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A whacky smut with a ridiculous setup but it turns out that was just a bait.

What this manga really is, is a very real depiction of a modern woman as she navigates life, love, and work.

The protagonist is a confident, self sufficient, career driven woman but like all people she has her insecurities. The story is about how she forms relationships with people and through these relationships she overcomes her fears and in the process she helps other people overcome their insecurities too.

It is a very relatable story and you will find persons, personalities or instances in it that you can relate to ... your real life. That being said, it is a work of fiction and has its ficitonal moments. But that doesn't take away from the over all positive vibe of the story.

Conclusion: Came for the thirst, stayed for the reassurance.

Misleading characterisation leads to an underwhelming read.
A solid beginning leads to a jumbled up end.

Overall rating: 6/10 (not bad but also not good)
Re-readable rating: 2/5 (just the first half of the story)

1- Shonen masquerading as Seinen
The biggest step this manga stumbles upon is setting expectations. When you're calling yourself Seinen, the reader expects some seinen. But what you get instead is a shonen turned to a more severe degree. It would have been more enjoyable if it was just called shonen and the reader was not left expecting for something more to happen.

2- Too many ideas, too little cohesion
The story starts off really ... strong with a great set-up, unique characters and clear points of conflict. But as the initial conflict begins to resolve, the story begins to feel like a braindump as it progresses into the latter chapters, It's a good example of more isn't always better.

[*minor spoiler warning*
I also don't understand the need to introduce new characters so late into the story, and that too all minor characters. Maybe they have some role in the sequel, maybe not. But it sure didn't make sense here.]

Conclusion: Not bad for an edgy shonen
I write this review a few weeks after reading the manga and now that time has passed, I can say that this manga is meant for young shonen fans branching out into the seinen genre. The plot is cool, the style is edgy, the execution is questionable but if you're reading something like this for the first time, it definitely has a novelty factor.