First Love Maze

Synopsis

On a day like any other, high school student Kokoro Aomi runs into Makoto Shirabe in a school corridor. What follows is nothing short of strange: Makoto asks her out, and on the spur of the moment, Kokoro says yes. Neither knows the other well enough to even be friends, and yet they end up as an impromptu couple! Kokoro's friend Mika Totsuka advises her against being with someone she barely knows, but Kokoro cannot help but be drawn to Makoto's kindness―not to mention how adorably shy he acts around her. As Kokoro gradually gets over her own qualms of getting together with Makoto, she yearns to open up to him and hopes he does the same. Hatsukoi Maze is a sugar-sweet high school romance that captures the essence of first love and all the exciting experiences that come with it. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Absolutely recommended, as long as you know what to expect. It's a very innocent, wholesome romance story, but also nothing more than that. What you get is two people exploring their feelings and gradually deepening their relationship, sometimes being clumsy due to their inexperience, with some quite funny interactions with side-characters sprinkled in. There is no deep drama, is no big exploration of their past or a bigger plot, and only very few relevant side-characters. There isn't even any big build-up to their relationship. If anything, the main characters seem rather 'generic' in some aspects, so some might complain about them being flat. But inmy opinion, they make up for that in wholesomeness. So, if you are looking for some enticing and original plot, look further, but if you want some simple and straight-forward fluff, then this is perfect for you.

HajiOtsu.