Manga Match 79 Mune ga Naru no wa Kimi no Sei // & a short aside about the importance of shoujo manga

I really should've reviewed this manga before I forgot all about it. I wasn't forgetful necessarily because I was busy, in fact I could do with some more busywork. But because I had some time to fill I just kept adding to my list of manga until I could no longer keep a lot of them straight. Such is the life of a manga glutton :')

{No spoilers because I forgot a lot of it}

I guess if I were to sum up the whole manga I'd say it's just a compilation or rather the model for your stereotypical shoujo manga. It's got the hard-working and sweet protagonist Tsukasa and the tall, dark, and handsome love interest that comes to her rescue, Arima. And then you've got kind of my least favorite additions to the love triangle, or in this case a love square (is it a love square because both of them have someone that's crushing on them? or two separate love triangle?). I see least favorite because I hate seeing the manipulative ex's like Arima's ex that totally uses her accident as an excuse to get back together with Arima. And then the playboy time which is the epitome of the guy pursuing Tsukasa...I guess sometimes the playboy trope is...ok? Actually I'm not even sure if it is, but if you ever meet someone like him in real life please run away. I'm worried for your safety. 

Would I recommend this manga? Maybe if you've never read a shoujo manga before and you want the most vanilla one out there just to test it out. But otherwise, I would say that even if you're starting out with shoujo, you won't really know what you want or what you like unless you experiment. Do you like forbidden love? Do you like love triangles? Do you want it to be a high school setting for some slice of life/school life? Do you like a more jokester love interest? Do you want it to be more wholesome? Do you like perhaps a tragedy? A comedy? 

Oftentimes I think shoujo is something written off as childish and full of like unrealistic moments that make your heart race, and yeah sure maybe shoujo is a little like that. But I also feel like it allows you to have a lot of different experiences you wouldn't have otherwise been able to have. And it's just fun to read! To live vicariously through some pages and dream some unrealistic dreams sometimes.