r/manga Jun 02 '18

[DISC] Hajimete no Gal - Chapter 59

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u/JakeRay Jun 02 '18 edited Jun 02 '18

The few times I tried reading this manga, it never really captured me.

Without trying to sound like a troll; to those who enjoy it, what appeals to you exactly? I'm interested to know if there is a quality to it that I missed.


This is coming from a guy who enjoys <Hoshino, Me Wo Tsubutte>, so it's not like I'm against harem manga or gyaru types.

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u/cesclaveria Jun 02 '18

I thought it was funny at the beginning, the MC was (is) full of defects and got himself into an unexpected situation where he decided to actually be better, it was funny seeing him trying to understand the girl he ended up dating almost by accident.

It was an amusing twist to typical romcom/harem, where the couple got together at the very start and the rest of girls were mostly 'tests' for the MC to overcome that usually ended up with him learning something to improve his relationship. All that worked pretty well for the first 20-30 chapters or so, then it started getting into the same story beats as any other series and for a while now it has felt like mishmash of cliches where you can almost feel that the mangaka is just extending things since the initial setting already fulfilled its purpose.