Tonari no Otona-kun
My Darling Next Door

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This was a brief, but enjoyable read for me! There is an age gap between the main characters of about 5 years, and the female lead starts off ~17yrs old. I've definitely seen worse, but keep this in mind. Nothing really happens prior to her graduation, though.

I really liked the female lead. She was bubbly, likeable, straight forward, and I loved how the author portrayed her as a "gyaru" with different hair and clothing styles each day, it just adds a nice touch that I really appreciate & look for in a story! She was a little annoying and immature at times, but she's a ... teenager.

Male lead wasn't very memorable for me. He was a very average shoujo guy, and I honestly wasn't really impressed by his personality. In comparison to the FL, he was just very "blah" and boring. You don't learn much at all about his family or backstory.

There isn't much in the realm of love triangles or conflict, it was really just centered around the age gap and waiting.

The art is gorgeous, and really helps carry the story - I think it's worth reading for this fact alone.

Overall, I wish the ML was fleshed out more and had more to his character, and that there was more of an epilogue with the two of them. Honestly the art and the FL really just carry the whole thing, but I still recommend it if you want a light, fluffy and straight forward romance :)

Not bad, but not good either.

It is definitely a typical shoujo manga, but if you've been reading them for a while you will get tired of the same trope. I am, by no means, bashing the manga or the autor - that's just the nature of things (same as with typical movies/books/shows of any genre). Maybe it's just me seeking something more than just a typical romance manga or the fact that I am absolutely familiar with everything in mangas like this - they are very predictable. Also, I am definitely not a big fan of stories with a (somewhat) big age gap (especially ... since we are talking 17/18 and 22/23), it just doesn't make sense to me, realistically I cannot see that happen and if you are 20+ I think you'd understand. For me, there was nothing really exciting or really worth the read. However (!), I believe that people can easily relax while reading this, why would I have even finished it if I was so appalled by it anyway?

On the other hand, the style of drawings is amazing, I really enjoyed looking at it. Thta's definitely a plus since the style plays a big role in reading a manga (at least in my case).