Hino-san no Baka

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I've never been into Yuri stuff. No, on the contrary. I'm usually the guy who keeps on pestering everyone with my annoying "no, they're just friends" And this one surprisingly completely hit me from out of left field.

I don't understand the dynamic of these two. They seem to keep forcing and bribing each other into doing stuff they wouldn't usually do but end up doing anyway just for the happiness of the other one.. And it's absolutely adorable.

Nothing here feels forced or unwanted or shoe-horned in. The Characters have depth where you'd expect it least, the style is cute and pleasant on the eyes, nothing ... stays unsaid and even though they kind of annoyed me later on with the constant: "but you said this specific thing 5 chapters ago, so I thought..." It's understandable since both of them are not psychic.

A very lovely romance that doesn't overstay it's welcome. Absolutely reccomended.

After keeping up with this manga consistently I now have the accurate information to provide you with a wholehearted review, I will be blunt and not hold back.

First, the creator of this series is strange. The use of loli's was fine at first however, it's resembling borderline pedophilia in the latest chapters. Honestly, it probably was even borderline pedophilia in the earlier chapters depending on how you view Koguma. This aspect of the show alone can butcher the reading experience alone for most viewers so it's worth gaining awareness of before you read.

The manga in its own entirety is also extremely... Strange? Hino's actions towards ... Koguma truthfully made me uncomfortable at times, however, they do also share cute interactions as well which overall led me, and many others to continue reading. The pacing of the show is extremely slow, especially relationship-wise between the two protagonists, the manga is beyond 100 chapters however there's been no real "delve" into the relationship of Hino and Koguma until chapter 119 which is one of the recent chapters. Of course, taking a slow pace to build a strong connection between characters is good most times, however with the constant fan service, and teasing, it feels extremely drawn out and long overdue. Character expansion is also an issue this manga struggles with, this being primarily focused on the main character Hino. Hino's backstory had been mentioned a couple of times however not really delved into until chapter 115.

Now, let's get into the pros. I do not intend to just fully bash this manga.
Due to the number of chapters, this show has you really get attached to these characters. This is something the author did well even if not intentionally, with each new chapter being produced we grow more and more invested in the lives of these characters which keeps us reading. I really do enjoy seeing Hino's world shifted by Koguma, it's extremely heartwarming, yet also creepy at times. Koguma shifting out of her insecurity after meeting Hino san is also a joy to see, it gives life to this manga which is filled with flaws. The characters are truthfully the saving grace here. I mention a ton about how this show is 100+ chapters but I also want to make it clear that these aren't crazy long chapters, however, they are long enough to make you wonder when it'll end.

End: Should you read this? Maybe? I personally wouldn't waste my time on it if I was aware of what it would entail, this show may be someone's cup of tea though... Once again, it's not terrible, it's just truthfully not worth reading.

i'm going to be incredibly blunt in this review. this manga started out very cute and fun, i actually enjoyed it a lot when i was 15 but i temporarily dropped it in favor of reading something else since it had gotten boring and stale. i just picked it back up today and the random pedophilla - lolicon arc between two of the highschool characters and an elementary student around 116 chapters in is incredibly offputting and strange, now, i do not think this manga was originally intended for lolicons, but putting that in there immediately turned it from a wholesome yuri that anyone can ... enjoy into something that i can't even say i enjoyed due to the pedophillic nature, it offered nothing of value to the story besides the highschooler who fell in love with her realizing that she "just wants the kid to be happy" or whatever. it kinda sounds like a story of grooming? given that the little girl was incredibly vurnerable due to her divorced and neglectful parents. definently groomy, not a fan.

his manga is needlessly long, 134 chapters and each chapter starts out generally the same, hino asks koguma to do some generally lewd act only for it to pan out as not intentionally lewd, few laughs, some fluffy romance, chapter ends. now, i see myself a lot in koguma and i like her character a lot for this reason but i feel as if the way that she was handled was more than strange and after a while became less of "haha you're so short" banter and moreso acting as if she was.. an actual child? which obviously is weird given the premise of the manga, especially when you take into account her and the grade schooler.. being the aame height, and hino even commenting on this saying "i can't tell who the gradeschooler is!"

i do enjoy the art style of the manga and the slowburn romance despite all of its potent flaws. i do enjoy hino's witty, delinquent character and kogumas more shy, reserved, good girl-type character where they are opposites! i think that works incredibly well. sadly, the art style is the only saving grace for this manga, which is not a good thing. i think that someone who doesnt care about lolicon & pedophilla being present without warning and just wants a comedic read would enjoy it, but anyone not into lolicon would definently find this as strange as i did once they get past the first 15-ish chapters.