Apr 7, 2022
This is a... early review to a promising manga. First I want to say, the premise is interesting and the characters are enjoyable. But I had a problem with this story, and it was a major problem... This isn't an accurate portrayal of Introverts and Extroverts. This manga only has 6 chapters, and I'm sure that it's going to pick up.
But my issue is... I hate this mindset of believing that introverted people are awkward, rude, socially inept, or doesn't know how or cannot make friends. I hate this notion that introverted people are depressed, which I have been seeing on social media. And
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I am sick of people pretending that extroverted are always outgoing or don't want to be alone. 70% of people at this point don't understand the difference between Introverts and Extroverts and this manga only makes it worse.
I am introverted. I won't lie or pretend that I'm not. I am also lazy, my family, friends, and "superiors" have all said this to me. But, that doesn't mean that I can't make friends or it's impossible for me or my sister to speak to other people when it's necessary. I have social anxiety and from this manga, our main female, Shigure-San does too. The difference being, that I was able to actually make friends. I want to put this out there, just because someone's introverted doesn't mean that someone is unable to have fun or go to parties. This is something I think that did somewhat well, with our male lead, Yoshida has a few examples of doing this.
But then that brings me back to the issue. In chapter 2 (MINOR SPOILER) -- The entire classroom were socializing with each other. In the back of the classroom, was only Yoshida and Shigure with a narration next to them, "Introverts are only able to socialize with other's just like them" This, once again, bothered me. Both of my best friends, childhood and my bestfriend I met from school, are both introverted. We got along because we were interested in the same things, they were easy to talk to, and it was nice to have them around at times. In fact, it's crucial to have a extroverted friend or lover, so they can take you out of your bubble from time to time and have fun in a different way. I brought this up, because other introverts is not the only people you can talk to... Extroverted people drain me. Being in a huge crowd drains me. And I literally suffer from a Paranoia Disorder which makes it hard to function outside of doing active things or treatment.
*I do want to add, however, that I did (in a similar way) become friends with this guy in my Junior Year of HS over us bonding over our social anxiety. In a similar way as the story, it was the first or second day of the school year, and we discovered we both had social problems. Some people were scared of him, but he was a pretty cool guy. I liked how the story made me think of that, it was so similar to our situation. Lol*
Allow me to also add this... being quiet or being in your house does not make you a introvert. The same goes for being loud and having a bright personality... that doesn't make you a extrovert. There's a difference between being an introvert and extrovert.
I would also like to mention, there is NOT just two-types of people. There is thing called an Ambivert. You know, the in-between. And lastly on this topic, if you're one of those people that dislike introverted people because they come off rude. Please, just grow up. I never had anyone say this about me, but I have heard people say it about others (all they say about me is that I am boring), just because someone doesn't want to shake your hand, or greet you, or have a conversation with you, someone you don't know that well, does not give any obligation to get ANYTHING from them return. I read a comment like this once, that introverted people comes off as rude and he disliked them because he had a spoiled obligation to have someone he didn't know greet and shake his hand. That's weird. If they don't want to talk to you, greet you, shake your hand, or anything in-between do NOT force them.
My personal enjoyment, with the art, comedy, and goal is something that I enjoyed. Instead of being the usual tropes, they actually plan to do something about it. I like that about this story.
I want to write another review when this story has more stories. It seems promising and the art is amazing.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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