28 vols and ongoing?!
Really?!
I just came to this manga again to find it's not over yet...it's really frustrating.
So i adjusted my rating. To think i gave this a 6.5, man what was i thinking?
At first glance and after reading the first chapters this manga is cute, the art looks nice, it looks like plenty of other manga out there. Boy was i fooled.
It takes forever for Mugi to grow a pair. That usually happens in manga like this, but it's just not...man i can't believe it. It's absolutely ridiculous how the main characters behave. It may be funny at first but i just had to skip a bunch of chapters to see him end the chase and then what happens? Nothing.
Nothing happens at all despite every single character pushing them to be more assertive about their feelings. No man would live so long with his girlfriend without nothing happening, no matter how innocent or inexperienced he may be. So yeah Mugi keeps on being a wuss, a wimp, a coward. Make no mistake that's what he is.
The story has no flow whatsoever, just a bunch of moments thrown in hoping that somehow they connect. Some of the characters are extremely annoying and there is no way, no way in hell, a weakling like Mugi would attract so many suitors. I think at some point a line has to be made, it's nowhere near realistic, not even by manga status.
It just seems the mangaka wants to keep making money and forgeting the meaning of standards. Let's take a good look at how a volume develops for example. The main chars are living their lives, and suddenly bam! a new character pops out of nowhere to talk to Mugi for example. This new char is obviously a girl and if she's not into Mugi she wants Yuu and Mugi together so she just makes a bunch of tricks to see them together or doing ecchi stuff. But Mugi and Yuu are made of stone and even if they get into those situations nothing happens. Afterwards that character leaves and it's like nothing ever happened, they just smile say goodbye to the char and go on with their lives.
How can that still happen at this point in the story?
Just what is the purpose of this?
Seriously?
It's not romance, it's not slice of life, it's not comedy.
And let's not forget all the fanservice going on. To be sick of seeing fanservice and being male...i didn't think it would be possible. It feels like Mugi is content with dreaming of stuff. I don't think people want to see imaginary panty shots in manga.
If the characters were broken or had been through troublesome childhoods or experiences and didn't know how to connect or had trouble with their feelings i would understand, taking it slow would be the way to go but that's just not the case here.
All in all it's just not good enough, it gets barely mediocre.
If you want to get this frustrated with a manga and rant angrily about something that should be enjoyable but is terrible then go on ahead and read it, but i won't recommend it, except if you pay me to do so or if i'm in a saddistic mood.