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Pretty minor spoilers imo - Every chapter is just a new extremely cute meet cute that ends in a relationship. What's not to like?? Very feel good manga!

The art is extremely cute. I found this through someone posting a kiss scene because of how cute it was. Even though each story is only one chapter long, and the endings are predictable, the characters feel well rounded and realistic and there is enough build up and history that there is still tension before the characters inevitably get together.

Mal says this review needs more information but truly it is a simple and well executed repeating premise. ... If you like this genre and style you will have a good time. That's all there is to it.

I didn't realize MAL was policing my review length or content or whatever...

A very cute manga where the perfect princely love interest has seemingly no flaws other than being extremely rich and privledged. It's kind of frustrating in that way. He's almost TOO kind and mature. Which can feel unrealistic. But the art is very pretty and the romance is very sweet. I do love that he always respects her boundaries, and they communicate if either party feels pressured to do something.

I've given this a 7 because I was invested in their romance and the tension was good! That being said, minor spoilers ahead, they reach a lot of big milestones by Volume 5 and I ... think some of the tension that made it good is gone now (for me.)

My main dislike is that by volume 5 it feels as though the main heroine has lost a bit of her otaku personality, and I'm always sad when that happens in romance mangas. People changing what makes them them for their lovers I mean. It's still there it's just much reduced. If you've read Horimiya it feels like how the main character of that one loses his piercings and long hair and punk aesthetic.

All that being said, this manga is ongoing and there are hints of a secondary love interest that's more of an otaku and fits the heroines original personality better. I think that could be taken somewhere interesting! But also I wouldn't be surprised if he just confesses his love and she simply rejects him.

This manga does such a good job of building tension without getting stale or too frustrating. Definitely one of those manga that will have you screaming and yearning for them to just kiss already!!! It's a feel good fluffy romance, so if that's not the kind of content you know you enjoy, there may not be enough drama and intense storyline in this for you!

The main characters are introduced as tropes that COULD be flat and static, but instead the manga really fleshes them out as individuals and gives them character growth. Even the side characters feel fully developed. Wanting to see how much ... more the characters grow and realize things about themselves and others is great at keeping you invested.

I'm one of those people that regularly gets frustrated by plot built on miscommunication and this didn't frustrate me. They don't WANT to communicate the truth of their gender, so it feels very different to someone not communicating for no apparent reason.

Also the frustration that a problem wouldn't have occurred if communication had happened is also lost, because the main problems in the story are not born of the lack of communication. Usually the problems are as simple as, the maid cafe is closed this week so I have to suffer not seeing my love intrest! Or, my love interest is getting hit on and I'm jealous!

Something else this manga does right is in its queer representation. It doesn't play into the tired trope of, ew you cross dress that's disgusting, when someone finds out. But also it doesn't avoid the negative feeling/doubts/or public stress of being queer or not passing. It's very love is love pro lgbtq+, and overall the interesting crossplay premise avoids a lot of the toxic tropes that BL and yuri have because the main characters regularly act as both genders and aren't as tied down by gender roles.

Obviously this manga is ongoing, so I cannot confirm that it will stay this way, or what will happen when the tension finally breaks. In general though I think this is a very feel good manga that usually makes you laugh and feel warm and fuzzy. So I strongly doubt that will take a sudden turn into harsh drama and unpleasant feelings!

So few reviews on such a good Manga! I'm so glad it was finally added to MAL.

Right off the bat I have to talk about the abusive and unhealthy relationship dynamics in this manga. Unfortunately in manga, and especially BL, this is to be expected at this point. It's a drama, you're going to get some f-ed up relationship dynamics. They are very physically violent with each other, and do not communicate in health ways or have healthy boundaries.

If the abusive relationship dynamics aren't deal breakers for you, (you'll know pretty quickly if they are or not,) the story is so funny and heartwarming ... and engaging. It draws you in and you desperately want to know what happens next to the main cast.

The art is compelling and beautiful, even if (again like always in manga) they are high schoolers that look nothing like high schoolers. But it's always refreshing to me to have a cast of beautiful men instead of beautiful women. Which is just a general reason to enjoy BL.

It gets pretty gritty at times, with violence and blood, and yet those serious moments are contrasted well by the slapstick comedy of HS age boys, and the ever blossoming romance.

Even though it's ongoing I would recommend it highly, and continue to come back for every new chapter, which I don't do with many ongoing mangas. So check it out!