Ame demo Hare demo
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To begin with the manga was very enjoyable, the story was interesting, the characters were somewhat fresh and the art is pleasant. BUT, it has one massive flaw, after chapter 15 the story completely falls apart into a mess that makes very little sense and honestly really disapoints me. The story completely falls apart into a mess that makes very little sense and especially after chapter 16 has no connection to the rest of the story and feels like there are 5 or so missing chapters that would fill in the gaps but are missing.
Overall it really enjoyed the manga up until chapter 18 ... but overall after that it becomes a non-sensical mess that completely ruins the whole manga for me

In short: Lovely manga with cute and interesting characters and an increasingly messy plot.
The reason for this is that Ame demo Hare Demo is a rewrite of the author's earlier two-volume comedy manga Todo no Tsumari no Uchouten. It's evident that she wanted to reuse the setting and the base plot for an entirely different setting with a heavier drama plot she had in mind. You can tell this is the case because you can feel the sudden shift in tone at the seams of these two plots stitched together and this contrast almost gave me whiplash. Without giving spoilers, I want to say that ... the way comedic elements were retconned with grim backstories, seemingly important points early in the story were forgotten, and pivotal plot elements in the last volume clearly conflicting the story that was laid out in the first volume is jarring and dissatisfying and will put off some readers.
(Un)fortunately, I'm a shallow person who cares less about a cohesive plot and more about cute girls being cute together, and Ame demo Hare demo succeeds at delivering exactly that. For that reason, I can say I enjoyed it a lot and I strongly recommend it to the kind of person who likes fluffy comedic love stories of seemingly incompatible couples surviving trial-by-fire drama with a sombre backdrop.

I'm here writing this review as a contrast to the two here already (good reviews btw, you should read them). They've captured what I think is the main takeaway of the story rather well. It's fluffy Girl Love....simple as that. What makes me write to you on this night is where I disagree. YES, the last 4 chapters REALLY needed to be 8-10 more and it feels kind of jarring....but you know what? It really wasn't all that bad...if you read a lot of manga you're used to the final chapter time jump (usually the same that happens here, high school to 1st college year). ... As for the story losing the script from Ch15+....it really doesn't. It DOES add something that really did need more time to cook to have a real impact but it was fine...it didn't ruin the story but added a bit of a downer, the thought of what could have been. All in all it was exactly what you could ask for in a fluffy girl love manga, sweetness, longing, a bit of low impact drama...it was a nice read.