And todays romance tip of the day is Dont rush into things I mean if youre going to fall in love with someone you should at least take the time to get to know them before deciding that you want to be with them for the rest of your life. Unfortunately some people dont even seem to realize this simple fact as a specific oneshot manga demonstrates. To be perfectly honest I only read this oneshot in the first place because of how low of a score it has on MAL its the secondlowestrated manga on MAL as a matter of fact right above the manga adaptation of High School Musical It felt like the obvious choice was to read it and see how bad it was also demonstrating how much I tend to make bad decisions....and holy crud do I have some things to say about it now that I have Ladies and gentlemen please pay attention as I explain how Zannen nagara Chigaimasu teaches us about the pacing of relationships. One day while going up an escalator a girl has a chance encounter with a guy who tells her to meet him at the top of the escalator. I honestly cant remember either of their names which is actually kind of funny for reasons that I will explain later. When they do meet up it turns out that the girl is still in high school while the guy is 29 meaning that theyre over a decade apart in age however from this encounter alone the two come to the conclusion that they cant be without each other. Thus they fill out a marriage application but get this they dont even know each others names before they decide to get married Now you know why its funny that I cant remember their names. Haha. Then they kiss and its implied that they have sex. The end. Im sorry but its really hard to take a plot like this seriously. I mean they literally just met each other and took no time to get to know each other and then badabing badaboom theyre getting married? These two skipped so many crucial steps in making a relationship work that its kind of hard NOT to make fun of it Because of this I dont hate the story as much as I could be hating it but theres no excusing how rushed this oneshot is whether its the story or the relationship. I know that the manga artist only had a few pages to tell a onechapter story but couldnt a FEW of those pages been used to allow them to get to know each other better instead of the whole I have to be with you forever even though I literally just met you crap? Ironically not only does the couple not take the time to get to know each other we the readers barely get to know either of the two characters other than their ages and their feelings for each other heck we barely get to know their names As a result of this lack of characterization I found myself not caring about either character. Whats worse however is their chemistry I feel no sparks between them and they dont look like their marriage is going to work out in the long run. Speaking of looks although the artwork is the best part of the whole manga its not by much although its mostly just standard shoujo manga artwork there are some moments the escalator scene in particular where the proportions and angles look kind of off. Really Kotomi Aoki? Youve worked on plenty of shoujo manga before this one shouldnt your art have improved from all of that experience? If Houkago no Shokuinshitsu is the short anime you should watch only if youre in the mood for making fun of something then Zannen nagara Chigaimasu is the short manga you should read for that same purpose one may be yaoi while the other is hetero but both of them are love stories you cant take seriously about couples with zero chemistry. With that being said go ahead and read Zannen nagara Chigaimasu if thats your agenda but otherwise stay as far away from it as possible. After all if youre going to expect a manga about a couple getting married without even knowing each others names to actually be good not only will you be disappointed but you will be questioning everything you have ever known about the pacing of relationships.