This is a pretty good love/comedy/gag the characters were well done (but hikari being less of an idiot woulda been better, also i didnt like the ending, it felt axed/incomplete

but all in all a really nice story

This is totally my guilty pleasure read, as i cant objectively say this series is anything groundbreakingly amazing. What i find adorable is how devoted and truly guy loves a girl for such a long time. Other than that, SA is your typical cliche shoujo with a cute/strong but incredibly dense, and sometimes a bit annoying female lead, but hey, at least its better than a damsle in distress one.

... Last updated on March 20th, 2012, 1:09am

Okay, so, Hikari is an insanely strong, pretty, hard-working girl, who borders on perfection (besides her denseness), and at first, I was totally in love with her character.
But... the male lead is like an alien or something. He's over-the-top rich, handsome, he's an unparalleled genius, and he doesn't try at all to be amazing at whatever he does.
It's so ridiculously annoying. Hikari, who's really cool, is always shown as inferior to the other guys in this manga, and it bugs the heck out of me. She turns into mush at the sight of Kei, and just.. argh!!!
It's funny enough, but honestly, read it if you don't plan on taking it seriously, and just for a laugh, but for me, even when I read it that way, I still couldn't enjoy it.

Two main characters
Kei : Too perfect and I hate it. There's nothing he couldn't do. He cares about Hikari and he loves her. They're cute but there were times when I get annoyed.
Hikari : Now this girl here. She could fight but why is it when it comes to Kei carrying her (bride-style) she didn't punch him? For example the helicopter scene,she was carried by Kei into his very helicopter. She screamed,"Put me down! Pervert!" etc but did nothing. I was pissed and stopped reading Special A. Her character is unique,she's hard working,beautiful,she could fight but when it comes to Kei,her character went flat and I hate it. Also it doesn't make sense how she works so hard to beat Kei ever since she's a little girl and she never wins. On the other side Kei,he wins without really working hard. She's dense,yes I got it. But even the most dense person could sense that someone like her by lifting her bride-style while she's on date,kissed her hair,helped her cook,etc etc. Sigh.

The manga actually has a lot potentials how the school has the elites and competition,how the leading girl could fight,the cute friendship,the art work,but I just can't stand the characters.

I'm sorry for the fans but the characters pissed me off.

It was cute. Cliché in certain ways, but a bit of a guilty pleasure. This isn’t a super serious story so I could deal with the less realistic aspects (e.i. Hikari’s denseness). Kei is a bit too perfect but still kinda interesting in his own way. Surprisingly, I like Hikari and her fighting spirit the most out of the whole cast. The fun surround SA is perhaps the best thing about this manga and though I wasn’t fully invested in it, I had good memories of it. Not the best, but most definitely not a bad series. Plus, there are laugh out loud moments sprinkled all throughout.

... Last updated on April 15th, 2017, 12:26am

Definitely a manga worth reading.
Even though I have to agree with some of the earlier comments saying that at times it is just way too dragged out. 99 chapters are probably a tad too much, but when I look back I can´t remember NOT enjoying what I read. It is very shojo-like, funny, with a dense female protagonist and a seemingly cold character as the male lead.
Still I think it is different from all the typical cry-baby stories, because Hikari is as tough as one can be. Also, a thing I really liked was the fact that this manga didn´t just tell the lovestory of the protagonists, but also gave us little tids and bits of the life of the rest of the characters. It left me quite befuddled at times, because sometimes I enjoyed those side-stories more than the actual one.
Overall, being her first manga I can only compliment Minami Maki, because she created a believing, lovable story with wonderful, wonderful artwork. Just give it a try, you wont regret it.

I can see why some people dislike this manga but for me, I felt nothing but joy. Having 99 chapters in total, there were moments where it dragged and chapters that were irrelevant and unnecessary. However the whole story is quite heartwarming. The relationship and feelings of Kei and Hikari is the main focus of course, but what really caught my attention was the friendship between the S.A. members. It was the whole group that resolved the conflict, not just the heroine. Each of them are also romantically involved with someone, and some within in the group, but at the end, nothing about their friendship changes. This is what really made me enjoy the series. The comedy was also great in this. I have never laughed out loud in real life when reading manga; this had me doing that every chapter. Another thing I appreciate is that the mangaka kept the rivalry between Kei and Hikari going throughout the whole series and until the end. These parts of a story are sometimes forgotten after a while and not mentioned again in series, so I was really glad the mangaka kept that going. Though the chapters leading up to the ending could've been better. Those felt rushed, and while I like the idea that the mangaka was going for when she was writing the ending, it could've been better executed.

You can say that I fell in love with the manga after reading the first few chapters, it relates to me so much. The anime is also good too, I love Special A. I like how the main couple isn't into "romance" and such so much, but more into education and such. The manga encourages me to study more, and actually go out and train to be the best. It's so sad that the story ended, but it will still always be the top on my list.

They probably could have cut out a few chapters and let the story progress faster... There were a few things about some of the main characters that bugged me a little, but I definitely enjoyed the manga overall!

The first few volumes of S.A were GREAT. Great characters, storyline and humour but....the last few chapters were quite disappointing. I've just finished reading the finale and felt.....nothing. It made me feel quite cheated too since I thoroughly enjoyed reading this manga and all of a sudden I feel like I've wasted a lot of my time since it just fizzled out towards the end. Did the mangaka lose their passion? In overall, I'd read up until ch80 or so and just use your imagination to finish the rest...it's probably be better that way.