I was actually debating whether I should write this review at all because I wasnt sure if Id be able to without getting super personal. I dont think this is a bad manga in the slightest since the art and writing are perfectly fine. Its the overall relationship and the male lead that left me super uncomfortable and with a bad taste in my mouth. Id go so far as to say it was stressful for me to read and left me feeling negative feelings. This review is going to be more like my Uzumaki review where I explain my personal experience with the manga and why it didnt work for me. Umi Asagi is your average college student living an ordinary life until one day a man with a paper bag over his head accosts her. Paperbagkun is in love with Umi and despite his creepy looks he wants to profess his love to her. Hes painfully shy and awkward going so far as to hide his face at all times but hes equally devoted to following her around and showing extravagant displays of affection. This is the love story between a man with a paper bag over his head and an unbothered college girl. Right from the beginning Paperbagkun creeped me out. If I was approached and basically proposed to by a stranger with a paper bag over his head I would have run in the opposite direction. He also stalks her following her around and hiding behind trees. He repeatedly professes his love to her which is strange because as far as Umi knows she doesnt know this man. They have never spoken before and it appears that he has formed a parasocial relationship with her. Most stalkers form fantasies about the women they stalk and interpret meaningless gestures as that person being in love with them and thats the vibe I was getting from Paperbagkun. He just seemed super obsessed with her to an unnatural degree and just really made me feel uncomfortable. I know Im interpreting everything hes doing as negative and seeing everything in a more twisted light than it was intended but this is how the manga came off to me. I know its supposed to be a cute romance about a singleminded but shy person in love but I couldnt wrap my head around how it was supposed to be cute. Most of this does come from my own personal experiences. I have known more than my fair share of creepy and obsessive guys and Paperbagkun reminded me of these toxic people who made me uncomfortable. Guys who put girls on pedestals obsess over them just short of stalking. I remember having a conversation with my friend back when we were juniors in high school about getting a restraining order if a particular guy started showing up at her house and this guy had to be threatened by her brother in the army to leave her alone. How am I supposed to enjoy this manga when the male lead reminds me of people I knew and who made me feel uncomfortable and unsafe? How am I supposed to root for the female lead to discover her feelings when Im worried for her safety? The character I appreciated the most was Umis friend Tomo because she had the most common sense. She recognized the creepy behavior and planned to call the cops and stuff. Umi was over there like I dont think this guy who follows me everywhere and is in love with me despite us never speaking is creepy or dangerous. I accept everyone. And I was just so frustrated. I dont hate Umi since shes a victim in my eyes but I was genuinely worried about her especially that she might get taken advantage of. Its not her fault that shes sort of being exploited but its just stressful since she wouldnt listen to reason or people who have her best interests at heart. Granted Paperbagkun does have a reason for pursuing Umi but he makes it so much weirder than it needs to be. I was over here like Why have you been obsessing over something mean you said to your crush when you were in like third grade your whole life. Youre an adult now. She probably doesnt even remember. I dont remember most of my thirdgrade classmates names. You guys were like eight. It just felt super weird that he went undercover and stalked her because of that... The art is simple but effective. The character designs are very minimalistic and I appreciated the rough quality the character designs had. I also genuinely like the idea of a character with a paper bag over their head as a concept. Its nothing to write home about but its not bad by any means or painful to look at. Other than the stalking stuff the manga is a standard slice of life romance. Its just that it brought back unpleasant memories and I did not like the character dynamic or the male lead. I dont like stalking romance and that is that. I understand that a lot of people liked it and narratively it is competently written with the relationship development. It just did not work for me and I dont think I will ever enjoy it.