The Quintessential Quintuplets
| I just finished reading it and it feels like a 7/10 to me, but I can understand why there are several 5/10 and lower reviews from other readers. This has been pointed out already, but I think there is more to it than the "mai waifu didnt win >:( " thing. I knew where it was going to end up after chapter 86 and I can respect what the author was going for, but it just fell a bit flat and I think the problem of why that happened for a lot of readers is because of the story as a whole. Writing a romance story with five viable heroines is extremely hard. Most manga/anime harem stories I have encountered get by this problem by (1) being long enough to appear to give each heroine a real shot (aka long enough to develop and make you care about all the girls) or (2) make the "winner" obvious from the beginning. I guess there are also the true harems, but those are a bit rarer and not what this story was ever aiming to be. The quintuplets thing is a good hook, but for one reason or another, the girls were not treated fairly, much less equally in the story. For the record, I was primarily on team Ichika but I was willing to accept anyone except for Itsuki. She was sidelined most of the story after volume 4 and that was a shame because I wanted to like her too. She just fell into the background with Futaro's dad and sister, who were also woefully underused. Ichika, Nino, and Miku had more page time and were better developed because of that. Yotsuba got somewhat-decent page time towards the end but because of the whole mystery aspect the author was going for, she was treated more like a comic relief/support character for most of the first 86 chapters and ended up being underdeveloped as a result. Another problem is the MC, Futaro. I get that he is written to play the straight man against the girls' hijinks, and that is what he ended up doing for most of the story. The beginning wants to hammer in that he is poor and has abandoned everything except his studies to find a way to help his family escape the debt, a debt that isn't explained (and only briefly at that) until the end of volume 14. His dad and sister are used so rarely that you barely get a grip on his home life at all! This story was trying to juggle too many characters and as a result there are too many things left unresolved or resolved so quickly it didn't offer the reader enough catharsis. How did Futaro and girls' dads know each other? That got one or two pages. What was going on with the bake shop feud? Who cares? The girls' biological father? A throwaway character in two chapters. Overall, the girls certainly grew as characters but because of the uneven page time, Yotsuba and especially Itsuki were left in the dust. Since Yotsuba ended up being the girl Futaro ended up marrying, it felt unearned by several readers. If he had gone with what i consider to be one of the main three, I think the overall backlash against the ending would have been less. It is simply because the reader had more time to understand what these characters were thinking and feeling and were able to empathize with them more. I think Miku winning the popularity contest by a large margin was more than "she's the awkward, cute one." I think she was the most developed girl early on and the readers noticed that. It is a joke but is also true in many ways - when a winner is picked in a harem, the story is basically over. If Yotsuba was going to be the girl that Futaro ended up marrying, then there needed to be more time with the two of them together. I get what what they were going for and it's enough to get the point across, but I didn't fully buy that Futaro was in love with her. I think that is because even when it committed to this pairing, the story decided it needed to spend too much time on the other sisters. The chapters following the confession scene should have spent more time solidifying the the budding romance between Futaro and Yotsuba instead of more sister angst. I'm not saying to ignore the angst completely, but it should have addressed less since that should not have been the main focus of the story anymore. The books started with a wedding - now that we know the players, how did they get there? I think the story needed at least 8 more chapters to wrap everything up in a more satisfying way. To conclude this diatribe, I think the way that the story was written is its main problem. As it stands, it would have been better if it was about triplets - you still could have had the sister dynamic and you could have made one or two of the others real support characters, which is what I believe Itsuki already is after volume 4 (most of the time) and what Yotsuba is until chapter 86. Framing a story around a wedding with five viable candidates to be the bride is hard to do and the way the story was written didn't fully work as intended. It should have been written more as a slice of life story with the five sisters, perhaps finding their dream or landing their man or whatever, or it should have been written as a romance story with fewer heroines vying for the affection of the MC - it ended up too cluttered with elements unexplored, rushed, or dropped altogether. I'm just guessing, but it would probably need another 20 chapters or several chapters reworked to give five viable wedding candidates enough page time to make them all compelling. That's just what I think though. As I said, this is still a 7/10 (good) for me and I can't say that I didn't have fun reading it as is, but it also didn't rise up to become anything really special. |
ArchsagePentAug 30, 2020 10:09 PM
| I just finished reading it. I was rooting for Ichika the whole time. I was rooting for her big time because she seems to be very passive in the beginning and acts as the big sister type who just wants accepts whatever happens and wishes what's best for her sisters. She even helped Miku with her feelings in the beginning. Even helped Futarou with his problems with Itsuki. I can't even remember how many times she cried over the fact that she's conflicted with her feelings. But then after that talk to Yotsuba, her attitude changed thus ruining all her chances during the trip....and then she left. Too bad, she's a well written character and her moments with Fuutarou doesn't seem so forced especially in the earlier chapters. Her redemption seemed fast too, wished she could have a better redemption chapter(s). But to be honest, Ichika, Nino, and Miku would have been fine. I don't see Itsuki being a thing tho, because they only developed their relationship during the start. After that, it's all Ichika, Nino. and Miku. Yotsuba was a surprise. She never even confessed until Futarou did. I guess Futarou really isn't that dense to not notice the good things Yotsuba was doing. I just wished there are more moments with them. |
kristoffSep 4, 2020 10:55 AM
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zerokarasu said: why? if u read from start u should realize that gotoubun is "good" and have good potential,then that exactly what happen,until when its going downhill towards the end. the start with amazing "harem",like every girl is actually "equal",like anyone can be with fuutarou right?? yeah heck they are quintuplets to begin with,but sadly after amazing development with 3 girls,yeah ONLY 3,ichika,nino and miku.then we back to the same problem with typical harem like this,what about the 2 girl?? yeah 2 girls left behind,yotsuba and itsuki. i got the bad feeling about this,this is gonna end up with ever single "trash harem cliche" out there,the "girl who did nothing/the main or first girl will ALWAYS WIN" because the author choose the "safest" choice aka have no F balls.but no,negi will not do that right?? WRONG. negi pull "yotsuba dont want anything,she didnt do anything from start right?? BUT she will win,because what reason?? the answer is YEAH SHE IS THE MAIN HEROINE/THE FATED GIRL/CHILDHOOD FRIEND/FIRST GIRL",we back to our typical trash harem my friend lmao,not gonna lie,negi got me with the start of this manga,i thought its gonna be good,but i was wrong,another 5/10 typical harem ship war manga. What people fail to realise is how the writing went from good in the first half to oh this is just another harem Romcom crap in the 2nd half. Author tried to pull a twist that barely explained. I am not salty because my ship didn't win, but I am salty because the title didn't live up it's name or how author pulled a "Happy ending" for everyone which is kind of bullshit. Even Bokuben author has more balls writing multiple ending route but for Gotoubun it just doesn't felt like it meant to lean that way. Let's admit it, no one will remember this manga in future. It just left too much disappointed soul scarred for the harem Romcom genre. Likewise Gotoubun is pretty much Nisekoi all over again. Started like no any other harems, but ended like one. (Quoted from one of the reviews) |
| Because "best girl" in their opinion didn't win |
| Completely agreed op! Maybe it would have benefitted from a chapter or two showing how yotsuba & fuutarou relationship became after the confession but overall it was a really good ending. |
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| its cuz he didnt pick FUKIN MIKU!!!!!!!! im super pissed. |
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uwaifutrsh said: i was a Miku stan also, but honestly every girl was really awsome, and as usual, the one girl that changes MCs life is the winnerits cuz he didnt pick FUKIN MIKU!!!!!!!! im super pissed. |
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Bronos23 said: i know. at least he stayed true to himself and picked the one he truly loved. props to futarouwaifutrsh said: i was a Miku stan also, but honestly every girl was really awsome, and as usual, the one girl that changes MCs life is the winnerits cuz he didnt pick FUKIN MIKU!!!!!!!! im super pissed. |
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| I think it's because of their girl not winning? There's those types of people in the anime community. |
kioalneNov 2, 2020 10:35 PM
flipsyde said: Xaelath said: What people fail to realise is how the writing went from good in the first half to oh this is just another harem Romcom crap in the 2nd half. Author tried to pull a twist that barely explained. I am not salty because my ship didn't win, but I am salty because the title didn't live up it's name or how author pulled a "Happy ending" for everyone which is kind of bullshit. Even Bokuben author has more balls writing multiple ending route but for Gotoubun it just doesn't felt like it meant to lean that way. Let's admit it, no one will remember this manga in future. It just left too much disappointed soul scarred for the harem Romcom genre. Likewise Gotoubun is pretty much Nisekoi all over again. Started like no any other harems, but ended like one. (Quoted from one of the reviews) Agreed. The ending was disappointing not because of the choice but because it felt rushed. I would have liked it more if MC realized that she was the girl from his childhood and if they had a bit more romantic interactions. MC choosing her because she was nice to him and supported him didn't make any sense because she was nice to everyone, even to a stranger. There was just no chemistry or emphasis on special connections. TBH I would have been fine if MC ended up with any of the girls but Futarou X Yotsuba had the least (romantic) development so it felt odd. And it also seemed the author tried his hard to please everyone by trying to steer away from polarizing Nino and Miku fans but also tried to suggest a harem ending by having MC and all quints go together on a honeymoon? It just felt all over the place, that's why people feel unsatisfied. Not to mention there were a bunch of unanswered questions like 1. Who kissed Futarou in the hot spring? 2. What was in the charms? 3. Even after 5 years, why haven't any of the girls moved on and found someone else? I mean the MC has the charisma of a wooden plank. They only fell for him because he was the guy they had most interactions after moving out of all-girls high school to co-ed and were going through their adolescent phase. Finally, a shout out to the underrated real MVP, the father of the girls. This man, even though he was introduced as a fan of the mother, decided to adopt her FIVE daughters after her passing and give them the best quality of life (despite being distant) and watched over them till the very end. Yotsuba route would be justified if she has the same amount of time among the 5 girl. Yet, we didn't get much her time and I don't remember her arc much even for Itsuki. For the 3 questions, it's just another unaswered plothole. People who praised gotoubun ending probably the same person who praised Nisekoi but at least for Nisekoi WE ALREADY KNOW WHO'S going to be the WINNER. For harem title, I am thankful things like Highschool DxD or author like Bokuben exist. You either go harem, or get a fucking balls to write multiple route. I honestly don't think there's much to discuss about this title, majority of people already took it with a grain salt and moved on. Even when someone picked a topic out of it. It'll be about how good 5 toubun on it's 1st half, then how bad it is on 2nd half. I am sure it'll only worth the read till a certain chapter of manga, otherwise getting invested in it was worst the thing I had ever done. |
| of all the girls to choose the author chose the least significant girl in fuutarou life :/ |
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| The usual "peoples waifu didn't win so this is shit". Same song and dance with (almost) every harem/romance series sadly |
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| Because it's trash |
| I liked the ending. People dislike it because it kind of does the it`s a dream copout. (I assume this is not spoiler worthy as it directly answers the question). |
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CamusEvergarden said: ke1estial said: of all the girls to choose the author chose the least significant girl in fuutarou life :/ What did you even read. 1. She was the first one to meet him 2. She changed his life into the studyholic he is today. 3. If the above doesn't change your mind, Yotsuba was always going to be the one. It was even hinted in the 1st volume, "When choosing a multiple choice answer, the 4th is usually the the correct answer." We saw very good development with 4 and their relationsjip with fuutarou. Then we saw a very rushed development with yotsuba. Why wouldn't we be mad that the author was forced to rush the ending and didn't have time to develop all the relationships. Im not mad its yotsuba im mad because it made the least sense |
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| they hating on this because they felt like their girl got left out, simple |
  [Violet X Amy] [VioletteloiV X squished_lemon] |
| Gotoubun ending pulled a bait and switch with what happenned leading an ambiguous ending. It was not awful, but it was a lazy way to reverse a major decision. |
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| I don't see other reasons than they are salty because their favorite girls didn't win xD |
 (っ◔◡◔)っ 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓪 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓭𝓪𝔂 ♥ |
| sigh... some ppl still cannot get over the fact that their girl lost |
[Violet X Amy] [VioletteloiV X squished_lemon] |
| Unfortunately I already knew the ending, because I had seen a meme on a facebook page. I still hoped until the end that I was wrong, because I didn't want to spoil the surprise. In Italy the volume has only been released in these days (sigh) and I preferred to wait. I am one of those who did not appreciate the ending, for many reasons. Like so many others, I had other preferences, the problem is that I found myself in a vortex without really understanding what was happening. A rushed ending, confused and with answers that did not arrive, led me to lose a bit of love towards this manga that I was really enjoying anyway. Could Yotsuba win? Yes, but at least build something around. Show me how the story unfolds or bring me an extra chapter to develop the relationship. Perhaps I should say that the ending did not live up to the rest of the story. For me, of course :) p.s My favorites were Miku, Nino and Itsuki (put aside after the first volumes) :( |
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| Its nice to see a harem series get a proper ending where there was an established couple, im just malding that Miku didn't win. Sadge |
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| Even tho my favourite girl didn't win (Itsuki), i quite liked 90% of manga, if not only for last arcs (arc?). It was soooo shitty, everything felt rushed and it didn't keep previous arcs spirit. I don't mind Yotsuba winning (someone needs to win the bowl right?), but still it was quite a drop in quality later on (especially last(school?) arc). |
belcikMar 7, 2021 8:32 AM
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Chapter 122.2 extra is out. |
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| you guys know that doujins exists to heal the wounds right all I need is Nino sources |
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Congintive said: that is so dumb if you ask me, who tf would go to someone honeymoon, that's literally a couples owned and special day but those 4 barge in like they doesn't want anyone of them gwt Futaro even he is already married to one of themI hate the ending but loved the honeymoon thing at least now they all can get a piece of Fuu kun. |
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