Yancha Gal no Anjou-san
Anjo the Mischievous Gal

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In my years of reading manga, I've devoured tons of shoujo and romance, but I never would have expected that a school ecchi/eroge art manga would portray one of the healthiest and most charming relationships in the genre. For different reasons, I feel like I could recommend it to both ecchi and shoujo romance readers alike.

Readability: 10
To begin with, as light as this manga feels - not even reaching 30 pages per chapter - it's like a breath of fresh air if you're tired of overly dramatic school romances. The format of "short chapters, different story on almost every chapter" makes it an easy read, ... however, you follow Seto's quick evolution both as a person and in his relationship with Anjou as there are some arcs that are carried through the entire story. Character evolution is crazy good on this manga, but especially for Seto.

Main characters: 10
Even though I started this manga because I love the "bully girl" dynamic in relationships, this one feels different. The "bullying" part is not in a kinky or humilliating way, but more like a sexual/romantic tease from Anjou to Seto. Regarding their initial friendship, she's respectful to him from the very first moment they meet, she wants him to be seen. Seto is a sweet gentleman from the beginning as well. It's a charming couple dynamic.

Side characters: 9
Side characters have an evolution as well. Even though some characters may appear as sterotyplical ecchi characters at first, you get to know them as the story progresses, and chapters centered around them feel as interesting as that of the main couple. Their personalities and problems feel so different, and their interactions are really interesting.

Art: 10
What can I say about the art... I adore when artists have a distinguished style. It's the case for Katou Yuuichi. His characters feel lively, pretty, different to each other, showing different faces, looks, eyes, vibes. His female characters are also very different from each other: all of them are incredibly pretty but have really different styles and body types. As a fanservice-y manga, you get to see lots of anatomy and it feels different for every character. I was also surprised at how good the artist is at drawing any piece of clothing. Heck, this is a must read manga if you're a fashion lover. Clothes are detailed. Outfits are simple, but stylish. Not even sexualized, just pretty. My girl Anjou really knows how to match clothes.

As mentioned before, I recommend it even if you're not into the bully girl trope.

I’ve been both Seto and Anjou in different relationships across my life. When I was younger it was so difficult to share how I felt romantically but I yearned like Seto. As I got older, I learned how freeing it was so be open with your emotions and affections like Anjou. To really show someone you care about them deeply. Saying cute shit, saying corny things. Making your partner feel wanted and overcoming any mental obstacles that hinder you from doing that.

For me, this story is about that.
It might be silly that a rom com manga helped me fully make this connection, but it’s ... been an extremely valuable experience.


I really didn’t know what I was in for when I started.
As many have shared, the beginning is a bit slow. Some lines might be recycled here and there. Seto for the first couple dozen chapters might be hard to deal with but…you will be rewarded handsomely for your patience.

The jokes hit hard. The feelings are relatable. The art and reacts are amazing. And honestly, the community of people who like this manga are hilarious. No matter what shit illegal website I use to read it everyone in the comments make my hysterical.

You may have a different experience, but the story is definitely worth a read!

The long story short is that this manga (so far) probably shouldn't be read for the plot.

The art is nice and eroge, the chapter per chapter story is usually pretty formulaic, a few side characters actually have some interesting development, but the main two are completely surface level stand in's for the reader which does not make for compelling story. Honestly, if they had at least one or two chapters that broke the main characters formula every now and then, this would be one of my favorite eroge manga, and there does seem to be small moments where it could use expectations to it's ... advantage, but 42 chapters in, and there's only been the most miniscule glimpse of that happening. There is a b storyline with side characters however that actually seems to have an idea it's exploring, and when put on the background of the main 2 sexually charged and repressed characters, it shines so brightly, and it's done in only a few chapters.

This formula is the same every time.
protag:"Hi obvious love interest, x, y, or z is happening" love interest:*does something vaguely or deliberately sexual or even just physical to protag* protag:"WOAAAaAAAaaAHHHH!!! LOVE INTEREST!? WHAT ARE YOU DOOOIIIIINNNG?!?" love interest:"we should be a couple.............. jk :P" protag:"gorsh, stop messing with me, I know I suck"

There's not even really any background or motivation for these two to act the way they do. I mean, sure, the art is cute, but the speech bubbles practically have no point. I could not read them, write what they're basically saying down, then read them and have at least 80% accuracy. But the author has shown that they can do a good character driven story in this very manga, so I'm holding out in case that this will play out with some kind, any kind, just a sign of character development, but I'm not so hopeful.

If that's what you're looking for too, go read or watch 3d girl, it's basically this premise, but characters have depth.