I watched the main and side series of the anime for this a month or two ago, I think it was, and now I'm reading the manga from the start, here. I remember this being a very wholesome watch, even the parts that you'd think would make it not-quite wholesome, because of how it was framed. It was just so sweet the whole way through.
I figured the manga might have more elements of their relationship for me to experience, and in proper chronological order instead of the Pieces series adding extra moments from the same time period as the main series, which was a little awkward. I'd have just liked them to do two normal seasons, honestly. But it was still good.
Hori can be a bit rough on Miyamura, but it's understandable, in a way, considering how much stress she must be under, and the strained nature of her upbringing that we learn about later. She is a prime example of what I consider a properly-written tsundere: she is physically tough, but under that strong exterior is actually a vulnerable little girl's emotions, who deserves just as much protecting as someone like Miyamura, who has gone through his own share of hardships. She's not rough like that on purpose, after all- it's all just lashing out at her own past that ends up hurting the people she cares about. Most well-written tsuns hurt themselves emotionally about as much as they hurt others physically when they lash out. Two of the last three manga I've read lately had a female lead that was a tsundere, and you could tell how fragile they were inside, if you paid attention. Their male leads made their own efforts to soothe that little girl inside.
It's messy. It's awkward. It's realistic.
Edit: Oh, also... I'm listening to the openings and endings for the anime while reading. I love doing that when reading mangas that have anime adaptations- makes for a nice atmosphere, I feel. I need something for my ears to listen to while my eyes do most of the narrative absorbing, right?
Also, my next manga after I eventually get through this one will be Annoying Senpai, and I think Futaba Igarashi counts as another tsundere, if I recall how she acted in the anime. I seem to keep hitting the tsun love stories of late, I guess, hahaha...
The other two manga I recently read with tsun female leads were B Gata H Kei and Nisekoi... The latter's a chaotic rollercoaster of a romcom with very heavy, tearjerking moments... not for the faint of heart, but I thoroughly enjoyed it while paying close attention to the core pairing, watching as they went from hating each other to loving each other...
Anyway, I read through The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses afterwards as a palate cleanser. I needed that saccharine overdose after all that crying. This is going to help me recover, too, knowing how the anime made me feel.