This review isn't the usual review of mine, or, at least, not completely. While this manga is indeed a romantic-comedy, even despite it's dark aspects and cynical storytelling, it's really not just any romantic-comedy. Hear me out, if you would be so kind.
Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoushi, which, for simplicity purposes, I will from now on call JK to Haijin, easily takes the crown for most unexpected premise in a romantic-comedy I personally have ever read. Mikoto Ochiai, the female lead of this story, is about to jump off the roof of her school building because she just got rejected and has to now deal with yet another broken heart, when, all of a sudden, Jin Haiba, which is both the male lead of the story and her teacher, stops her by talking to her and asks her to go out with him.
This is about it for the premise itself. Going further in the manga, the storytelling stays just as cynical as this premise, while managing to keep the air not too tense, yet just a tiny bit tense enough as to not keep you too relaxed. As you can imagine, this manga thrives on all kinda of dark humor, and it's also really good at doing it.
As of writing this review, JK to Haijin is yet to be finished, which means we still lack the full backstory of most of the characters, but, from what I've read so far by reading the manga, the characters are already masterfully written. That includes both their backstories and their interactions with one another, which feel more realistic than the usual manga you might lay your hands upon normally.
The chapters are fairly long, hitting an average of about 30 pages each. Trust me, though, when I tell you that you will not get bored of them so easily, because the drawings in each panel are, despite being really rough and sketchy, extremely poetic and beautiful in their own way.
What attracted me to JK to Haijin at first was its cover art, which is, in my opinion, incredible. The artist in charge of drawing this manga did a marvelous job at it. What made me stay was the story's progression, as well as the drawings on the pages themselves, which are, in my opinion, a beautiful mix between simple and touching. The drawings are easily my favourite part of the whole manga.
I personally like dark humor a lot, so the jokes in each chapter never failed to make me chuckle and smile, while still keeping me focused on the story itself instead of distracting me from it, which could've been a huge drawback in terms of storytelling.
All things considered, I feel like this manga is something I would recommend to both romcom fans and psychological fans. It, in my opinion, deserves nothing less than an 8.5 out of 10.
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