The life of newly-weds can be full of new concepts and joys. Tonikaku Kawaii is probably the most wholesome anime/manga that I've seen. It has an amazing story while still being relaxing to the readers. I personally love this manga so much that I bought the physical copies of the first 7 volumes (will buy the other volumes when they come out in english). I'm also a huge fan of Hata-sensei, so I probably like this series more than most.
The story is about a brilliant boy named Yuzaki Nasa who meets this mysterious beauty (Yuzaki Tsukasa) and marries her. Nasa was given a weird name at birth because his name is spelled using the kanjis for hoshizora meaning starry sky (星空) but pronounced Nasa, named after the US's NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). One day while walking home pleased with his mock exam grades, he sees a beautiful girl on the other side of the street sipping coffee. He's determined to talk to her, so he starts crossing the street to talk to her. However, he's unaware of the danger he just put himself in. BAM, he's hit by a truck. But what's this, he's still alive and the girl he saw is right above him bleeding too. She protected him from the truck by taking most of the blow. She then gets up acting like nothing happened.
As Nasa watches her leave, she reminds him of Princess Kaguya from the old fairytale, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. He then chases after her to thank her and tell her how he feels. Unexpectedly she says, "Alright. If you marry me, I'll go out with you." Nasa replies with an immediate Yes and passes out.
Right from the beginning there are a lot of questions to be raised about Tsukasa. For example, how did she get up so easily after being hit by a truck? In my opinion, questions like these are essential to a good story and for raising a good fanbase. A manga that conveys this beautifully is One Piece because fans are constantly theorizing and giving hypotheses on the questions and what will happen in the story.
Moving away from the main story, this manga is full of wholesome daily life experiences and is exactly how a slice of life manga should be (in my opinion). It has a good mix of comedy to go with the romance. I can't say much about romance because I've never been in a relationship before, but I think this is a very cute romance story.
There aren't too many side characters so you're not getting overwhelmed with too many characters to keep up with. In addition to that, the side characters still have their own little part in the story without getting too involved, so they don't get boring. The personalities of the side characters also are very similar to other slice of life side characters which gives a nice feel of familiarity.
Another thing I enjoy about this, is that it takes place in the same world as Hata-sensei's previous manga Hayate no Gotoku!, and shows some of it's characters in the background. That gives it a nice sense of nostalgia for the people that has read or watched Hayate no Gotoku!.
Hata-sensei has good talent as a mangaka, because he has some good art and is able to come up with good stories. He is also very experienced as a mangaka with having a few previous manga and being active since 2002. Hata-sensei was also the assistant of Kumeta Kouji who I think is also a very good mangaka (I really liked his Kakushigoto).
There are some bad parts to this manga though. Some people might not like how there are a lot of slice of life parts that don't really have much to do with the main story regarding Tsukasa's mysteriousness, and want to story to go faster. Some might consider some of the characters annoying like Kaname's lewd jokes. There might be some other parts people don't like but I personally don't have a problem with these.
Overall I really enjoy this manga and I'm sure people who like romcom slice of lifes will also enjoy it. But if you're into genres like action and drama this might not be for you. I've reread this manga plenty of times and I think will keep doing so for a long time. Of course this is mainly just my opinion though, you will also have your own view of Tonikaku Kawaii, but I hope this was somewhat useful. (sorry if this review isn't that good, it's my first review)
