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I liked the dynamic between the two leads. Their characters/personas were somewhat unique. The interactions between them were unique, sweet, and heart-warming. It had stereotypical elements of a shoujo (kabedon, etc.) but the author clearly wasn't afraid to deviate from the norm and depict their romance in a more creative and intimate manner. I loved how the female protagonist wasn't afraid to initiate such moments.

I really, really loved the art. It was cute and clean. The artist depicted the dramatic and sweet moments and emotional expressions so well.

The story started off so well, but began to go downhill. It had so much potential! However, ... as the story progressed, the plot and relationship development became poor.

Gradually, the plot began to go off track, and the relationship development began to slow down immensely. Instead of focusing on the romance and character development, the story began to follow the friend group and their shenanigans. Developments between the main leads became sparse. I would have liked to see more interaction between the lead couple more frequently.. the interactions between the group of friends was just annoying.

minor spoilers ahead !!!

The protagonist is innocent, assertive, and honest. I liked how she is pretty upfront with her feelings (in a very innocent and endearing way). This made the communication between her and the male lead (who has trust (and other..) issues) much smoother. Not only was it refreshing to see a characters who can communicate well and in healthy way, but also satisfying to not have misunderstandings drive the plot. This aspect is one of the story's charms and a major reason why I liked this manga.

While the main character remained innocent and honest as her journey through her first love progressed, the male lead changed painstakingly slow and became OOC. He has trust issues, is obsessive, and very possessive of his lover. When he began to date the MC, she was accepting for the most part, but wasn't afraid to remind him that he doesn't need to go to such extreme lengths (such as stalking her) in their relationship. Her innocent, naive, and assertive nature complemented his deeply-feeling, obsessive nature. As she learned what love is, he learned how to love (properly). I liked this aspect of their dynamic a lot. However. . . as the story progressed, he abruptly went from hiding his true nature under a calm, sweet countenance to being openly aggressive about his love for her. When he yelled at Miyanishi on the train, in front of all their friends, I found that very abrupt and OOC. *Especially* since it was done in a comedic way. From that moment on, his jealousy was showcased in a comedic manner, which was unpleasantly unexpected. He stopped making any efforts to hide his obsessive and aggressive nature, which I thought was one of the story's major aspects and charms and what I thought would be a plot driver.

Ironically, it felt like the first couple chapters just set up false expectations.