I honestly wonder that too, I can only guess that it's younger people who have not seen actual good stories yet.I'm wondering if this is still popular in Japan...?
I can't see any other reason why this manga didn't get the axe already.
Aside from the MC being the most obnoxious thing ever, there really has been no progress recently, and even all the Mami-thing from the trip just ended up like nothing really happened...
What manga did he write??Did Reiji delude himself into thinking he is the Fukumoto of romcom or something?