はやくしたいふたり

HAYAKU SHITAI FUTARI

MANGA

STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
9
RELEASE
November 18, 2022
CHAPTERS
54

DESCRIPTION

His rule: No sexual relations until age 18! Her rule: No rules.

Free-spirited Yuri Hasegawa and straitlaced Keiichiro Katsuragi have fallen in love. But his elite political family—which has produced a long line of prime ministers—does not allow male descendants to engage in any sexual relations until they are 18. Can the physically affectionate Yuri and rule-abiding Keiichiro keep their relationship strictly chaste?

Yuri and Keiichiro have gotten to know each other on their daily commute to their respective high schools. Yuri makes a passionate love confession to Keiichiro, and he feels the same! As a new couple, Yuri rushes in to kiss her new boyfriend, but...!

(Source: Viz Media)

CAST

Yuuri Hasegawa
Keiichiro Katsuragi

CHAPTERS

REVIEWS

RoseFaerie
82/100
When a duo of high schoolers face the most overbearing family rules about dating it makes for an enjoyable rom-com.
What would you do if your crush had a family so strict that you couldn't even hold hands? Honestly, the Katsuragi family council seems like a nightmare, and I would not want to approach them literally ever. Also, this was way tamer than I expected it to be. It was kind of funny since from the premises of this and another manga I started, Furare Girl, I was expecting this one to be the raunchier one, but it was the exact opposite. Anyways, enough of my incoherent ramblings. Let's get into the story.

Keiichiro Katsuragi, the heir of a family of politicians, and Yuuri Hasegawa, a trendy, free-spirited, normal high school girl, fall in love. Unfortunately for them, they have been forbidden from having any form of contact that the Katsuragi family deems "sexual" or "inappropriate" until Keiichiro turns 18. This of course includes normal couple things like kissing, and even harmless hugs and hand holding. To top it off, Keiichiro is monitored by his family 24/7, so secrecy is almost out of the question. However, the two of them are desperate to make their relationship work and are willing to stay by each other's sides, even if the Katsuragi's are determined to keep them apart.

I found the story to be pretty funny, even though it didn't lean into the crazy scenarios as much as I would like. The jokes didn't always hit for me. In general, I found it to be funniest when it leaned into the bizarre situations, or when Keiichiro just showed how socially inept he could be. I found him to be a great comically serious character at times.

There's more romance than comedy, and I did find myself super invested in their relationship. The characters truly care for each other, and a major aspect of their relationship is accepting the parts of each other that they aren't crazy about. They both actively try and help each other grow, and they have such a loyalty to each other. In the very end of the series, I was just so happy for the characters. I just wanted them to have a normal relationship since they deserved it. I also found the way they approached and grappled with the Katsuragi family traditions to be engaging. Both of them begin to develop nuanced ways of thinking about the strict family rules. It was not something I expected, but it was a very pleasant surprise.

Keiichiro is comically serious, but he's very sweet. He wants to please both his family and be there for Yuuri. He's weighed down by his own emotions, and he often tries to deal with his struggles on his own without burdening others. While he was very silly, I found him to be a quite nuanced character. While Yuuri might not have complex family drama like Keiichiro, she's far from being a bland character. She's very strong-willed and free-spirited, in addition to being very stubborn. She cares for Keiichiro deeply and takes her own approaches to dealing with the family. She was also incredibly interesting, and I appreciated just how accepting she was.

The side characters were not particularly nuanced, but most of them were funny. I particularly liked Keiichiro's guard and older brother, who were two of the ones who got the most development. I only disliked the Katsuragi family heads, just because they were so set in their ways and unreasonable. However, every other character was enjoyable to watch.

The art was super nice, and I loved all the character designs. I also found the sketches of the characters for the comedic bits to be cute and fun to look at. While the art wasn't particularly distinct outside of the color pages, I found it to be very nice.

I think this was a very solid rom-com. I found it to be a fun super exaggerated take on a common obstacle among dating teens: the family. While most parents wouldn't have bodyguards spying on their son and his girlfriend, I'm sure many high school students can relate to doing some things in secret due to overbearing and overprotective family members.

I thoroughly enjoyed this series, and I can see other people having a similar experience.
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