this has the potential to be truly fantastic but it falls short. the paneling is inconsistent, the art is really janky (and suffers from recycling), and the writing is sometimes awkward (although this can be attributed to a miserable scanlation). however, ikeda-kun, like it's titular character, makes up for it in charm. the main characters that the manga revolves around are all interesting and likeable, and ikeda-kun's antics are always interesting and funny. it's nowhere near perfect, but god damnit it has SOUL it is a bit of a tough read due to the problems i mentioned earlier. but if the author could revisit this inthe future and iron out the issues im sure this could be greatly improved. it seem like it was heading for a sumire 16-sai route, where the main character (ikeda-kun in this case) mingles in other people's lives as a positive influence which would've been great to see. but any form of reboot is unlikely to happen anyway, so i will accept what we have right now which is still quite nice