100% Perfect Girl is something I sort of just stumbled upon. I didn't read about it beforehand, or know anyone else who'd read it. I barely even read the synopsis... I simply plunged myself into it, because I like to be surprised. Well, I was definitely surprised. The first chapter or two into this manga, I figured it was a sweet little love story. As it turns out, "sweet" and "little" have nearly no relevance here. It is much more BIG AND MESSY. Halfway into the story, I found myself thinking... "How are they EVER going to repair this horrendously dysfunctional, broken relationship?"

While the story itself has a lot of overly dramatic and downright unrealistic occurrences, I have to give credit to the writers in that the actual emotional responses of the characters seemed very realistic and plausible to me. This means that their reactions are not always pleasant ones, and very much contributes to the overall story. Never did I find myself asking, "Why are these people so stupid?", because their poor decisions always seemed real in some way... except for maybe the fact that all these handsome men were inexplicably drawn to the same somewhat average woman. But hey, this is a manga, what can you expect, right?

Maybe it's because I'm an adult with a family of my own, but I really appreciated the emphasis put on how easy it is to hurt the ones you love, and things don't always go the way you think they will. I would not suggest this manga for a younger audience, because it does discuss darker psychological themes, such as rape and murder. It is not overly graphic in this regard, but they are not a part of the story you can easily overlook, either.

With all that said... I have to be honest and say that, even though I have a lot of respect for character portrayal and deeply appreciated the "real reactions" factor, I didn't 100% (pun intended) enjoy this manga. Why? Simply put, it is not terribly fun. Honest? Maybe more so than most. I would definitely recommend it to a more mature audience if you want to read a good, messy drama. However, while it has a lot of romance in it, it is NOT a sweet little love story.