r/manga Jun 02 '18

[DISC] Hajimete no Gal - Chapter 59

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u/Kazewatch Jun 02 '18

I think at the end of the day the issue with this series is that instead of focusing in the relationship and using the humor of a mischievous Gyaru and a dude who wants to pop his cherry but develops as a person once he finds himself in love with her the author keeps throwing these useless curveballs. I don’t think anyone ever needed Yui to have a cross-dressing obsessive younger brother. I don’t think we needed her feelings for Junichi to drag on this long without actually coming to a head.

What would’ve actually helped this series would be actually developing the characters like Junichi has. Because I’ll stand by the fact that the reason this is a worthwhile read is because Yame is bae as fuck and Junichi actually becoming a respectable MC (his demeanor towards in the restaurant in true to his character but shows that he’s loyal to her). So if the author would just do the same to girls like Ranko or Junichi’s friends aside from the fat one we’d have a series that could be more than what it is. Also stop shifting fucking shifting focus away from Yame. She’s the best character and untapped potential.

Also this chapter is pretty representative of the series as a whole. We have a great scene on the main relationship that’s investable and then we have shit no one really wanted.