Feb 15, 2018
Will cut right to the point here, this manga is relatively new but I'm getting quite a bit out of it.
Art: 10/10
Ridiculous quality.
The Mangaka is quick to capture the nuances of what makes anime successful: Cute, relatable, yet exaggerated expressions, anatomical consistency, and lowering the detail for funnier moments.
All executed flawlessly, in my opinion.
Characters: 8-10
Both characters are quite cute, and are designed quite well.
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As mentioned with the story, I sincerely hope the Mangaka gives the story a good payoff, it would be a shame to see this end with Senpai legitimately suffering.
Enjoyment: 7-10
Personally, I'm really not enjoying the lack of development.
I somewhat have the ability to look past this and enjoy how Nagatoro expresses her interest in Senpai in the form of bullying.
It;s hinting at tension......we just haven't seen it resolve yet.
Keeping fingers crossed.
Story: 6-10
It offers an initially cruel take on the teasing trope, where you legitimately think Nagatoro wants to make Senpai miserable, but eventually there's..moments.
Moments that make it quite clear that she has care/feelings for Senpai
(The art has her blush only around MC, she blatantly follows him, she only teases Senpai but shows blatant bashfulness at times.
The reason I made this a 6-10 is simply the fact that is doesn't seem to be developing at all, suffering a similar fate Takagi-San has.
With a story like this, you want to show a progression of their relationship that heads SOMEWHERE, so you're at least showing that the story has a direction.
Otherwise, every chapter feels the same....and in this case, it really does.
Overall it's a solid 7-10, cute art and equally flawed characters make a cute but...it's REALLY hard to look past the lack of development this story has.
I feel the Mangaka is really missing the cue here to take their relationship SOMEWHERE other than....well.....whatever it's at now.
Finger's crossed for the next couple of chapters...
EDIT: Development occurs after Ch. 6, bumping this up to an 8 out of 10.
EDIT X2: Wow, all of the characters have been developing.
Without any spoilers, there's themes of boundaries, growth, bringing down walls, maturity, and just general consciousness. The author is so aware of what the audience expects and continuously improves his formula and surprise and delight the reader....this is advanced manga.
Updated score to 9/10, just wish the author committed to developments just a LITTLE more.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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