problems to puzzle ... every detail together, so... it was not easy to follow the context.
That for the manga seemed less enjoyable. To not let this happen, I again recommend to slowly read and observe the manga. Because it ain't a feel-good, slow Slice of Life.

That aside; for me this manga is again "a manga that has potential in its story/lore, characters, and so on, but it didn't know exactly how to do it the right-right way".
The story tries to be and present something, and a lot of times the Mangaka did a great job. Still, some chapters and moments felt unnecessary and drawn out through tedious back and forth chatter and speculations of the characters, whereas to my personal taste, some parts and information just could've been presented easier, faster, and more excitingly. I feel like the manga missed suspension on parts that probably should have been more exciting. This is again pointing to my point that the manga made it hard to follow the context. As if it doesn't know where to go. But there is potential.

Now, exactly the potential of the manga makes me sceptical about whether I like the manga or not.

Also: I love the "genres" yakuza, psychological, romance; but some of their potential wasn't portrayed as I wished. So:
- All this stuff: Story/Lore/Telling + Dynamic (I don't know how you call all this professionally.)
= 6/10 ...(￣▽￣)...

From another point of view: I think this manga is very beautiful drawn. Props to the Mangaka, really! The art style quickly developed into an incredibly aesthetical piece of art to me. (I saved some good shots of this Manga for inspiration ;) I even liked the art style from the beginning and had the impression a few times that the drawing style was somewhere similar to Komi Can't Communicate. :D
- For the Art Style definitely:
= 9/10 , especially for the recently uploaded chapters (´｡• ω •｡`) ♡

What also fascinates me are the characters. Above all, most of the male characters (including the older ones), but also the female supporting characters, are refreshingly staged and have their unique, albeit a bit exaggerated, personalities. And that is nice.
When it comes to the female protagonist, I find her from chapter to chapter, more even from scene to scene, likeable or absolutely annoying. Her personality doesn't seem stable at all; sometimes I think she could be another character; And despite that she still feels rather one-dimensional and has barely any depth. Unfortunately, I can only give her my sympathy for a few moments, and then again, I simply don't like her behaviour over the course of the manga.
Most of the time she is annoyed and gets pissed off over a lot of little things (that maybe should be funny but I don't feel it), and then suddenly she is portrayed as someone that should be seen as special...sometimes she does unusual stuff, but I guess in the Manga it is just not presented fluent enough that her character really hooks me.

- Sooo the Character/Personality Design (1 minus point due to FemaleLead):
= 6/10 ...(￣▽￣)...

All in All: 7