I really enjoyed this manga. Is it something brand new and exciting, not really. It's your standard shoujo in that your couple gets together relatively quickly and then face various conflicts. Despite this, you should definitely give this a read. I would have to say this in shoujo done right. The romance is believable, the characters are lovable, the humor is great, and the conflict is realistic and not obnoxious. Besides, who goes into the shoujo genre looking for something other than cliche love stories? That's basically what defines it. haha

Personally, what i think makes this stand out is definitely the characters. I felt that they were all very well developed and it gave the story a very real feeling which was nice. The male lead is just adorable. He's the more childish type, being called a baby monkey, but it's not like that's all there is to his character. He has his occasional serious moments too. If you're sick of shoujo with perfect male leads, you'll love him. The female lead is you're cool/cold type, but she's well rounded in that this isn't the only aspect of her personality. And well the romance between them is just adorable and awesome.

I also loved the way in which they went about the conflicts in this. They were done nicely, and were realistic conflicts. It wasn't you're typical crazy obsessed girl who's going to come and steal the guy or anything, and the way in which characters reacted to the conflicts was believable as well.
Also, the classmates are hilarious. I laughed so much at the reactions to the "idiot couple"

The ending was nice too. Not you're typical everything in the world is now perfect ending, but still satisfying. It ended the way I wanted it too.


... Last updated on July 7th, 2011, 7:02pm

"Because you were there"
Pretty sweet line. It kind of explains the whole feel of the romance of the story. The reason why the romance was so good was because it was realistic, while also being the kind of love one would want to experience: caring, passionate, companionship, and an overwhelming sense of desire to be around the other person.
Haruna and Macharu the "idiot couple" forever <3

a good feeling left after reading this, i believe. really bittersweet to me, because i will miss the characters... which is weird, because around volume 6 i got reallyyyyy bored of reading about their everyday life and had to come back to it haha. but i really will miss the 'idiot couple'. and atsu, and all the friends.. the end had such open-ness, i loved it, and it made me feel a sad feeling all the same.



this was a good manga with good characters. like the previous person said, no real deep thoughts behind it (although there were realistic problems for the characters - parents, college, etc. i liked how time passed, and the complications were not too dramatic, but everyday problems. i also loved seeing the relationship progress. oh, and laughing out loud was fun too!

... Last updated on June 17th, 2011, 8:06pm

it is a good and nice - but in the same time a typical - shoujo manga. there is no suspense, mystery, or any deep psychological story. however, it is a good choice for you to spend your free time reading it.

anyway aside from the fact that i have no way of finishing this now.. <or is it??> i think that its still all good.. not that im not saying that its not a good series.. im saying that its kindda episodic so it can wait and its a good thing.. even though it was kindda episodic it still has a body of story if you know what i mean...

anyway. i think tat the love story is bit fast paced.. nothing too complicated.. just character growth.. its actually quite refreshing without all the normal shoujo drama and the people are not all "too sexy do look at me" kind of people or "too beautiful shiny sparkly"... yeah that definitely adds points.. and also Macharu is also cute!!! he really is monkey like and the heroine is cool headed...

yeah its good even though sometimes i just hate Atsu but sometimes his also cute the jealousy also adds points!!!

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i have finished reading it at the right time.. this actually gives actual insight on how i feel on parting ways with the oh-so-easy life that is high school.. though i dont have a boyfriend to share the grief with. but i think that the ending was a bit rushed though.. but at least its not like one of those happily ever after types.. but i am a sucker for those! god knowss.. oh men!! *sigh*

so my rating will not change..

i really enjoyed reading this,what a weird couple i like them both. in good and bad times they are always together to fight for their relationship but i don't like atsu trying to betray his friend. i hope they will make a continuation to this cu'z i really like the story

... Last updated on September 28th, 2010, 11:05pm

Finally a manga that's different! It's been a while since i've read a manga like this Its unique in its own way. Its a very cute manga and i love all the characters. I guess opposites do attract doesn't it A smart, mature and serious girl meets a childish, innocent and carefree boy! I love how its not rushed and how they go through obstacles together. Loved it, give it a try

... Last updated on September 7th, 2010, 9:56pm

It was quite funny, the main girl wasn't weak an the the male protagonist was so cuuuuute. The story was ok but nothing stroke me as being very memorable. I just finished the manga and i forgot half of what happened ._.

i think that this is a sweet manga. it's all about high school, female heroine family conflicts and love. it's not something dramatic, it's just something cute. i find their classmates and schoolmates funny because they kept on betting about things which happens to the main characters love life. however, the character that i got interested in is Atsu. there's something just endearing with his character.

conclusion: a nice manga to read.

Liked lots this story, the way its developed the pace (like it fast XD ), the deep romantic feelings with lots of sincerity, the way the deep in the characters life history, the way is tell, the comedy (lots of it ^^ ) and a bit of drama to spice things up

Great art by the way ^^

... Last updated on February 17th, 2010, 6:22pm