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Jan 2, 2025
This is a manga that I feel I would have appreciated more if I understood poetry a bit better. Even so, its reflections on happiness, humanity, work, and self-awareness manage to resonate with me—even though I’ve always struggled with works that require a lot of philosophical textual interpretation.
This manga is a trip, a real wild ride, but it’s also incredibly well-thought-out and carefully detailed.
The end of humanity and its continuation, though bizarre, still makes sense within the narrative, and overall, the critique woven through until the very end is genuinely beautiful. I admire stories that dare to be this bold.
At many points, I found the
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reading a bit frustrating due to the repetition of events, but having finished it, I understand that was precisely the point. Phos is a character built on layers of frustration, love, mistakes, and profound flaws.
Many panels, though gorgeous, were hard for me to decipher—the brilliance of the gemstones was so intricate that it sometimes made it difficult to form a cohesive image.
I feel like the story could’ve benefited from one or two extra volumes to give more time for some changes to unfold more cohesively. The protagonist’s mental degeneration, at a certain point, seems to shift too abruptly, and the same goes for some characters after the Moon arc. Cairngorm, for instance, left me utterly baffled—I couldn’t make sense of what happened with that character. They go from point B to point H out of nowhere, and no one seems to question it. Cinnabar is a main point in the narrative and yet I feel they were a bit wasted.
Overall, I think this is a better fit for readers who prefer more poetic and bittersweet stories with profound reflections. I’ve always struggled with poetry, so I understand I might be outside the manga’s target audience. Even so, despite my criticisms, I enjoyed it a lot.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jan 2, 2025
This is a love letter.
I’ve never been a fan of the harem genre. To this day, it doesn’t interest me. That’s why I say that, when I started reading this manga, I wasn’t expecting anything good. Honestly, the basic premise screams disaster: a harem with quintuplets. I would’ve never given it a chance if I hadn’t seen some surprised buzz a few years ago claiming that it was, in fact, good. That piqued my curiosity—how on earth could something with such a lousy premise be even remotely decent?
So, I read it.
And it was good.
This manga is proof of
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what happens when you’re not afraid to give your characters flaws and to create a protagonist with a distinct personality. What always annoyed me about this genre is how they make some bland, personality-free guy who somehow attracts a bunch of women.
But Fuutarou? He’s a mess. He’s arrogant, stubborn, socially isolated because he’s obsessed with studying and money, determined, constantly making mistakes, and above all, he’s driven by the desire to secure a good future for his sister. He oozes personality, and it makes sense why each girl develops feelings for him for different reasons.
And the girls? They’re DUMB.
Completely clueless, hate studying. All five of them flunked their classes, and their father—who’s a jerk—hires a private tutor for them.
Fuutarou needs the money, so he’s forced to get close to each of them to do his job. This isn’t your typical harem where the girls inexplicably fall for a bland guy. My man earns their affection through blood and sweat, and every romantic feeling is a logical progression of the story.
And them being quintuplets? It’s not just a quirky gimmick. It’s deeply woven into the narrative, influencing every layer of their relationships—with themselves, with each other, and with Fuutarou. The feeling of being “born stuck together,” the struggle to break free from that unity, the yearning to stand out as an individual among five, and the fear of growing apart as they mature.
Each girl starts from a basic stereotype: the quiet one with low self-esteem, the bold one who flirts with the protagonist, the tsundere, the sporty and reliable one, and the possessive one. But all these personalities are developed with care, rooted in solid reasons for why each girl is the way she is.
When I first started reading it, I loved it, but it was still ongoing, so I paused, deciding to wait for it to finish. When it finally ended, people said the ending wasn’t great—that the girl Fuutarou ends up with didn’t make much sense. I set it aside and forgot about it. Only now did I come back and finish it.
It’s incredible. Simply incredible.
The girls grow so much throughout the story, just like Fuutarou, who changes immensely from the person he was at the beginning. I’d say he’s the character who grows the most, but the quintuplets aren’t far behind. The girl who “wins” makes perfect sense within the narrative, and I feel like all the threads gently point toward her as the story progresses. But I understand how someone rooting blindly for their favorite might miss the nuances and be caught off guard by the decision.
I can’t find the words to express how special this manga is to me, and here I am, saying so much. And this doesn’t even cover half of what I feel about this story. I could write an equally long text just about Itsuki—my beloved. Maybe I secretly like myself, since I always fall head over heels for characters so similar to me.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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