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If you're looking for a short review, it's this:

I finished Toradora tears ago but overall, it's a good anime. Like what most reviews say, Toradora is cliche and has too many similar troupes with most RomCom anime as well but the execution and the development of everything are what makes Toradora a great anime. Other than those, Toradora's dialogues and OST is the cherry on the cake.

Everything fits in the end but I still dislike the female lead and still prefer the other, blue-haired heroine due to the female lead's lack of character development which is something most fans look forward to. To sum it ... all up, I can say that Toradora deserves its place as one of the "best" and classic RomCom anime. The story is very good, the art is very good, the sound is outstanding, characters are great, and my enjoyment and overall score for Toradora is 9.

The two things I disliked about Watashi no Shounen is how there is something lacking about the other supporting characters (maybe the backstories could have been longer or given more depth), especially that of the MC's parents and his female friend, Ogata, and how the latter part or the ending of the plot seemed rush. I believe the author could have executed it better but it's possible that the author considered doing the ending in a unique way that connects, ties, and ends everything in only 2 chapters or less with the use of symbolism.

Otherwise, I love everything about the manga, especially the art style, ... the way the author told the story and the backstories (symbolisms were everywhere lol), how things were given resolution, the progression (like seeing everyone grow up and what happened to Ogata, which really affected me) and how the author ended the manga in a way that lets the readers imagine in their own way Satoko's and Mashuu's afterstory.

Watashi no Shounen was definitely not cliche and I really love how there were no excessively ecchi scenes or fanservice, unlike most manga that revolves around the concept of "forbidden love".

Anyway, Watashi no Shounen deserves more attention and I'll try my best to promote it. I'm just so happy that I finally was able to finish Watashi no Shounen. Watashi no Shounen will definitely be in the top 10 of my manga favorites and I'll be wishing this gets an anime adaptation someday.