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Asobi Asobase starts off as one of the better comedy manga I've read. The main trio are charming, the jokes are witty and I got really invested in their antics and how the world evolves around them. Every new side character, every new side story felt interconnected naturally and well developed for the first 100 or so chapters and I couldn't help but want to read more. The art really helps bring out the absurdity of the world that was created as it was very fitting to the story.

However, for the last dozen or so chapters of the manga, this came to an end and ... the genre switches from a slice-of-life comedy with some romance factors into a softcore porn/fetish manga. I decided to finish it since I hate leaving manga unfinished but I was completely unsatisfied with the story turnaround as every chapter suddenly focused on the Author's barely disguised fetishes, questionable ship parings, super dubious romantic pursuits and a ton of flashbacks. I cannot stress how many flashback chapters suddenly happened. The charming main characters got sidelined, and so did some of the best side characters and subplots, all to push the heavy author fetish displayed in what I assume must be their favorite ship given that their sequel manga is based on them.

Overall, the first 100 or so chapters are a 9/10 for a slice-of-life comedy but I'd say it starts losing track of what made it great starting at chapter 108 where it slowly (or quickly depending on your tolerance levels) spirals downwards to a score of 5/10 or lower if you really aren't a fan of what the author starts cooking down there. I gave it overall a 7/10 just since the first 100 chapters were so charming, but man the ending really leaves a lot to be desired and might be a waste of time to read for a lot of people.