Hino-san no Baka

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Guess I gotta write one of these since the negative review bros are tripping. I'll do a quick overview of the manga as a whole after.

I guess spoilers since it's like .70% of the manga about 2 unimportant side characters and spread out. If you've even ended up on this page you're probably a yuri fan that runs through everything you possibly can. You got the greenlight to read. You've read much worse offenders than this. It'll be a 7/10 probably, or an 8/10 if you're sappy and get emotional at basically everything.

Anywho

... If you're worried about the "Pedo arc" or the story going that direction, you're good since the offending content is basically single chapter. The small girl falls in love with one of the MCs and gets rejected outright, but has a few chapters trying to see if she has a chance. At the end you have a chapter where the secondary friend of the MCs that's been helping her admit she likes the younger girl and nothing comes from it, but lays the foundation of that maybe changing, which is soon followed by the character worrying about it because she knew she'd have to wait until the girl was older and was afraid it might not work out with so much time to wait.

And it's never brought again after. In total it's like 8 chapters spread over like 30 because it's like a side background thing. Yeah it's a bit of a weird crush with the 4ish year age gap, but it's so short it's not even worth worrying about. With the format of this having shorter than average chapter length it feels even shorter than it looks as well. Chapters cap out at 14 pages but can be less so the 134 chapters can feel more daunting than it actually is.

It's also wild calling the above grooming when the only interactions are-

young girl venting > help try to figure out who Hino likes > Admit she has crush > vent to friends about unsure feelings and having to wait for her to be older

End Rant. If this still feels like it could poison the well then by all means pass this up. At least you'll be more informed on the matter that's being complained about instead of accidentally passing something that could be enjoyable.

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The main focus of the manga is Koguma(shorter girl) trying to stop Hino(taller girl) from skipping their class, usually by conceding to the teasing of Hino that are often affectionate or lewd to some degree. Sometimes Hino goes too far, sometimes in an attempt to push her away, but pretty early on you realize the situations conclude with mutual feelings towards one another that they don't realize yet. The more absurd requests usually fizzle out because Hino, despite her forward teasing, can't really handle the situations if they actually end up escalating. It adds a layer of innocence behind everything which helps balance out some of the more absurd teasing she does.

That's the loop for the majority of the manga. It uses the growing relationship between the two girls to keep the story pretty fresh along side other situations that deviate from the loop some here and there. It can be a bit absurd at times, but nonetheless it's a pretty adorable and funny story overall with no drama making it a pretty relaxing read if you need a break from that. The characters get some solid background to expand on their motives and personalities as well.

Lastly i'll the say the art is pretty cute and consistent with a lot of blushing to double it down. If you're looking for ecchi moments you'll probably want to look elsewhere despite some of the lewd/absurd teasing. That aspect of the manga is usually painted in a heavily comedic light instead of trying to be something more ecchi. Probably why the tag isn't here in the first place.

That about wraps it up. A shame most the review focused on some random background narrative that leaves as fast as it came, but that's why I wrote one in the first place. Also one of the positive reviews makes you wanna shake your head as much as the negative ones so it feels a bit better to have another thrown down either way.

After keeping up with this manga consistently I now have the accurate information to provide you with a wholehearted review, I will be blunt and not hold back.

First, the creator of this series is strange. The use of loli's was fine at first however, it's resembling borderline pedophilia in the latest chapters. Honestly, it probably was even borderline pedophilia in the earlier chapters depending on how you view Koguma. This aspect of the show alone can butcher the reading experience alone for most viewers so it's worth gaining awareness of before you read.

The manga in its own entirety is also extremely... Strange? Hino's actions towards ... Koguma truthfully made me uncomfortable at times, however, they do also share cute interactions as well which overall led me, and many others to continue reading. The pacing of the show is extremely slow, especially relationship-wise between the two protagonists, the manga is beyond 100 chapters however there's been no real "delve" into the relationship of Hino and Koguma until chapter 119 which is one of the recent chapters. Of course, taking a slow pace to build a strong connection between characters is good most times, however with the constant fan service, and teasing, it feels extremely drawn out and long overdue. Character expansion is also an issue this manga struggles with, this being primarily focused on the main character Hino. Hino's backstory had been mentioned a couple of times however not really delved into until chapter 115.

Now, let's get into the pros. I do not intend to just fully bash this manga.
Due to the number of chapters, this show has you really get attached to these characters. This is something the author did well even if not intentionally, with each new chapter being produced we grow more and more invested in the lives of these characters which keeps us reading. I really do enjoy seeing Hino's world shifted by Koguma, it's extremely heartwarming, yet also creepy at times. Koguma shifting out of her insecurity after meeting Hino san is also a joy to see, it gives life to this manga which is filled with flaws. The characters are truthfully the saving grace here. I mention a ton about how this show is 100+ chapters but I also want to make it clear that these aren't crazy long chapters, however, they are long enough to make you wonder when it'll end.

End: Should you read this? Maybe? I personally wouldn't waste my time on it if I was aware of what it would entail, this show may be someone's cup of tea though... Once again, it's not terrible, it's just truthfully not worth reading.

i'm going to be incredibly blunt in this review. this manga started out very cute and fun, i actually enjoyed it a lot when i was 15 but i temporarily dropped it in favor of reading something else since it had gotten boring and stale. i just picked it back up today and the random pedophilla - lolicon arc between two of the highschool characters and an elementary student around 116 chapters in is incredibly offputting and strange, now, i do not think this manga was originally intended for lolicons, but putting that in there immediately turned it from a wholesome yuri that anyone can ... enjoy into something that i can't even say i enjoyed due to the pedophillic nature, it offered nothing of value to the story besides the highschooler who fell in love with her realizing that she "just wants the kid to be happy" or whatever. it kinda sounds like a story of grooming? given that the little girl was incredibly vurnerable due to her divorced and neglectful parents. definently groomy, not a fan.

his manga is needlessly long, 134 chapters and each chapter starts out generally the same, hino asks koguma to do some generally lewd act only for it to pan out as not intentionally lewd, few laughs, some fluffy romance, chapter ends. now, i see myself a lot in koguma and i like her character a lot for this reason but i feel as if the way that she was handled was more than strange and after a while became less of "haha you're so short" banter and moreso acting as if she was.. an actual child? which obviously is weird given the premise of the manga, especially when you take into account her and the grade schooler.. being the aame height, and hino even commenting on this saying "i can't tell who the gradeschooler is!"

i do enjoy the art style of the manga and the slowburn romance despite all of its potent flaws. i do enjoy hino's witty, delinquent character and kogumas more shy, reserved, good girl-type character where they are opposites! i think that works incredibly well. sadly, the art style is the only saving grace for this manga, which is not a good thing. i think that someone who doesnt care about lolicon & pedophilla being present without warning and just wants a comedic read would enjoy it, but anyone not into lolicon would definently find this as strange as i did once they get past the first 15-ish chapters.