This manga has been sitting on my PTR list for quite some time ever since people got hyped about it getting an anime adaptation scheduled to air this summer. And before checking out the anime I decided to actually read it. Its quite short being only 5 volumes which somehow apparently took 3 years to publish but ok. So it seems that on this day I recieved a grim reminder of why I generally stay away from romance genre. And while it isnt abysmal by any stretch of imagination it has some elements that just dont work... at all. The premise of the story is pretty straightforward: Save Kakeru and get rid of your future regrets. While Save Kakeru part is intentionaly vague at the begining it crystallizes a lot more as time progresses. And this is where this work gets to a first major roadblock: you pretty much have to turn a blind eye to a lot of things for the story to actually be consistent with itself. As much as the time traveling not even going to delve into their explanation of that provided by none other than a chemistry teacher because plot required it letter might seem like a good idea it pretty much single handedly managed to ruin the story. And when your whole story hinges on said letter it isnt really a good idea to have it hinged so loosely because if Naho had done the first thing the letter asked her to the rest of it would almost immediately be rendered null and void. Now this story isnt a scifi its a romance. But guess what the romance was handled just as poorly as the time traveling corner they needlessly wrote themselves into and a large chunk of the problem in it were the characters. Because it takes two to tango and boy oh boy does Naho have three left feet. With the cast of 6 main characters possibly +1 for a rival this manga gave itself a rather ambitious task of handling them all effectively and it seems its solution to this was to a focus on only one end romance the whole cast strives towards smart call on that one kudos b spicing things up with some side things of no big end importance cough c shoving more than half a cast to the side giving them only basic outlines of personality no kudos for you on this one I mean this tactic kinda works in its favor. Its a relatively short series so who really gives a damn. It had trouble maintaining only one romance plot imagine cramming like three more in there. Some of the comic relief moments and interactions between the side main characters are pretty funny and are alongside Kakeru highlights of the show. Kakeru was handled really well his mother on the other side... oh boy... maybe a tad oversimplified at times in my opinion Suwa was kinda on the meh side but bearable. And even with ALL that all the good moments all the good artwork and artwork is really good for this type of thing Naho singlehandedly plummets the show to never before seen lows. Maybe people enjoy the whole willtheywontthey loves meloves me not dynamic stemming from stupidity she has going on maybe people like having a heroine that could easily be replaced by a carrot with no real reprecussions to the plot. I dont know. Maybe shes just too good and pure for my understanding of normal human beings. All in all if romance is your shtick you should give it a try its a pretty solid and standard addition to the genre with a satisfying ending and some interesting themes. I hope everyone that liked it enjoys this summers adaptation. If youre not a romance person then this isnt really a thing to check out or start with since there are probably things to get you into the genre that handle things this manga botched like characters especially its main cast progression and the story itself a lot better. And if like me youre DEFINITELY not the romance type of person then you should know by now to stay away from it. But you didnt really need me to tell you that now did you?