Reviews

Before getting into my review, I have to note that since writing my initial review Kaette kudasai! Akutsu-san has surpassed 100 chapters. A lot has changed in that time, making it a lot more fun of a read. I'll leave my below review unchanged since I still think it reflects the first half of the series well, but I do want to say to any potential readers that the series secures it's footing a lot more as it goes. It doesn't fix all of its problems, but it securely changes my 5/10 rating into a high 6/10. I'm much more likely to recommend it now if you are willing to get over the initial slump. Thankfully, the chapters are super short so doing that is relatively easy.

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All things considered, I think this manga's biggest weakness is in how short the chapters are. I feel like the concept is interesting enough, but the way it's executed basically is slapping you in the face with missed potential. Every chapter some form of progress is made, but right before the interesting part of the conversation would likely occur the chapter cuts off and is completely ignored by the time the next one rolls around.

The characters are pretty generic and shallow and the actual investment I have in them getting together is about none. You can tell it will likely not happen till the manga ends due to the fact that there isn't a major supporting cast (or one at all) for them to bounce off with with a new "dating dynamic." Because of this it becomes obvious that the whole manga is just going to be a loop of the characters running around in circles till it ends.

The art is mediocre, the concept has potential yet is pretty generic, and the characters are nothing worthwhile. The only reason I find myself reading it whenever a new chapter comes out is because they are short and easily digestible. Just read Nagatoro or Yancha Gal no Anjou-san if you want something like this, but actually good. No need to waste your time