Kuragehime
Princess Jellyfish

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At the start Kuragehime set a lot of things I would call red flags, per see. Normally, when a manga includes a character that is a crossdresser, and women characters that are considered ugly I've come to expect the maturity of fourth grader and the finesse of a rhino in a glass shop. However, despite some harsh words against our dear protagonist and the amar girls here and there, the manga works along pretty well amongst those characteristics, using that to create characters that are both funny and endearing.
The characters in this manga were the backbone that kept my interest throught the story(looking ... at you Hanamori), together with the dialogue, since the central theme(which could be summarized in fashion and transformation), despite being well worked, didn't ressonate with me.
Now, in the beggining, those were more than enough for me to consider this manga a great one. However, as time passed, it became clear to me that with the exception of the two main characters and Jiji, the development of everyone else was almost a flat-line. Most of them end the manga as they had begun, with the exception of having more experience in working with clothes. Along with that, a lot of time the relationship between characters feel superficial, it as if the author planned some events ahead of time and those just didn't happen.
In technical terms the art and panneling are really good. Specially after the girls transform, the author can really pass the vibe that they should be unrecognizable without changing the entire design of the amars. I feel that special attention could have been given to the drawing of the dresses though. It is not uncommon for the culmination of the central manga theme to receive double pages here and there(goals in Blue Lock, attacks in One Piece, shows in Shiori Experience), but here, double pages feel pretty rare, and when they do happen the focus are almost always the model. But, that is jus a little nitpick of mine, the art is great.
A final point is that the manga feels a bit rushed at the end, like an entire arc was squeezed in two chapters, it didn't affect my personal enjoyement, but I can see it don't sitting well with other people.
Overall, a good manga, that could have been very good if the author had treated some topics and events with greater care. Recommend to anyone wanting to have a nice, peaceful time and read some nice quips here and there.

Kuragehime is one of the most splendid manga I’ve read. Instead of a typical female protagonist, Kuragehime follows Tsukimi, a man-fearing otaku obsessed with jellyfish living in a girls dormitory with similarly antisocial otaku. Tsukimi’s life changes when she meets Kuranosuke (or Kurako) a cross-dressing rich boy who through a series of events ends up starting a fashion line with her and the rest of AMARS, the residents of the dorm.

Each chapter brought me joy and laughter, yet the plot was so fun and intriguing that I would always say to myself “just one more chapter!” (And then proceed to read five more!!!!!!!!)

This is a ... truly unusual manga and I really had no idea what was going to happen next in the best possible way. The characters are so loveable and the art is very pretty and unique, overall I would highly recommend!!

This story is hilarious and cute, while seemingly intense and terrifying too. I think it's unrealistic but still incredibly creative and tense at times. I really like all the characters and how deeply their character traits go. The fact that their dislikes stay as prominent as possible while still making way for development shows some realism in the fact that Not Everyone in a story like this ENJOYS banding together and working hard. Sometimes, manga sets a very unrealistic representation when it comes to the subject of powering through hardship and working hard to achieve a goal.

Super funny, romantic, cute, exciting and different from ... most romance manga you will ever read.

The only reason I won't rate this a 10/10 is because it does seem as though the manga starts to die off after an amazing high, and what I assume happened was that it became scheduled for cancellation and the ending plot had to be pushed up and rushed. However, I still got goosebumps reading those last few pages :)