The other issue is that it ends at a pretty strange place, right before things really get interesting, and hence doesn’t feel that satisfying. What characters are feeling is a core part of the narrative and hence that diminishes the impact of a lot of the manga quite a bit. However, compared to the anime and just in general, it felt that things were being rushed through too fast and it didn’t get to convey characters emotions as well as it needed to at times. The relationship development so far is also interesting and worth getting invested in, though it doesn’t get that far. The story is also pretty interesting with decent twists to keep things moving.

There’s really strong character development with a varied and interesting set The core story and strengths that were present in the anime are still here. My overall view is that the anime was better than the manga, though I have no clue how either compare to the light novel yet.

I saw the anime for this a while ago and while both the manga and anime are just adaptations of a light novel series, I can’t help but compare the two adaptations to each other. Tl dr: A good story with somewhat weak story telling that very clearly feels like it's ending before it gets really good.

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