The storyline was well planned out and written. It had an interesting plot, making me want to read more of the manga after watching the anime. (Yes, I watched the anime first.) I also liked that Yuu didn't fall in love with Touko since she's "The Perfect Role Model" but fell in love when Touko showed that she had changed. When I read the chapter where she realized she fell in love with Touko, I felt that the reasons why Yuu fell in love with her made sense. She didn't fall in love with Touko's replacement. She fell in love with Touko herself. And just with 2 simple sentences, a deep meaning was conveyed. Another thing message that I realized after rewatching the anime was the fact that they were trying to tell us that we live in a world of change and nothing can stay the same. Even though they reinforced the idea that Touko or Yuu will always have a one-sided relationship that will stay the same, but in the end, Yuu eventually feel in love and their relationship changed in a good way.
Nakatani Nio did a great job on her art style. It is simple yet beautiful. The simplicity of the art style and character designs make it seem like the characters could be someone in the real world dealing with relationship issues. The characters were relatable in one way or another. For example, a real life story that has happened my friends, who I will call Liko and Naki. My friend, Liko, relates to Saeki Sayaka as she had a crush on her best friend, Naki. And Naki relates to Touko. Sadly, Liko knew that Naki didn't like her romantically as Naki was a social butterfly and liked another person. Long story short, they had relationship issues and sadly are not friends anymore.
Overall, I really enjoyed the manga as well as the anime. Yagate Kimi Ni Naru is one of my favourite yuri animes and I have reread the manga twice already, and the story was still as good as the first time I read it. As a yuri fan, I would highly recommend this manga to new yuri manga readers.
