Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san, aka Please don't bully me, Nagatoro-san is honestly, pretty different. And in a way that I definitely appreciate!
The plot is simple and to the point. A girl named Nagatoro adores bullying her poor Senpai, and takes immense satisfaction in getting him as flustered and worked up as possible.
Now, if you're not a fan of sadistic girls or a 'character bullies the one they like' trope, then this probably won't be your cup of tea. So far, Nagatoro isn't secretly an adorably innocent girl pining over her Senpai in secret and slightly bullying him, no. She seems to genuinely enjoy it, and likes seeing his reaction and seems to be doing it simply because she wants to and it's fun.
I really, really like this dynamic so far. It doesn't beat around the bush, and from the title alone, you can see what you're getting into. A girl who loves bullying her Senpai, and her Senpai, who tolerates it because he's got a budding crush on her and also, because he's honestly too weak to fend her off.
Nagatoro and her Senpai are both great so far, and play off of each other well.
Nagatoro, who's blunt, mean, and insults Senpai in the first five minutes of knowing him just because she likes seeing him squirm. She's really endearing in her own right, and comes across cute, even with her sadistic tendencies. Her Senpai is pretty damned adorable too, and as someone who likes when dudes are flustered/cute, I appreciate that ;3c He's just trying to get through life without having a nervous breakdown from Nagatoro's antics, and his crush on her is just great.
The art for this manga is really, really good!! I gotta say, this mangaka has a knack for drawing the cutest expressions while still keeping 'em unique (seriously, I've screencapped so much of this manga solely for some of Senpai's and Nagatoro's expressions in certain panels.) and I adore the designs of both the characters.
Really, really loving this so far (seriously, more stuff like this needs to come out *slides a ten dollar bill to any and all mangaka* please...) and can't wait to read more!
If you're into flustered dudes, sadistic girls, or just unorthadox romance, then this may just be for you!