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I find it overrated. Josei plot with shoujo approach. The result is what happens when an ok chef try avant garde menu, still edible but obviously feels like a waste as a simpler menu will taste batter. If you're still puberty, this will be an awesome series. But if you past those hormones-filled phase, you won't find it as great as people claim.

But hey, the story is full of pleasure buttons of shoujo genre, so if you like it, it might help to dull the faults. I mean, being average and offering no benefit to the relationship, but receiving uncondional love from a cool handsome ... rich guy who sometimes throw cheesy lines... that's one giant familiar pleasure button setting. If it's a thing for you, go ahead and read, but don't expect good characters or plot.

I gotta admit the first few chapters is so painful, so much that I wanna drop it right away. But it gets better fast, at least the painful parts, many major faults remains until the series ended. But I gotta admit it is not entirely average as the story can give some pleasure, which is why I give it 6/10

The last chapters exceptionally filled with "aww" scenes, so I understand people that evaluate the whole series with a big bias. But its core plots still riddled with faults, so I can't just give it a 7/10. It's like saying a restaurant with bad menu is good overall just because you enjoy the final dessert.

Shallow characters, not only the "perfect man" but even also the main protagonist.There is no good show of motivation behind the characters' action. All motivations or internal conflict are skin deep. This also includes *vague spoiler* the guy deliberately hurting the girl, physically by pressing on her wounds (don't worry, doesn't effect plot at all, which also makes it even worse).

Storytelling might be a little confusings. Sometimes the characters jumps across the setting in terms of time, place, or thoughts. Not to the extend that you can't get the idea, but seriously leave you hanging because no proper transition.

Many topics used within definitely need further research. Many are just big false assumptions that in a way neglectable for young audience in their puberty, but will be incoherent for mature individuals. Especially regarding work ethics and life, the office and family politic is also too shallow.

It's a real pity, if the mangaka mature further both as a person and a mangaka, this series actually has a potential to be a josei masterpiece.