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This manga might be the best office drama ever written, though it's very hard to call in a romance or love story in any capacity, even a toxic romance. I would call it something like a "workplace thriller" with a lot of hatefucking.

What appears as the banal spats between two ambitious and callous career ladies who put up a facade of kindness in front of others at first, turns into a engaging struggle full of intrigue, lies, and manipulation. It it does this in a convincing fashion rarely seen in manga and really immerses you in a cutthroat office culture where every slip up is ... punished.

With that being said about the story, it is the characters which are the strongest part of the manga. The protagonist, Shirakawa Junko, through who's eyes we see most of the story, is without a doubt the best executed anti-hero I've ever seen in a manga. The lengths to which she goes to achieve her goals, especially in the final arc, left me awestruck, all while remaining completely believable. She and the other main character, Kuroda Kayo, are very similar and very different at the same time, the less said about that, the better.

The art is very good overall, I especially like Shirakawa's different facial expressions. There are some really memorable panels in here. Whether you are personally into physically abusive sex or not, I think in either case the sex scenes are fitting for the story. Either in a "wow, these women have issues and are fucked up" kind of way, or in a "wow, this is hot" kind of way. Either way, I don't think it fit's the erotica tag, this manga has on here. The heart of this manga is definitely in the characters, their (non-physical) relationships with one another, and the intrigue they engage in, not the smut scenes.

There are a few minor nitpicks I have, like how some of the side characters could have used a bit more characterization or how, for my taste, the plot progression relies maybe one time too often on one character overhearing another by coincidence.

Despite that, in conclusion I can only reiterate, that, unless physically abusive sex is a trigger issue for you, I absolutely recommend this manga to everybody. There will be new nuances you will pick up on a second reading and it all comes together beautifully at the end and I think the ending will be sticking with me for a while.

Very cute story overall, I enjoyed reading it quite a bit. The two main characters have such an adorable dynamic and their relationship progresses quite fast. The side characters are fun as well and meaningfully contribute to the story.
The art is really nice as well and the entire thing is in full color! I love the cute little animal-personality-chibis the author likes to put in this and her current serialization.
The main conflict of the plot is pretty silly though. Like, when one of the main characters big hangups about their relationship gets revealed in volume 3, I actually had to laugh out loud. It all ... gets treated with much more gravity than it probably needs to be.
I’m still recommending it in spite of that, it’s cute, wholesome gl that doesn’t beat around the bush and I like it for what it is.