The Reason I Shouldn't Be Allowed To Have Opinions

-Kyonkk

This manga is a major fucking joke, and that is precisely why i love it so much.

Masamune-Kun's Revenge's basic story is as follows: Makabe Masamune as a young boy was bullied by the people around with one girl standing out in particular, Adagaki Aki. Determined to one day exact his revenge upon her, Makabe trains in order to improve his mind and body

Years later, Masamune returns home reforged. Handsome, popular, with perfect grades and great athletic ability, Masamune-kun transfers to Aki’s school, and is now unrecognisable to her. Now, Masamune is ready to start the revenge that he had spent so long preparing, but how well will Masamune's revenge truly flourish?

The romcom genre really popped out another masterclass manga, there really aren't any words to describe how much i despise yet adore this dumpster fire.

Masamune-kun's revenge suffers from it's deteriorating writing quality, what started off as a small, witty and sometimes genuinely interesting story, became full of 'one off's' that lead nowhere, twists that smoothed themselves out before anyone could really care about what happened and humour that relied too much on the audiences attention to previous events or immaturity (which is probably why i still enjoyed it at least a little).

Masamune-kun's revenge really didn't have to become as much of a train-wreck as it eventually became though, for example, there are many "important" events that make you wonder wether or not they have to happen at all, such as the flip flopping between girls at the end in order to appeal to the "fans" that may have come to enjoy them. plenty of characters could have been skipped entirely, such as Yuisaki Midori the maid that is introduced in the summer trip arc towards the beginning of the story, whose only future purpose was to make sure that Kanetsugu Gasou has a reason appear in this story at all.

HOWEVER, it's because of that terrible decline in quality, and it's because of the meaningless characters that i love this manga as much as i do, without all the mistakes and annoyances, Masamune-kun would be a very underwhelming story.

Even though it has it's shortcomings, and a lot of them, i still enjoy the very idea of Masamune and although it hasn't really scratched my romance itch as much as Oregairu and Pseudo Harem did, i still find extreme joy in just talking about Masamune-kun.

The first 3/4's of Masamune-kun's revenge actually do make for a surprisingly good read if you also have low standards for it going in, although there isn't necessarily a reason to invest yourself in it that doesn't mean you won't be gripped all the same.

after note: i forgot why i started writing this, so that's cool

yet another note: over a year later and the sentiments I held whilst writing this review still ring true. What a wonderful work of art!