Man what a downer, those 2 chapters enticed me to read it and i decided to pick up the novel. In short: Romance is illogical and very slow.
Chapter 64 of novel - platonical family unit. i.e. Beside the first chapter(chapter 2), they bathed as family once <-- That's all folks. Despite all that i'm at 2-3 month mark of their life, platonically some things happened, i would even say some things were done and said that would/should make them like a normal family.
But now it seems like brother and sister (and their kid brother) living together i.e. 15y and 19y, age gap gotten our author scared despite establishing the fact that 15y is considered adult in that world. (Why do you make manga like that then? Edging and cucking fetishist country..ffs) (Ohh by the way he is around 40y if we also count his age prior to reincarnation)
Like i was enticed due to finally crossing the boundary of confessions and dating (quite a rare moment in rom-coms) and creating a family life. But nothing is happening, author even basically laid out all the structure to cross towards adult relationship...BUT THERE IS 0 progression, MC is dense and FMC has pervy thoughts sometimes but decided to wait for our celibate monk to do something (though during one arc she decided to be proactive but somehow author sweeped that arc under the rug<-- very professional).
I'm not frustrated that anything sexual wasn't described i'm frustrated, because author continues this rom-com school life vibe comedy troupe, where they get embarrassed, misunderstood and in denial 24/7. Mangas that cross that boundary cannot exploit this overused record due simple understanding : SOCIETY PUMPS YOU UP FOR SEX THAT YOU FEEL IMMENSE PRESSURE FOR THE FIRST TIME BUT ONCE THE DID IS DONE YOU UNDERSTAND EVERYONE WAS LYING AND IT WAS FREAKING MORONIC, so you cannot use "virgin" comedy anymore.
P.S. It's majestic as long as you perceive it as majestic and important like a believe in santa or concept of money. It's embarrassment and stress from unknown that was fueled by people with lush stories and romance novels. mangkas use this (abuse) to create comedy, it isn't funny when every other author in rom-com genre abuses it.
Scratch that it's even worse,
Chapter 79, still no progress. Amount of side characters increased once again. Amount of time author WASTES towards sides is bigger than main pair. Sides are all crazy. Just recently MC accepted 2 perverts (her ex-servants) who are aroused by her smell and voice (I don't know if i would keep a servant who get's sexually aroused from my wifes voice, sounds wrong and dangerous).
Apart from that this manga is a complete comedy now in my opinion, plot/romance/drama <-- Thrown out of the window, even if something like that happens (i mean plot/romance/drama) i cannot take it seriously and afraid that after every romantic/dramatic moment some gag will come out or a person will come in the room. Edit: Can confirm any serious moment now feels like comedy.
Nice potential, the worst execution. P.S. Forgot to tell in previous post, MC's secretary(adopted son) is 11y old after one arc with the pervert (one of them) this boy became gender fluid and actually entertains the idea of romantic love with MC............Also MC pimped him to an old blacksmith who is an open shota lover (with policy not to touch)
Scratch that it's even worse,
Chapter 79, still no progress. Amount of side characters increased once again. Amount of time author WASTES towards sides is bigger than main pair. Sides are all crazy. Just recently MC accepted 2 perverts (her ex-servants) who are aroused by her smell and voice (I don't know if i would keep a servant who get's sexually aroused from my wifes voice, sounds wrong and dangerous).
Apart from that this manga is a complete comedy now in my opinion, plot/romance/drama <-- Thrown out of the window, even if something like that happens (i mean plot/romance/drama) i cannot take it seriously and afraid that after every romantic/dramatic moment some gag will come out or a person will come in the room. Edit: Can confirm any serious moment now feels like comedy.
Nice potential, the worst execution. P.S. Forgot to tell in previous post, MC's secretary(adopted son) is 11y old after one arc with the pervert (one of them) this boy became gender fluid and actually entertains the idea of romantic love with MC............Also MC pimped him to an old blacksmith who is an open shota lover (with policy not to touch)
Yup, started as something akin to slice of life like vibe ended up as psycho comedy with grains of romance. I'm fine with comedy as long as it isn't reused. Also novel has grotesque structure 2.7/4 thoughts 1/4 dialogue and 0.3/4 narration.(combine it with mirriades of side character chapters.......)
I came here to moan about how the second chapter doesn't even progress to the same point of the first, being 100% flashback... But then I read Monn12's novel reviews and feel like dropping the whole thing. Just another example of how messed up Japan is.
I came here to moan about how the second chapter doesn't even progress to the same point of the first, being 100% flashback... But then I read Monn12's novel reviews and feel like dropping the whole thing. Just another example of how messed up Japan is.
Yeah initial chapters lured us and then crazy stuff started to happen, i only managed to go until chapter 79 in hopes that author would make a straight path. But everytime you see he does that he goes back on his words or some a hole drop kicks (literally). But hey give a manga a try maybe manga editors said to him he is a lousy POS and if he wants to earn he needs to do something.
Give it 5-10 chapters if you won't see any progress then it is the same as novel (i think there was miniscule baby steps made around chapter 79 or 120 where you learn "mystery" that wasn't quite a mystery and her mind fog clears up a bit)
P.S. I've read until chapter 125, you can go to novelupdates and see my review there, same nickname. Review is much more detailed it states timeline, ages and romance (which is non-existent also slice of life is lie)