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I have read a multitude of dramas. I have read a multitude of romances. I have survived the horrors that are Seo Kouji's romance works(I'm looking at you Kimi no Iru Machi, but I surprisingly liked Fuuka). I have spent days and nights ailing over the feeling of reading such thought-provoking stories.

But never have I ever been so mortally pissed off by a manga. Domestic Girlfriend is the most confusing story I have ever read in my life. The story takes so many twists and turns that makes you question the author's thought process. There will be arcs that seem essential to the story but ... amount to nothing. There are characters you think you completely understand to a T, but then they do the most unexpected things. You think you hate the MC at first, but then you like him. Then you hate him again. But then you like him? But then you hate him again!

My philosophy is that no bad story will ever be saved by quality art, and I can't think of any better example than DG. I could care less about an author being able to whip up chapters every single week. I could care less about said authors taking the occasional break. I could care less about an author having a godly talent for art, but nothing pains me more than a mangaka who can't pull off at least an average story.

Ideally, art is what first pulls a reader into a story, in which they will then stay for the story. I thought this was the case for DG. It had a very strong start with its unique plot of an incestuous love triangle, but it fell so short at the end. I don't know what was going through her head, but Sasuga Kei sure did subvert expectations. Even if your favorite girl won, you can't deny that it took the largest asspull for you to win. In my case, my favorite girl didn't win. In fact, she pretty much GAVE the win. So I'm utterly depressed about the ending.

Don't know what else to say about this shitstorm of a story. I literally made a MAL account just to shit on this manga. I guess I'll just leave a late precaution for people to NOT read this work.