Seihantai na Kimi to Boku
You and I Are Polar Opposites

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One word: Real. This manga is all too real. It isn't nearly as dramatic as some other romance mangas but it isn't a slow grindfest either where you have to wait 100+ chapters just for the characters to start dating. The reason why this manga stands out to me is its characters. The setting, the plot all those things are as generic as can be. However, the characters are anything but boring.

Take Taira for instance. In short he used to be fat but then he gets a glow up but despite this he still holds on to his past anxiety and overthinks everything. A ... lot of people will be able to relate to Taira which is why he is such an excellent character. He embodies what many of us felt during high school or middle school. I keep coming back to the manga just to see Taira and his relationship with the blondie since he slowly seems to be thawing out of shell by interacting with her (mind you they aren't even the main couple). As for the main couple (pink haired girl and the nerdy glasses guy). They're aight. Nothing new but still a great depiction of the classic extroverted loud gal with quiet geeky guy.

Now onto the art. The art style is unique. It's clean and minimalistic. It won't blow your mind or anything but it is simple and effective and works well with the type of story the manga is working with.

There is always a line for us. We're not similar, our choices, our favorites; nothing is similar; if you say it more accurately, we're completely opposite to each other. It is like we're living on different sides of the world from each other; as synonyms, we are polar opposites. We might always live in this delusion that we can never get together until anyone takes the first step to break the delusion or the first step to cross the line between us—what is also our made. At the end of the perplexity, we both are human. That's what meant most, when we see each other ... first.

School or high school romance is nothing new; it's a quite well-known genre, and most anime or manga are made on this topic. And most of them can't create the difference between understanding and drama. Dramatic is expected in this genre, but when the story started to build or at the climax, that time it took a huge turn, and from there it all changed to the dramatic rom-com or sol. What shouldn't happen if you really have a concept of life? This manga is different from this. It actually focuses on real development rather than making them dramatic to create hype or reach a larger audience. You and I Are Polar Opposites—it is good if you want to read a simple rom-com where characters are moving to the future at their own pace without applying unnecessary spice.

Arts and transitions are also good, average but good enough for a rom-com gag manga. And the character design is totally top-notch. Like female lead-hair, clothing is justified and synced with her characteristic. All of this, what I like or love most, is their homie and lovable environment, and it might be too big to say, but somehow it always gives me a vibe of Horimiya. That is my feeling, and it's obvious to not agree with me. Anyway, I love this manga and their characters. End line: never afraid to take the first step and be another polar opposite couple.

Great protagonists? Check
Great sidecharacters? Fuck yeah
Great original fun artstyle? Check
Great pacing? Check
Gapacho? yes he's here

Yeah I don't write reviews because honestly I don't like them. People like to be critics for the sake of it and hyperanalysing everything just gives you a negative outlook. I just want to give my honest opinion which is that this is probably my favorite shoujou manga of all time. So fucking underrated.

The #1 thing about it is the fucking dialogue. Oh my god it is so refreshing to read conversations that seem real. Characters feel like real people. Their opinions are well thought out and woven into their characters. ... I might be a fan of shitty shoujou but in my search for more I happened to stumble upon a gem. Chapter 44 and 45 went incredibly hard aswell. I highly recommend you read it. You will probably fall inlove from the first chapter alone.