Suki tte Ii na yo.
Say I Love You.

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One of the best romance manga out there. It has no flaws in the story or the art. Probably the most realistic manga I have EVER read.

This manga doesn't only tackle the problems one faces till they get a girlfriend, but also focuses on the misunderstandings they get while dating. It stretches itself a lot till marriage which is a first for me as in most of the romance manga that I have read, they start and end in the school itself, never to be seen yet again. It's as if there is no life outside school. Some mangas try a little different ending ... by giving a time skip, which is kind of infuriating. This manga really blew my mind. It had everything you can think about 'romance' and even more. As the manga follows more than a single couple, it can be a bit distracting but there were even more problems portrayed due to it. But, due to there being so many characters, the story progression felt very slow till about 70% of the manga is done and dusted. Normally, whenever new characters are introduced, it feels as if the new character is being used to develop the main characters only to be forgotten once their arc ends; this manga didn't do so. It gave all sorts of time a character needed to fully bring out their inner feelings and perspectives which is seen very less usually.

I am subtracting a point from the overall rating just because I feel that some of the other characters could use some more time. The start felt utterly slow and the ending felt very premiumly rushed. This doesn't change the fact that this manga is probably the best read you will get if you purely want to focus on the "rom-com" genre.

Conclusion: Do yourself a favor and go read this.

I have to admit I used to hate this story after I watched the first episode of the anime. But I'm really grateful to myself that came back and read the manga. It's the first time I read manga and feel like I need to write a review haha. And I may not split my review into parts hehe.

The beginning of the story may be not really preferable but as the story goes, you will see the improvement of the characters and a great elaboration of the story. The story portrays "more" realistic view of ordinary high-school students than any other shoujo mangas. The ... characters are not perfect since the start, but they show improvement overtime. The storyline is sometimes unpredictable which is pretty fun and interesting. It's not straight and plain. The story shows failure, disappointment and success. What you will see from this story is not just a romantic scene, but it's a REAListic ones. There're trials and errors throughout the story, showing that every decision may not be correct or like what we expected. The story consists of many kinds of people, and they all make the story more refreshing and dimensional. In addition, from my POV, the author writes the end of the story very well. It makes me feel like these characters had really grown and had their own lives. I'd say it's real and distinctive. BUT if you want to read shoujo that is not like the ones you've read before, you should go for this one. It's not about the romance. It's about the WHOLE lives of the characters.

Say i Love you is the story about a girl who is anti social to the point that she has no friends because of a singular event that happened when she was 5 years old. First year of highschool she suddenly gets boyfriend. The story is about her coming out of her shell. Becoming more mellow gaining friends and self confidence throughout the series. Now even though this sounds good its just kinda boring. Now I liked the cute moments that came with the MMC and FMC but its just so boring. There is little build up. No tension. Things just happen. Now the ... series is set over 10 years. the first 15 volumes being about high school, volume 16,17 being about college and 18 being post college. The thing was though it was actually confusing to keep up. Years would go by and it wouldn't really be explained at the same time the author would spend so much time over one thing you'd think there were still in first year. The only well written character in the series was Megu arguably the main heroine rival for the FMC. But she was easily the best to read about. She wants to the be the best model and the things she do and her pain that suffers through. She was literally the only reason i enjoyed the manga. There were other moments that involved other characters but like they were just far too few. Overall the story is pretty straightforward. Being about the cute moments of the Main characters and the side characters. However cuteness aside the series felt shallow. The only Character that wasn't shallow (hilariously) was Megu who's personality trait was being shallow. 6/10. Kind of a waste of talent from the author.