Ririka slowly turning into her older sister. Now I wonder if Ririka is gonna have the same type of lover as Kohinata . Probably not as I don't think this is a "yuri-type route" manga, but I think it would be funny
Many forget, but this is a romcom, romance sure, but it always felt more comedy then most romcoms.
As for why we need a love rival... why do you think it is a rival and not just a funny "look, this girl behaves like Sakuradaimon!" The "dumb prefect" was the main hook of the story, so if you upgrade the dump prefect to cool prefect, you gotta replace him with a dumb kouhai, obviously.
i cant wait another month for this i need the next chapter now. i cant believe the author is still going despite the run ending confession arcs. what a champion. i guess the ending will probably come when they graduate
Love rivals aren't inherently bad at showing a different facet of characters, but it gets frustrating when the author wants to grow romantic relationships between the guy and an alternative girl for no real reason other than to add manufactured tension.
One of the better love rival storylines is Komi;
Tadano notices Manbagi's feelings although he initially doubts himself. And when she confesses he turns her down gently. That's the sort of catharsis and relationship-building storylines that shine in high-school romance manga like this one.
Meanwhile in that shogi manga we get shit like this page (ch. 177) where the main guy is just like, "Oh, okay " to what amounts to a love confession. It's annoying that he's intentionally writing Ayumu as obtuse as possible. He's clearly into his senpai but strings along Rin and/or is so oblivious that he just doesn't tell her politely that he notices her feelings.
If he were more internally conflicted between both girls, okay sure. But as it's written we're just waiting for an inevitable end, making each page dedicated toward Rin and Ayumu boring and unrelated to the overall plot.
All that to say, this author has before surprised me by just getting the main couple together in one of the most natural-sounding ways I've ever read. I don't think this first year girl is supposed to be an actual rival. I think it's more about showing how Sakuradaimon is growing up and loosening his strict viewpoint on school morals.
Love rivals aren't inherently bad at showing a different facet of characters, but it gets frustrating when the author wants to grow romantic relationships between the guy and an alternative girl for no real reason other than to add manufactured tension.
One of the better love rival storylines is Komi;
Tadano notices Manbagi's feelings although he initially doubts himself. And when she confesses he turns her down gently. That's the sort of catharsis and relationship-building storylines that shine in high-school romance manga like this one.
Meanwhile in that shogi manga we get shit like this page (ch. 177) where the main guy is just like, "Oh, okay " to what amounts to a love confession. It's annoying that he's intentionally writing Ayumu as obtuse as possible. He's clearly into his senpai but strings along Rin and/or is so oblivious that he just doesn't tell her politely that he notices her feelings.
If he were more internally conflicted between both girls, okay sure. But as it's written we're just waiting for an inevitable end, making each page dedicated toward Rin and Ayumu boring and unrelated to the overall plot.
All that to say, this author has before surprised me by just getting the main couple together in one of the most natural-sounding ways I've ever read. I don't think this first year girl is supposed to be an actual rival. I think it's more about showing how Sakuradaimon is growing up and loosening his strict viewpoint on school morals.