- #1
Juggles a moderately large cast better than most WNs I've read recently... in particular, the author makes sure to focus on every new face long enough to firmly establish their character so that they remain distinguishable even when they fade to the background. He's not afraid to push characters entirely out of sight to keep an engaging and brisk pace - yet at the same time no character has been neglected, with everyone being brought at appropriate moments for their time in the spotlight.Certainly it's not a very deep or psychological story (the author seems to have backed away from that after the college arc and left MC's mental issues as a sort of floating question) but what it does it does well, and with remarkable finesse at that. The translator and editor do a professional job as well - only raised an eyebrow once in 80 chapters, when "mamono" was translated two different ways in consecutive lines of dialogue (obviously not an obstacle to comprehension).