Ichigo 100% Chapter 167 Discussion

A very predictable and cliched plot during the earlier chapters which made me almost dropped this manga. But during the long run, I became attached to it and continued reading further. I'm a Nishino fan but I was very sure that Manaka will end up with Toujo, but he didn't, that quite surprised me. I honestly think that it will be better if he ended up with Toujo, oh well.



Overall, a very enjoying series. There are some, no, a lot of low points but it still managed to entertain me.



7/10

I'm glad I equally liked Tsukasa and Aya but I was a little surprised the author decided a "Tsukasa ending " (she became popular so the author chose her) . Just bullshit that Aya decided to go on another university just because people around her said so. I'm okay with Tsukasa but I'm little disappointed he didn't choose Aya.



I didn't like Tsukasa at first then she grew on me. She deserved to be a happy with Junpei, I like their reunion scene.



I'll rate this 5 cuz I'm annoyed with Junpei most of the time. I was about to rate this 3 but the the last few chapters were good.

this manga make me feel emotional after reading it.., at first i was not so interested in reading this manga but as i go on chapter by chapter.. i found myself wanting more and more so keep reading until i finished it .. (in just 3 nights and 2 days).. and WOW its really good.. thou i fell sad at the ending because i like Toujo to be with Manaka.. but at some chapter(esp. when manaka and Nishino have a 3 days travel) i like Nishino to be with Manaka at the ending..

db84x said:
If i not mistake after start from chap 140 onward it already in bottom, i got this information from Rugia from onemanga forumI recall him or someone bringing up the sells during that time (140 ish), but it was still fan theory. :)

I thought hard about why it would make you so sad. I cried several times during the story, and copiously at the end. One reason I cried is that I'm an old retired guy, and it's difficult to read such stories of youth at this time in my life.



But the other, more universal, reason, I think, is that many of us men are very romantic about love even if we might keep that tendency secret from everyone including ourselves; and for the romantic in us--well, he should have had Aya!  She was his first love, and the ideal companion of his soul.  



I bet this happens all the time.  Someone has a very intense love or crush in their teens, and then they get diverted from that attachment to someone else whom they eventually marry. Quite often that someone else is much better suited to be their companion through the struggles of life. Can anyone doubt that Tsukasa is such a person here?  As you said, she's unselfish and always-supportive. In addition she's practical, realistic, and emotionally strong, and she's smart. The fact that she's beautiful ties up the package.  



My readings on Japan suggests that it's a "career-mad" society, much more even than the USA. Evidence from manga has shown me that again and again, and so does a good book I'm now reading called "The Japanese Mind".  Such shifts of choice of mates from the romantic choice to the practical choice when one is about to go out into the world must be extra-common there. So "Ichigo 100%" is the perfect, representative story of growing up and finding a wife - for that society.



But I bet many a man there, just like some of us readers, remembers his first sweet love all his life, with sadness.

First impression after few chapters was not so good - cliched ending with first girl was almost certain. There were also few weak points along the way like many forced fanservice scenes, lacking dialogs, hardly any development around their 2nd and first part of 3rd highschool year, MC and heroines were dodging almost every big plot twist by running away in decisive moments (only Satsuki was trying hard tbh).



Even with all that manga was enjoyable and after it was about to be axed - development pace became much better.



As already noted dialogs were not that great, Manaka took initiative like 5 times, he had some great lines during them. But mostly he was accepting what other person said or was just fantasing about panties and such stuff... It could bring much more what author wanted to show by fixing this point. But in result I think that Manaka x chosen girl was lacking emotional depth.



And one more outcome that would be acceptable by me was that Manaka would be ditched by all girls for various reasons. I really started hating this guy after he was putting all girls in his reserve-zone without picking any of them going wishy-washy...

db84x said:
Yeah, it never confirmed officially but if we start read Ichigo 100% throughly we can sense that 140 onward the author start patch the story and made solid plot to end the series.  It happen in Ane Doki too but in more earlier chapter.Well, it only solidify toward Nishino in a firm way.



Even before 140, there was too much Nishino focus and little insight on the other 2.

Ah Im glad its Manaka and Nishino haha! Glad that there was a little story for the others.. Going to miss this manga now....