Kaette Kudasai! Akutsu-san
Please Go Home, Miss Akutsu!

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This contains somewhat of spoilers and I’m at chapter 50 as of this review...

The story is about as slow as nisekoi love development so be warned yeah. If you like rom-com mangas then sure this is for you for sure. You got this got guy and girl who are usually in the guy’s apartment room and basically they (mostly the girl) mess with eachother and don’t realize they love eachother because their skulls are about as thick and hard as a rock. Eventually they realized they love eachother later in future chapters which is very slow development. The art/characters is subarashii but not god-tier. Enjoyed ... this manga a good bit, and overall if your okay with slow developing Rom-com then this is for you otherwise just skip it if yo ur not in to that....

Before getting into my review, I have to note that since writing my initial review Kaette kudasai! Akutsu-san has surpassed 100 chapters. A lot has changed in that time, making it a lot more fun of a read. I'll leave my below review unchanged since I still think it reflects the first half of the series well, but I do want to say to any potential readers that the series secures it's footing a lot more as it goes. It doesn't fix all of its problems, but it securely changes my 5/10 rating into a high 6/10. I'm much more likely to recommend it now ... if you are willing to get over the initial slump. Thankfully, the chapters are super short so doing that is relatively easy.

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All things considered, I think this manga's biggest weakness is in how short the chapters are. I feel like the concept is interesting enough, but the way it's executed basically is slapping you in the face with missed potential. Every chapter some form of progress is made, but right before the interesting part of the conversation would likely occur the chapter cuts off and is completely ignored by the time the next one rolls around.

The characters are pretty generic and shallow and the actual investment I have in them getting together is about none. You can tell it will likely not happen till the manga ends due to the fact that there isn't a major supporting cast (or one at all) for them to bounce off with with a new "dating dynamic." Because of this it becomes obvious that the whole manga is just going to be a loop of the characters running around in circles till it ends.

The art is mediocre, the concept has potential yet is pretty generic, and the characters are nothing worthwhile. The only reason I find myself reading it whenever a new chapter comes out is because they are short and easily digestible. Just read Nagatoro or Yancha Gal no Anjou-san if you want something like this, but actually good. No need to waste your time

I would stay away from this if you're looking for meaningful progression between the leads.

Manga like this create meaningless barriers to prevent characters from getting closer to one another, rather than actually putting thought behind what might stand between them. As an example, Akutsu not wanting to reveal her feelings could - in a similar story - be based in pride, given the fact that she is a delinquent and Ooyama is on the wimpy side. And, Ooyama, despite being wimpy, could have redeeming qualities that Akutsu might find attractive. Instead, Ooyama remains a dense cardboard cutout for self-insertion, and Akutsu can't admit her ... feelings out of a vague sense of embarrassment that is never really explained. At some point, you would imagine these characters would break past these trivialities given their interest in each other, but it has yet to happen.

"Please Go Home, Akutsu-san!" acts as if a confession is a requisite for dating someone. Sometimes, relationships just happen; people spend time close to one another, develop feelings, and eventually romance is born. A confession is not needed for this connection to proceed - but in stories like this everything comes to a stand still. It's quite obvious by observing the relationship that the feelings between Ooyama and Akutsu are mutual. Both leads know about their shared interest in one another - so why harp on a confession? Well, the answer is simple. The author wants to milk this for as long as possible. This is likely because the author believes that interest in the story is sustained by the "will they or won't they" aspect of the narrative. While this is correct, it is not the only method to keep people reading. How the relationship develops after both characters come together (whether it is "official" or "unofficial") is plenty interesting - as long as time is taken to develop these characters. It is, however, easier to keep interest hinging on the "will they or won't they" aspect. All it requires is for the author to keep doing what they are doing. Unfortunately, this leads to a loop. And this is why stories like this are frustrating. We, as readers, simply want to proceed.

With that being said, my recommendation is not to waste your time. That is, at least, if you are looking for something that gets to the point.