Sep 10, 2024
"Yatara to Sasshi no Ii Ore wa, Dokuzetsu Kuudere Bishoujo no Chiisana Dere mo Minogasazu ni Guigui Iku" is the perfect manga for people who dislike the mainstream romantic comedy genre. This is a short and sweet manga that cuts out all the nonsense seen in traditional rom-coms. The last panel of Chapter 2 describes the story as a "love comedy with zero misunderstandings".
The story sets itself apart through the use of its protagonist. While mainstream rom-com protagonists are often romantically clumsy or dense, Naoya Sasahara is the opposite. Sasahara understands the intentions of others and has a mind-reading ability to supplement his intuition.
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For instance, Sasahara correctly deduced the intentions of a harasser posing as a model recruiter. Although Sasahara is very perceptive, he is not perfect. Since he is always viewing the emotions of others, he has trouble sorting his own emotions.
The pitfalls of the story are its length and the dialogue. Since the manga is short, the author could not fully develop the characters, so their personalities seem bland. The author attempts to justify Koyuki Shirogane's "tsundere" personality through the use of childhood trauma. However, the justification is brief and is never fully explored. The dialogue is slightly "cheesy" and cringe-worthy at times. The dialogue lacks the beautiful prose seen in other mainstream works.
Overall, this story is simple and straightforward. Readers do not need to think deeply about conflicts. The author proved that a romantic comedy manga with a romantically perceptive protagonist can be entertaining. This manga is a promotional piece for the light novel, so the story is much more refined in the light novel.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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