The beginning of this story was cute and sweet, like a typical highschool romance where one person pursues the other for friendship - or more? It quickly became more of a romance type manga, but the jealousy Honda showed seemed to be more than was warranted - and more than should have been forgiven during one simple conversation/confession.




I will admit that pacing seemed to be off at times, as after the confession they both suddenly admit to loving each other, despite them not having dated before that point - and Honda intentionally embarrassing Kaido due to jealousy. If this were a one-off comic I could forgive the speed of which it ended with them together, but if this was continued I think a proper ending would have been something like Kaido punching Honda for his actions and making Honda actually prove he would change for the better.

Also, the last chapters kind of confused me after they were together - as the timeline both insinuated they had graduated, but also did not tell me that at the beginning. So it felt like just the chapter after the confession. After the initial few pages there seems to be a flashback, but I thought it would have been better shown with something telling us that they’ve graduated - the flashback - and then indicating another timeskip.

The bones of this manga are there, and the relationship had cute moments, but overall I felt it was a bit rushed and underdeveloped to where they ended up at the end. Since this is the first in a series, I think there could have been more time dedicated to them bonding and becoming friends with feelings before a real relationship starts.

A huge thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Kodansha Comics for providing this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.