I often read the same kind of reviews so I thought I should write what I'd like to find and it's ridiculously hard to come by, spoiler free answers to the questions:

Is the ending good? Does the main couple end up together? Is it worth my time?

I absolutely HATE SPOILERS with all my might! But I really don't see why I'd want to waste my time with a story that ends badly or one where, after all their trouble, the couple doesn't end up together. I also don't like to waste my time browsing through incredibly long opinionated reviews only to be more confused than I was before, not find the answers I was looking for and usually bumping into unwanted spoilers. Because of all this I intend to make my reviews brief, focusing on answering these three questions.

So with that being said, let's get to business. I'm answering in a completely spoiler free way, with a simple YES or NO, the questions:
Is the ending good? Does the main couple end up together? Is it worth my time?

If you don't want to know the answers to these questions you should stop reading right now.
If you're like me who just want to know if the story is worth your time, go ahead. So with no further ado:

Is the ending good? YES

Does the main couple end up together? YES

Is it worth my time? YES
This is one of those 'You either hate it or love it' kind of stories, since It's a very tricky and taboo theme. I would definetly define Kodomo no Jikan as an adult manga with loads of fanservice, more than simply ecchi, because the author actually sets a scenario where the characters would behave in such way, gradually you come to understand why they act the way they do. Regarding the couple in question, if you think about it the age gap isn't the biggest problem but the age itself, in which the female lead is around 10 years old while the male lead is around 23, whereas If she was 25 and he was 38 the age gap wouldn't be that relevant. I'm not saying it's not wrong, but what makes this story good is the background the author gives not only to both but also the whole manga's universe, actually giving a plausible explanation why would it be acceptable for them to be 'together'. The whole cast has an amazing character development, allowing them to grow but not changing the essence of who they are, which is already pretty difficult and rare when it happens with just the couple, but the author goes beyond, amazingly managing to spread that to every single character. The relationship, to me, doesn't feel disgusting because of the opposite nature of the characters, being the eldest the naive one and the youngest taking the initiative, also mainly due to the way the story it is presented to the reader, being such a taboo and complicated theme I find it incredibly talented of the author to accomplish this feat with such a fine line at stake.

*MINOR SPOILER* For those of you apprehensive regarding this, but I think I should say, they don't get to actually be 'together' or do anything high level until she's of age. *MINOR SPOILER*

Of course this is all my opinion, but I'd say I'm a pretty ordinary, sane and a romantic person, just so you can have an idea of who wrote this.


If you like this kind of review I try my best to write in all animes and mangas I've experienced, so you can see a complete list of reviews next to my name just above.

Thank you, you're welcome and peace out.