The main girl Erika is what drives this story. She is known and labeled as the most popular girl in her school due to her gorgeous looks. She has some characteristics of a tsundere, and this becomes quite notable at the beginning when she denies her feelings for the main male lead, Kuzumi. Even though I get annoyed at tsundere characters, it was quite funny seeing her deny her feelings for Kuzumi, yet blabs about how she constantly stalks him and finds his smiles cute XD. She really is an honest and clumsy girl, but that makes her character enjoyable.
When I mentioned earlier on how Erika drives the story, I literally meant she drives the romance. The main male lead is as boring as everyone in the class and Erika herself describes him. He barely speaks in the manga (I believe he only spoke three sentences), he has no face expressions, and he hardly reacts to anything. But do not get turned off by this, because his obliviousness and apathy only makes the manga funnier. I wouldn't say that Kuzumi is shy; it seems like he doesn't like to talk or have the desire to be social. It's not like he doesn't have friends, however. He has no judgements to anyone, hence why his best friend is the school's "bully" Haruna (a very lovable side character). I haven't seen his background story nor his thoughts/feelings, but so far, I really do like his character. He is not the ordinary character with some unbelievable talent (ex. Karasuma from School Rumble, Kawasumi from Hibi Chou Chou) but actually is a weak, lame, and short guy he appears. And I do not know why, but the fact that he is shorter than Erika is the one of the best things I've seen lolll.
The side characters are also worth mentioning, since they do impact the story in one way or another. I usually do not care for the side characters (and sometimes their screen time annoys me), but these side characters are often exciting to see. I especially liked the love rivals of this manga, for they are not the typical jerks or manipulators that commit atrocious acts just for their crushes. Honestly, these love rivals were the most realistic people I ever read.
Anyway, the actual romance is a bit lack luster compared to other romance manga. Erika's hilarious illusions and inner thoughts though make up for the lack of romance, but the romance is still there. You have to be a patient reader for some progress, but every chapter does have its fluff and comedy. I highly recommend this series for anyone looking for any kind of romance.
