Arakure Ojousama wa Monmon Shiteiru

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Just read this manga and saw it has no reviews here, so I decided to write a quick one. The manga feels somewhere between "Ueno-san wa Bukiyou" and "The Story Between a Dumb Prefect and a High School Girl with an Inappropriate Skirt Length," for those familiar with either of those series, due to its clumsy female lead and stoic male lead.

"Arakure Ojousama wa Monmon Shiteiru" starts with Kuchinashi Tsubaki (tall athletic girl popular with other girls) trying to put Tadashi Kiritsu (diligent public morals officer) in compromising lewd situations in order to blackmail him. She gets more flustered than he does as a result ... of her own setups, and there's the comedy.

As the series goes on, it naturally transitions to more of a clumsy romcom, where she starts approaching him out of personal romantic interest and stops telling herself her motivations are anything else. Since Kiritsu is still wary of Tsubaki's intentions, however, many of her attempts to get closer result in the two of them comedically yelling at each other.

The premises of each chapter are consistently fun, the chemistry between the two mains is great, and the gradual character development so far has been solid. There are a handful of minor characters who show up from time to time who fit in nicely as well. I'd recommend picking it up if you're looking for a funny slightly lewd romcom.

I've also been following the manga for a while and this is my 3rd reread, with my first read through being up to Chapter 20ish? I think, and my second being up to the hiatus. So I'm a big fan of this manga, Super high reccomendation if you're looking for a romance manga that actually has stuff happen.

Maybe a too high rating sure but I really love this manga, I love the growth of the characters it never really feels stagnant. The start is signifcantly more horny and mean than the rest of the manga. The hornyness makes sense since so many manga are ... super horny in the first 5 - 10 chapters and then it's just gone for most of it after. and the MCs being mean/ super harsh is intended for the character growth which I personally found really well written. I enjoy the dynamic between the 2 mcs, again due to their growth and believable chemistry. Just a well written manga with some nice pacing that never feels likes it going through the motions, as so many manga feel like they just get stuck in the same period of time with the characters never growing or changing, though in this manga stuff happens and it's super enjoyable to read and watch characters develop. (I have like 1 minor complaint with a specific character but overall I have very few issues with this)

A really well-made romcom that's definitely worth giving a try. The art feels clean and is a treat to look at; the author does a good job of making expressive characters, especially Kuchinashi's expressions are fun to look at. The interactions between Kuchinashi and Kiritsu are entertaining, with her getting embarrassed as she tries to execute her plans, usually turning the situation ecchi, and Kiritsu reacting back in a stiff and serious way. I think a lot of the enjoyment will be divided depending on your taste for ecchi rather than the romcom because there is a whole bunch of it in this manga, and ... most of the comedy is centered on it.

For me, I found the manga funny because of Kuchinashi's absurd plans and how she always takes it in a perverted direction while at the same time having basically no sex education which adds to the hilariousness of the situation. Overall, I think the two have a fun synergy, and it's a great manga to read for a good laugh.