My first ever review ( I know it's pretty weak ! )please go on my profile and let me know what I should do better next time, and don't sugarcoat it as I want to improve. I'm here to learn and better myself!
Some Spoilers ahead!
When I first started reading this manga, my first mistake was thinking it would be the same as every other romance and comedy out there. After reading over 200 chapters, I can tell you this is not the case! This is the most unique one I've seen and read ever.
The story starts off with the student council president, Shirone, and the vice president, Kaguya, in love with each other, but due to their pride, they refuse to confess to each other. What I saw as a stupid reason just to keep the story going overtime became why I loved this series so much and the most interesting aspect of the story. The reason why Shirogane refuses to confess to Kaguya first is that if he does so, he will feel inferior, not ever standing at the same level Kaguya will be at. This I thought was genius, it's not like other romances I've seen where they don't want to confess because it'll be embarrassing, it actually has a reason great reason behind it. Shirogane is always putting up a shield only showing his good sides because if he doesn't he thinks he will be inferior. Kaguya on the other hand wants to see all of him, but Shirogane will not allow it.
My favorite part of reading this manga was definitely the characters. Characters who I thought had no depth, were the ones who had the most. What was really enjoyable was that every single character has their time to shine in the spotlight, which I thought was really smart as in most romcoms, it focuses mainly on the main character and their lover, and the fact they did this really caught me off guard. An example of this is Hayasaka, a character whom I thought was insignificant and only there to push Kaguya to talk to Shirogane, turned out to be the most enjoyable, relatable at times, and well-written character I've ever seen. This may be due to me not watching anime and reading manga that much, but I really think her character development is something of a whole different breed and I really loved that.
Personally, I would recommend watching both seasons of the anime and reading the manga from chapter 1. I think there are many benefits for this as you can see the gags that they cut out from the anime, and you can give the characters voices when reading instead of your own, which definitely enhances the experience.
I really love this manga, it is the only manga that almost all the characters in it, I love, and the ones I don't like. There is NO character that I hate!
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