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Bowser Puma has been talkin' my ear off about this, so it was a high priority read for me, and he was so right about this. While I havent fully read through Konpeito's previous works, I've seen enough to know that he writes compelling dramas. School drama stuff isn't really my speed these days, but as previously stated, Bowser wont shut up about these, and I knew it would at least be entertaining, if not a genre i particularly enjoy.
I'm very happy to have had my expectations so thoroughly overcome. I'm Now the School Delinquent's Lover, but I Want Out!! Starts strong with an interesting premise. The title, though ostentatious in the way only anime can be, sets the core question, and it only gets more interesting as it plays out. Akuma, the titular delinquent, seems to have genuine feelings for our main character, Haruto. Meanwhile, Haruto is simultaneously too scared of Akuma to stay with him, and too much of a coward to back out of the relationship, giving him just enough time to see that maybe Akuma isn't such a bad guy after all? The ensuing 'will they, wont they?' had me clapping my paws and bouncing in my chair. I laughed and surprisingly, given the light tone of it, I cried as well!
(oh, theme implementation, i gave 4 stars cuz i thought it was a good implementation for what you were going for, putting it in as a line for "expanding time" spent in the relationship. I thought it was a weird wording, but it folded into the vibe of the VN very well, and for that i think its a pretty good implementation, thought maybe it could have been better.)
Hat's off to you Konpeito. I'll def be keeping a closer eye on your work after this!