One thing I noticed when it comes to older manga is that they're more predictable and cliche. Well, in some senses. If I had to define this manga in a single phrase I'd say that it's Daytime Shooting Star but with a happy ending if you know what I mean. While I'm definitely not saying anything against Daytime Shooting Star because I frickin loved that manga, the ending surely shook me to the core. In this manga the protagonist Sayuki has a lot of romantic idealizations that don't come true because she has a strict appearance. However when she's on the beach she has a chance encounter with a handsome stranger who awkwardly enough...goes to her school...and is her teacher. How she didn't recognize that dude as her teacher I have no idea, but hey he's cute. But everyone else seems to think he's cute as well which makes it hard for her to get close to him. Even though she makes every effort to get close to him, it seems like he will never reciprocate her feelings. Except he does. Because this is entirely unrealistic because the only thing that sets her apart from the other girls is that encounter on the beach. But I suppose all shoujo manga romances have to be based upon something similar anyways. To feed the fantasies of all the teenage girls. And so they get together and live happily ever after. That's the easy summary anyways.
Of course there's some maybe love triangles and some hints at other relationships. For example it seems like Sayuki's senpai or her senpai's older sister might've been Katsuya's past lover or perhaps even current love interest. This suspicion only lasts a chapter to be frank. A more subtle but more constant love conflict is the maybe love between Yuushi and Sayuki with the whole childhood trope and all. But that's addressed with Sayuki laying her old feelings for Yuushi to rest and Yuushi being the great guy he is and saying that he's okay with her dating another guy. It would've been a cute relationship. But it also would've been like Daytime Shooting Star and leave me scarred forever. They had me there for a second, they really did.
To address why I thought this was like Daytime Shooting Star but with a better ending it has to do with the premise and how it was resolved. While there was the whole drama with other people being involved in the romance, it boiled down to the teacher and the student. And while there was the whole drama with what if they were found out that was quickly resolved with Yuushi's sacrifice. So it was a more simplified version of the plot. Not to mention that the teacher and student actually ended up together. I'm still amazed at that. I thought the whole reason they avoid the route of the teacher and student actually ending up together is legal reasons. But huh go figure! (Just kidding, it's just speculation since I've read other manga where the teacher and student end up together, it's just a more rare outcome is all)
Overall it's a pretty short read. It's only 16 chapters long. The plot is easy to follow and the character mentality is easy to relate to. It's simplistic and ends happily. Not too shabby at all. I recommend reading this if you're in the mood for something lighter and happy.
This was just a little extra, but it was so funny and innocent I had to add it in.
Yuushi shenanigans
Yuushi x Hagiwara sensei
"Yuushi is very pure" :') smol
"I was shy in middle school" Man I love Yuushi
Lookit this happily ever after
Breaking the fourth wall and it's glorious. It feels like when you stick until the end of the movie and there's a little silly outtake. Those are some of my favorites.
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