The characters are a big strength in this manga, everyone is unique and I never forgot anyone's quirks. Some play nice, some play dirty, but you kind of end up liking everyone anyway. Our male lead is one of the nicest people I've seen in all of manga, and I usually dislike the typical Japanese nice guy main characters, however Ikuto didn't rub me the wrong way at all, even when he acted nice towards people who deserved to be punched in the face. It's weird, but it suits his character and the concept of his clothing brand very well. His positive outlook ended up infecting me and I ended up liking the characters that were supposed to be the antagonists, and then when I went back and thought about the actions of said antagonists, I noticed that they were actually trying to be nice in their weird convoluted ways, however they were just too awkward to show their care and concern properly.
That being said, I found the ending to be mediocre at best. There was too much focus on romance for my liking, and I would've preferred if the mangaka focused on the technicalities of the outfits, the concept, and the images the models portray while wearing the clothes instead. It also felt rushed, there should've been at least 20 more chapters to wrap things up nicely and everything would've been perfect, but that didn't happen. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with where the characters ended up, I just don't appreciate the fact that we skipped the process right at the end and instead of having a couple dozen ending chapters they just gave us one chapter where they pretty much said "This happened, and they lived happily ever after".
Despite the weak ending, the journey was way too enjoyable. We see Ikuto and Chiyuki go through various stages of character development, learning, and becoming great at their jobs. You can enjoy this story without bothering to try to understand the technical jargon that appears a lot throughout the chapters, and the side-characters are unique and interesting. There's little focus on the dark side of the industry (but it's not non-existent), making this manga a pretty light-hearted read that will make you grin from ear to ear and root for our leads. And finally, the art is absolutely breathtaking at times, especially the eyes, and it fits the theme of the manga to a T.
