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strangeweather98's review
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
mythicmaddnes's review
4.0
3.5 ☆
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Was an easy read I'm interested to see where this game of cat and mouse goes next and what there next moves will be
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Was an easy read I'm interested to see where this game of cat and mouse goes next and what there next moves will be
freyouse's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
infinitelibrary's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
What happens when you have to tutor not one girl.. but 5. And none of them are really into studying?
I saw this one on Google Play, the first one was free, so I thought it would be a fun one to try out. I think I tried the anime, but it just didn’t work. But I was curious if the manga would be a bit different (plus, it would probably already help not hearing the girls XD).
Well, not really, the girls really were annoying and ungrateful. Instead of being happy that someone is helping them they are fleeing, thinking of plans, distracting him, and one of the girls even poisoned him with a sleeping potion (like wtf). I am trying to like these girls but other than Yotsuba (who just a bit ditzy and seems the most childish) and Miku (whose love for war lords was both adorable and funny) I just couldn’t. The girl with the stars in her hair (Itsuki) was just a bit too deredere for me and way annoying. Sure, at one point I could understand her (after the guy made a remark about her eating a lot), but the rest? No. Then there is Ichika, clearly the most adult (and with that I mean the most trying to look sexy) who just doesn’t seem to be bothered. And lastly we have the hell spawn herself, Nino. The queen of evil plans and the one who tries the hardest to thwart Fuutarou’s plans. The one who also did the sleeping potion shit. Yep. I was mostly just frustrated with the girls so I am happy that there was also a big portion of the book focussing on Miku, the one of the girls I really liked. I had such a laugh in the beginning, yes she was fleeing, but she tried to throw him off in a funny way. And after he proves that he knows his stuff she is dedicated to him helping out.
And well, I guess despite what I said above (before the Miku part), I did have fun reading it. The art I found pretty. I did think it was hilarious that he didn’t know they were sisters (I mean, all reddish hair and bright blue eyes and pretty much the same face). I liked that we found out more about Fuutarou’s home situation and loved how genki his sister is despite all that is going on. I did have some chuckles at what the girls tried to get out of studying. I loved that Fuutarou tried to make custom tests and custom things to help out each girl in the areas they needed help. The cover is adorable. Again Miku and Yotsuba. A typical harem/romance manga thing happens which had me both going OH NO and OH YES (yes, after years of watching anime and manga I am bit conflicted if I like certain overused things). It is great that Fuutarou, despite having to handle these girls and his home situation is still able to stay on top of his studies.
As you can see, plenty of good things, so I will keep on reading as I got volume 2 as well. I guess by the time this review goes up I will have read it and maybe even have a review ready (writing this December 14th).
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I saw this one on Google Play, the first one was free, so I thought it would be a fun one to try out. I think I tried the anime, but it just didn’t work. But I was curious if the manga would be a bit different (plus, it would probably already help not hearing the girls XD).
Well, not really, the girls really were annoying and ungrateful. Instead of being happy that someone is helping them they are fleeing, thinking of plans, distracting him, and one of the girls even poisoned him with a sleeping potion (like wtf). I am trying to like these girls but other than Yotsuba (who just a bit ditzy and seems the most childish) and Miku (whose love for war lords was both adorable and funny) I just couldn’t. The girl with the stars in her hair (Itsuki) was just a bit too deredere for me and way annoying. Sure, at one point I could understand her (after the guy made a remark about her eating a lot), but the rest? No. Then there is Ichika, clearly the most adult (and with that I mean the most trying to look sexy) who just doesn’t seem to be bothered. And lastly we have the hell spawn herself, Nino. The queen of evil plans and the one who tries the hardest to thwart Fuutarou’s plans. The one who also did the sleeping potion shit. Yep. I was mostly just frustrated with the girls so I am happy that there was also a big portion of the book focussing on Miku, the one of the girls I really liked. I had such a laugh in the beginning, yes she was fleeing, but she tried to throw him off in a funny way. And after he proves that he knows his stuff she is dedicated to him helping out.
And well, I guess despite what I said above (before the Miku part), I did have fun reading it. The art I found pretty. I did think it was hilarious that he didn’t know they were sisters (I mean, all reddish hair and bright blue eyes and pretty much the same face). I liked that we found out more about Fuutarou’s home situation and loved how genki his sister is despite all that is going on. I did have some chuckles at what the girls tried to get out of studying. I loved that Fuutarou tried to make custom tests and custom things to help out each girl in the areas they needed help. The cover is adorable. Again Miku and Yotsuba. A typical harem/romance manga thing happens which had me both going OH NO and OH YES (yes, after years of watching anime and manga I am bit conflicted if I like certain overused things). It is great that Fuutarou, despite having to handle these girls and his home situation is still able to stay on top of his studies.
As you can see, plenty of good things, so I will keep on reading as I got volume 2 as well. I guess by the time this review goes up I will have read it and maybe even have a review ready (writing this December 14th).
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
rereader33's review against another edition
3.0
Sooo, I have VERY conflicting feelings about this volume.
Okay, let's address the obvious: all of the girls, with the exception of Miku and Yotsuba, are either unlikable at best or FUCKING OBNOXIOUS at worst. For real, Nino drugs Futaro to scare him out of being their tutor. First and foremost, WHY IS NINO'S FIRST INSTINCT TO DRUG FUTARO?! I'm not being sarcastic or funny, I seriously want to know WHY her first thought when confronted with a tutor IS TO DRUG HIM?! What the fuck has gone on in her life up to this point that she's totally okay with drugging someone?! And the fact that her sisters just ACCEPT this is mind-boggling to me (okay, Itsuki did make sure he got home safe, but she effectively condoned Nino's actions). As for the others, Ichika's kind of annoying and Itsuki's standoffish, but they're not super terrible. Just really generic and boring, but I'm hoping they'll be flushed out more in later volumes.
As for Futaro, I honestly don't mind him that much. Yes, he's a massive dick, but the other girls (aside from Yotsuba and Miku) are assholes as well, so I don't think it's fair to expect him to be super nice when they're actively rude or disrespectful towards him. I feel like this has the potential to be a "group of assholes learn to be less asshole-ish" story and quite frankly, as long as it's done well, I don't mind.
What I am hoping and praying this series does more than anything, though, is have a semi-serious discussion on classism. I'm not asking for scholarly levels of discussion here, this is a harem series after all, but I at least want classism and wealth disparities brought up and discussed. I think it could make for interesting conflict and character growth, not to mention that I get the feeling part of the reason why the girls act the way they do is in part because they're rich. Again, not asking for a lot, just some discussion on the topic.
Wrapping up this rant review, do I recommend this first volume? Honestly, I'm not sure. In terms of a start to a series, this first volume doesn't really put its best foot forward. I feel like it relies on the girls looking cute (which they do) to keep readers invested since most of them are difficult to like. Also, the main character is kind of a dick by harem protagonist standards, so that doesn't really help in the series' favor. That being said, there's certainly enough drama to at least keep some readers (like me) invested enough to continue on to volume 2. In a nutshell, I'd say give it a shot since it does have some redeeming qualities, but I won't fault you for not liking it.
Okay, let's address the obvious: all of the girls, with the exception of Miku and Yotsuba, are either unlikable at best or FUCKING OBNOXIOUS at worst. For real, Nino drugs Futaro to scare him out of being their tutor. First and foremost, WHY IS NINO'S FIRST INSTINCT TO DRUG FUTARO?! I'm not being sarcastic or funny, I seriously want to know WHY her first thought when confronted with a tutor IS TO DRUG HIM?! What the fuck has gone on in her life up to this point that she's totally okay with drugging someone?! And the fact that her sisters just ACCEPT this is mind-boggling to me (okay, Itsuki did make sure he got home safe, but she effectively condoned Nino's actions). As for the others, Ichika's kind of annoying and Itsuki's standoffish, but they're not super terrible. Just really generic and boring, but I'm hoping they'll be flushed out more in later volumes.
As for Futaro, I honestly don't mind him that much. Yes, he's a massive dick, but the other girls (aside from Yotsuba and Miku) are assholes as well, so I don't think it's fair to expect him to be super nice when they're actively rude or disrespectful towards him. I feel like this has the potential to be a "group of assholes learn to be less asshole-ish" story and quite frankly, as long as it's done well, I don't mind.
What I am hoping and praying this series does more than anything, though, is have a semi-serious discussion on classism. I'm not asking for scholarly levels of discussion here, this is a harem series after all, but I at least want classism and wealth disparities brought up and discussed. I think it could make for interesting conflict and character growth, not to mention that I get the feeling part of the reason why the girls act the way they do is in part because they're rich. Again, not asking for a lot, just some discussion on the topic.
Wrapping up this rant review, do I recommend this first volume? Honestly, I'm not sure. In terms of a start to a series, this first volume doesn't really put its best foot forward. I feel like it relies on the girls looking cute (which they do) to keep readers invested since most of them are difficult to like. Also, the main character is kind of a dick by harem protagonist standards, so that doesn't really help in the series' favor. That being said, there's certainly enough drama to at least keep some readers (like me) invested enough to continue on to volume 2. In a nutshell, I'd say give it a shot since it does have some redeeming qualities, but I won't fault you for not liking it.
urfavzarah's review against another edition
2.0
Okay, to start I am going off of the GoodReads star rating system, which means I thought this manga was ok. I'm not in love, but I don't loathe it either. What I found weird was Futaro Uesegi as a character. I understand he's poor so he takes this tutoring job for the money, but he literally bullies Ishida?? during their first interaction. Also the sisters names are not memorable and I barely remember them. I probably won't pick up the second volume, but I didn't hate reading it.
thescarletraven's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
sortagoth's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25