I always wanted to read a novel about individuals wanting to eat food but they are rudely interrupted. This manga brought that to life in a comedic and interesting format. I want to know if there is more to this series because I am now invested. The artwork is beautiful and detailed.

Makie is into Sachi and cooks up special treats for her to show his affection. Little did he expect for a monster to show and and Makie shapeshift into a monster watari and eat it or take it down. Now he's manage to get sucked into her world and help her out with destroying watari's that might otherwise hurt others.

This was a pretty trippy manga. I wasn't sure what I was getting into when first coming across this book since I didn't even read the description. It was actually a pleasant surprise and I found myself sucked into this world for a moment. I can't wait to see more of what happens this was a pretty interesting introduction to the series.

Premise: Machi has had a crush on Sachi for a long time and uses his culinary skills to finally talk to her by offering her a treat. However, Sachi has a secret: she's a shapeshifting watari monster who is drawn to Machi's scent, and others are too. Sachi is determined to protect Machi but will things go too far?

So... the premise of this manga sounded really interesting but I just found myself really confused for most of this.

This next bit will be a mess (and potentially spoilery) but I'm going to attempt to explain what I understood and how I felt (confused mainly...)

I think (think being the main word) that Machi and Sachi ended up working together to go destroy a nest of watari monsters that had formed in the local school but they got trapped. Machi had been creating food for Sachi and there became an underlying focus on how bento boxes are very special and can be a big mystery until you open them because you don't know what's inside which later played a part in the plot. But there also seemed to be some kind of sadness surrounding bento boxes but I don't know if I just interpreted that wrong or if I missed something. Who knows? Anyway, the bento box gets them out of the nest and then there was a complete scene/chapter change and they were going on a date? (literally I don't understand what was going on so I may have somehow missed something). They go for food and then suddenly Sachi shapeshifts and also eats Machi and then the story ends with a random girl turning up and essentially saying 'I told you so' to Sachi.

As you've probably gathered, I'm confused and so I didn't really enjoy this as I spent the majority of my time reading this just questioning what was going on and re-reading sections to try to figure it. I think this was just a me problem (although I've just looked at reviews and saw a few other people saying similiar things) but because of that, I'm rating this one star as I honestly can't say I enjoyed it. I'm sure a lot of other people would enjoy this but for me, it was just a confusing time (which I think is probably coming across in this review) and so I can't rate it any higher as I didn't get the plot of the story.

<i>arc provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review</i>

This manga had me so confused from page one until the end and I never fully grasped what was going on. I knew that we followed two characters, a boy and his classmate who is this sort of monster who eats their same kind but beyond that... I was lost.

I never really got a chance to fall in love with this story because the art was confusing and the story went way too quickly. The romance was also so quick and wasn’t believable to me.

Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this manga and won’t be continuing on with this series. 

1.5/5 ⭐️

TW: violence.

Alright, this one is on me. If I had read the blurb, I would have none this was absolutely not my type of manga. So, don’t care too much about my note, except if you like and dislike the same thing as me xD
First of all, I was a little thrown off but the proportions of the two main characters: Makie is quite small and frail compared to Sachi who is tall, quite fit and with also quite a pair of boobs. But alright, everyone has different taste. However, their feelings seemed totally fake and forced; the dialogue is supposed to be funny and cute, and okey sometimes it is cute but that would be it. If now, you add some weird monster universe, you lose me. I did not understand this monster aspect of the manga. Maybe the next volume explains it in more details. 
So yeah, overall the premise doesn’t sound bad but I think it could have been better executed. 
2/5

This manga is super cute, however there were several pages missing in the PDF which is annoying. I'll have to see if I can find a physically copy to read because it's definitely worth checking out.

DNF"d

I honestly was very confused and lost while reading htis one. I wanted to like it since the art is great, but the story telling was confusing for me overall.

I honestly don’t know what to say about this manga. It was definitely different and amusing, but it felt like something was missing. It’s not your typical monster girl manga, and it has me wanting more. I’m looking forward to volume two.

I am very pleasantly surprised with this manga! I really enjoyed it and thought it was fun and interesting! The ending was super unexpected and left me wanting volume 2 really badly, so that's amazing. I also think the art is pretty cool and the plot is so interesting. I'm glad I got to read this.

Thank you to the publisher for giving me a free copy in exchange for an honest review!

OOOH this was very fun haha! I loved the whole concept of the MC smelling very good to the other MC so to say and the story kind of revolving around that fact. Not only was it funny at times but it was also interesting to read about in a way. I liked the art style and the story line was very fun too. 
I did find the romancy aspect a bit over done so to say since that's very predictable and not necessary for the story to float, however it was cute and I liked it.

Thanks to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for the arc. All opinions are my own.

I have read a lot (and I mean a LOT) of manga over the past year, so I was hoping this would fit right in the other stuff I've been reading. Alas, it just wasn't for me. The pacing was off at times and the plot seemed to almost contradict itself in places, though that could have been more on the fault of the translators.

I liked the idea of human/monster potential romance, but the ages of the MCs combined with specific mannerisms made me feel weird in all the worst ways, so I don't think ill be continuing this series.

Thanks to Kodansha Comics and Netgalley for giving me this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Makie has a crush on his senpai, Sachi - a shapeshifting monster. He joins her on her missions to get rid of the harmful monsters in the area. 

The storyline was a little confusing for me and I don't think I'll be continuing with the series. However, there were some cute moment, and Sachi's fish monster form was adorable!

This manga was provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

So this review is not going to be the longest one due to the length of volume 1 (146 pages with 10 or so being ads).

Before we dive into the pros and cons I'll tell you a little about the series. The story centres around Maki (human) who is crushing on his neighbour Sachi (watari/monster). He tries to win her over with his awesome cooking skills.

And it's not long before he's drawn into the world of watari. A world that is illustrated good, has some romance and fighting in it and has more of a humorous tone than a serious one. Enough about that, it's time to dig into the pros and cons.

The pacing of the plot. It was hard to follow at times and I had to go back and re-read past pages to see if I had missed something.

Translation error (maybe unless I'm blind). Now I can't say much - because I don't want to spoil anything - but towards the end of volume 1 we're told they are at a stage in their relationship that was not addressed previously, this threw me a bit.

Now for the more fun stuff, the positives.

The plot. It did grab me, but not straight away. It was familiar to things I've read and watched before. This doesn't always have to be a bad thing, stories like these are popular for a reason.

The ending. It's your typical cliffhanger type one - buuuuut - it did introduce a new twist that made me go from a 'not going to pick up volume 2' to a 'I will give volume 2 a try'.

So should you get it? If you like monster romance mangas with slight generic characters and a familiar plot then yes, go for it.

If you want something more unique I'd say pass for now, unless volume 2 ends up being really good. It could happen.

In the end volume 1 gets a solid 3/5 from me, but I think the series could creep up to 4/5 later on if it gets more time to develop.

For what it's worth, I enjoyed the character designs. There were moments that sort of reminded me of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, which I loved! 
After reading further, there were moments I had a hard time following the story as the panels felt jumbled at times. The pacing felt and at times awkward. There wasn't enough to make me interested in the characters and their endeavors. 

Our female lead Sachi, is a high school girl who's also a Watari (Monster) that can turn a giant fish. Our male protagonist Makie, is a younger middle school boy who's a foot shorter than heroine. 
Sachi is attracted to Makie because he smells delicious and by the end of the volume, cannot deny her craving for him. She actually tries to eat him while they're on a date. It was at that point when I felt that while this story is not bad, it's not for me.

I was honestly a little disappointed in this volume.  I don't think I will continue on with this series. For more details about this particular volume, please check out this video, where I go into detail about it, and some other volumes I read recently. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etfX4yuShBQ

Thank you netgalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I'm not really sure about this manga, yes it's different which I like, I love monsters in mangas BUT it's probably something that I wouldn't continue reading.
I think mainly because the boy is shorter and younger and is in love with a taller girl and she is older than him. (I'm not a sizest 🤔 if that's the right word for it)

I didn't expect this to have actual monsters, but okay. The storyline is a bit confusing & hard to follow. Sometimes it's hard to know what's happening because the illustrations seem to clash with each other.

I haven’t read a lot of manga so it’s always fun to get more into the genre. This one took a little bit of time for me to get into and figure out what was going on. I did enjoy the quick story and the little romance that was blooming . I am excited to see where the story is going to go next. I enjoy the art and found that it was both sweet and funny.

I didn't really like this manga as much as I thought I would but it did get better by the end of the story, so I do want to read the next volume. The story started a bit abruptly so I was confused, but I understood it after a couple pages. Random characters also kept popping in out of nowhere (like where did the manager come from?) and the plot was very jumpy. The moment when Sachi transforms though, that was wild. I love her monster form though, it's hilarious and just so weird. This story just takes you on a wild ride. When Sachi and Makie spend more time together in the last quarter of the manga, the story starts to flow better and I think it ended on a good note. One thing I didn't really understand though was how they were living together if he's in Junior High and she's in High School and doesn't he have parents who he would probably be living with? Overall an interesting story but a bit confusing.

I'm actually giving up on this just after the halfway point. The pacing is odd, the chapters jump around and while I think the premise might have potential the execution isn't working for me.