Ore ni dake Koakuma na Kouhai wa Genjitsu demo Kawaii ga, Yume no Naka dewa Motto Kawaii · review
9.2/10 THIS IS THE BEST ROMANCE MANGA I'VE EVER READ. THANK YOU GOD, THANK YOU MOM, AND THANK YOU AUTHOR FOR MAKING ME FEEL SUCH HAPPINESS AND BLISS. Ahem. Now that I've gotten my thoughts out of the way, I just want to say that this manga is so cute, so blissful, so wholesome, so sugary. I have diabetes, cardiac arrest, I don't know, but everything about this manga is so lovable. There's no huge drama, the plot points aren't dragged out, and all the characters have personalities outside of their archetypes. To start, this manga's premise makes it seem like it would be similar to every other"discipline committee" MC manga, having a dry and stoic MC. Of course, those stories tend to become boring real fast because of the lack of progression. However, the twist this manga adds in the premise (only one side of the party remembers the dream), makes it feel like there is progress without actually having progress...
I'm making it sound like your every other "will they or won't they" manga progression, but I swear the dream scenes are just made to be too cute, and it adds so much depth to the characters.
Needless to say, the story is immaculately well-written. Honestly, I'm trying to think of a flaw in the writing, but I can't come up with one. The pacing is perfect, the characters aren't idiotic, and the execution of the plot is incredibly engaging. With that, the comedy is also on point -- not too much where it takes away from the story, but just the right amount to make you smile like a little boy.
This is one of those "feel-good" romcoms, a story that I would not be ashamed of reading. No drama, straight to the point, and enough sugar to make me diabetic. If you love sugar romcoms, then I can't believe you're still reading my review and not reading this masterpiece.
Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired + A Huang-Teizan Original)
10 - God’s penmanship
9 - Must-read. Drop everything else.
8 - Instant bookmark
7 - Entertaining
6 - Good to pass time
5 - Why are you reading this?
4 - Bad.
3 - Typical garbage.
2 - My head hurts.
1 - Retirement is a thought.
0 - “Did they even give you a story?!”