Manga 117020 Tsukiatte Agetemo Ii Kana

Here's the thing. When it comes to yuri manga, I always expect some eye-catching or saucy scene at the beginning to catch the readers attention. In fact, this is what i expect from a lot of romance manga. Tsukiatte Agetemo Ii kana is no exception, and frankly, it's a bit cringe initially and throughout the first one or two volumes. And although first impressions are everything, I'm really glad that I stuck it through past the initial volumes. I say this because this story evolves beyond a spicy romance between two women. After the first two volumes, we start to take a look at dating ... in general, and not specifically LGBTQ. The trifles, disagreements, conflict that happen in all relationships surface themselves through the lives of the two main characters as they grow into adulthood. I appreciate the directness, not shying away from topics such as sexual intimacy and same-sex relationships. I would strongly recommend this to anyone who is interested in the yuri genre, but I would even recommend it as a good general romance manga altogether.

it's not bad... Certainly not worth writing home to mom about either.
Since the start of this manga one thing has been made painfully evident, the side characters in this manga just don't do it for me. It feels like they rush the pacing by forcing their own ideals onto Miwa which just leads to a slew of things that shouldn't even be happening. If the side characters aren't forcing their ideals onto Miwa, they're constantly prying into Miwa's private life, which just gives me an icky feeling all around. I'm not one to hate on intercourse scenes either by any means, especially if ... they're initiated in the right way, but the way in which it was incorporated into this manga just gives me an icky feeling. Miwa's scared, she has a certain way she wants it to go, she wants to take her time, yet none of that happens because of peer pressure from others around her, it just doesn't do it for me. The relationship between Miwa & Saeko is also extremely inconsistent, some chapters they're lovey - other chapters they're on the verge of falling out over something trivial. Although they get along it just doesn't feel like they're a good match. This manga isn't bad, hell, I'm even grateful for it, it takes a more realistic stand on homosexual relationship which we don't see too often, it's just the way this manga's events unfold. There's so much more I could list, yet that would just be me describing my own personal distastes in detail, I personally think you should read it on your own time and develop and opinion for yourself. The art is nice, and this manga certainly has a lot more pros than cons, these few things piled up just take the enjoyment out of this manga for me.

If you want a story about a woman who drunkenly forces another woman into dating her, and then continuously belittles her and ignores her wishes and emotions and sexually coerces her, then this story might be for you. Otherwise, this is an absolutely god awful story. None of the characters except Miwa and one other girl are even remotely likable. Miwa and Saeko are physically incompatible with each other. Saeko constantly forces Miwa into sexual situations when she's not comfortable. All of their "friends" have crushes and want to date at least one of the two. Miwa isn't innocent either. She sexually assaults Saeko because ... she can't take no for an answer when very clearly Saeko isn't comfortable being topped due to some sort of relationship trauma.

tl;dr this is a frustrating series to read at best, and legitimately harmful at worst. There is nothing redeeming about this plot. There is nothing redeeming about 99% of the characters.