I'll admit, I didn't have such a great impression reading the summary and the beginning of the first chapter. I mean, a relationship between a teacher and a student isn't exactly the social norm. But hey, I was in the mood for indulging in a happy romance manga and that's exactly what I got!
I gave the story a ranking of 8 mainly because the plot isn't something to be shocked or surprised about. If you're an avid reader of the romance genre like I am, everything was expected. Even so, this manga didn't fail to give me a sense of warmth in my heart, as I was able to really sympathize with the characters. As weird as it is to say, the actual contrast of a mature teacher and a young student was a strong point of the dialogue, interactions, the whole story in general. If you're turned off by the whole "taboo" aspect of the relationship, then I will truthfully say that you will be missing out on a beautiful romance that definitely falls into the cliche, but is still ridiculously satisfying to read. But that's just me, a fanatic of the romance genre. (I'm all about those cliches haha)
The explanation behind the story ranking is basically the same as the character ranking. The characters kind of gave me the vibe of Usui and Ayuzawa from Kaichou wa Maid Sama. There wasn't anything unique, but I couldn't help but fall in love with their personalities. Considering how I'm a high school student myself, I was able to relate to those feelings of jealousy, selfishness, and overall internal turmoil haha.
Out of everything, I absolutely adored the art. It's exactly what you would expect from a quality shoujo manga. You know what I'm talking about. Sparkly circles/pentagons, intense blushes, sparkly tears, sparkly faces...SPARKLES EVERYWHERE!...man...I love shoujo manga art styles xD One thing I couldn't get over about the art however is the teacher's little transformation from an adult to the appearance of a...(because it's the first word that came to mind)...hot teenage boy. I won't say when it happens, but there are times when you will question his age just because of the art. But hey, gotta appeal to us fangirls somehow right?
9/10. I only give it this overall because again...it's one out of many romance/comedy anime/manga I've experienced. Unless something really stands out about it or something just clicks within me saying, "This is the one!", I won't give it a 10/10 haha. I liked reading this manga though. It wasn't spectacular, but it was a nice adventure.
