"Around 30 dakedo, Hatsukoi desu." or "I'm Around 30, but This Is My First Love" offered mildly intriguing content and premise for a romance manga. Keeping in mind that the overarching theme is comedy, the more lighthearted elements, although overblown and frequent, at that, strictly commits the manga to exploring innocent love. The only missing element that could have been improved upon was adding any semblance of conflict; often times the manga is repetitive in scope and the reader becomes easily dragged along by mundanities it settles into. Moreover, this idea can also be applied to some of the characters at times. The manga doesenough to keep readers entertained but really never takes initiative to explore anything outside of its comfort zone. Albeit, the characters and their intentions are pure and expressed with the logic, common courtesy, and emotional honesty people in actual relationships often come to realize. Recommendations for this manga are better suited for hardcore SoL readers or anyone willing to find solid enjoyment from a slowly paced development that rewards readers for their patience. Overall, the manga played its expectations safe and its family-friendly material safer. 7/10