Doujima-kun wa Doujinai

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tl;dr: A somewhat amusing rom-com about a girl trying to tease her crush but failing.

This is one of those manga where a super outgoing girl, in this case Himekawa, teases a more reserved boy, in this case Doujima, who she clearly likes. What makes this manga somewhat different is that the teasing always backfires. Not due to the actions of the male lead, but rather due to how he doesn’t really take any actions at all. Doujima completely brushes off the teasing which generally causes Himekawa to get frustrated and screw up in some way or another, causing her to be the one that ends ... up feeling embarrassed. It’s a bit of a nice twist on a very common comedic premise. Doujima’s kind of boring, but Himekawa’s screw ups are able to carry the humor pretty well, though they probably wouldn’t be able to if the manga was longer. There are a few reoccurring side characters but no one has enough of a presence to mention in particular.

The romance in this moves much faster than in most manga that seem to have this type of premise, though the manga reaches completion within three volumes so I suppose that was a necessity. How it progresses is incredibly generic, with her originally not knowing her feelings and just teasing, eventually realizing that she’s teasing because she likes him, and then eventually confessing. I didn’t feel it was written all that well though as it really doesn’t flesh out Doujima at all and thus it’s hard to get invested in the relationship. To be honest I felt like the earlier parts when she hadn’t realized her feelings and the manga was solely focused on her failing to tease properly were more interesting compared to the later parts that took her romance more seriously. Still, all in all I was happy with the way things worked out and was satisfied with the ending.

The art in this is decent. There are a few times where it looks especially nice but more the most part it’s just okay. I think the style works well enough for the story, but this isn’t a manga I would read for the art.

A sweet rom-com that made me giggle and grin on more than a few occasions. There was only one chapter that I didn't really like, the one with the dog, since it doesn't really fit with the wholesome vibes of the rest of the manga.

I wish more rom-coms had MLs and FLs similar to Doujima and Himewaka. They're inexperienced, but at least they don't shut down and start stuttering at every little thing, especially Doujima. There's no stalling either, once the leads acknowledged what they felt for each other, they started thinking of ways to confess and didn't drag it on forever. Plus, there are ... absolutely no obnoxious side-characters that cause misunderstandings left and right.

tl;dr: This should be the standard for every rom-com out there. Simple, funny, and sweet.

One word descriptions would be: average, middle-of-the-road, simple

To put it in more words, there isn't a lot unique about this story. For me it serves as something to just read and not care a lot about. The art-style is decent and the chapter to chapter story isn't super detailed or intriguing, but isn't the "simple and precious" type of simple you would wish for out of some other stories like , its just plain simple, the writing is pretty standard and the progression of the couple seems to be pretty safe so far (as of chapter 22).

This story is what I would consider boring mainly ... because the male lead, Doujima, is boring. The female MC Himewaka is spunky and witty but Doujima just kinda stands there. If there was more witty back and forth from his pov it would be more enjoyable.

Overall, I enjoy it because it cleans the palette and it keeps my attention, but I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend this to someone. This is something you find and just read because you are bored.