Masamune-kun no Revenge

Masamune-kun suffers from an interesting phenomenon, something I like to call the "Guilty Crown Effect". At the beginning, we start with a very unique plot with tons of potential, and several different characters with what looks like room for development. However, after a short feeling of general oddness it takes an absolute dive into the abyss.

In the beginning, there are several very interesting characters. Our hero is very handsome, but also extremely narcissistic. Our heroine is beautiful, but a terrible tsundere. As they draw closer together, we see that there is some depth to these characters that is making their interactions more interesting. The side characters are slowly introduced, most of them contributing an interesting and unique something to the plot.

The first few chapters are quite good, and set it up for an excellent story. As the manga continues, there begins to be a slight air of indecision, as if the author doesn't know where to go from the beginning. Characters will have important dialogue or realizations, that will then be completely forgotten by the next chapter. In spite of this I foolishly kept reading.

There was an important reveal about one of the characters, and the manga looked like within a few chapters it would reach a very satisfactory ending. And that is where everything went to absolute hell. For absolutely NO reason, new characters and a terrible plot began to be introduced. The only possible reason for this that I can think of is that the author realized he wasn't quite ready to butcher this cash milking machine.

I, being young and naive, continued to read, still holding on to that desperate hope that somehow this would all fix itself. Alas, I just got to watch my heart be broken further as the story continued to sink into the dregs of manga that exists as some sort of capitalistic, never-ending hell. Like someone in an abusive relationship, I just kept thinking that maybe next time it will be different. Spoilers: it wasn't. I eventually dropped it.

I rated this a 2. Some people may think that this is harsh, but stories like this are far worse to me than any "Mars of Destruction" catastrophe. I can easily detect poor writing, but I can't detect good writing that becomes terrible. Maybe some lucky souls are capable of sensing this sort of thing before it comes to pass, but this review is for everyone else. I implore you, in the name of good stories everywhere, do not read this manga. If you're so desperate to read something, read the first five chapters or so and then make up your own ending. Literally anything would be better.

TL;DR Starts promising, goes to shite.

Masamune-kun no revenge. A story about a boy who, after being heartbroken invests his following 8 years into reshaping himself into every girls wet dream, and then proceeds to serve the cruel girl her own medicine, making her fall for him, then leaving her heartbroken. The story ends with the boy realizing the vanity and emptiness of revenge, and going out with the girl seriously.
EXCEPT it doesn't.
This manga starts out interesting, with a decisive, determined MC, and actually cruel rich girl. MC sacrifices his chances for friendships, relationships and fulfilled love only to achieve his revenge, slowly learning of the pain and hardship the said girl is actually going through.
And then, at the ending, it's all just denied.
YEAH, JUST LIKE THAT. All his effort is DENIED,the whole story becomes worthless! He could remain that fat kid that bought acquitances with his dad's money and the hot girl would go out with his regardless, BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT SHE'S COMPLETELY INNOCENT and loved him all along, and the one that broke his heart was actually not that girl, but someone else that IMPERSONATED that girl and dumped him out of spite.
Seriously, that ending is just such a filthy, obscene pile of deus ex machina shit I regret reading this far.



TL;DR/ SKIPPING THE RANT/ THE MOST IMPORTANT PART:
It's a fun manga. That ends at chapter 36. Anything beyond that point that's not a filler is a shameless changing of the main plot to an insult to anyone who faithfully read previous chapters. So don't.

In one sentence, this manga proves you can ruin whole manga with one single chapter.

My little review here just finished the manga today and the afterschool chapters too. Personally 9/10 I can respect the opinions of everyone who thought it was rushed or missed a lot of plot points and I agree the random deviations from the plot were annoying but I felt it was a great ride with enough closure for an ending. Loved the development of the characters and main conflict especially towards the end and the art is basically perfect.

<----WARNING BIG SPOILERS AHEAD---->

Couple more opinions here regarding the ending. Throughout the whole manga for me it was Yoshino best girl and Aki x Masamune best ship. I slightly had my hopes up for Yoshino winning throughout the manga since I absolutely loved her interactions with Masamune and was really hoping for it during the last couple chapters when it began to be hinted but in the end we all knew that couldn't happen since it was obvious from the chapters before 48 that he loved Aki and his relationship with Yoshino was a great friendship but platonic or at most a small crush. Few romance manga like this can make me love nearly all the characters to the point that even when my ship (Yoshino x Masamune) didn't fly I felt happy for how Yoshino's character grew especially towards the end of the manga as we discover what her true intensions were from the start and see her become her own person outside of just Aki's servant.

P.S. a lot of people complain about the hives disappearing so just to clarify in the manga his hives were caused by his stress during contact with Aki from hiding the truth that he had been seeking a relationship with her for revenge from the start. In the last couple pages when he tells her the truth.

This series started off great. Then it got out of hand. I enjoyed the very first 2-3 volumes when the love becomes intense and nearly became a heart breaking moment. Then the story STILL CONTINUES!?!? It drifted off becoming one of those thin and long plots where they keep adding more characters to extend character development. What hooked me into this series was the intense hype about some main character's plan in the story to seek revenge.

The revenge plan soon drifted off to some cliche love story when they interact with the new characters and became soft headed. Then the revenge plan completely breaks down and no one speaks of it again after several issues. Literally the word "revenge" is in the title and they couldn't even keep the main theme that long.

Then I realized that this entire story is a bad cliche in a way that no body noticed. Two main characters hate each other and put a fake love interest to spite each other. Both had a secret childhood relationship and became real love with each other over a long ass period of time. (cough Nisekoi cough cough).

So the authors is trying to make a story that lasts long without end.

I started reading this manga because of the anime adaption left me feeling "what the hell is going to happen next?" At the time of this review the anime and manga are still on-going. Needless to say, this manga was quite an entertaining read. We start off with a classic boy gets his heart broken by the girl he loves, but only to come back YEARS later to seek revenge for his humiliation.

Story:
The story started quite strong. The goal was clear, to seek revenge for a traumatized childhood. Masamune with the help of a close ally, devised a plan to make the one who broke his childish heart pay, Aki. His goal was to get Aki to fall in love with him only to break her heart once she does. There was just one problem, how to get Aki to fall in love with him. This is where everything changes. Is revenge all the important? As I continue to read, I realize that Masamune's resolve is being tested. The original plot of revenge and gratification has been hampered with rivalry, misunderstandings and revelations. The true plot has been revealed as a cliche Rom-Com drama. Nevertheless, it was definitely worth reading if your interested in misunderstanding being realized.

I'm disappointed, really disappointed considering the fact that I read this whole manga in a few days just to have everything leading up to one of the worst endings ever lmao.
Story (4): I read the synopsis and I expected a really good story out of this. The thing is though, I put this manga off for a whole year, but that ending made me envy the me before where this manga was still being put off. So let me tell you something, the first chapter gives out a good story, fat dude loses weight and becomes handsome in order to get revenge on the girl who called him piggy. So far so good, as the chapters kept on presuming on, questions are being asked, questions were answered, but the last ten chapters (38-48, not counting 49 and 50 is just a collage of pictures.) were some of the best chapters I've ever read, for me atleast. It was basically a plot twist, a good one for once! So the last ten chapters build up on this plot twist and I can't tell you enough, I was hoping to God that the author won't screw this up.... Incoming chapter 49, the biggest plot twist of them all shows up and fucks up everything, all the questions that we thought were answered became meaningless, because all of those questions came back for the last chapter and ended up being multiplied! So yes, this manga ended up predictable, confusing, fast paced which I'll touch on later, rushed, and that plot twist in those ten chapters?!?! Erased lmao, good job on you author, way to make the manga longer than it should have been, should've just erased those 10 chapters. One more thing before I make this longer than it should have, but it doesn't even come to ships at this point, if you supported the main girl then skip the ten chapters and don't even waste your time and read the last few pages of chapter 49 and enjoy your predictable trash, if you picked the other girl... you'll see what I mean, then the last ten chapters will make so much fucken sense and it becomes the first time where a predictable manga had the side chick win in a harem.... then don't read chapter 49. If it would've been a 7 or 8 either way if it wasn't for that last chapter.

Art (7): It's decent, the art atleast serviceable and the best thing about this manga....

Character (5): It would've been a 8 if it wasn't for the last chapter, all the side characters that needed some questioning just becomes mysteries in the last chapter. We never get good development on them which is sad and none of them left an impact where I can remember their name sadly. I want to get invested into them but nothing leaves a mark and don't get me started with the minor characters... What about the main characters? Everything was good development til the last chapter, everything seemed really force, both of them threw all of that character development out the window in the favor of one more god awful and predictable plot twist.

Enjoyment (1): I can't tell you how fast paced this manga was to the fact that it did none of its characters justice. Think of it this way, the side characters never get any development whatsoever except the main characters, so how am I supposed to care about One-Dimensional characters? Every arc seemed so rushed but I didn't mind that all, it was enough to keep me enjoying the manga and trust me, the plot twist in the beginning of the last ten chapters were so enjoyable to the point where I have to get to the end of it! Only to get pranked, all the author did was toy with your feelings and retcon all of those ten chapters lmao.

Overall: 4 I'm not reading it again, til Thanos snapped the last chapter and replaces it with a good chapter, then maybe this manga would've been an 8.

Side Note: I know all about the 'Side girl' and I know she's not everyone favorite because certain circumstances, but those last ten chapters either need to balls up and go with her or just don't have those last ten chapters begin with and have the last chapter just be good for once, it's that simple. And I give you a novel on why she's the best girl compared to the other ones too, and make complete sense while doing it, so fight me lol.

This manga really touched my heart in a lot of ways.
(No, the literally way is not one of them).
Even though there were some problems with nearly every character at some point, the writer always managed to have a way to get me to love them again.

WARNING: Spoilers Ahead.

Let's start with the main character of the story, Makabe/Hayase Masamune.
I've seen a lot of people complain about how his motives for revenge were really childish and immature, but I disagree with that.
Sure, he might be holding a grudge for something that happened when he was a young kid, but that event destroyed his childhood, both mentally and physically.
Also, some people have complained about how the switch from revenge to love was extremely sudden, of which I agree, partially, but also disagree.
It is very sudden that the revenge that he had been holding onto for 8 years had suddenly disappeared, but the manga provides a very good explanation for it. Masamune was, essentially, hating Adagaki Aki for a nonexistent reason, and when he was told the actual truth, his emotions changed.
He stopped viewing Aki as the cruel, tyrannical b*tch that he used to view her as, but instead now viewed her as the kind-hearted person who had helped him get stronger, who had helped him when everyone else was bullying him. It was only natural that his feelings would change.

Next, let's talk about the "heroine" of the story, Adagaki Aki.
Again, she's also quite a complex character.
Her motive for rejecting men cruelly is essentially this: "Men always disappng thear and leave me by myself."
This was caused because, (in her eyes), she was abandoned and left alone not only by one person, but by two.
This is the primary reason behind why she keeps pushing others away.
She is sick and tired of being betrayed by the ones she trusted.
However, she is also shown not to hate Masamune for abandoning her.
In episode 9, near the end, she is shown to be reminiscing about the blissful times that she spent together with Masamune, stating that if anything was love, that was love.
This is further expressed when her joy is shown that Gasou comes, saying that he is Masamune.
She continues her relationship with Gasou, even when he gives the response "Who cares?" to her question of why he had left her alone 8 years ago, even though it had a massive effect on her life.

Her love for Masamune is not unprecedented either.
She fell for him not once, but twice.
First, as a child, and second, in the present.
It must have been a shocking revelation for her when she released the two were actually one.
In fact, her love is so deep that she still loves him after realising that everything he had done for her (in the present) was a fake, and part of his plan to get revenge.

Now, I'll move on to talk about Fujinomiya Neko.
Her character is that of an interesting one. There are so many mysteries surrounding her, as that is the type of character she is portrayed as.
Her motive for "getting close" to Masamune was a very interesting one.
She knew that there was a 30% chance of her dying soon, so before she (perhaps) passed away, she wanted to experience one emotion.
Love.
All Neko knows about love is from what she has read and hear about.
And she wants to experience this blissful emotion before she dies.
Even if that means harming the others around her.
However, after she first gets rejected, she falls in love with Masamune for real.

She is also shown to care(?) about Aki in a sort of roundabout way.
She warns her not to get close to Masamune, as she knows about the truth of his revenge plan, and whether it's because she actually wants to help Aki or because she wants her "out of the way" for her relationship with Masamune, She warns him nevertheless.

She is shown to be very dense about her one personal affairs as well, being completely bewildered by the fact that Kojurou likes her.

Now for the final character I'm going to talk about today, Koiwai Yoshino.
She is Aki's personal servant, always obeying her every order.
She is... a very interesting character.
She was the one who instigated the whole event that eternally(?) scarred Masamune and Aki when they were kids, although she was extremely repent-full and sorry about it in the aftermath.
She does everything in her power to help Masamune and Aki get together, even if it means hurting herself and her emotions, as a way of making up for her... sin.

The story of this manga is also amazing.
It weaves all the characters together so finely, so perfectly, that nothing feels unnatural at all.
The ending was completely beautiful, and it was one of my favourite parts of the manga, although I would totally love more of it.
Overall, this Manga is completely amazing, and I would definitely recommend reading it.

I stumbled across this manga quite by accident a while ago, but I found the premise rather interesting. So I decided to give it a go, and I was quite happy that I did. At the time of writing, only 5 chapters of this manga have been released, but I think this is sufficient to produce a fairly decent evaluation of it.

1. Story: 8

I like the premise of getting back at your childhood bully, but having read the specific bullying scenes, I did not think the MC had to be as fixated on his past as he is. Regardless, the story picks up after that and delivers the tales of Masamune-kun in his quest for retribution. Its proceeds at a good pace and the events are both interesting and funny. I am quite eager to read on and find out what happens to the relationship between the male and female MC. As it is, it has progresses quite radically from what it was at the beginning. I especially like the ending of chapter 5 (the most recent chapter at the time of this review), as it hints at a change in the male MC's outlook on the proceedings.

2. Art: 9

I understand this is quite a subjective category. Personally, I like this style and I think the characters and the setting is very well drawn. Both Masamune and Adagaki look great. The supporting characters are also drawn well. I particularly like how appearances can be deceiving. Adagaki's helper looks angelic, but turns out to be quite the trickster.

3. Characters: 8

As stated, I liked the main characters of this manga. I like their way of interacting with each other and think they give this manga a lot of potential. There is room for a lot of growth for the characters and this makes things very interesting. I hope for there to be more interesting characters cropping up in the future.

4. Enjoyment: 9

Without a doubt, I have enjoyed reading each chapter. It truly is a shame that it is released so slowly. It is mainly because I enjoy this manga, that I wanted to write a review for it. If you are looking for a high school love story with an interesting plot and some great artwork, this will be great. Don't expect this to be something to evaluate and analyze.

5. Overall: 8

Since there are so few chapters of this manga and as I don't see this fact changing to a considerable degree for the foreseeable future, I would recommend picking it up. It may just turn out that you will be waiting impatiently for new chapters to come out too.

The boy-against-girl showdown in this manga makes it much more interesting than your average boy-meets-girl stories. Through the course of the story, there is good development between the protagonist and the lead female.

The factor that had drawn me in to reading this manga was obviously the art. It is perfectly drawn, not too flashy, and the way how each character is drawn to make them look extremely attractive is so appealing to the eyes.

I liked the characters of the story. I find the female lead as one of the most adorable tsunderes I've ever encountered. There is a significant level of Aki being dere and flustered in contrast to other tsunderes who come off as rude and uncute for most of the anime. I like MC-kun and admire how he was able to change from his past form to his current one all for the purpose of getting revenge. I wished that they had made his background more worthy of having him get revenge for, because personally I thought his reason was a bit shallow (or maybe I'm just a complete sadist). But anyways, one can overlook that.
I liked the supporting characters as well. The assistant to the nemesis stands out very well, and I like how her presence is bringing about a sort of mystery factor in this story. The trap best friend of the MC and the other characters are all so adorable as well.

The only negative comment I can really give for this anime is that it updates too slowly. It takes about a month at average for a new chapter to come out, which is bad news for the many who look forward to the new chapter. But nevertheless, Masamune-kun No Revenge is one of the very few manga series I look forward to reading whenever a new update comes out and I would definitely recommend one to read it.

**TO ANYONE WANTING TO READ PLEASE READ THIS***

**COPY PASTED MY ANIME REVIEW, BUT THIS APPLIES TO BOTH**

You may be wondering why I gave this pretty high scores for all categories but a 4 overall? Well that's because the show starts off amazing has a fun premise and looks to be fun. As it moves on the characters are shown to be deeper than we thought, some really good storytelling is made and it turns the show into more than a silly revenge rom com.

Here's where it gets bad, after it started getting so good the show takes a COMPLETE 180 and ruins everything they've built up to that point (This happens in the manga as well which is 20 chapters ahead of the final episode as of righting this and it's still an absolute shithole and mess)

I can only count on one hand the amount of times a show has left me with such a sour taste in my mouth after finishing it (So much so that i'm writing my first review because it's pissed me off so much)

TL;DR Show goes from amazing to a shitfest in the last few episodes, and don't bother reading the manga as the shitfest just keeps on going..

Masamune kun's revenge has a very unique plot, as it isn't really one that you could find in any other slice-of-life manga/anime (there might be, but I didn't search enough). To be specific in why, while you read you might think you can predict what will happen, but you will get thrown off (some of you are really big brain and get it perfectly, so if that's you then 'grats). But I will explain why I rated how I did. (PS This is my first review so pog)

Story: 8
The story has a very unique/niche plot and I really found it refreshing to find both an anime and manga that was like this. While it was very original of a concept, I can't possibly rate it any higher than an 8 simply because some parts just didn't sit right with me. Getting into specifics will spoil, however there are certain arcs that I simply did not enjoy. Don't get me wrong, an 8 is a very good score and while those arcs were not always enjoyable, the ending of the manga was satisfying and even included an extra few chapters called "Masamune-kun no Revenge After School" and those are also really nice.

Art: 9
The art is extremely attractive and I couldn't help but think that I wished they existed in real life haha. There are many extremely beautiful panels that are really memorable and will almost be like it really was real life. I can't say that it was the best I have seen since there are many extremely talented mangaka out there, but this was consistently from start to finish very high quality art.

Character: 7 (honestly 6.5 though)
If I am being honest, I enjoyed the characters and there were many really good characters. However while there are often very good characters, there are many underdeveloped ones. Partially because the manga is on the shorter side, some characters got less development and became huge parts of the plot. To avoid spoilers, I will not go further into detail, but if I am being honest, only 2 or 3 characters got deep enough character development for how important they were in the plot. Each got their own arcs, and each got their own short backgrounds, but some simply felt insufficient and it is likely due to the length of the manga being slightly shorter than it deserved.

Enjoyment: 9
From start to finish, I really felt interested and invested in this manga. While a few arcs were not that great, it was purposeful and didn't fully take away from my enjoyment. I can't exactly say that it was the most enjoyment I got from a manga, but I always was curious about what would happen next and how it would turn out. I came from the anime and wanted to find out how it ended and I think it was definitely worth reading.

Overall: 9
Masamune-kun no Revenge is not a perfect manga, however it was overall a very quality manga. I recommend this to anyone who watched the anime and want to find out how it ends because if you enjoyed the anime, you will likely enjoy the manga as it wraps most of it up in a rather creative and unique way that you likely wouldn't have thought. There are many arcs and it has its ups and downs, but those are what the characters are supposed to do. They make you feel happy and they also make you angry at them because the imperfections are what make Masamune-kun no Revenge interesting and unique.

Alright I randomly found this manga while browsing a "What anime/manga does this character come from?" thread, and once I saw the synopsis I decided that I should read it, I mean come on guy trains and becomes handsome in order to get revenge on someone from his childhood it doesn't get much better than that.

On to the review

Story; The story Masamune-kun and his revenge as I'm sure that you already guessed from the title or the synopsis but what the tile and synopsis doesn't tell you is that he is developing a harem that constantly gets in his way while he is attempting to enact his plan for revenge.

Art; The art-style as I'm sure you have seen and heard about from other reviews is great in every way, not once have I ever felt that the art didn't fit with what was happening or misplaced.

Characters; Like many other harem and comedy manga/anime there are certain character norms that we have come to know, expect, and love. Such as the pretty girl...uh I mean guy, and others. While some of the characters aren't super-duper original they all add to the story and help give a feel of the main two characters personalty's. Every new character that is introduced fits in well with the rest of the characters, even chubby.

Overall; Overall the story, art, and characters are so far enjoyable 35 chapters in even with the occasional current revenge plan destroying plot twist (I'm looking at you chubby).

I would recommend this manga to every fan of the harem and comedy genres, and while it isn't finished yet I have a hunch that he will choose a girl in the end.

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS

This is like a copy of Nisekoi but with much worse characters development and the story of a liar.

The art is actually good and enjoyable, characters are cute, but in the same time, so plain; a tsundere, a rival with poor health and a tsundere's maid. Doesn't it sound similar to some specific popular manga? And in the future, the author may add more complex for this manga.

As you have noticed that it is also tagged as harem, so the MC must meet many girls and have some love complex with them. But this guy is really a cruel dude. He somehow reminds me of the MC of the School Days (you should watch it once in your life); indecisive and his actions affect others in many ways. I sense that Makabe's actions are going to corrupt every of these girls, especially Aki Adagaki. I pity this girl so much, she deserves better than this mess. In the anime she really was distasteful and rude, but actually she is so pure and innocent in the manga. She's not even the one to be blamed for Makabe's change.

I think the only interesting point for me is the truth behind Makabe's triggered childhood.

Maybe the author wants it to be as popular and interesting as Nisekoi but can't manage the plot and somehow it lost the way and becomes just a dull plain plot. As someone who watched the anime adaptation before, I would say I expect more.

I'll try to sum up what i think.

I watch the anime first and considerate that despite the rocks that have in its trayectory it was entertaining.

Now that i know all the story i can't comprehed the objective of the autors. It's a very interesting beginning, a Male MC that it isn't the typical good boy, and the female MC that's can have more personality and not be simply violent tsundere because fuck it. Yes, we have our "childhood friend" of the MC with a disease that in spite of being only revelant times to times i can take seriously her character.

What happened then?
I'd like to know, without my knowledge the manga become weider and weaker with each page since the last arc of the anime.

I think that the authors want with madness include a plot twist in the manga for later give us a plot twist even bigger than the first to later lead us to explore the mind of the main characters with only ten chapters for the finale, and probably that wasn't a good idea (and at the same time i wouldn't have faith with more chapters).

I can't help thinking that the authors after decide the main idea of the manga, they only trust in the power of the plot twist until the end. And yeah that wouldn't be a problem itself, but the really issue is in how the authors achieve them.

This manga could have been one of those that i like to remember in the future but at the end i only have a headache while a write this, with the hope of feel better after this.

Now that i think, i can't remember a simple moment when i honestly laugh with the "comedy" of the author.

For me personally, the manga (and the anime) was a solid 6. It's nothing ground-breaking and barely memorable, but it's clear that's it not suppose to be. It's a light-hearted romcom with a revenge story sprinkled in for some flavor. From the first chapter, the route the story will take is predictable, and some might find this bland. The predictability of the story is actually what drew me to it however. I was looking for something that was easy to chew, and Masamune-Kun No Revenge delivered on that. I'd recommend it to anyone who is looking for the same thing.

But if you are looking for a manga with amazing character depth and a mind-blowing story, look somewhere else. Masamune-Kun No Revenge is a fun ride, but it's not that kind of story. It's characters are sometimes inconsistent, and often their actions boil down to "we need to keep the plot moving." And there's nothing wrong with having an easy-to-chew story, but I just want to stress that despite having a interesting premise, the story is, at it's heart, a high school love comedy. Do not put your expectations put too high, suspend your disbelief, and just enjoy the laughter and romance. If you can't do that, this isn't the manga for you.

This is my first review so cut me some slack xd: (Might contain Spoilers..MIGHT)

As you all probably know this manga will be getting an anime adaption which i'm pretty excited for. This anime is pretty interesting so far.. Anyways, let's jump right in:

Story (7)

Now the overall premise story, not gonna lie, kinda hooked me. I mean cmon, a guy (Masamune) who was once fat in the past because he was driven out by Aki Adagaki, decided to get in shape so he exercised a lot, and he has a plot for revenge for Aki. And of course, Masamune and Aki happened to be in the same school. The Romantic Comedy then starts at their encounter.

Every time I do finish a chapter, I've been eager to read the next. I've wanted to see how Aki and Masamune's relationship would progress. I found the pacing to be quite nice and the overall execution was done nicely. Of course there are a few flaws with some characters which I'll get to later. But I won't lie, the manga got slightly bad since a "certain" character showed up. The character development does happen in the manga, there is quite a lot, but don't expect too much.

Art (9)
Now the art in this manga I gotta say is really nice and well-drawn, the character designs were 10/10 and the backgrounds were nicely done as well. I really like how Masamune and Aki are drawn, heck, even the side characters were drawn well. The expressions were top notch, and the way their personalities were portrayed really brings out the emotions.

Characters (7)
Now the characters aren't all that special, but each one has their lovely personality.

Aki Adagaki: Meet the main Heroine..I mean Tsundere, kinda. Of the manga. She may be tough on others and plain savage against other boys, but she can show a bit of a cute and gentle side too. She does have a reason for acting the way she is, but i'll just tell u to read the manga to find that out.

Masamune Makabe: This is the MC of the manga. He once was fat, but because of something Aki did, he decided to get off his lazy ass and decided to get in shape, thus resulting Masamune to get incredibly handsome. Masamune's moment since the beginning was to get revenge on Aki for what she did to him in the past. But of course, as time goes on, It might not be about revenge anymore.

Neko Fujinomiya: Neko is a girl who is in love with Masamune, she is very bright and the cheerful character of this manga. Now there is a spoiler involving her and Masamune, so just go read.

Yoshino Koiwai: Meet the big-breasted, quiet-but-deadly type of the manga. Yoshino is the maid of the Adagaki family household. Aki pushes her around a lot and she seems to be a bit of a Klutz.

Shuri Kojuurou: Meet the trap of the manga (whoops, spoilered? XD). Shuri is Masamune's friend AND (according to my analysis) seems to have an interest in Neko Fujinomiya.

Tae Futaba: Class representative, another kind and cheerful.

Last but not least...

Kanetsugu Gasou: Meet the FAGGOT of the manga, this guy..this guy is the reason why the Manga went downhill. This guy ruined it. I did not want....NTR...in this fukking manga. So if u want to read this manga, go for it..it's great......If u can get past the NTR arc. I know for a fact that this guy will piss you off..

Enjoyment (9)

Now don't get me wrong, even with the appearance of Gasou, I still REALLY enjoyed reading this manga, the story, the characters, the development, many things. Each chapter got me excited and really wanted to see what comes next. This (hopefully) will be something you enjoy too.

Overall (8)

Should you read this? Yeah, you should. If u like loveable characters and the usual Tsundere heroine, give this a read. The character development is pretty damn solid, and it will keep you hooked for a long while. Now if u don't mind waiting and being patient for each chapter to come out, then good for you. I heard chapters come monthly so....

That's my first review, gratz if u read this far.

Here's for the best for the future and the manga.

And for the hype of the TV adaptation coming soon :)

--The review contains spoilers--


Unlike the anime, the manga actually has an ending albeit a weird one.

The anime suffered from the worst possible ending in the whole world, a confusing cliffhanger that would make many seem that the story itself had no purpose. If only they realized that anime is just a marketing tool to create interest in LN and manga....


The anime ending is bad, indeed, but it made me curious to know the ending enough the find the manga. And now that I've finished the manga here is my review.

The story is great in the beginning, it has good characters, a unique story line, and is very interesting. However, near the very end, as in the last 6 chapters or so the manga turns WEIRD. Somehow, Masamune is allergic or something to Adagaki....and then we are tricked into believing that he doesnt actually like her even after it was revealed that he was the real Masamune and started dating Adagaki...and then YOISHINO became the love interest for 2 chapters after it was revealed that she actually liked him....and then Masamune legit tricks the audience into thinking that he likes YOISHINO TOO but in the end at the very last minute its revealed that he actually rejected her when she confessed and likes Adagaki actually....meanwhile fujinomiya is being a salty betch and is gunning for her own love development with Masamune...the ending was a huge mix of a thousand love interests condensed into a few chapters. basically the harem elements multiplied too much near the end and ruined the pure ending this manga couldve had

Masamune-kun no revenge is a new flavour to your typical romance stories in which you're allured from the get-go with the main character trying his best to make a certain girl fall in love with him. Nevertheless, although the story is intriguing from the start it takes a deep dive as it progresses with the introduction of new characters being so absurdly surreal and bullshit making you flabbergasted at their mere existence and the direction of the plot. Overlooking that aspect the story does progress fairly well and it does not stray as much away from the original plot line so I encourage not dropping the series.

The art is one of the best in this manga. The lines are clean, the expressions are well done and when it is intended for the characters to look attractive or unattractive they are. The fan services also don't detract too much from the plot.

The characters stay true to their own colours. You have the tsundere, narcissist, bubbly girl and the innocent trap. I liked how unique each of the characters were. The downside is that a few other characters uniqueness not so much.

I can relate to the MC which is probably why I enjoyed this manga coupled with the aforementioned twist to the typical romance. In addition, despite the main character obsessed with revenge the story isn't dark and disgusting but cute.

Overall, it is still a continuing series and I am looking forward to reading more chapters because it definitely does get better.

P.S. if it wasn't for the far-fetched change in storyline I would give it a 10. (I could overlook the MC's reason for revenge and the other characters because I can somewhat understand them).

[SPOILERS MAY APPLY]

This manga suffers from unoriginality. That's a fact, we can see a lot of mangas like this. We cannot deny that however, it does not make the manga or the story horrible. I just wanna leave that there.

Going on, Masamune-Kun no Revenge manga has a really touching story with a lot of turn of events. Surprisingly, I felt the burden, touched, surprised, shocked, and happy. To be honest, I got annoyed in some areas but it does not ruin my journey in reading the manga. I find it cute and really makes you want to go back to high school.

Overall, the main series was kinda a cliffhanger for me even though it had a very smooth ending. So I read the "Masamune-Kun no Revenge after school."

For those people who do not know what is "Masamune-Kun no Revenge after school" is, it is a continuation of the story where the main series left off. Somehow, it was still a cliffhanger but I was more satisfied with the ending this time.

Overall, it was great. I loved it, you should give it a try.

I would recommend this to anyone that wishes to continue on after watching the anime, whether you were disappointed by the ending or not. I personally disliked it, and I can definitely say reading this put me at ease.

As of this review, this is only my 2nd manga of all time, so I do not have much to compare it to. However, judging from overall enjoyment & what I've read thus far, I believe a 7/10 is an honest, fair rating.

Also, I would say pass on this if you're looking for actual "revenge" to take place. I personally am fine with "Masamune-kun's Revenge" not having any revenge(as of now), but I'm sure some might not be happy with that.