
I am the same as you, OP. And trying to pin down the exact reason is hard and harder still to vocalize. So I going to try to explain why I love this series in a broad sense - which for me is easier.
My reason for liiking this series boils down to the fact that certain types of media are often greater than the sum of their parts.
This series - for me - is very cliche, I also am not a fan of the art style. and there are MANY other points in this manga that if they were in another series, would be a huge deal breaker for the series for me me.
However this series manages to take these various points and combine them in a way that the negative points negate each other, and in turn, my reading experience becomes a positive one.
whenever I begin to read this series, I keep wondering. Why did I read this? I don't really like the drawing style, the conversations are cheesy af, the whole character are just... weird.
However, here I am, still reading it after so many years. I still wondering why I love this manga tho, anyone feel the same?