Kanojo ga Senpai ni NTR-reta node, Senpai no Kanojo wo NTR-masu

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7.9/10


It seems that I have a thing for NTR stories because out of the three I have read so far, this one included, they have all been written unexpectedly well considering their tropes. To magnify on this story, the glaring “plot hole” or idiotic plot line is found from the main cast conspiring to sabotage their corresponding lovers; however, without these two maniacs/idiots, the manga wouldn’t exist, so I can let that slide. Though, I want to talk about the negatives for an NTR (ish? Not really) plot, there’s not much to comment on because the author has fleshed out the characters with their archetypes, ... incorporated humor, and some romantic/wholesomeness when it’s the two characters.

To be honest with you, the revenge in this plot line isn’t that engaging compared to the “subplot” of romance/betterment within each character. Obviously with this kind of story, character development is bound to happen, and it does. The characters are well-fleshed out and expanded, especially the main cast. The side characters are also introduced quite decently, with each appearance not being a nuisance to the story or sudden.

When the author decides to write a wholesome date/moment with the cast, they really do know how to write one — I’m more invested with the subplot than the actual revenge story. Overall, this manga is well-written if you keep an open-mind with patience, as it’s still characters that are letting themselves get NTR’ed for revenge after all.


Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired & A Huang Teizan Original)
10 – God’s penmanship
9 – Must-read. Drop everything else.
8 – Instant bookmark
7 – Entertaining
6 – Good to pass time
5 – Why are you reading this?
4 – Bad.
3 – Typical garbage.
2 – My head hurts.
1 – Retirement is a thought.
0 – “Did they even give you a story?!”

As early as now, I can tell you that this story isn't what you'd normally think. This story isn't really about NTR that's specifically meant to hurt readers. Neither is it erotica nor anything resembling smut. It actually has a very interesting premise, and it's not something you'd expect based on just the synopsis.

Here's a quick rundown. Yuu is our male protagonist and Karen is his girlfriend. Touko is our female protagonist and Kamokura is his boyfriend. Both our protagonists are getting cheated on, Karen and Kamokura are sleeping together. Yuu discovers it first and tells Touko about it. Instead of resorting to the typical ... trope where our protags get together and have revenge sex(although Yuu impulsively suggested that at first), they get into a detailed plan on how to exact revenge by planning exactly when and how to reveal to their partners that they know about their affairs, with the objective of inflicting as much damage as possible. And most of the story revolves around formulating an actual plan, them discussing perspectives and ideas. It even gets a bit philosophical at times.

The dialogue is very intelligent if you gloss over some of the minor contrived ideas that the author had to come up with to keep things in line with his idea for the story. There is very very little attempt at comedy. After all, they're both getting cheated on and there's nothing funny about their situation. Strangely, if I had to describe it so far, it's an intense but lighthearted read. There is obvious drama, but not nearly as bad as you might imagine.

I don't read NTR in general though I've read some by accident. Despite that, I'd daresay the concept of this story gets a 10/10 in creativity.

Also, whoever did that earlier review after reading just one chapter shouldn't be submitting reviews at all. That's just dumb and does the general reading public a disservice.

This is a short revenge story that (compared to the usual mahnwa equivalent) does not go so far that you begin disliking the hero and heroine.
The art is pretty standard, or even below average for romcoms.
The characters are likeable and takes (for the most part) rational and believeable decisions.
The manga does have an unneeded twist in the last chapter, which made me grumble a little about double standards and "stooopid japanese sensibility".
I won't recommend this one. Even if you are looking for slob romcoms, you can do better than this.

4/10

Plot: Dude realises his girl is cheating on him and he ... gets mad and sad. His friends has his back and a reasonable revenge plot is hatchet