I Time-Traveled and Confessed to My Teacher Crush

高2にタイムリープした俺が、当時好きだった先生に告った結果

6.68(8K votes)

Ranked #15178Popularity #1193

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volumes

Status

Finished

Published

Jan 18, 2019 to Dec 2, 2020

Authors:Kennoji, Matsumoto, Komikan

Comedy

Worth Reading? — Global Verdict

6.7/10

Average Review Score

67%

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dadnaya

Recommended

*Contains mild general spoilers* Kou-2 ni Time Leap was a very interesting manga. I think it is able to tackle a few interesting topics at a time, and it led to an enjoyable read. First, most of the manga is just pure wholesome romantic stuff. There's a lot of the couple randomly getting frisky and flirty while trying not to get caught due to their status difference, and a lot of other cute wholesome moments between the two. I also liked it that the main characters are both pretty forward and not really dense. No random misunderstandings, no random characters running away from situations. Everything flows nicely, and weget some steamy hot romance action in return. But at the same time, there's a plot and some drama surrounding it. Tackling their relationship "taboo" from the perspective of others, or the more interesting plot line... Is the time travel. At first I thought it'd be a "one and done" thing with him going back to the past and that's it, but the manga actually makes it that the future isn't so bright, and makes the main character actually try and change the past a couple of times - to make sure his future with beloved Sensei a guarantee. We are met with different people and different timelines, in a very Steins;Gate manner. Which was something I truly didn't expect. It ended well though, too, which is nice. Honestly, it was overall a pretty short read, and I think it was a fun afternoon binge. 8/10

8 found helpfulAug 14, 2021

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Synopsis

Seiji Sanada, a 30-year-old wage slave, woke up one morning and had time leaped back to the spring of his sophomore year of high school. Seiji, who had long regretted graduating without confessing to his beloved world history teacher, Haruka Hiiragi, resolved that this time, he'd confess to her. Her response was... An astonishing "Okay?!?!?!?!" The two of them began discretely dating. It was supposed to be the start of their *vie en rose*... but Hiiragi-sensei is a woman so sweet, she'll spoil her man rotten!!! A super flirtatious rose-colored school life begins!!! (Source: Square Enix)

Pretty typical rom-com with a time-leap. I enjoyed it, though. I find the concept of an age gap interesting in romantic stories set in Japanese culture. Obviously the reality of this one would be more controversial than wholesome irl, but that's manga for you. The only real gripe I have is the sister. I'm very much over the sister-in-love-with-older-brother shtick. It's not cute, even if it's played off as a childish crush and doesn't turn into blatant incest. They're in high school. She's referring to herself in third-person and seems to have closeted romantic affection for her older brother. Time to call your local therapist/child pathologist! Anyway,one thing this work has me pondering is the artist/authors choices for censorship(self-imposed censorship?). From what I've seen, most rom-com manga that is "ecchi" and not "smut"(actual sex scenes, detailed nudity) sticks to drawing breasts either with or without nipples(usually without). There's plenty of fan service here, but every scene in a bath or whatever is drawn "semi-nude"(no nipples or pubic detail)... Except for chapter 29(not a spoiler, this happens in EVERY romcom): It's your usual "losing your swimsuit top in the pool" gag, but in the 2 panels showing Hiiragi topless, the mangaka drew her nipples. Every scene with her topless before and after this is drawn without nipples. It honestly makes me wonder why this scene specifically was given the extra detail yet the rest of the series wasn't. Does this happen a lot? Have I just only seen such a discrepancy with this manga? Does it have something to do with publishing rules? I have no idea. Maybe the author thought the idea of being exposed in public would hit harder if the breasts were fully detailed. I can only assume.

unnamedhuman

Mixed Feelings

This manga is really just an overly ecchi romance between a school boy and a teacher. It is so ecchi that it might as well be softcore porn. Not that there is anything really wrong with this, but it is not tagged as such and I expected something completely different going into it. The art is pretty decent however the faces can be a bit inconsistent, especially at the start. The story is absolutely nothing special and one of the major issues I had with this manga is that it never feels like there is a grounded reality. The majority of the story takes placein a school but it never feels like a social setting. Many of the situations in this story appear to be more like a set up to make the erotic situations more appealing to the reader rather than moments for the story to actually progress. The characters in this manga are not terrible but not great either. I think the MC has his moments, teacher and her sister also do. But there are also plenty of pretty ridiculous moments that are honestly baffling, especially concering the family of the teacher, the sister of the MC and another character that would go into spoiler territory. Overall I think that this is an erotic romance manga that benefits from a more mature angle at some points while also heavily suffering from a big focus on ecchi and fan service with some really weird harem aspects for whatever reason. It is a decent time but if you want a romance, drama story I'd suggest looking elsewhere.

2 found helpfulJul 26, 2024