Sougou Tovarisch · review
I think this manga starts off pretty strong but after a few chapters it entirely drops the main pairing for the shenanigans of the ensemble cast. The chapters after the shift in focus are difficult to follow, there's a lot of text and chaos on the page which is primarily dedicated to bits and buries the story in clutter. The balance between bits and things actually happening gradually gets worse over time and when the main pairing is picked up again it's pretty jarring. The story concludes immediately after, so even though I did like the characters in the early chapters its pretty unsatisfying tosuddenly snap back to the romance after all of the confusion of the second half. Despite that the side pairings are just enough to keep it readable and its genuinely really funny, so there are some highs to temper the disappointment, but I wish that everything had been integrated better. Short enough to sort of recommend as an afternoon read if you're not looking for anything really impactful.