Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen

Well, what can I say about this manga? I am not sure if they were even trying.

Story (1/10):
Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen is a manga about a young boy and his little sister who have moved to their aunt's house after the death of their parents. They used to have a field, but a girl named "field destroyer" (or Satsuki Tachibana) ruined everything in the past. After the protagonist's little sister Suzu tells him that she wants to have a field again, just like in the past, the "field destroyer" returns simultaneously, but instead of doing anything to ruin their field, she instead proceeds to... kissing the protagonist? Alright, I already know where this is going. There's nothing else to be seen here.

Art (5/10):
I don't think the artwork in this manga is necessarily "bad", but it is that kind of art style with nothing new or unique to offer, nothing that could make it, in any way, memorable, it's just decent enough not to bother the reader.

Character (1/10):
Oh boy, where to begin? The worst part of the manga were, probably, the characters.
Naoto, the protagonist, is a regular high school student, except he doesn't even talk to his friends anymore because he is (pretty much all the time) thinking about his little sister and spending every single minute of his daily life taking care of her and spending time with her. Of course anyone would think he has some sort of "siscon", and of course he denies that. But let's be honest that we already know where all of this is going. Nothing memorable about this character, nor any personality trait that I would consider interesting.
Naoto's little sister Suzu is the kind of character that we're all used to (and sick of) seeing in manga and anime in general: A (VERY) generic and (VERY) useless loli who loves saying the word "onii-chan" (as much as she loves the onii-chan himself) and cannot do anything on her own. She is absolutely jealous of her big brother to the point that she would not allow him to even befriend other girls and would become completely upset if she saw a girl kissing him (which is what happened in the very beginning of the manga).
Satsuki Tachibana, the "field destroyer", is a character that was initially thought to be the antagonist of the manga for being the one responsible for ruining Naoto's field in the past. But it turns out that she is just a creepy stalker who is always chasing him, even when he is not aware of that, and probably has some serious issues for thinking that it would be smart to suddenly kiss him all of a sudden after making him hate her. In fact, even the kiss was a stupid move, since she kept kissing him for so long to the point where he fainted. For the rest of the story, all I can say is that she is a poorly written character, and nothing she says or does makes any sense.

Enjoyment (1/10):
I actually wanted to give this a 0, because I could not enjoy this manga for a single moment. The only reason I kept reading it was because I gave it so many chances to prove that it could be good or that it would get any better in the future. Well, nope, it's just as terrible as it seems.

Overall (2/10):
I think I have already written enough in the previous sections, so let me be quick in this one and say: Don't waste your time reading this. This one doesn't seem to be going anywhere, and will remain as a completely lame manga with poorly written (and even generic) characters, average artwork, ridiculous story that doesn't seem to make any sense even when they attempt to explain it and 0 enjoyment.

My first review of a manga, my thoughts

Story: As far as the story goes it is nothing special. A generic pure minded looking guy. The story won't be so important but it's nice. Anyway few plotholes some events here and there and so on.

Art: The art is okay, characters look fine, there is a little attention to details, some enjoyable ecchi. And that's pretty much it.

Characters: Tachibana Satsuki and maybe even Watari Naoto are the only ones that stand out. The rest are okay, already seen.

Now the reason i enjoyed Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen is because of Tachibana Satsuki she is the main reason i keep reading this i feel the urge to cheer her on, if she is not there the story feels plain, she brings the spark that is needed, the light that keeps the story going with a little bit of twist, as she deservse nothing but the best, as i have read all that is available for now, the story is probably not half way there yet. I need more of her, like the person she is.

Overall is 7 for now! Because i do not know where the story will go or how the characters will shape it, what evends will upfold that will lead to the ultimate end!

Note: The synopsis of the story is very misleading. That plot point is almost entirely dropped within the first 10 chapters to focus on more interesting things.

Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen is a Romantic Drama for Seinen audiences that takes a strong look into the mind of emotionally and psychologically unstable teens in a "harem" story.

I put "harem" in quotations because the actual harem elements are too few and far between for me to confidently categorize it as such, and many of the potential harem characters are pushed aside for the main two girls, Ishihara and Satsuki. Note that I don't call it a comedy either, which is objectively not anywhere remotely what this series is. Not even a Dramedy. It has funny moments, but rarely are they laugh out loud funny moments and often times an awkward and unsettling "humor" meant to showcase the nature of each characters' psyche.

Almost nothing that happens in this manga is played for laughs. There's no overly comedic style for what would be punchlines, no emphasis or dwelling on anything that could be potentially considered a joke. Instead many of these moments are shown in very unsettling ways and awkward circumstances. They're meant to assist with making you feel uncomfortable, not relaxed. Sadly a lot of people I've spoken to about this series only read it as if they were getting what was advertised. This has lead to many criticizing it for lack of comedy, and the noticeable absence of harem elements.

People have also been criticizing the work for its deeply flawed characters. This is to be expected as, while fundamentally flawed characters make for good writing (especially psychologically flawed), they aren't very good for widespread appeal. Many people will find such things annoying, in fact most people find it annoying. It also doesn't help that many people are looking for a bloody fun time with a story. This story isn't what most would consider fun. As such, I don't believe this is for everyone. It's characters aren't very appealing to a general audience, and may genuinely put off others. It's not meant to be a comfortable read.

After dropping the facade it puts on for the first handful of chapters, the manga takes a very serious and dark turn, highlighting and focusing on the psyche and emotional stability of the characters. Right now its focused on Ishihara and Watari's relationship and how it's being difficult on them. I call this the Ishihara arc, and its been some of the most terrifying, chilling, tense character writing I've seen in years. Every chapter threatens that someone will break, and the art/scene direction emphasizes this 100 fold.

The Characters are all wonderfully flawed on a deep, psychological level and this lends itself to some genuinely tense character writing when put in relationships. This allows the reader to become intimate with their deepest insecurities and better read what a character is thinking based on expressions alone. The visual story telling at play here is excellent, and on top of the wonderfully drawn, expressive character art the emotional and mental struggles of each character come through perfectly. The only thing that'd make it better is if the paneling was more creative.

Overall I give the manga so far a 9/10. Things develop naturally and there's nothing that breaks the logic of this progression. I give the series props for actually putting the main character in a relationship so early in the story so it could tackle the themes it wants to as soon as possible. There is chemistry there between the main couple, but it will take a lot of work for it to work out. The likely route is the relationship will fall apart, or mistakes will be made that continue down the path of a psychological romantic drama.

Chapter 51 Update: The story has continued to be extremely compelling through its exploration of the character psychology. This has made Ishihara my favorite character so far as her extreme possessiveness and insecurity is something I had to deal with when I was in high school. This extra connection to me emotionally has me now awarding the manga a 10/10, and I hope the story continues to progress down this direction.

just don't read this unless it's finished or. OR you have too much time to waste because that is the only thing that this manga will give you
1/story : non existent or 2 thirsty jk hunt down a siscon blank slate for horny teenage boy to project themselves onto so it's basically shit, this manga's writing is so bad it made koi to uso convoluted plotline seems legit.
2/character : yan, yan, generic loli sister and loli grown up, nothing special about the characters, except their appearance
3/art: pretty ok for a bad story even though i've seen better
4/enjoyment: i wasted an afternoon for this when i could have read something that actually progress in plotline or actually have a plot
5/overall: i was gonna give it a 1 pathetic but then the art give it a saving grace, if you have time to waste or you don't have anything better to do just read a hentai, this is just a disgrace

Honestly this manga is kind of frustrating to read at points; A lot of the characters lack any form of empathy or sympathy and at times it just doesn't make a lot of sense due to the nature of how the story is drawn out.

I'd rather not go all in depth into the characters but in the main sense there's a lot of times where the characters aren't being developed through interactions but some external force and that acts as both a crux and a value to the story. There's times where I'd wish that they'd talk it out or commit to something purely through two or more of the characters and there's others where I'm content with the unknown third party acting as a deus ex machina and butting into whatever situation is happening to give clarity or act as an obstacle.

I think one of the strongest points however is that the characters can change both in my mind and in perception from the main character. You can see real growth through the mindsets of each of them and a lot of problems with characters like the MC's little sister are resolved in the story and make me end up liking them later on.

All in all the character development and growth in this story I think is truly finominal yet the way they're developed is mediocre at sometimes and it sticks to the same tropes and situations to get things done.

I enjoyed the story as it is written so far and a lot of it is pretty good, my gripes are far and few even though I don't have much to say positively about this manga.

(So, coincidentially enough, chapter 39 came out as i was planning to write this, so there's gonna be spoilers; a bit. Another thing, this is completely opinionated and you shouldn't take me seriously, though that should go without saying.)

''Watari- kun no xx ga houkai sunzen'' was one of the manga series that tipped that really thin scale between ''Do i like anime or manga more,'' making me a complete manga lover. I strong a segnificantly strong biased for this one, but i'll try not to let it blind my critique.

To be fair, i can easily understand why people don't like Houkai Sunzen, it can give an incrediblt bad first impression, depending on how you approach it. The way i did it was with the mindset of,''It's romance, even if it's cliche or ridicilous i'll love it,'' which obviously is not a good way to look at anything, but i've broadened my horizons since then.

The story is unsurprisingly simple. It's telling the story of Watari Nao, the guy who i can't decide if he's just that much of an innocent person or is just the biggest wuss in manga, or both! He has an incredibly strong connection with his sister, Suzu, and vice versa, with Suzu having an incredibly powerful borther complex. To Nao's dismay, the one person he relentlessly can't forgive forced herself back into his life after 6 whole years of peace, stalking him consitently. That person being, ''The Field Destroyer,'' Satsuki Tachibana, also known as the best girl of this manga, please @ me! We're told that she completely demolished their vegetable field 6 years back, causing Nao to...hate her. I'll be honest, yeah, that's dumb. I mean, a field is just...a field, grow up, dude. WIth her disturbing his peaceful life(including his not-so-peaceful crush on his classmate, Ishihara), Nao has to deal with the three women of his life at the same time, one of them not being in a romantic sense, and also ignoring a few other ones. Yeah, Nao's backstory is ridicilously dumb, and this is what i think, but a good cliched childhood is better than an idiotic original one, so i'll give the plot a 5/10, but i have to mention how each chapter feels like it takes hours to watch, mostly on the in-between chapters that take place between conflicts or dramatic scenes, but they're fine.

The art is not extraordinary; it's quite simple, cute sometimes, kinda charming and it works well enough when it has to. It's quite obvious Narumi Naru wasn't trying to draw the most beautiful thing ever, and he didn't; he drew a perfectly good-looking manga with great expressiveness and really nice locals and the character designs are quite, let's face it, sexy and attractive, especially my good ol' mate Glasses-kun! I'll throw it a 7/10.

Here we get into the ~~Characters~~. They're...ehh, good? Acceptable? Decent? I mean, i adore them, but i'm looking at this differently. For starters, Nao is as easy to understand as getting homework on the level of 2nd grade when you're 15; he absolutely wants to protecc his sister(and she's clearly the queen of the castle), he likes Ishihara, and he's anazingly pure, though credit where credit is due, he slowly grows more perveted as the story continues due to the circumstances he ends up in, with Satsuki and co., which i actually like about him.

Satsuki, WHO IS THE BEST BY THE WAY, is quite...passive towards everything, except Nao himself, shunning most things with a blank expression or a smile at most. She's got this mindset, ''No matter how much i love Nao and whisper his name while laying in bed, we'll always be childhood friends,'' which...sure, whatever, but i feel she's incredibly dull at the start of the series and gradually gets better, maybe a little before and after chapter 20, though i love her to death. She also gives amazing nicknames, like ''Glasses-kun'' and ''F Cup- chan''.

So, let's mention Ishihara, the one that doesn't realise her selfishness, thotiness(not a work), and straight-up how infatuated she is with Nao. I mean, this *insert insult here* tried to rush Nao into sexual intercourse TWICE, and the guy dismissed it the first time and was so overcome with stress the second time, he almost did it. I don't like her. They also tried some yandere shit with here that glitters in her character here and there, but it's underutilized and would've quite nice to see more of. Fully honest, her confession and persistence made me angry beyond words.

Obviously, i'm not covering the other side-character, like the Kouhai, Aunt, Glasses-Kun, etc because they're underused and i would've loved it if they didn't add them to the chapter just for the sake of plot; i want to see MORE of them, so try to use them more. I'm giving them a 4/10

Wow, in the process of reading this, i've realised my affection for the series is mostly my impulsive love for anything romantic, but i'll give it a 7/10 in enjoyment because in the end, all that matters is that you like what you're reading, be it ''Boku no Pico'' or ''KissxSis''. As long as you like it, eat it like your life depends on it.

Overall, sure, have a 7/10. I'd say it's a really devicive series and the enjoyment wavers depending on the mood you're in. I enjoyed Nao's emotional breakdow and depression because of the events that take place in the series, and the girls are(unfortunately, Ishihara included) good characters that i like watching for the sake of fun. So, give the first chapter a read and maybe you'll like it? Thanks for reading this!

I felt compelled to writte this up seeing a lot of other reviewers missing the point of what makes this series enjoyable.

On the most surface layer this is your standard romcom. Childhood friends comes back and protagonist is torn between her and his crush. Some past feelings are alluded, etc, etc.

The story arc is really basic and straigthforward. What makes this interesting is the characters themselves. They are all fundamentally flawed in really worrying ways.

Basically everyone is a psycho and the layers are slowly peeled as the story moves forward. Mind you this still a shounen series so no one is getting stabbed here or something like that. However i have to mention, the mental problems the characters have are "real", they are not the tipical "knife wielding stalker gir yandere" but thing like: "fear of connecting with other people makes them overly atach their sense of selve to the only relationship they have no mather how ill advised" or "past experiences makes them untrusting of others and when they meet someone they think is different they project all the qualities they idealize into them and thus love this fake idealized self".

This series stradles the line between vanilla romcom and seinen thriller while fallin on the side of the romcom. It is altoghether enjoyable and a good quick read.

This is a review of an ongoing manga, it reflects my opinions up to chapter 11 but it can change later on if, you know, they fuck it up.

It has been a very long time since a harem story had me interested in it's outcome, and being able to generate that feeling should be more than enough to give it the highest marks in its genre. That wonder doesn't come from wanting to know which girl will win, although it isn't too obvious yet, but from how many possible bad ends this story could have. Possibly multiple in a row.

The initial idea is having as the main girl someone that sort of follows the "yandere" formula, in a light manner closer to Koharu no Hibi than Mirai Nikki. It's not too new but new enough. The MC is sort of a sister-con justified by having lost their parents and he has a circle of normal people around him that like him except for the fact he always ditches them to spend time with his little sister. Cool, nice guy, justified all around. The Yandere appears and it's still all good, she plays nice and only shows slight mental issues. This could be an open shut case.

But around chapter 8, clearly in 11, we find out that every single character is pretty wacko. Probably much more than the main crazy girl. So far two characters seem to be outside the DSM-5 and I'm both choosing not to add the MC among them and assuming they won't stay there too long.

This manga is an incredible idea. You couldn't fill up a harem of tsundere, kuudere or dandere characters; it would be completely boring. But a rooster of diverse degrees of yandere is very dynamic (since they are proactive characters) and leaves the reader trying to think just how many Nice Boats we can get.

I'm more hyped for this than any other title I'm reading, so many possibilities and it's all coming so fast. Either if you want to see how far a harem story can get, or if you though that the genre was complete cookie cutter bullshit, you really should be reading this. At least up to chapter 11.

Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen is not a ground-breaking manga, sure. It rehashes a lot of the common themes you'll find in any harem romantic comedy. However, it is not nearly as silly or reprehensible as many of its fellow stories in the same genre. I only cringed a handful of times while reading it. This discomfort is easily outweighed by appealing leads and attractive character art.

Admittedly, like any reader I have my own tastes and this may be a case of this manga just happening to land in my "strike zone." I really like the Ishihara (Yukari) character, both her appearance and personality. I also enjoy the fact that so far, the story hasn't taken the easy way out and completely run roughshod over the main character's genuine affection for her. A lot of harem romantic comedies like to make the MC into an indecisive prick who bounces around between the female leads. The MC is also a responsible young man who takes life very seriously and is very respectful towards both adults and women. He considers his precarious living situation carefully and is motivated by love and circumstance to think about his future. Just these traits alone place him WAY above the standard harem protagonist.

In both manga and anime, it seems customary to set up some kind of childhood trauma for the main characters and call that "character development" as bits and pieces of the past are revealed. Watari-kun doesn't stray from this formula, and indeed does a rather poor job of developing the backstory in a satisfying way. This is the main weakness of Watari-kun: the quality of the writing is only mediocre. Personally, since events unfolded more or less the way I wanted them to, I was willing to forgive the writer's obvious lack of writing skill and/or actual life experience.

The reviewer who didn't like NTR, I'm sorry, but in 48 chapters there isn't any. Yes, there was a conversation between some students where one asked the other about NTR, but the MC has yet to actually cheat on his one and only. I'm sorry if this is a spoiler but the NTR complaint just felt so unjust I had to address it. Seriously, there are so many misleading MAL reviews. The only reason why this manga is ostensibly harem is because more than one female character likes him and puts him in awkward situations. But this happens in real life; although it may seem being popular is a high-class problem to have, people do get jealous and do things they should not.

Another complaint I saw from more than one reviewer is that main character's little sister keeps calling him "oni chan" and this was part of the reason why they found her annoying. This is just a lack of their understanding of Eastern culture. I don't know how it is in other countries but in both China and Japan you refer to your older siblings by title, NEVER EVER by name. To do otherwise is blatantly disrespectful. Also, while these reviewers found her personality annoying, they don't understand how realistic her character's depiction is. Watari and his sister lost their parents. The main character was forced to take care of her BY HIMSELF as they were passed from relative to relative. Even their aunt, whom they currently live with, is an obvious shut-in who doesn't exactly provide a lot of love and affection. In this situation, it would be strange if the little sister (Watari, Suzushiro) were NOT attached to her older brother. There is nothing inappropriate in their relationship. Suzu does not make sexual advances on her brother, and her attachment is obviously the attachment of a child towards the only stable emotional anchor in her life. Come on, use your common sense. There is no hint of incest or sis-con in this story. Suzu doesn't talk about marrying his brother and even comes to support his relationships as she herself tries to relieve some of the obvious immense pressure on him.

And for the reviewer who found Suzu's presence in the story to be pointless, let me explain it for you: she is mainly there to show us that the main character thinks about the feelings of someone other than himself. When I think back on my experiences in school here in the US, I now believe that many Americans are selfish and spoiled with a very unbecoming sense of entitlement. Perhaps this leads to a lack of understanding and admiration for those who are willing to put the needs of their loved ones before their own.

Watari-kun is definitely worth a read, and I actually think it is quite a bit more romance than harem or even comedy--which is exactly how I like it. How much you like it may depend upon your personal tastes and maybe even your open-mindedness towards the customs of cultures other than your own.

Updated as in 39 Chapter Minor Spoiler review

My first thought that it actually was a Pure Romcom,
What i actually got is somekind NTR crap that have been hinted in some early chapter.
Simply put theres hidden Genre here which is" Harem and Drama" as later chapter introduce more female characters.

Story : 2
Poorly Writen, Bad background, slow Pacing as in Slice of life, theres yet visible character development.
I cant say much about the story as nothing have been uncovered yet and it pursue further towards Drama Romance. tl;dr its about nonsense drama in past following MC dillema with the 2 main girls. Thats pretty much it.

Art : 7
Moderate, Nothing unique.

Characters : 3
Naoto - Denser than neutron Star, Siscon, a generic School boy.

Naoto Little Siter (Suzu) - Annoying brat who keep saying "Oniichan". She derailed the story.

Satsuki : Does little to no improvement, and there I thought she would be trouble maker for story instead getting thing more complex than it already was

F-cup Chan/Ishihara Yukari : A stereotypical Shy Thot that unaware about her circles, You should read up till the part where her Mom introduced in story to see the change of her personality along the way.

Enjoyment : 1
Everytime i read it, The story tone goes towards what i despised the most which is "NTR Drama".
Drama is great when the execution done well but this one seems endless route where you can see where its going and it is not a Mystery.

Considering how the story goes right now i fail to find similiar series under the same theme as in MAL recommendation was like Masamune/Koi to Uso/Nisekoi, it does nothing close to that.
If you're a sane person with good humour, you wont find a good ROMCOM here and neither does the Drama unless you're into "NTR" and Teen angst.

Overall : 3
Bad, really like bad. You can try reading few chapters or do some skimming "How bad is actually bad".
Do not get baited by the Romcom genre, You wont find it here.
Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen tittle actually explain everything you need to know about the MC Summary (Watari's XX Is on the Brink of Collapse) , where you see the MC is tearing about due romance issues with badly written drama that force you into thinking that this story wont go well like this and it strive to stay on the same route with character that potrayed similiar to NTR/Cheating story.

You have been warned.