Atami is a high school boy quite famous for his looks. He’s so beautiful, that he constantly receives love confessions from people he’s never even spoken to before.
He himself is very quick to fall in love with people, but he’s just as quick to fall out of love. After a failed confession to a boy he had feelings for, he isn’t quite sure how to react “properly” to confessions he himself can’t accept.
Before we start the review…
Who wrote this manga?
This manga was written by Asa Tanuma.
Info about the volumes
- There are currently 4 volumes out in Japanese.
- There are currently 3 volumes out in English.
You can check out Volume One of this series for yourself below.
What’s this series about?
Atami is a high school boy very invested in his love life. While he himself is very notorious around his school for his good looks, that doesn’t mean he can easily find a good relationship. He dislikes being confessed to by people he’s never spoken to before, and especially dislikes those that are clearly only after him for his looks.
Atami admits himself that he’s very quick to fall in love—a boy saying hi to him at the right time could be all it takes. But even then, just as quickly as he falls in love, he loses romantic interest. It’s not that he always necessarily wants a boyfriend, as sometimes it’s just nice to have someone you’re interested in nearby. You know, to stare and and fantasize about from afar.
After all, there’s something fun about planning on what you’ll say to them the next time you get the opportunity, right?
While Atami navigates all of these feelings and relationships, he begins making friends with some of his classmates. They bond while talking about love and life, and slowly get to know each other more and more.
My thoughts on this volume (spoilers!)
Typically, this would not be a series I would find myself gravitating toward—it’s a rather slow slice of life story. That being said, it’s so charming, it would be a shame to not read it just because of its genre.
Atami is a very resilient boy, what with his falling in and out of love so quickly. Even after he gets rejected, he’s able to bounce right back with next to no difficulties. The world doesn’t stop after one negative thing happens, after all. The morning still comes, the trains still move, and school life continues on.
I really enjoyed watching Atami deal so maturely with getting rejected, and still being able to make a friend out of the boy he once had feelings for—again, he’s quick to move on. While he’s described as being an awkward boy, I think he’s actually very sweet and mature. Sure, he may say the wrong thing sometimes—like blurting out the fact that he was turned down to the boy’s family—but doesn’t everyone?
Atami doesn’t judge anyone by their appearance, and doesn’t seem to expect too much from anyone. Often times, when a character crushes on someone from afar, they can make up a whole relationship in their head. Then, when that relationship doesn’t come to fruition, they may lash out. We don’t get that from Atami! While he clearly enjoys becoming infatuated with people, he never makes it their burden.
Even when he finds out his crush has a girlfriend, he doesn’t lash out in any way. He silently accepts it, and continues treating him kindly—as everyone in his situation should! Honestly, he’s a pretty good role model.
As this is a slice of life series, it moves pretty slow. This allows the story to focus a lot more on Atami’s friendships as they begin blossoming. We also get to watch the start and end of quite a few crushes, allowing us to get a feel for the kind of person he is—the way someone treats those around them says a lot about them, after all.
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