I saw previous reviews, and was a bit curious of what they meant about the bullying. I was thinking, maybe I might think it is funny, and people are just being babies. Well, I was wrong. This manga is horrible.
Story 1/10
Every chapter goes like this:
1. Bitchy girl finds a way to embarrass beta male's appearance/hobbies/personality.
2. Beta males cries like a whiny bitch.
3. Bitchy girl pretends to be attracted to beta male.
4. Beta Male falls for the ruse, or too scared to back out.
5. Bitchy girl inflicts some sort of physical or emotional pain with 0 remorse to beta male.
And that's it. That's literally EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER. I kept reading on, and hoping it would get better. But, no, it's the same predictable outcome. I literally read some chapters and think "Oh gee wizz, what could possible happen next? Is the girl who is flirting with the boy really going to kiss him? Or will she, I don't know, call him a pathetic gullible loser like she does in every fucking chapter?"
There isn't particularly a storyline. I'm okay with like "slice of life" stuff like this. But I still want to see something new. A new character? Some character change? Anything to make it more interesting. Additionally, some things just don't make any sense to me. If that main guy character doesn't like the girl, why the fuck would he keep her phone number and let her call him?
I swear, the best way to describe the writing is like the author is some submissive cuck who has a humiliation fetish, and this is his way of letting his fantasies come out.
Art 5/10
The art is okay. It's passable, it's presentable. I kind of like seeing Nagatoro's expressions. Yeah, that's pretty much all I have to say.
Character 3/10
You know what? I was thinking maybe, just MAYBE, I would've enjoyed this manga a whole lot better if Nagatoro was the MAIN main protagonist. I do like her bitchy tsundere kind of attitude, but the execution as a whole is just horrible. The problem is the main character, Naoto, is some wimpy guy who can't stand up to himself to a younger girl. He never changes in character. I wouldn't mind seeing a comedy skit involving a senpai getting bullied by by his kouhai, but when you do the same exact thing over and over and over again, I'M GOING TO GET BORED. When it's just constantly seeing Nagatoro harass this one guy, she becomes extremely hatable. She deliberately takes advantage of him by taking everything he loves, and criticizing him for enjoying those things. She will also constantly antagonize him for his looks and submissive personality. She does it to the point of tears, yet will further make fun of him for that. For, whatever reason, Naoto just takes it, and lets her continue doing her bullying. Again, I think this was written for some humiliation fetish stuff.
If I could rewrite it, it would've been entertaining to see Nagatoro interact with different people, or bully different kinds of people. It would make things more interesting, and seeing all sorts of scenarios. Creating more characters. THAT would make it more enjoyable while keeping the same bullying actions. As for Naoto, I guess he could interact with other people, but I hate him. Even if I enjoy watching a wimp like him, why would I root for a guy who deliberately opens the door for bullying. Well, unless watching a guy purposely get bullied on purpose is your thing.
Enjoyment 2/10
I didn't think this was funny at all. Once again, I kind of thought Nagatoro is a bit entertaining, but that can only go so far when it's the same character she harasses, and the same exact story each chapter.
Overall 3/10
The closest thing I can compare to is Uzaki-chan, sort of like an inverse in a way. I don't like Uzaki-chan, but I still got some entertainment. I kind of like the way how the main character gets pissed off at Uzaki when she won't quit harassing, and in general it has some funny moments. But this one, it's just a girl harassing a guy with 0 entertainment coming out of it. Maybe this was for like humiliation fetishists, or BDSM lovers without the sex or pain. If it is, sure, I guess you can enjoy it for that. I really don't feel like continuing to read the rest. It's just gonna be the same shit anyways.
I know there's an anime coming out in Spring 2021. And oh man, I am 100% expecting to see this fucking Nagatoro chick EVERYWHERE when it comes out. She's just gonna be the new face of being that one god damn annoying anime girl. I can see it now, r/waifuism going all over her, and my youtube feed being clogged up with this girl. To be honest, I might see one episode just to see if it makes it more "entertaining" in animation form. But I swear, Japanese or English dub, if she has some super insufferable voice, I'm gonna eat my fucking house.