i agree as well and honestly for me the very first chapter of Citrus kinda of makes me take pause one the so called fiance teacher and his basic attacks on Mei were off putting and then when Mei got home and attacked Yuzu that turned me off a bit as well however i can honestly say both are good in their own right however in my book this one does in fact rate quite a bit higher for several reasons 1 the story is better and to me more honest 2 Mei and Yuzu have a very toxic relationship for most of the manga and the anime did it no justice at all in my book and last but not least 3 this one just felt more believable to me ie the story line to me comes across as much more plausible than the one in Citrus also i like the characters in this one FAR better . first of all Mei is one of those Power POLE up backside types and yuzu is just one obsessive and honestly kind of stupid

Interestingly enough, I've talked with several people who have read this and found that people either really love it and don't care for Citrus and others really love Citrus and don't care for this. I fall into the first statement. I still don't really get why people compare this and Citrus with each other, but nonetheless,they do so I just wanted to say a few things. Honestly, for me Citrus felt forced and not in a good way. It felt that the main characters just kept assaulting each other until they decided that it felt good to actually be together. But in this, they take their time to come to terms with not only how they love and who they love but who they are as individual people and how they can contribute to the person they care for. Citrus does not do that in my opinion. This manga has kept me captivated since it's conception and I feel it is incredibly well done.