Jan 9, 2019
I have to be honest. I really want to like this series.
I've been reading romance mangas since the mid-90s, and each scenario of each chapter touches every sweet spot in my body with such teasing love. And I didn't mean to drop such a review because I love or hate something. I just like to be critical for things I like, and I wanted to see if anyone else would agree.
Generally, I like this concept where they continue to situate this love/hate tension (reminds me so much of Ranma 1/2) but here's my input...
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The formula has gone stale for me. It's repetitive. Sometimes
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refreshing, but obviously predictable.
This is practically "calamity coyote that never gets the roadrunner." For the first 30-ish chapters, it's cute and creative. But by the 60-ish chapter, I get tired of already knowing what's gonna happen: Takagi-san will always win, and Nishikata will always lose. There's hardly any progression, nothing new is learned, these characters act like nothing's changed, more teasers to come (obviously).
It almost makes me wish for either character to stop and come to a 'realization'/metamorphosis stage, so they could transform to a more refined person that acknowledges the need for change or growth.
I don't think this suggestion would end the series, and I think it'd be more engaging or challenging to see how they two could continue teasing each other in a different light, from a different point of view, from a view that's actually trying to make something of itself; characters that actually make something of this relationship.
But if I have to wait until the very end to see these characters change, I think I could pass or just skip to the critical moments in the very end.
On a lighter note, this series is very similar to this would be Horimiya, and that series does a great job of showcasing differences between opposite sex, and it's not limited to characters in endless loop plot.
As for this series, I held on as long as I could, and I'm over it...
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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