Nanoka no Kare

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I only read half of it because I saw many people commenting that the second half wasn't very good, pure drama, etc.
But as far as I read, it's a relatively good shoujo manga. The art is better than many mangas out there. The story and the characters are a bit cliché, but this manga stands apart from most shoujo because of the way it treats abusive relationships. This is basically the story of a girl trying to move on from a relationship with a guy who can save her from others but not from himself. It shows the "bad guy"'s side, but it doesn't excuse ... him. And violent behaviour is shown as problematic, and not as "sexy" as in many shoujo mangas out there.

I remember reading this manga back when it had started and I immediately got into it due to the amazing art for that time. I did keep up with it for some years only to lose interest due to unable to keep up with the happenings in it.
Yesterday I picked it up again by chance to see how it ended and so I read from the start. And well I’m still sorting my feelings out regarding this one.

A part of me wants to scream and complain how bad it was and how I wasted my time but at the same time a part of ... me enjoyed the whole toxic drama it had to offer. I mean if it were just a usual love triangle trope it would’ve been both predictable as well as boring after a point. This will definitely make you pull out your hair especially after the second half because it just literally gets in your nerves I swear to god. But at the same time I don’t want to outrightly discard this as a badly written piece because it was written pretty well for what it was trying to portray. Kudos to the mangaka for being able to portray the flavour of toxic obsessive love because I could feel the pressure from the panels…but my dislike probably overweighs the goods of this plot and hence I’ll give it a 5…

The characters weren’t likeable at all….it made me think that what do I expect since they’re 15-16 but still man their actions sometimes weren’t even their age so you can’t save that behaviour anymore….and there were some parts I absolutely didn’t understand nor see the point too. As for the ending well it was frustrating to the point that was all of this for naught….well whatever.

Honestly, I would only recommend you to read it if you like me just want to read various stories or that like such types of stories which offer a change of pace from the general plots. I don’t think I would want to read it again ever. So it’s up to you…

I binge read Nanoka no Kare and I deeply regret it. So much that I am compelled to post here about how bad it is. I have consumed over 1500 anime/manga/manhwa and I can confidently say this is the first 1/10.

It is one of the most nonsensical plots I've ever read. So many forced scenarios, illogical events, inconsistent characters, and a truly meaningless theme/ending.

Maybe one of the most egregious things it does is try to redeem truly irredeemable characters SEVERAL TIMES. Even AFTER the wrongdoers have reflected, acknowledged, and try to grow from their past, they take 10 steps backwards and repeat the mistake again. ... This happens several times and is in fact the only plot to ever occur in all 84 chapters.

ALL of the characters are just plain awful people. FL is a coward to the end who will always run from her problems. ML lacks any courage and responsibility. Ex-boyfriend is scum of the earth who deserves no sympathy for any of their actions. FL's friends truly do not care for FL, what's best for her, are self-centered, insensitive, lacks empathy, and are awful all around. Villain's character is just a spiteful psychopath who doesn't want anyone to be happy even if there's no reason to pick on the leads; that's not me embellishing it, that's how the author wrote them which just makes them uninteresting. It is appalling the villain is even on the cover and is considered by the author as a potential love interest.

The ending volume is dreadful. The main plot point invalidates EVERYTHING that occurred before it. If there was a theme, it would have to be "you were at fault for not trying hard enough to understand the other party; you would've gotten along great" which is absurd to say to someone who forced sexual contact, attempted double suicide, manipulation, and mental trauma onto the FL. Oh but it's ok, because he loved her. Everything's justifiable as long as it's obsessive love. And there is no apology for ANYTHING that occurred, not by villain, not by ex, not by ANYONE. No one has any regret or reflection despite making the wrong choice every time.

I have to wonder why the author would write a pairing they so clearly hated. What made the author give up on their outlook on life. What hurt the author that made them hate romance. There is no romance. There is no love. There is no salvation. There is only insanity. 1/10.