I’ve got some pretty irreconcilable mixed feelings about this manga. On one hand, I love how the characters actually talk to clear up misunderstandings, and the conflicts feel grounded. Even the antagonists have understandable (though still unacceptable) motivations. That’s a refreshing change compared to another manga in the same begone-o-thotty-ex genre, Anta to Osananajimitte dake demo Iyananoni! ~Zekkou kara Hajimaru S-kyuu Bishoujo to no Gakuen Nariagari Seikatsu~ (seriously, hasn’t anyone come up with short titles for them yet?!). That one sure did unabashedly crank up to 11 the ex's thottness, the heroines' hotness, and the MC's OPness. Whereas here the MC is only slightly Gary Stu and is much more down to earth. I especially liked the explanation he gave a few chapters back for his chronic low self-esteem.
On the flip side though, both the MC and FMC’s down-to-earthness sometimes slip into straight-up blandness. Their plain character designs don’t help either, making them feel even more like background characters. No matter how many NPCs swoon over the MC Rent-a-GF style, I just ain’t feelin’ it, bruh. It’s especially odd for the FMC, since other girls in the series are clearly drawn prettier, so it's not likely a skill issue on the part of the mangaka. Maybe that’s intentional - like the mangaka wants to emphasize that the MC fell for her personality rather than her looks - or maybe it’s just me not finding her attractive enough. Either way, it feels off. That other manga at least had a better-looking MC and heroines.
So yeah, I’m stuck in this weird in-between where I can’t decide if this series is a yay or a nay. It’s not like the other manga I’ve read have all been clean-cut golden or trash, but I don’t recall having such jarring whiplash of reactions before. I’ll keep reading though, coz substance-wise, it is still pretty engaging. Btw thanks to the scanlators, solid work there, no complaints on your part.
On the flip side though, both the MC and FMC’s down-to-earthness sometimes slip into straight-up blandness. Their plain character designs don’t help either, making them feel even more like background characters. No matter how many NPCs swoon over the MC Rent-a-GF style, I just ain’t feelin’ it, bruh. It’s especially odd for the FMC, since other girls in the series are clearly drawn prettier, so it's not likely a skill issue on the part of the mangaka. Maybe that’s intentional - like the mangaka wants to emphasize that the MC fell for her personality rather than her looks - or maybe it’s just me not finding her attractive enough. Either way, it feels off. That other manga at least had a better-looking MC and heroines.
So yeah, I’m stuck in this weird in-between where I can’t decide if this series is a yay or a nay. It’s not like the other manga I’ve read have all been clean-cut golden or trash, but I don’t recall having such jarring whiplash of reactions before. I’ll keep reading though, coz substance-wise, it is still pretty engaging. Btw thanks to the scanlators, solid work there, no complaints on your part.
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