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This is one of my favorite mangas for the simple fact that it's so unexpectedly funny. This is only in the official English version though! If you read a fan scanlation you will definitely not experience the same nuances and comedic timing. Their facial expressions are hilarious and those small font snarky quips they make to each other made me audibly laugh at least every 5 minutes. If you're looking for a light fun manga to lift your spirits then is the one to try out.

Story: Like I said, it's really funny. However, the story itself is very cliche and their serious moments were super ... cringe sometimes. I had to take short breaks a few times to calm myself down from the second-hand embarrassment. But honestly, I enjoy a bit of cringe every now and then and this was a tolerable amount. If you're willing to go through the typical tropes of shoujo manga for the comedic enjoyment then I highly suggest it. [SPOILERS: The whole unrequited love chain between all the characters got exhausting at one point and the fact that it took them 5ever to get together in the end upset me a bit, but I thought it still ended pretty nicely.]

Art: I love her art! It's not the cleanest simply because it's one of her older works, but I had no complaints at all. Each panel was filled up nicely, to the point where it forced me to savor all the art because there was so much going on both story and art-wise. Very easy on the eyes and the characters were fairly attractive. Fashion sense a bit questionable, however.

Characters: Shimana can be annoying af sometimes, as she is the typical young inexperienced shoujo heroine. Her lack of ambition physically hurt me, but she was sweet and thoughtful overall. Taiga was sarcastic and majorly insensitive at times but gave the best advice and care to the housemates. Other characters had fully fleshed out backstories and ample screen time. [SPOILERS: My American self craved more physical affection from the MCs but I can't expect too much from a Japanese PG manga. I wanted Shimana to overcome her dating anxiety but the story ended with her the same as usual. I really hoped for a bit more character growth with her. MCs were still really cute together though.]

Overall, I would recommend this to people who enjoy shoujo manga since it's so unique in it's humor and attention to detail in the panels. Very cute!!

I could not put this manga down! it was incredibly heartwarming and not as cliche as everyone is saying. I found the relationship in this story to be the most genuine and satisfying out of all the romance manga I've read.

Story: There were a few weird unrealistic blips in the very beginning (which is what most people are commenting on), but after you pass the first few chapters it gets so much better. I never felt overtly annoyed by anything the characters did and I thought the progression of the story made a lot of sense. Nothing felt too rushed or too slow. [SPOILER: there ... were plenty of romantic scenes between the two main characters, enough to keep an American reader satisfied lol]

Art: Yamamori Mika is my favorite artist and I've been in love with her work since Hirunaka no Ryuusei. Everything about the manga is gorgeous. Facial expressions were realistic and intense scenes were perfectly conveyed through the art. I do think that she might have felt rushed in the beginning chapters i.e. backgrounds that should have been filled, characters faces that turned into chibi versions when I wanted them to be normally drawn. But that went away after a while.

Characters: Fumi is my favorite female main character! She's strong, mature, caring, and most importantly NOT annoying. Akatsuki is super handsome and complements her well.

Overall, you should definitely read this manga the whole way through. I got so attached to the characters in the end that I was genuinely depressed when I finished it, that's how amazing it is. :)