Why? How?
Because LOL.
This mangaka has certain storytelling/artistic skills, and they MILK IT.
Although the leads are not "beautiful" in the traditional shoujo sense (you only get a flowery glimpse of the female lead once every 4 or so chapters, and the male lead's handsome face--his only handsome feature, by the way--is only occasionally given some accompanying romantic action), the art style is bold and crisp! There's no wonky proportions, excluding the deliberate size difference, and the panels that purely focus on artwork are of the highest quality.
I'm talking "freeze-frames" here.
This mangaka slays freeze-frames.
The expressions of shock/happiness/disbelief/etc. found in the silent panels of this manga have elicited the most genuine laughs from me, and I will always give credit to the author when that happens. This is really the top benefit I want to drive home. Get some laughs!
But on a side note, this manga is, from my knowledge, fairly accurate about mismatched couples. My close friend in college was fully 6 feet tall and completely filled out, much like the heroine of this manga. She was also dating a guy who, while not shorter, was certainly on the slimmer side and gave the impression of "smaller." She also had little dating experience, and the awkward, fumbling manner of dating between mismatched physiques oftentimes resembled the depiction found in this series.
My friend also sported some irregular bangs at one point, so that's a fun coincidence.
