"I'm gonna make an opinion"
"No, don't do it. It's the internet"
"Screw it, as long as it's not a twitter thread; what could possibly go wrong?"
(Do keep in mind, that most if not all of the statements made are based off of my opinion. Your opinion may differ slightly or even by a lot when compared to mine, but nonetheless I respect your opinion and I would be grateful to know that you also respect mine. Now, without further ado...)
Due to the website's description of this manga, I shall use it as the only spoiler for now.
The "Back to the past" manga tropes are an interesting sub-genre that does catch my eye once in a while, where a Main Character (somehow) gets mind-transferred into the younger version of themselves in which case it usually either means that they have a regret/mistake they want to remove/fix thus leading to said events taking place or it's that about one hentai I've watched about a guy who raped his (elementary school (I think)) bully and her mom (A pretty nice hentai if you wanna fap to either a milf or a loli).
The story of this manga is about a guy who is really into the show-making/directing industry since his early teenage days yet he still has that exact same dream up till his late 20's at which point he got pulled back into his late teenage years where he gets into the uni where he had always dreamed of going to back then, the plot twist here is that in his original timeline; he didn't get into said uni but in this timeline, he actually did so whilst still retaining the memories of his original timeline (experience cheat).
The premise based of the story is interesting and is executed quite well compared to the ones I've read that has the same sub-genre of this kind of time travel and I'm also surprised to find see some proper character development once in a while which is quite a breeze to read. The cast of characters are also quite delightful with some slight twist and turns based off of some classic tropes just to make them stand out just a little better for their individual personalities; so far, none of the characters have shown to have a one-sided/toxic view towards one another due to the premise (everyone in that uni wants to be a successful in their roles for the future of their individual show-making standards) and I'm quite fond of that little detail.
As stories tend to go on, they will always show their bad sides no matter how much of a masterpiece said stories have been. The logic behind how the cast meets up is just such a boring way to move the story forward, stripping away the early feel of realism or being relatable; the genres that got placed for this site seems to have been misplaced because apparently just because there are more than 2 female characters in the story it counts as a "harem"? (Like, I can get by the romance genre due to it having potential but there are no excuses for placing the "harem" tag onto a story that doesn't even focus on the romance tag in the first place, ffs this will always be a pet peeve of mine).
The overusage of already overused tropes like "not knowing when to lock a bathroom door" or "intentionally harming the MC physically due to your own mistake" and such are just such turnoffs cause I honestly don't remember any kind of series that's managed those tropes properly except for shows like Konosuba or Ishuzoku Reviewers that rely heavily on their comedy genre rather than their actual plot/storyline. The usage of such tropes for series like this manga are such a waste; even if it was meant to be a breather for its reliant on delivering heavy plot/arc focused dialogue to further tell its story, it could've just used some kind of friendly bonding montage for it instead of using one of the cheapest ways possible.
Thus the conclusion in which I end my review is: "Good, definitely more than decent, but could've done better with some minor tweaks to its 'mistakes'."
I hope you have a nice day/evening for anyone who somehow ends up reading this pseudo-essay up till the end, I hope you have a nice time reading this manga
