tbh when i first saw the thumbnail of this series, i was extremely convinced it was a bait for lolicons or pedos. but once i binged the series, its more on the drama and psychological side of things, rather than seeing a grown up adult trying to get it on with a school kid, or the other way round.

no, this review is not a way to justify me reading this controversial series, but it's had its fair share of cringeworthy moments.

Story and Character: 9
imo, this series goes hand in hand for the story and characters. yeah, its divided into different arcs, but during each arc its focused on the development and backstory of different characters within the series. this includes side characters as well.

also, we get themes such as coming of age, maturity and the meaning of love, albiet the last theme is a bit stretched to the extreme. we see the main characters starting to discover their sexuality (although it doesn't justify the ero scenes) and characters starting to discover and change themselves for the better.

Art: 10
the art style evolves progressively which is nice.

Enjoyment: 7
i wouldn't say i enjoyed it particularly, but it was a ride. some moments disturbed me though (around chapter 90 with the principal would be an example)

Overall: 7
Yes, the aforementioned themes only work if kids are part of the main cast, but we did not need to slap fanservice. This is making it hard for people to actually enjoy or justify this series. Would this work if the casts were only made up of children instead of inserting a teacher in there? Yes, that would work miles better imho. To Kill a Mocking bird details the themes of coming of age much better than this series, but I have a feeling the author is trying to portray another message regarding their ideals of "love". I wouldn't agree with her, but as long as they are happy, I won't dive that deep into it.

Overall, its definitely a ride, albiet a questionable one.