Doushitara Osananajimi no Kanojo ni Naremasu ka!?
How Do I Turn My Best Friend into My Girlfriend?

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The story pacing is tight, not too fast but should've been a bit slower. The story is 150 pages long but feels shorter than that. The art is good and matches the story. Has a lot of wholesome moments. A great slice of life and goal for the story with the events that set this off into motion. You'll love the characters with how the two are drastically different from one another and how they play off each other. You start to slowly understand the romantic feelings from the main character more as time goes on within the first volume with these parts of the ... character playing out.

Supporting characters are fine; which is common for this genre.

The jokes are quite funny and don't stick around too long so if they're not your cup of tea then at least it's done and over with quickly.

The main character actively takes steps towards her goals, not a passive character with her planning and setting things up only for them not to work then come up with a new idea in hand. Not much external conflict to her goal just internal conflict with relatable issues at hand.

The love interest and the main character both play off each other quite well with their friendship and the banter that goes on.

This series had a lot of potential. It was super cute, packed with fluff, and featured some pretty likeable characters.

The main issue? Most of the story feels kind of pointless. It doesn’t really push the main characters’ relationship forward in any meaningful way. I don’t mind a good tease here and there—an interrupted kiss or a misunderstood confession can be fun. But when the same trick is repeated for half the series, it gets old fast. Each chapter gives the illusion of progress, only to end up back at square one. This also makes the ending feel pretty unfulfilling and shallow.

Another nitpick is that some ... of the characters looked a bit too similar in black and white, which made it hard to tell them apart at times. That aside, the art overall looked quite good and was pleasant to follow.

Despite the flawed storytelling, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy reading this. The pacing is quick, even if the events don’t always lead anywhere, and I never felt bored. And honestly, I’m a sucker for some good ol’ fluff.

6/10 – Fine.

This manga starts off very strong with a funny and enticing premise, likable characters, and a great pacing of the plot. I honestly had high hopes for it since the first two volumes are nothing short of amazing. They look exactly like what a light-hearted yuri romcom should be.

Unfortunately, as the story approaches its middle point, the whole thing devolves into one of the biggest useless lesbianism festivals in yuri manga history. The obstacles that the heroine faces start looking more and more forced, and her childhood friend and love interest's unwillingness to face the facts begins to feel too unnatural (and, if I'm ... honest, quite irritating). Thanks to that, the final chapter feels even more rushed than it actually is.

So, there you have it. If you don't fear going through one of the most forced instances of "when she says she's gay and she loves me, she means it as a friend, right?"* in the second half, I recommend this one. The first half is absolutely worth it. But, and it pains me to say this, they cancel each other out in a way.


*this doesn't actually happen in the story, but it sure feels like that