Suzuki is a cheerful, charismatic girl, who cares a little too much about what others think. Tani is a quiet, thoughtful boy, who sticks to his morals. While they seem to be complete opposites, they do say opposites attract.
Before we start the review…
Who wrote this manga?
This manga was written by Kocha Agasawa.
Info about the volumes
- There are currently 8 volumes out in Japanese.
- There are currently 8 volumes out in English.
You can check out Volume One of this series for yourself below.
What’s this series about?
Although Suzuki and Tani are complete opposites, Suzuki has had a crush on him since before she can remember. She’s loud, cheerful, and tends to say whatever she’s thinking at any given time. To contrast her, he is quiet, thoughtful, and often only gives one word answers. Though they may be difficult to picture as a couple, they somehow work.
Suzuki’s feelings are a huge secret from everyone—including Tani. Though she tries to include him in conversations held in their classroom, her friends think she’s just teasing him. To Suzuki, someone who cares deeply about what others think, she isn’t sure how she should proceed with her feelings. She isn’t embarrassed about her crush on Tani, but she works very hard to be an agreeable person. She doesn’t want to cause him any unwanted attention from her friends, and doesn’t even know how he feels about her.
One day when they run into each other long after classes have finished, Suzuki takes the leap and asks if Tani wants to walk home together—to her surprise, he says yes. From here, their relationship slowly begins to grow as they start learning more about each other.
My thoughts on this volume (spoilers!)
This is my favourite shounen romance series—did you know it also has an anime that’s currently airing!? Though I haven’t started it yet, I’ve heard nothing but good reviews.
There are two big reasons I love this series as much as I do: the translator did a very good job of preserving the comedy and slang usage, and the heavy inclusion of Suzuki’s friend group brought depth to the story.
Typically, I can’t help but find fault in English manga’s translations. I’ll read and think “why did they choose that specific translation?” or “I wonder what the original Japanese said here?”. I didn’t have that problem at all here, as the slang and overall language choice was done masterfully. It feels current, without trying too hard to show off the fact that some of the characters are in fact using slang. This is a rather difficult task, as it’s easy to choose words and phrases that are soon dated. It’s because of this that a lot of the comedy hit for me, and I was able to fully immerse into the story.
When it comes to the characters, I’m so glad the author chose to heavily involve Suzuki’s friend group. While they are an integral part of Suzuki’s character no matter what—she’s a people pleaser, and very conscious about what others think—had they only been included to explain her character, I think it would have felt a little shallow.
Instead, these side characters are fully supportive of Suzuki’s feelings for Tani, and even try to befriend him! It was very refreshing to see such a supportive friend group. Still, we do get to see one character who may slightly disrupt the peace. He voices that he doesn’t understand why someone like Suzuki would like someone like Tani, which gave Suzuki the stage to fully express exactly why she likes Tani. There’s no room for miscommunications or unsaid words with Suzuki, she says what she feels. This character then is forced to do some self-reflecting when confronted with Suzuki’s pure self-assuredness.
I’m so excited to see where their relationship will go from here!
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