The first 30 chapters or so was such a refreshing blast to read. Chitoge's character felt really REALLY refreshing to read, especially from a shounen manga. I was really looking forward and having high hopes for this series, because I quite like harem stories that have a likeable MC and where the girls are unique and super personable. And I 100% found that in Chitoge. She just felt like a really well-written unique and likeable character, and I absolutely LOVED the banter between Chitoge and Raku. Their first meeting was 10/10, it actually felt so natural. She didn't just immediately fall in love with Raku just because this is a harem manga, her interactions with Raku felt natural and realistic. I was really looking forward to how their relationship will turn out.
And then, somewhere after chapter 30, Chitoge's unique character is suddenly chucked out of the window and she just becomes your generic harem girl, it was SUCH a letdown for me because I genuinely LOVED Chitoge so much and I was sooooo looking forward to her character development T_T!! Even thinking about this loss now, I'm still so sad.
But basically after chapter 30-ish, Chitoge just falls in love with Raku and becomes a generic soulless girl in your generic harem anime. A bunch of new girls are introduced one after the next, and the rest of the series just feels like filler until the end where none of the girls really get any real spotlight for us to foster some bond for them, and Raku just felt... sooo bland. I dropped the series after reading for a while, and accepting the reality that this series is now a textbook harem, and the Chitoge from the first 30 chapters, that I so dearly loved, is gone.
First 30ish chapters, I'd highly recommend anyone to read it because it was truly unique and such a fun read. 10/10
As for the rest of the story, I wouldn't even bother personally. If you care about who Raku ends up with in the end, just jump straight to the ending and save yourself the heartache of seeing an initially unique shounen romance series turn into your generic harem show with girls liking the MC just because he's the protagonist. Sorry for being so harsh
Checkout the one-shot for this manga, I actually love it very much. You can really see just what kind of girl Chitoge is and see just how much personality Raku has as well. I actually liked Raku and you can really see just how unique this story was going to be from the oneshot.
