Mar 29, 2025
First off, I did quite like this series at first. Not a 10/10 but I would have rated it good for what it was. The most recent chapter completely ruined most of what the manga worked on setting up to this point. (genre switch, female lead behavior + mental, low effort and quality content/drama to easily get a conclusion, MCs relationship)
It feels like a weird time to review but the thing is, this is a somewhat controversial work. If the author handles something this important this poorly and this early, even if just once, I am dreading the future and when it comes to turning
...
this into a longer running series.
The initial message is lost, the story randomly put on hold and we are in this limbo of "what the fuck is this? Is she retarded? Why did she randomly degrade from being an adult? What is the point now? Huh?".
Furthermore, the aspect of displaying certain values, virtues, establishing a decade long relationship (a reach to call it that for a lack of better words), working into ethics and morals around said relationship etc. is all gone, bam, just like that. Just as we start to venture into her mind and get some complex thoughts going, a kick in your face, SHOUJO!? The worst kind of drama. Completely predictable.
You finish reading chapter 11 and think to yourself "whew, this was pretty good! Let's see where this goes!". Next chapter, first panel, you already dread what is coming. It is completely obvious.
The female lead brainwashes herself as if chapter 11 didn't just happen and, in the span of 1 chapter, degrades herself to do something incredibly disrespectful to the male lead, utterly hurtful, it reads just like those hardcore Shoujo series (I do like the majority of Shoujo series, there just is a certain subgenre that goes too far imo).
The new character hopefully is gone by the time the next update is around. I will instantly drop this manga for good if the playboy that instantly put his hands on her and suggested sex "as a joke" turns into a recurring character. Her kinda playing along with him was enough already, thanks.
And that is not what I signed up to read. That is a bait and switch and, personally, warrants a drop and negative review- I went for a mixed as there might be people looking just for that stuff, tho- that stuff being low qual formulaic fast food shoujo. Enjoy!
Tbh, what happened here makes it hard for me to argue with reviews that question their relationship and what her endgame is. It went from "there might be more to this.." to "pack it up. He is too old for her now and she doesn't enjoy what he turned into so onto another male specimen we go. Might try grooming again later!". It is handled POORLY.
She just had this crazy important heart to heart and realization and this is what she decides on doing..? Wild. Completely opposite to what was established just seconds before and so devoid of sense behind it other than to enable all these tools to push the worst kind of drama.
I can't explain it other than the author has to be confused on how to handle some of the aforementioned aspects and went for a different approach + some really weird out of nowhere major changes in characters. Even the awkward, unrelatable really exaggerated healthy high schooler is ever so slightly different. It feels like you went through 20 chapters of "progress" in some panels and now you're stuck in another dimension.
You are watching a speedrun on youtube but there is a car crash inserted randomly that is going slow-mo and idk anymore, lmao.
Again, everything is confusing and confused.
Do you like low effort ragebait level poor development? Baiting complex themes to leave you in the dirt?
The woman of your dreams goes along with your approaches for a decade to then fully disregard you and mentally turns into a 15 year old (she is 30+ btw) the moment she gets played by a hot stranger playboy? But sure, it is completely necessary to her development (it is so bullshit ass)! Read this. Right now! Swoon~
If you enjoy coherent and consistent high quality series that have depth to them as they explore a plethora of social norms and their moral and ethic implications with characters not acting arbitrarily, wholly against something established just hours ago (in manga time) and the very real possibility of all that being dropped just to push some tools and drama and it happening again, you might want to just skip this one.
Yeah, sure, horny hot art ooga booga brain off just read moment, true but there was so much more here and I do hope this is but a slight hiccup by the author.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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