Fujiwara-kun wa Daitai Tadashii

Fujiwara kun wa Daitai Tadashii is an extremely standard shoujo manga. There are tons of shoujo manga out there much like this one. Set in high school and entirely focused on the love life of some girl named Hitsuji who's supposed to be undesirable to boys, but in a relatable way, and then for some reason two particularly hot and popular boys become interested in her, and of course there's a love triangle. The characters are at least a bit unique and fleshed out, but it's nothing comparable to the really great shoujo manga I've read, meanwhile the situations and plot are pretty much entirely standard. Also as is common, the manga is so razor focused on the romance that everything else feels a bit thin as a result. The writing is at best just serviceable, and the art is sometimes nice, other times you might notice a weird looking hand or foot or some such. Again, all these points are pretty dime a dozen for the majority of shoujo.

I also want to discuss the title, "Fujiwara kun wa Daitai Tadashii," or "Fujiwara kun is Usually Right." Since I haven't read to the end, I can't tell whether the title is supposed to mean that Fujiwara really is usually right or if it's supposed to be ironic, that Hitsuji initially thinks he's so right, then later realizes actually he screws things up like everyone else. If the intent is the former, then it's some pretty poor writing on the author's part because boy is Fujiwara wrong on so many things, though I get the sense the audience is more supposed to think he is generally right. If it's supposed to be the latter, I don't have much confidence that the author is going to be effective at making that point, as there hasn't really been any foreshadowing to that idea nearly 30 chapters in. But who knows? I may be surprised.

Which sort of brings me to another thing I've noticed as an extremely common problem in this type of shoujo, which is it starts off with a particular premise, in this case, Fujiwara telling Hitsuji some harsh truths which she eventually comes to realize (at least in her mind) are right, and then that premise quickly is forgotten as the manga relies more and more on standard tropes and becomes more and more generic as a result. Along these lines, at some point, Fujiwara stops giving her advice, and the manga becomes mostly concerned with this love triangle which frankly seems out of character for Fujiwara who up until that point seemed too sensible, with his thing of giving "hard truth" advice. At that point I felt like the author was losing their handle on his characterization entirely, to be honest, as he kind of does a one-eighty from outright refusing to be in any relationship to so aggressively pursuing Hitsuji he's being rather unethical. But, so it goes with shoujo, since it's meant to be sugar for people with that kind of sweet tooth.

In summary: typical shoujo, with the typical flaws, and the typical reasons to read. If you really love shoujo it's decent. People more familiar with the genre but only interested in particularly good shoujo probably won't care to read.

My first review, here to give you guys a more positive insight on this manga!

I wouldn't say this is your typical shoujo manga. Granted, it does have some standard shoujo elements, but definitely not blatant enough to call it your standard shoujo crap.

The story isn't stagnant, but paced fast enough to not be boring and make you anticipate what's going to happen next. Disclamer--when you read it, you might know what's gonna happen next. The plot is a bit predictable, but when we disregard that, it's very enjoyable. A lot of shoujo manga is predictable, and yet we continue to read on, amirite?!

I love the characters. Sure, the girl falls in love, but it's how it's written that matters. There is actually some form of character progression happening in this; not the stagnant, bland characters that are usually shown that fall in love. Hitsuji tries to learn from her mistakes and shortcomings and does her best to become better, and be a proper girl. And as for our male lead, Fujiwara-kun--love him. He gives ridiculously good advice that really resonated with me, and may even resonate with you. He counsels Hitsuji with this advice and helps her to grow as a character. She takes his advice well, and recognizes when he's right. There aren't too many misunderstandings that destroy the world, and when there are any, they're resolved rather quickly. The two leads are rather honest with each other. Fujiwara isn't dumb either. He's the intuitive type who can read her like an open book and give advice when she needs it, in his own way, not being too out-of-character.

It seems to be staying at this good balance, and hopefully will not be caught up in too many shoujo elements.

Enjoy!

I'm really enjoying this manga so far- especially the art! the characters are quite unique and i really enjoy their dynamics with one another. Its the sorta of manga that has such cute moments almost every chapter has a moment where you either swoon or have butterflies in your stomach! i really do recommend this to shoujo lovers!

there isn't really anything bad about it, only thing i can say is something based on personal preference. I would've liked to see more skinship but i've read enough shoujo to know that this is the norm. when it comes to the shoujo aspects, its nothing i havent seen before but its definitely something that is explored more in here than most other manga.

The main love interest Fujiwara is not your typical bad boy and doesnt have much cringe moments i see in other manga but i definitely feel like the author should flesh him a little more. Then, we have our heroine! The sheep like Hitsuji is just so pure and innocent- a little bit of an airhead but she slowly grows from that. What i can say about this manga is that its a manga about "who will confess first?" and because both characters are unsure about their own feelings due to trauma and even insecurities it makes it harder to confess so this then leads to misunderstandings that further push the plot.

i write this at chapter 32 and so far SO GOOD!