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This series is about a a guy who had 0 friends throughout his entire high school. One of his regrets that the male cheerleading squad (Ouedan) which is run by a woman was disbanded. Now after an accidental slip he falls back in time to the very first time he entered school. Alongside this other girl who also slipped into the past with him when he tumbled he will try his best to somehow make sure that the Ouedan doesn't fall this time.

The series is split into 3 arcs essentially. The Ouedan arc. The Drama Club arc. And the final arc. The first 2 ... arcs are as solid as you'd expect. The plot progression is constantly moving forward, urging you to want to know what happens next.

I really found the characters to be unique and interesting here. Yes they do fall under some stereotypes. But i think the author's done an excellent job of making them feel like people rather than just existences in a manga. They get annoyed with each other. They are hypocritical, they are mean, they are nice. They act like what there environment tells them to do. Basically they act like teenagers.

Granted it still has the problem where Highschool is like basically life and death of your entire future thing than manga series seem to do. But yeah overall i would say an interesting and fun way to showcase a teenagers life.

I also like the slight maturity on our main character. He is in fact nearly 19 years old and from the future so he has that slight edge. And he desperately tries to make do with it.

I do think it is a bit BS that the male lead never thought about going back in time and using his knowledge for selfish gains. Which is pretty BS i'd say.

There are also some other issues like there is an entire pregnancy chapter only to be revealed that it was a dream all along or smth. Like why waste time on bullshit like these if there is going to be absolutely nothing to gain from it. There is no pay off. Nothing interesting in that chapter. It just feels useless and unnecessary. This happens twice more i think. So again quite ridicolous.

There is also the ending being quite disappointing. Like it just ends. Very underwhelming. There is also the romance being a factor in the entire series but no pay off to back that shit up. Yeah it does the whole implied shit. But its still annoying it pulls that shit.

Despite these issues. I'd still recommend the manga. Its got great character development, interesting characters, and a good use of 2nd chance. I think it sorta fails on you know giving any negatives to the bully of the manga as well as some over the top spectacle like a women confessing while doing a naked handstand. Yes this is in the manga. But it feels so out of place you know? Like the author just wanted to draw a naked woman lmao.Lets not forget that it never explains the supernatural bullshit either.

Its funny though in regards to ending. You can exactly see when the axe happened lol.

TLDR: Solid series with a weak ending that just ends. Implied shit is for losers. 7/10

Most of the reviews I've read about this manga complain about the unsatisfactory conclusion of the story. While I agree with this sentiment, I feel as if the story veered off course much earlier.

Initially, "Again!!" presents a quite interesting premise, and up until approximately the halfway point, I would have readily rated this manga a 7/10. The clean and crisp artwork, coupled with the straightforwardness of Imamura's character, contributed to a positive reading experience. However, even in the early stages, certain aspects of the story began to detract from its appeal:

- The characters occasionally act in ways that deviate from their established personalities, rendering them ... unrelatable and difficult to understand
- Fujieda, initially set up to be a central character, quickly fades into the background, merely following the MC around without contributing meaningfully to the plot
- Some characters display irksome traits, such as Usami's unwarranted strictness and involvement in matters that shouldn't concern her, Fujieda's seemingly stupid behavior, and Suzuki's self-worth hinging entirely on external validation

Despite these flaws, the first half remains an enjoyable read. My enthusiasm dwindled during the latter part of the manga, however. The most glaring issue is the absence of lasting character development. Any progress made is swiftly forgotten, causing the characters to regress to their former selves. This lack of progress adversely impacts the story's pacing, making it feel sluggish. Last but not least, I found myself losing track of the plot, with certain plot points seemingly appearing out of nowhere. As a result, the story appeared disjointed and lacking cohesion.

In light of a promising start that ultimately fell short, I rate this manga a 4/10 in total.

This manga is simply frustrating, there is no better way to describe it.

The story revolves around Imamura Kinichirou, who together with Fujieda Akira suffers an accident that causes them both to wake up 3 years ago, on the day of their high school entrance ceremony. Faced with the situation, Imamura now tries to resolve some past regrets and find Usami Yoshiko, the leader of a certain school club who disappeared shortly after the club closed its activities.

The plot is nothing innovative but the characters and situations are quite attractive, who wouldn't want to go back in time and make some different decisions? It's a shame ... that the author quickly gets lost in random and unnecessarily long plots, leaving characters like Akira underdeveloped and trying to destroy any charisma that characters like Imamura and Usami have.

All the arcs after the first are uninteresting and so full of useless information and dialogue that I would skip a few pages and then reread the entire chapter only to find that nothing I skipped was important. Furthermore, these arcs, when they don't add anything important, introduce themes that don't make sense and for which we will never have an answer because the story ends without answering almost anything. And no, it's not the kind of story that leaves an open ending but leaves clues for the audience to interpret, this story simply ends out of nowhere leaving us with a clear feeling that it has been cancelled.

Regarding the characters, I'll stick with the main trio, while Akira is just completely neglected by the author, Imamura and Usami are interesting in their own right, their interaction, although often frustrating, works. But at a certain point the story incorporates the Harem genre into the plot and this ends up burying one of the last things that still gave pleasure in this work.

The story is so bad that it even managed to affect my judgment about the art because I objectively know that some pages are beautiful, but it's impossible for me to disassociate myself from how terrible the script it illustrates is.

I don't recommend it to anyone, all this story does is intrigue you with a good start and then frustrate you by delivering absolutely nothing in return for the time invested here.