I'm a sucker for good sport+romance but I haven't seen any good newcomers to the genre in a while, so I was really happy to see this on Manga Plus. It's still too early to pass judgment, but so far I'm really enjoying the series. There is a strong focus on romance, but it does't push the sport to the background, there is some good sport rivalry, and plenty of room for the main character to grow. Add great art to the mix, and some positive vibes that ooze out of every chapter, and it makes me look forward to every new chapter.

this has already dropped from a 9/10 rating which I gave the oneshot when it first came out 8 months ago to a 5/10 at best so far for the serialized version. You'd think the author decided to see just how many over-used clichés he could stuff into the very first chapter. After reading the chapter, my first thought is that it should never have been serialized.