I’d give this manga a 5 out of 10 stars.
The female lead is amazing. She’s strong, clever, and beautiful — a total baddie with everything going for her: great design, personality, and presence. Honestly, she carries the story. I also like her connection with the first main guy she meets. Their relationship feels natural and works well.
But the big problem for me is the other male characters. Like in a lot of mangas, they keep adding more guys around her, and they all look the same: overly feminine, “pretty boy” types. They don’t look manly at all. They just come across as gay-ish, with long colorful hair, soft features, and goofy expressions. The only one who really looks like a man is a king (I think?) who has a beard — he actually looks strong and masculine. Everyone else feels like a copy-paste bishounen character that doesn’t fit.
This ruins the story for me. Instead of focusing on the main girl and her main love interest, the manga drags in a crowd of side guys who don’t add much. I’d rather see one girl and one guy building a solid relationship than a bunch of unnecessary male characters falling all over her.
And it’s the same problem the other way around too: when it’s one guy and five girls. I don’t like that either. I just want one guy and one girl, making a real relationship, loving each other without all the extras. Adding a whole group of love interests doesn’t even make sense — you can’t date or marry all of them, or have a family with all of them. So for me, one-on-one relationships always feel more meaningful, and that’s what I want to see.
