Finished the anime and manga and I am glad I made it to the end. This series honestly hit deeper than I expected it to. The contents in the anime do not hold a candle to what happens to the rest of the story in the manga. In the anime, it felt like a landslide victory for Team Ririna since we only see Misaki being indecisive on whether she wanted to be with Nejima or not. However, in the manga and especially after the plot twist with Nejima's illness and Misaki's deal, it felt like a free for all for who deserves Nejima more (at least to me). When it got to chapter 281, I was honestly glad that there was 2 routes. As an indecisive person, it felt great that both girls had a ending that had them happy with Nejima.

As a member of Team Ririna, the gradual affection between Nejima and Ririna felt really natural and they felt like they had a more functional relationship with Ririna giving Nejima the courage and resolve to properly handle issues like the clash between Nisaka and the misunderstandings with Misaki. Ririna also just felt like a supportive wife that loves her husband and cares about his interests and hobbies. I honestly just love Ririna so much since she just resembles a partner I would want to spend my life with.

As for Misaki, I am blown away by how complex her character was. I was looking down on her for being so indecisive and that all changed after the plot twist. The sacrifices she made to save the man she loves is honestly commendable. She did so much for Nejima and was willing to even commit suicide so she could preserve her love and not be consumed by regret/hatred if Nejima and Ririna got together. She did have a lot of insecurities which made her relationship with Nejima rougher, but I think it is okay. Her situation feels more realistic compared to the dreamy, almost perfect journey that we see with Ririna.

I feel that the endings were not made with the same effort. I have differing options on how the Misaki ending should have happened.

With Misaki's route, I believe Ririna would be more understanding of Nejima choosing Misaki since she encouraged him to leave the engagement party and make his decision after. I feel like she would say her goodbyes to their romantic relationship, but continue to be friends with Misaki and Nejima. The next thing I have a problem with is the lack of consequences Nejima faces for choosing Misaki. Just adding a few panels of the government rolling out new medical programs for his type of gene would have made the ending feel more complete. Hell, even Nejima dying early due to not being able to get treatment for his lethal gene would have made her sacrifices more impactful. The ending just feels cheap and like fan service for the Misaki fans instead of an actual alternative ending. (I understand that if Nejima dies, it wouldn't be a happy ending, but it would make sense since he chose his "true love", the government rolling out new medical procedures for his condition is also a easy, happier option).

For Ririna's route, I find this to be the canon ending and the ending that the author originally intended. Nejima rejecting Misaki makes more sense to me as it helps conclude Misaki's struggle about Nejima living happy with Ririna and her eventually hating them for it in the future. In this ending, she is able to move on and is happy with her new notice partner (Nisaka's manager).

Love is not guaranteed in this world. Misaki's parents rejected their notices for each other, but their love did not last. Ichijou and Yajima chose their notice partners due to uncertainty for the future, but they regret it. A government notice can help you find your fated love or tear you away from them. Will Nejima-kun choose his notice partner or his first love? Find out on the next exciting episode of Dragon Ball Z!

Ririna Ending > Misaki Ending, Personality > "Personalities"

I love this edit so much

I feel so empty now that i finished it, i need another manga like it pls recommend me some

In mangafire there are 50.5 chapters and im reading at chapter 24, in mangadex chapter 110 is the equivalent on that site, is this normal? I thought the manga was actually longer than i thought but seeing how short the chapter are in mangadex is making me think that it really is just 50.5 chapters and im already halfway

its so dead in here...

Am i the only one who likes sound track of love and lies so much Like its so emotional and hit the spot 😭

All of them are my favorite female main characters from different anime. They look quite similar and also share some traits, such as:

1. Having a tsundere love rival.

2. Being obsessed with the main character (except Hanabi, who is obsessed with someone else). Also, Hanabi and Akane were drawn by the same manga artist.

i do go with ririna route over misaki

because it feel more realistic and better

ririna character is more better than misaki

I think the mangaka switched Misaki’s and Ririna’s personalities in their respective route endings. For example, in Misaki’s route, Ririna leaves the main character after being rejected—even though she was the one who encouraged him to go after Misaki from the beginning. She later developed feelings for him but was always supportive, even if he ended up with Misaki.

On the other hand, in Ririna’s route, Misaki starts acting strangely. She almost sacrifices herself by jumping, just because she can't be with the main character due to his illness and treatment. But then she suddenly becomes okay with everything and tells him she just wants him to remember that she was his first love. At that point, it feels like she suddenly adopted Ririna’s personality.

Instead of going with separate routes, I think the author should have gone with a single ending where the main character chooses Misaki, and Ririna supports them—because that’s how the story was progressing before that weird illness twist came out of nowhere. The whole point of the manga was about choosing your own partner instead of being forced by the government into a relationship. The Ririna route completely ruins that message and basically supports the idea of just accepting what the government decides for you.

And if you believe that the main character actually loved Ririna, then what was even the point of the story? He was already assigned to her from the start. Everything that happened from the beginning would lose its meaning in that case.

just getting confused on some stuff but i appreciate both endings

I don't like different routes because it confuses me. Who does MC encounter in the original ending of the manga? Or are the 2 routes considered original? Personally, I like Ririna more. Please someone help. I don't understand route events

I just read up to the chapter on their backstory and its been driving me crazy, does the sereis just end with him having crippling depressions SMFH

bandcamp

Need more manga like Koi to Uso ;-;

I actually watched the anime long ago. Then I didn't had the time to read manga. But I think now I have. But it would be a great help if you tell me which chapters were skipped from manga. I don't want to miss any part. Please.. If I remembered the anime well I would be able to search my self. But I need help this time. Please... Help.... I jusy need a list of skipped chapters.

I've been wanting to know why his phone just glitched from "Misaki" to "Ririna" when he received his government notice/notification. I'd appreciate your answers. Thank you!

I’ve seen a theory which says that Misaki had to undergo some government program where she ended up with another man that had a random age for some reason? And that she needed to do that for the government to treat Yukari? Is that really true based on the manga? If not, please correct me.

I’d appreciate your answers. Thank you!

P.S. I still haven’t read the manga but I wanna know Misaki’s secret.

Is there any proper translations past chapter 203? I’ve been getting these double pages where I have to zoom in to read them and the translation sucks. Anyone knows any other manga site?

Watched the anime years ago and suddenly started to read the manga but I don't know if it will be explained why the letter had another name and the message in the beginning showed Takasakis name at first? Is there an explanation or was it just something like a imagination from the MC?

Okay, so the premise of this story is really good. The intrigue with the hacker friend and the secret deal to save Yukari is really good. The dynamic with the MCs relationships with the two girls toward the beginning is good.

But wtf is this story trying to say?

Lilina route: love can be quantified and solved by science

Misaki route: so many batshit insane red flags that I can’t even (such as, for starters, you should commit suicide just to preserve an infatuation from elementary school)

When I was reading, I kept thinking how completely braindead the MC is for not just settling with Lilina, especially after he finds out about the disease deal. At that point, how is it even remotely a decision? I kept expecting him to have a learning moment where he realizes that his infatuation from elementary school is childish and is holding back his life. But that’s not really what happens. Instead, the story keeps putting that elementary school infatuation on a pedestal, while ALSO showing that an algorithm can find true love.

It’s like the author started writing the story, ended up with two horrible awful themes, and for some reason decided to go hard on both of them.

It’s just frustrating to have such a strong start and a bad ending.

[p.s. the Lilina x Yukari hot springs scene is god tier]

Answer the question please because there's no clear answer. Sorry if there's wrong with my english

Answer the question please because I've searched it and there's no clear answer