The story revolves around our male main lead, Ichinose Kai, as he maneuvers his way into wooing our female main lead, Takanashi Riko. The story is in the perspective of Kai, the school's resident player! Incidentally, this "womanizer" falls for Riko who happens to be our unpopular tomboy. While the story maintains a fresh take on the popular guy-tomboy girl cliche: the drama, the misunderstandings or side plots can be a bit mundane and draggy at times. Kai and Riko definitely score points on the level of cuteness they exude from each other though!
Art: [8/10]
The art is very cute with their round-ish shaped drawings and it matches the tone of the story (which is a bunch of cuteness and diabetes)!!
Character: [8/10]
The characters really carry the story for me. This manga is definitely a play on cliches, but the author really cares about her characters and gives them the development they deserve! Kai maturing throughout the story warmed my heart, and watching him squeal over Riko made me squeal in return! I also enjoyed some of the side characters and their own romance adventure (in fact, I probably shipped one side pair MORE than the main couple. Hint hint: bestie x cameragirl is a win for me)! However, I did find myself not caring for some other characters and skimming through their arcs. Overall, most of the characters were a hit for me!
Enjoyment: [9/10]
The characters are fun and the plot isn't heavy, making this a breeze to finish! This is by far one of the better shoujo mangas I've read. I am a firm believer that cliches are good for a reason and as long as your story has a fresh take on it, it'll be a hit! Of course there were some parts that were dull, but once they gave me the cuteness I needed, it was very an enjoyable read.
Overall: [8/10]
If you enjoy shoujo manga on the daily, I would highly recommend this one. The plot is simple and it's a fairly easy read. I found myself cheering on for the main leads with all my heart! When Kai felt disappointed or hurt, I felt just the same! I really liked that it was in his perspective, it's so rare to find a nervous dorky boy in shoujo manga I can't help but love this! I also LOVE the bestie and cameragirl, how can I get a love like that!?
