Onizuka-chan to Sawarida-kun

Onizuka-chan to Sawarida-kun isn't all together uninteresting or incompetent. Honestly if you haven't read a lot of generic RomCom manga you might actually get a lot of mileage out of reading this. Progress is steadily made, the art is decent, and the pacing is efficiently swift. While the characters are rather shallow, to an inexperienced reader who hasn't seen a lot of tropes, this might not be a major problem. Afterall, my problems with the series are a little more personal in the end.

The main male lead Sawarida gets great pleasure out of touching the other creatures appendages. He wants to touch the wings, antlers, and tails of the other kids at school. This is all framed really awkwardly and kind of uncomfortably. If watched the guy touch the other characters in a kind of fetishistic way doesn't bother you, I don't see this Manga bothering you much. If it makes you squirm reading the first chapter I'd recommend just dropping it then and there.

Generic? Maybe? But it's a school life rom-com. In my mind, it's okay to know what you're getting. This is the type of manga you keep reaching for despite having thousands of other "masterpiece manga". I'll explain why this is the case for me.

From the start, there's one clear romance interest. The art may not be done-up, but the drawings are just so pleasing. The chapters are short and it's easy to read any where because of it's simplicity. Keep in mind, it operates like other rom-com SOL's do. It is very light on the plot, and intentionally so. You can literally read it wherever/whenever you want without having to prepare yourself mentally for a shounen battle, big drama, or what have you. It's wholesome. On top of the comedic situations, it has A TON of puns relating to the characters in the story. (Since all the characters are human/part animal.. Or plant?) The puns with these characters are witty and really fun to figure out.

The "premise" of the story is about a boy who gets urges to touch.. Animal parts? On first glance, it sounds creepy. But I personally never found this manga even remotely creepy when I read it. It's simply funny, cute, and wholesome. If you want unwind at the end of the day with an easy-to-read romcom manga, give this one a try!