まいりました、先輩

MAIRIMASHITA, SENPAI

Romance

MANGA

STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
10
RELEASE
October 24, 2020
CHAPTERS
40

DESCRIPTION

Serina arrives at school one day to discover her desk has been vandalized—someone’s scratched the lyrics to a love song in it … and that someone turns out to be Mizukawa-sempai, a boy who’s one year her senior. She wants to get to know him better, but if his frosty demeanor is any indication, she doesn’t have a chance! But it seems he might be awkward—not simply mean—and before she knows it, she’s asking him out … ! With each passing day, her heart races a little faster!

(Source: Kodansha USA)

CAST

Asuma Mizukawa
Serina Koshino

CHAPTERS

REVIEWS

Shellshock
60/100
A very enjoyable time killer that never leaves the pond it resides in.
A series about the romantic relationship between the female lead and her sempai. That's about it. No really that's it. Stop reading the beginning paragraph there is nothing more about this series. Seriously stop. I'm warning you..... Ok there is a vey small love triangle. But It's barley worth mentioning. But besides that there is nothing.... Ok there is also the classic study so lets not see each other a while drama. But beyond that the story is pretty cookie cutter type stuff.

The mango starts off with the FMC seeing that her desk has been vandalized with a song lyric. So she ends up being a desk pen pal for like 5 pages. Then she falls in love with the guy who wrote in it (the desk pen pal) who also is now in love with her. They began dating just like that. We are halfway through Chapter 1.

The series is split into a few arcs. The getting together arc (not just chapter 1 but the first 2 volumes). This is where they sorta test the waters. Honestly this arc kinda sucks dick. Not only do the characters are just speed running. But like the art isn't that good either. At times especially in the middle. Its fantastic but it definitely feels off way too much in the beginning. This sort've makes a resurgence at the end as well. Which is not good, The ending is the final message or note you are leaving people with.

The series is solid for its daily slice of life stuff. Albeit it never really elevates itself either. Its a fun time killer. Lots of cute moments. Some light jealously moments that aren't really annoying but still cute. Overall as far as the romance and couple chemistry goes. Its fun. Its fun to watch the characters interact with each other. Slowly and surely they fall deeper and deeper in love. There relationship becoming more solid as time goes on.

There is a Token love triangle in the beginning. That lasts a whopping 1 chapter. I wouldn't even count it as a love triangle. Not even that there is another character that pines for the female lead but there is so much breathing room given that I wouldn't call it it Love triangle either. I do think this part of the series was actually done well. He never kind of overstepped his boundaries or anything. Understood doing something more would be a bad idea but at the same time wanting to hold her. Very well done.

In the end the series loses itself near the end once again. The art also does become somewhat weak as well. But I don't think there are many issues in the series. I just realized the side characters in the series had a minor presence. There was no milking of the side character romance (mostly).

I have read a lot of shoujo series. I find it hilarious that romance manga aimed at men barely have any sex scenes but romance manga aimed at women have like multiple sex scenes. What's up with that shit. This is some dumbfuck irony going on here.

TLDR: A very enjoyable time killer that never leaves the pond it resides in. 6/10
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Mehcky
88/100
A relationship is more about the will to be together than the time spent.
**(Contains Mild Spoilers) (TL;DR at the END!)** --- You Got Me, Sempai, which I will shorten as YGMS in this review, is actually a great manga. It’s not just a romance manga. It’s not all happiness and slice of life. This manga leaves you with questions you ask yourself and changes the way you view relationships. And it’s a comfortable amount of edible chapters which you can easily binge in one sitting. (It took me two months, though, because I was a big procrastinator.) --- **What is YGMS?** YGMS pulls you with a sort of differently done concept. A confession in the first chapter. The point of YGMS is not the journey to gaining a relationship. The journey IS the relationship. YGMS is great in the sense of well written and believable flawed main characters. YGMS seems like a slice of life on the surface. It looks as if it’s going to be a manga with wholesome love and butterflies. But what I notice about YGMS is that relationships aren’t wholesome all the time. YGMS is a form of a crush. It’s not like stories where friends have feelings for each other and end up a happy couple. YGMS starts off as a crush, with no true feelings for each other, evolving into what a relationship is. YGMS explores themes such as doubt and fear. Especially in a high school setting such as this, can we really confirm we will be with the one we love forever? They are only teenagers. Teenagers are inexperienced. They make dumb decisions. They don’t even think right. And their failures are what lead to growth. And growth sometimes makes you grow apart from the people you love. Maybe you had that one friend who you were really close with but ended up drifting apart. Drama is unavoidable. Drama happens as a way to give you experience. The point is, YGMS deals with a fair amount of growth. A lot of couples end up losing their spark after the so-called “honeymoon phase”, which is also the time when most couples break up. These themes are what makes YGMS special, to me. It taught me a valuable lesson. > **A relationship is more about the will to be together than the time spent. ** YGMS explores this, by repeatedly reassuring us readers, that equal effort is what keeps a relationship healthy. Can you really expect to gain love when the other person doesn’t even love you? A lot of couples break up because they lost their will to be together, focusing on the time spent, instead. But truly, a relationship, be it friendship or dating, only exists, because of that will. YGMS made me uncomfortable at times. Some chapters made me doubt my friends, and my relationships. We do question ourselves sometimes. Do we truly deserve love? What is it, that I am looking for in a relationship? YGMS may be a romance manga, but it might as well give you life lessons not only for your future love life, but for your social life as a whole. --- **Character Analysis** Serina is our girl lead. She’s a casual character. A good representation of what a girl wants. If you’ve seen any edgy anime, or perhaps seen the perspective of an incel who hates couples, you would see she is the type of character that represents the “scum” in the world. But Serina isn’t scum. Sometimes the simplest things are what makes us happy. And the fact Serina is happy, is pretty amazing, and therefore, she is not scum. Serina isn’t a perfect happy-go-lucky girl, either. She is flawed. And I mean flawed-flawed. She is happy, yes, but she also has times she isn’t happy. And when she isn’t happy, her flaws show. Serina is someone full of doubt and fear. Her relationship with her boyfriend, Mizukawa, is indeed healthy. But there was some parts that made it unhealthy. Her fears that her boyfriend will love someone else, her insecurity knowing others are more nicer and prettier than her, and her doubt regarding her feelings towards her boyfriend. But it’s all these flaws that make Serina, a great character. And it’s the promises this manga makes to us, that enables us to be able to see Serina’s growth as a character. Serina might not have changed much in the long term, from start to finish, but her mindset and her willingness to stay strong; her willingness to learn from failures, is what makes Serina great. Mizukawa is also a great character. And like Serina, he has flaws. His insecurity is more complex. He takes the problems with the relationships and keeps it to himself, burdening him. He tends to suffer alone, for the sake of being able to maintain his relationship with Serina. It’s his insecurity of being unable to live up to expectations of Serina’s (she loves him either way), and his fear of losing what gave him light. But it’s these two main characters. Their dynamics, their interactions, all of it. They are each other’s enemies and each other’s strength. They complement each other in their writing. They get character development, from one another. But even for a manga like YGMS, there are some shortcomings. Some of the characters are indeed not fleshed out, despite them getting their respective conclusions. --- **The Art** The art of YGMS is unique. I either haven’t read much manga, or this author just really has a unique style. It may be a bit inconsistent (few chapters have different styles), but the way I see it, the author must have been testing out different styles. The character designing, however, is a nitpick of mine. At some point Mizukawa had white hair, so it was quite hard to distinguish him between 3 other characters. It also doesn’t help that the other characters weren’t as memorable. But again, just a tiny nitpick. Maybe other readers could differentiate them easily. --- **TL;DR and my overall thoughts** So, should you read YGMS? Yes. I went in confused. I came to read wholesome sugary stories, but ended up staying for the life lessons I was gaining from this. This manga, to be put, helped me grow. There are quite a few life lessons that can be taken from this manga, and it can be applied in real life. I didn’t expect to get emotional reading this, either. Most of the contents caught me off guard. YGMS makes you ask yourself (and maybe your current relationships) an important question. **Are you willing to fight for your relationship? **
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usagisa
90/100
Every girl deserves a Mizukawa-sempai
I'm in love with this shoujo and, at the same time, I've never been so down LOL I need a Mizukawa-sempai! (ಡ‸ಡ)
SPOILER FREE REVIEW~

The love story between Serina and Mizukawa starts in an unusual way, as they begin to communicate through scratches on the girl's desk. It's clear that FMC is naive as she falls in love with the boy without even knowing anything about him.

The start of their relationship is a bit bumpy and it's amusing how we can empathize with Serina. I think many girls have experienced having a crush on someone at school who didn't even know they existed at first LOL Our FMC is pure and deeply in love and it's enjoyable to witness her wholehearted dedication to this affection. Most of the misunderstandings are caused by her immaturity, which is typical for a girl her age. It's nice to see her gradually growing.

Mizukawa is the gentleman you only read about in books. Despite his direct approach, he's incredibly skilled at communicating and expressing his feelings. He also pays great attention to Serina's feelings, something we're not used to seeing in shoujo manga in general. Several misunderstandings (clichés in this type of story) get resolved in just a few pages because Sempai ensures there are no misconceptions between them. His maturity is something touching and he cares for her in a way that's really heartwarming to read. His words are realistic but straightforward. As an adult, I was genuinely surprised that the author portrayed so much mature behavior in him while simultaneously retaining all the beloved clichés we like: jealousy, desire and more (in the end, he is just a teenage too).

The manga is relatively short and since it's already concluded, you can follow this love story from start to finish. I highly recommend it to all shoujo fans; it's refreshing to see a title where the protagonists are so realistic and grow together. For me, "You Got Me, Sempai!" is like a guide on how relationships should be. How many things could be resolved just by talking? I wish I had read it when I was still a teenager LOL
The story doesn't have many dramatic points and few plot twists, but it's a pleasant read and an emotional portrayal of adolescence and how we grow.

I didn't rate this manga as 5 stars only because some events that happened in the story really fell short, but, in general, I loved this romance between a girl and her sempai. We need more Mizukawa-sempais in the world.
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