He got a friend who sits nearby him as well as someone whom he knew from middle school who's attending the same HS and kouhais not to the point of being close but he get's along with them well. Though truthfully in class he doesn't communicate much sincd he knew few people but still later on able to talk slowly with them. The MC has somewhat borderline maturity with a tingeness of still being a teenage child.

About his looks... though said that he's plain, the people who knew him do not think so. Even according to his kouhai/committee fellows that he's somewhat of a secret ikemen. Even the female lead would comment that he dresses well outside of school. The only problem according to female lead is his glasses which has a geeky appearance.

The MC tried programming, which explains why he picked the computer over the phone. However, the author doesn't do anything with his interest or translate it into a hope, ambition, or even a freaking club.

The heroine hates crowded trains because she was groped on one. Ok, why didn't she invite the MC to hang out somewhere to kill time?

When the band came up, Ema could have asked him to lend her some music, too. IRL, women have picked up their BF's interest in whiskey, muscle cars, religion, vegetarianism, etc. The MC looked so lively talking to Kumiko, I wanted to shake him when he did nothng at their meet up, not even want to keep in touch or go to their next concert.

In Volume one, their unrequited love causes worry, fretting, and jealousy. It does not inspire them to be better or do better. Their only shared aspiration is to maybe go to a school in the vicinity of each other. That is not just lukewarm, that is 23 C at 1 atm. Not every story needs to be a burning shonen competition, but the MC remains underdeveloped. Only my own ti m e in school and first love experience lets me relate. However, that empathy does not go any deeper than the surface, because there is no reason for me to get more invested.

Volume 1 has great pacing and was a very enjoyable read. However, almost the entirety of volume 2 is pure drama related to clearing up a misunderstanding that happens at the very end of volume 1, and I feel like it drags on a bit too long. Many chapters consist of the MC ranting internally about the same things over and over, or interviewing different supporting characters about the same topics, and it feels like the plot is at a standstill for most of it. However, the conclusion is quite satisfying, and the volume ends with a long epilogue that gave me the closure I needed, so overall, I can live with it.

The part where they aren't in terms was my favourite part idk why I liked that heartache feeling that I got from it. Made me binge read to see if they make up! Would have wished to know what happens in the future, do they have kids etc. Why cant authors do that?

Dislike how incompetent with housework the MC is living off of frozen food and buying the bare essentials to survive. A grown man who went to live alone should realistically be able to do more, stop with this trope.

For example :

1) FMC was only interested on MC not in love yet despite the previous hint. When her first love appeared before her to announce his future marriage, she was heartbroken and cried.

That's still fine, everyone has a first love and most don't end well... just that up here I thought she was already in love with MC, not merely just interested since she was jealous and all..

2) FMC's female friend has a male childhood friend. He kept a nice outward appearance. He forcefully hugged FMC and tried to kiss her. She managed to get away but didn't say anything about it. Later he start to spread bad rumors about MC. Some people drenched MC on purpose.

3) In the past FMC meet a bad mol*ster in train and is traumatized.

4) At the end of v1, in front of her friends she pretended to not consider MC as friend and said he is a otaku and such. Leading to a misunderstanding since MC was listened in secret.

Which crazy author end a volume with such a cliffhanger/misunderstanding really!

The misunderstanding dragged on, both aren't enough courageous to face each other. It was finally resolved at v2c7... but MC already applied for a college far away. They confessed their love for each other but it will be a long distance relationship. Steamy scene at the last chapter.

Kumiko is the best girl, nothing will change my mind.