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A fun, feel-good manga. The panel structure is good, and none of the art isn't too flashy, but it isn't too plain. It's good for a quick read and some feel good vibes, and you won't hate reading it. The sex scenes aren't shitty, and yes, the main guy was gentle!

The main couple is compelling, then the secondary couples, at least the first one, is fine as well. These characters deserve the world, tbh.

Solid 9/10.

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What are you looking for in an anime? A crime-fighting twink and a shithead puppet? Here's an anime for you, and a decent one at that. Karakurizoshi Ayatsuri Sakon is an above-average anime - not necessarily amazingly amazing, but not mediocre - about a wandering ventriloquist and his puppet, a Meiji-era puppet by the name of Ukon. In the name of spoiler-free content, I won't be dissecting the anime or manga's contents, but the mysteries are decent.

Sakon is an appealing, albeit relatable character; Ukon is his foil. There's enjoyable side characters that draw you in, such as Kisaragi-sensei, the idiot kansai-ben photographer Zenkichi, and ... the 'tomboy' Akizuki Shiho - and plenty more. The interplay between Sakon and Ukon and other people is interesting, and psychoanalyzing it might maximize that enjoyment for you. The character designs are fair, and the animation can be quite foul at times, while at other times it being breathtaking, and the soundtrack... is actually better than I was expecting. If one wants a good tune to listen to, Sayonara wa Iwainaide is pretty beautiful, and Koe is as well.

You can maximize enjoyment by going in with the mindset that this isn't some high-level, make-you-feel-smart detective series, but instead almost a relaxing anime to watch drama unfold. If you go in expecting some amazing Sherlock Holmes-esque stuff, you'll be easily disappointed.

Rewatchability for me was a good 9 or 10; you notice a lot more the second and third time of watching, and it's fun to catch easter eggs you don't notice when you're caught up in the mysteries.

Overall, it's an 8/10 perspectively. However, I enjoyed it a lot more.