Don't Blush, Sekime-san!

tl;dr: A manga with an overtly simple premise that doesn’t evolve at all and gets boring pretty quickly. This manga is about Takano who is going out with a girl named Sekime, but Sekime gets embarrassed incredibly easily when Takono is involved, so despite going out it’s hard for them to do couple like things. As such, them just normally interacting can be pretty funny. But the problem with the manga is that this is pretty much all there is, short chapters involving just normal interactions playing out in an amusing manner. It’s fluffy so it is pretty enjoyable at first, but its incredibly repetitive. Takanoand Sekime don’t seem to have anything to their character at all beyond the initial premise which is incredibly simplistic. And without anything more they grow dull very quickly. It’s not like there isn’t anything to them beyond the fluff at all, but it’s very half hearted and doesn’t really feel like it contributes enough to have an impact. There’s relationship development I suppose in terms of how their relationship is seen by other characters, such as at first keeping it hidden but eventually being open about it. However, this doesn’t really feel like it comes about as a result of any relationship development within the couple themselves, its just kind of thrown out there. Similarly, while there are moments where Sekime feels like she’s growing more accustomed to Takano, these are kind of randomly placed and it doesn’t really feel like there’s any sort of progression. Thus overall, it doesn’t really feel like there’s any sort of relationship arc or character arcs in this manga, and thus it’s hard to get invested in the characters or find them all that likable. There’s also not really much in terms of overarching plot threads. The vast majority of chapters are stand alone. There are some multi-chapter arcs towards the end that are going for long term jokes that focus on side characters and try to move away from being solely focused on Takano and Sekime. However, these weren’t all that well written and didn’t land all that well, and thus don’t really help much. The side characters in general felt pretty lacking in that they were even more flat than Takano and Sekime and didn’t really contribute much to adding any variety to the comedy. So in the end it comes down to just Takano and Sekime and they’re just not enough to hold up the manga. The art was pretty mediocre. The color art is fine, but with the style and character designs used the black and white looks too basic and not at all interesting. Furthermore, a lot of panels felt pretty rough and overall the art felt somewhat rushed and not very high quality.

When people talk about Sekime-San, it's really hard to not draw comparisons to another romcom with a similar premise: Komi-san wa Comyuushou Desu. But have you ever wondered how would it be to read Komi-san without the pointless unnecessary drama and annoying side characters? if so, you'll finally find solace in this manga. Although sometimes it can feel rushed, it's extremely objective and it works well the way it was intended to: the inocence of a recent couple, discovering themselves as they go. As stated, Sekime-san has no "will they, won't they?", they're a couple from chapter one, and the show is about how they'll deepen theirrelationship. As the story progresses you'll find yourself more close to the characters and rooting for them. Their families are also great assets to the plot, and both being extremely supportive of their relationship. If you're looking for lighthearted fun, no drama and a good read to ease your pain, Sekime-san is for you. I hope they pick this up eventually for an anime series.

If you have a day off an wanted to feel some sort of warm and fuzzies, read this manga Sekime in its 43 chapter brought me joy. I wish it were longer but such is life all good things can be abruptly taken from you, you just have admire the flowers while they bloom . This manga is relatable to shy people and in general shy relationships. This features a non conflict type of MC in a romcom which is relatable to people in their earlier relationships. definitely makes you reminiscent of your first relationship. such hilarious situations though! Although it had a slow start progress canbe seen from start to middle to finish, more characters are added and I couldve seen and enjoyed another 100 chapters of world building, but maybe in another universe i could've enjoyed it.

I'm usually a pretty big fan of these sort of gimmicky vanilla non-harem rom-coms, but there's not much going on here. Most of the humor revolves around the male protagonist trying to hang out with his girlfriend, who despite being the popular girl in school, gets really nervous around her boyfriend. Both the main boy and girl are relatively boring and inoffensive, so a lot the funniest parts come from side characters. If you get to the part with the baguette, you'll see what I mean. The chapters are mostly episodic in nature, however there are a few multi-chapter "mini-arcs" toward the end that wereso funny that this manga probably could have gone on forever if the mangaka could have just channeled that energy from the beginning. The ending was very cute and didn't feel rushed.