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Hmm...how should i say this... This manga is a...confusing manga to review.
The story starts off with this comedic hyped up prologue that consists of the intro of 7 characters. Immediately I thought it will be a comedic vingette revolving around the 7 because the summary mentions the "red strings of fate" that connects them. The second prologue chapter dives deeper with this concept, giving a sneak peak of what the manga was like. I was actually pretty hyped up about reading the manga, it seemed interesting and unique since I like manga that focuses on a range of characters instead of just the couple ... protagonists. However that came crashing down when I realize it wasn't actually like that. I guess the mangaka changed her mind or something because the actual manga turned out to be totally different. It turned out to be more like your typical rom-com shoujo manga with two protagonists and their best friends who adds to the story when only when convenient and nothing to do with a connecting string of fate. Basically, of the 7, 2 are main, 2 are semi-main, but really do not add much to story at all (i guess they are actually side characters then?), 1 pops up during the beginning and middle as a love rival, and then randomly appears at the end just to tie the characters up to the finale, 1 hardly even appears, only showing up around 5 times maybe for brief moments, and the last character of the supposed 7 didnt even make an appearance at all.
The characters are all right, its hard to find characters that break out of the shoujo characters archetypes. This manga's characters does a pretty ok job at trying to break out of them. For one, the main guy has light hair instead if dark lol. He would most resemble the "flashy-playboy-turned-loyal" type, however he wasnt a playboy at all really. Although he teases the main girl a lot, like how most of the main males act, he is way more chill than most, being happy-go-lucky rather than sadistic. The main girl would be the tsundere type and although she cried a bunch, its an upgrade from the submissive crybaby type that dominates the heroine role of shoujo manga. The others didn't make much appearance to really judge but they are alright, following an archetype with some differences.
The art was pretty good. I liked the character designs well enough and the proportions and facial expressions makes sense.
In all, to be honest, I was disappointed and kinda felt cheated because the manga wasnt what it was suppose to be like at all. Not so say what the manga actually was is bad, because it's not. Its a pretty decent rom-com shoujo and I would still recommend even though its not like the summary description. I guess its fine if you skip the prologue chapters?

As of now, only 11 chapters are eng subbed, but I'll try to write this review to the best of my abilities.

Story: Can't exactly say how the story will go later, but I'm actually loving the plot as of now. We're just starting to find out the main characters' feelings for each other and the environments and secondary characters also start to develop and flourish. And plus, the romance moves at a good pace with there being physical tension early on :D

Art: Loving the art as well; everyone just looks so dashing (talking about the guys specifically) while the girls are a bit on ... the cute side.

Character: I actually found the heroine to be a bit realistic for once, when compared to other shoujo mangas, she's dubbed as the "ice princess" by many people and she can definitely stand up for herself (most of the times). The main guy is sort of a player (what else is new?) but he definitely has his charming sides as well. Overall, I do like this combo, although it's not too unique nor refreshing but it's still nice to see.

Enjoyment: Thoroughly enjoyed the first 11 chapters thus far but not exactly sure why; could be the plot, could be the characters, or both! If you love romance and shoujo just as much as I do then I definitely recommend you to check this out! (Although it seems that this manga is a bit under the radar?)

Overall: I know that there are at least 25 chapters out already, but only 11 chapters been officially subbed. I have read bits and pieces from different sites after the 11th chapter and I have to say that there's just more good stuff coming up so don't drop it yet because it'll probably be awhile for the new chapters to be subbed and officially released.

Ok.... so I read the "completed" manga but it was so lackluster. Like most of the reviews say, it started off interesting (which it did) but was not what you initially expected. I would have loved to see the characters develop differently but it felt like the mangaka rushed the rest of it after a few chapters and solely focused on developing only one couple instead of a few of them. I also thought it was as confusing as everyone else said. There was way too much going on but it was not written properly on paper. This manga had so much potential to be ... an interesting story but the ball dropped and this seems to be the result, a subpar manga.