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Okay, I finished Tsurezure Children.

Mostly great stuff overall! But I'm not sure if I'd say I like it better than the anime. Some of the couples in the manga that weren't in the anime were really great. The couple that never smiled was amazing, and I really liked the rock band couple too. But some were not so great. The teacher and the student was bad - not just in concept, but also because I didn't like either character. And I felt like there were a few couples where one character was interesting and the other character was almost a blank slate. Many of the manga-exclusive couples were right in the middle - not great, but not bad. Patty and Keisuke was cute at times, but the sushi thing was dumb after the first chapter, and their relationship felt very repetitive. A few of the relationships suffered from the repetition, honestly (which kinda made the anime better, since it was shorter). Some thoughts:

For Yuki Minagawa, I liked her parts with her boyfriend's sister more than the stuff with her boyfriend. Her developing relationship with the sister was awesome.

Ryouko Kaji's developing friendships were excellent too. Loved her stuff with Erika Shibasaki.

Astronomy Club was a little better in the manga than the anime (they should've just cut it from the anime), but not particularly exceptional.

Yamane (frog guy) x Kurihara got a little less interesting later on. Kurihara was almost a complete blank slate in the later chapters.

Other nerd guy got a bit less interesting too, but I liked his facial expressions.

Karate club was kinda cute at times, but I always hate the 'my boyfriend must be strong' cliche. Was good when it wasn't focusing on that.

Ayaka Kamine x Takeru Gouda was consistently good through the whole series. Felt like the rock the series was based on.

Super tsundere glasses x no personality man was pretty eh. I wish he had a personality.

Fat girl x chubby chaser was pretty good early on, but way too drawn out. Would've been fun if she got chubbier throughout the series.

Chiaki x Kana (comedy duo) was awesome throughout. Felt like there was consistent real development and a lot of variety. Chiaki's mom is also one of the funniest characters in the series.

Takano x Sugawara was good until the end, but the slowness of their relationship was painful.

No smile duo was both cute and hilarious. Probably the funniest couple.

Miss Wabisabi's character development through the series was real good too.

Kanda x Takase was mediocre. Their first chapter is incredible, and is also amazing in the anime, and then there's... nothing.

Alice's first chapter where she's super yandere was my favorite, though I liked her in general. Was cool how she was both perceptive and good at distorting reality. I couldn't really cheer on the guy who liked her, but her own development through her interaction with him was quite good.

Love Master x Kitten felt like the anime basically gave us all we needed there. The later chapters with them weren't interesting.

Rapper was mostly good, though the romance parts were kinda undercooked.

Drama girls were weird. Felt like they were going somewhere romantic, then they didn't really at the end? Maybe the author wanted to try lesbians then changed his mind or something. Series probably would've been better without them, though their chapters were alright.

But yeah, cool series in general. The last volume felt pretty nice with all the climaxes!
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