I tried really hard to like this manga, and on the surface, it has a lot of elements that I usually like. Strong, kick-ass female MC? Check. Gender-Bender slow burn romance? Yeah, I'm a sucker for that. Written by Nakamura sensei? Well I love Skip Beat, so I would love this one too, right?

I read through several of story arcs, hoping that it would get better, before I eventually gave up and moved on. There are a few different reasons why it didn't appeal to me:
-Age of the characters (14). As a female in her 30s, that is already an age that I can't really relate to. More importantly, I found it creepy and innapropriate that Tsukasa was often referred to in a sexualized manner. There have been other manga that I have read with character's of a similar age, and sometimes I am able to see past that (for example, another manga that I have read recently and recommend - Meteor Methusulah), but in this case I felt like I was constantly reminded of the characters' age. Additionally, Ryuuji''s place as the head of a yakuza clan felt completely unrealistic to me
-Ratio of text to illustration. I prefer it when the mangaka allows the pictures to speak for themselves, rather than have to spell out every little detail in the text. TCP is crammed full of text, much of which doesn't really contribute anything to the story.
- Art...it was definitely dated, and not my style. Not a deal breaker for me - there have been other manga that I ended up loving in spite of their art style (for example, Skip Beat and Basara). If the story and characters are good enough, I can potentially overlook the art style. That was not the case here, and the panels all felt really cluttered and disorganized.