SUZUKA review

Ashed_1314
Apr 02, 2021
I've read about 80 chapters of this manga, and while it isnt BAD, it isnt really good either. 5 is probably a bit lower than it should be but let me explain myself. The plot starts out pretty standard, guy transfers in to new school, saw cute girl while looking around gets a crush. They live in the same dorm and are next door to each other. Also in the mix is honoka who he met when he visited the city when he was little, she lives at the shrine they had a little interaction and she likes mc. The set up is fine, there wasnt good comedy but you know its all about how the story plays out. Minor Spoilers past this point so beware.

This is where the problems begin. MC confesses and gets rejected fairly early on. Nothing wrong with that, I actually liked the choice. Thought it could be an interesting change to the formula, buttttt MC like two chapters later starts going out with shrine girl. Absolute goon. He decides right before hand he is going to pursue the girl till death then almost immediately dates a girl basically because she kisses him. There relationship is then pretty much immediately pushed into him attempting to have sex with her, which she gets mad at. Fast forward he buys a birthday gift for shrine girl with Suzuka(main bitch) and of course she sees them to misunderstand.
the story then tries to act like the MC only likes shrine girl and is devoid of guilt, when it clearly isnt true to the reader which just makes MC a total scumbag. Which leads to the biggest problem. The MC sucks.

Anime romance leads need to fucking have redeemable qualities. If he is a pervert, he has to be joking have a good heart or something. Maybe he is confident romantic or something. However this MC runs fast for plot reasons. He basically beats a champion runner in PE class with 0 exercise or training basically because the plot wants him to be fast. MC is weak willed, kinda stupid, not romantic, and just overall not enjoyable to watch interact with the main girl. WHO I MIGHT ADD ALSO IS A TERRIBLE CHARACTER. She like MC because he reminds her of her old flame who died in a car accident. But other than being fast this MC has 0 redeemable qualities other than working hard in the track club, just to impress her. He is stupid in almost every way and doesnt really 'get it'.

All this being said the manga still manages to not be bad, but it isnt good either. It kinda just exists and if you want an anime romance this isnt the manga. If you want a semi-realistic romance go read Chikan Ottoko. This tries to be real but is basically school days minus the twist ending (although I havent read the end so maybe there is)
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SUZUKA
SUZUKA
Author Seo Kouji
Artist Seo Kouji