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Aug 27, 2018
TLDR: Starts with cliche setting, escalates with each arc. Female leads are intersting, MC is not a hopeless cause, good interactions and relationship developments. High possibility of True Harem Ending.
Story: 9
At it's core, the story is a girl coming from another world meeting the MC and disrupting his normal life. Yeah, it's a very cliche setting, but once you get 10 or so chapters in, you realize that the story development is very unexpected for this type of setting, mainly due to the fact that the original girls around the MC in this world aren't quite normal either.
One thing I really like with this manga
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is the pacing. I can honestly say there are no filler chapters, as each one either advances the current arc, pushes you into a new arc, or shows some meaningful relationship development between the characters.
Not to mention, the story itself continues to escalate in scale and wackiness which provides for a very interesting read
Art: 9
Art is subjective.....but personally I like the style, even though it might seem a bit safe. The girls are cute so who am I to complain.
Character: 9
Interesting mix of characters here...you have an Airhead, a Yandere, and a Tsundere making up the primary female leads, which casues some hilarious chain reactions and antics, although they do get a bit repetitive at times. I also enjoy the fact that all the female leads have generally the same amount of screentime/ importance
Supporting characters are also filled with personalities, each with interseting character designs as well. I appreciate the fact that they don't steal the spotlight too much, allowing us to focus on the lead characters
As for the MC, it's your tried-and-true "kind-hearted" "pushover" type of lead. To his credit though, he does do some things differently. For starters, even though he also gets embarassed by overt affection or nudity, he's generally able to keep a cool head about it. He's not some super dense dimwit either, being able to recognize fairly quickly when a girl likes him. Although he does fall into the category of a reluctant harem lead, he actually takes the harem somewhat seriously, promoting goodwill between the members, actively going on dates, and even using kisses as rewards. The above combined means that when some cute or embarassing interactions happen, you get actual romantic relationship growth, as opposed to the annoying constant reset of progress so many harem manga like to operate on.
Enjoyment: 9
From a standard RomCom standpoint, the jokes/dialogues/settings saren't neccessarily ground-breaking, but I do enjoy the little interactions now and then between the main characters. I was also intrigued by each arc's story, and in what the next arc would be. It constantly leaves me wanting for more. Finally as mentioned above, you don't get annoyed or frustrated from some contrived nonsense that tries to artificially lengthen the story.
But perhaps more importantly, this is one of the rare harem mangas that actually has a VERY high chance of a true harem ending (or at least a heavily implied harem open ending). There are numerous reasons for this, including the fact that the original setting already states the people involved will end in marriage, the fact that the MC while reluctant doesn't seem to be against this idea, the fact that there are already established polygamy relationships in the universe, even involving two of the female lead's moms. And the fact that generally, the girls have more or less accepted this kind of relationship. Unless the mangaka really decides to screw it up and does a memory wipe or complete reset, I think this one is safe in the bag.
Needless to say, this is RARE outside of ecchi/hentai works, and I treasure each series that manages to do it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Aug 16, 2018
Interesting premise, but lacks real depth and character development
Character settings are generic, world design is dull, and the monster design is averageas well.
Even the cliche "other world people comes back to normal world" arc was one of the most boring I've ever seen of the same premise.
I guess the "fanservice" portions are drawn nicely....if not completely ruined by the MC's laughable excuses on why NOT to "close the deal" with the girl he loves.
Speaking of, I extremely dispise harem settings where the MC only focuses on one girl. If you're going to make a harem manga, do it right.
I kept reading for 40
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chapters in the hope that something substantial will happen(in terms of character relationships), but nothing really did, and honestly even if something does happen, it'll probably be at the last few chapters, and only with the female lead.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Aug 14, 2018
By all means, this is not a serious manga, and I can certainly expect some people to just scoff it off. However, this has honestly been one of my favorite mangas I've read recently.
I was first hooked by the design of the female lead-Hotaru. In essence, she is a Yandere, only directed towards sweets and not anyone in particular. Smart, charming, enthusiastic, ditsy, funny, all packed in an infinitely sexy body, with a great closet of clothes that still manages to retain her signature look. Oh, did I mention the JoJo poses?
I also found myself intrigued by the explanation of sweets each chapter. It's practically
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useless, and I'll probably never eat 90% of the foods introduced, but it's fun dammit. Of course Hotaru's antics probably plays a large role in it being enjoyable as well.
As time went on, I found myself rooting for romance development between our male protagonist Kokonotsu and Hotaru. Although honestly, the childhood friend Saya makes a very compelling case for support as well.
Speaking of which, all the characters are lovable in their own way, and the side character story arcs are fun as well
The little shakeup in the middle of the series was interesting to say the least..although personally I'm thankful for picking up this manga after it had already ended. Otherwise I would probably by extremely fustrated by the turn of events.
As for cons....since the manga is done in bite-sized formats, each chapter is only half length of what you can normally expect. This means that the pace is very quick, and each "gag" comes and goes fast. Some people might like this kind of pace more, but I wish the story had a bit more multi-chapter arcs.
The ending also feels just a tad rushed.
At the end of the day, this is a manga that has 8~10 pages a chapter, that's focused on a very specific subset of sweets. Don't expect major development, or an epic story arc, as that's just not what this is. However, rating it for what it is, a casual comedy that teaches some knowledge, I think you can't get much better than this.
Overall 9/10
P.S. The anime takes some generous liberties with the story, changing around the character interactions, and also condenses an already condensed format, leaving it even more rushed. I don't particualrly like the adaption, but I guess it is the only way to see my favorite characters in action.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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