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Each couple in Tsurezure children rated (spoilers)

(sidenote: these rates don't (necessarily) reflect if a couple would be good together but rather if their comic strips are fun to read)

Saki Kanda/ Haruhiko Takase - 2/10

They are kind of the main couple of the series but the only thing they have going on for themselves are the constant misunderstandings that define their comic strips. Oh and not being able to talk about their feelings. Aside from a couple creative misunderstandings, their drama gets stale and old *really* fast.

Haruhiko Takase / Alice Himemiya - 8/10

Alice's whole dark humor yandere act was a little- much at the beginning, but later on found it's curve rather nicely. Takase rejecting Alice at the end of their arc was both believable and realistic ending to them, and his rejection was nicely written. I admit to getting just a tiny bit emotional. Also Alice ending up helping Kanda because she grows to wish for Takase to be happy even if it's with someone else is beautiful.

Alice Himemiya / Akimasa Noro - 4/10

Noro's main stitch of thinking Alice is into him when she is very clearly not isn't badly written but the constant misunderstandings does grow old - which is why I'm glad that particular plot thread wasn't that long. When Noro comes to comfort Alice after she gets rejected, the scene was nice and the emotions good. I just wish they didn't end up together (sorta-kinda) afterwards since that required for Alice to get over her god knows how long infatuation with Takase in like three seconds flat and reeks of pair the spares. Them becoming just close friends would have been awesome.

Yuki Minagawa / Jun Furuya - 7/10

Full disclosure, I didn't really like Minagawa's character at first. I found her constant teasing kind of annoying. It got especially annoying when Furuya did start liking her back but couldn't tell if she was being sincere with her feelings because of her relentless teasing. Like maybe it's just my own issues talking but toying with someone's feelings ain't cool. That said, their relationship progresses nicely, and they have some really cute moments together. And the later part of their arcs focusing more on Minagawa bonding with Furuya's little sister Hotaru instead of their now pretty stable relationship is both fresh and cute. Near the end of the story when Minagawa and Hotaru (said little sister) get their own platonic get together moment, I admit to being moved. Like, Minagawa / Hotaru platonic relationship was 9/10, I loved it.

Hotaru Furuya / that random guy at the end - 6/10

Now this relationship is just a book end for how Minagawa and Furuya's first comic strip played out in the manga. The book end is nice, but there is no relationship to get invested in since it's just one comic strip. Which leads it to being just, okay.

Chiyo Kurihara / Takao Yamane 8/10

Takao's low self esteem is played for both drama and comedy, but affects things pretty realistically. The early dynamic with Takao's struggle to connect with Chiyo added to his wonderfully written friendship with Tomomichi is fun. I especially love when early on, Tomomichi is fast to assure Takao that their friendship isn't so fragile that they have to hang out all the time, which is later mirrored with Chiyo assuring Takao that their relationship isn't fragile like that either. Both the romantic and platonic relationships are shown as important. Oh and Chiyo going out of her way to show interest in Takao's hobbies is amazing.

Yukari Nashimoto / Kazuya Sonobe - 7/10

Their growing emotions are portrayed rather realistically, and Nashimoto's struggle with her body image is relatable (even if it's comically overblown at times). I like how the manga showed that her struggles with her self image did affect her relationships and actions big time, even leading her to rejecting Sonobe the first time he asks her out. Like, even when the manga was being light and comical, her anxieties did have real consequences - and realistic ones at that. Cute couple, good character arcs.

Fuyumi Toda / Yoshiharu Sunagawa 7/10

They aren't featured enough for their stoic joke to get old which is good. And they put a spin on it often enough to be fun. That said, Toda is a bit hard to get invested in since Sunagawa is the one doing the actual heavy lifting in their relationship.

Kimihito Onizuka / Sawa Yamada 3/10

Okay so they have pretty much only one joke and that is Onizuka's rapping thing. I does get kind of boring. But they have almost no misunderstandings, and are just nice to each other even from the beginning which is- nice. Now on the other hand Onizuka's friendship journey was 10/10, easily one of the best parts of the manga.

Ayane Matsuura / Urara Takahashi 9/10

Okay so this is a platonic relationship but GOD I wish they had gotten together. Their relationship is one of a drama club vice-president/newbie, and the struggles they face along the way are very real and handled well. It's like the dynamic most people seek from teacher/student relationships but without the inherent issues with such a dynamic. Urara is a bit of a hit or miss with her jokes tho (I mean I liked her well enough but yeah).

Kazuko Hosokawa / Shinichi Katori ???/10

So the comical value comes from Katori being- Katori. Which is fun. And when Kazuko gets in on the act, that is fun too - especially since Ayane is there to throw shade about it. And I did like that they didn't get together in the end. But ??? their interactions sometimes feel like a crack smoking AI wrote them. Like the kind of dialogue you write at three AM feeling real profound but when you read it in the morning it just sounds? Like, so much? Except they play the dialogue and actions completely straight which makes it work somehow? Idk

Chizuru Takano / Takuro Sugawara 7/10

Okay, so their relationship (especially early on) is also marred with increasingly stupid misunderstandings. But (especially Takano's) growing crush is really cute, and their relationship does have that puppy love feel to it which is adorable. Even while being relatively drama free couple, their relationships is just nice to read about - maybe because they are relatively drama free later on. Though I must admit the whole drama free thing works mostly because there are so many drama couples around they become a breath of fresh air instead of boring.

Noriko Yoshinaga / Takuro Sunawara 4/10

Okay so this isn't really a relationship that happens but since I included Hotaru/random guy, I decided to mention this too. So, Noriko confesses and gets rejected, and later supports Takano. It's just nice, I guess, that it just happened. No overblown drama, no misunderstandings (between these two, that is)- just, Noriko confessed and Sunawara rejected her. That's it. And then later Noriko supports Takano with her relationship with her ex-crush no problem.

Kana Ijima / Chiaki Uchimura 9/10

Their story starts with a misunderstanding but improves massively later on. While they have their comical struggles and moments, they also face some realistic problems that are often handled with maturity. Some of their fights are especially resolved with a level of maturity I didn't expect. When they "break up" and then get back together, that was a clear moment of growth for both of them (especially Chiaki) and their relationship. Tsurezure Children is a story (stories?) about high school children so statistics are sadly against all of them, making it likely some if not most of them won't make the distance. But I can really see these do making it.

Patricia Caulfield / Keisuke Tsuji 6/10

The sushi joke is cute enough, and I love when it spreads to affect other couples. But their main drama about moving forward in their relationship feels overblown. Like, a real issue and real conflicting emotions but the way it's written makes it seem like it's far more serious of a problem than it is. On the other hand tho they are high school kids and god knows at that age something like a first kiss with your date-mate can be The Thing. Their other main drama, however, about Patricia moving back to America is realistic while still maintaining the manga's easy atmosphere for the most part.

Ayaka Kamine / Takeru Gouda 8/10

They get together pretty much from the very beginning, which is really nice. That means their drama can be focused on developing their relationship instead of (like almost every other couple) trying to get together in the first place. Now most of their struggles are more, lowkey? Like, their big drama isn't about "oh, will we get married" but instead about "oh, I have to learn to communicate with my SO". It gives that first relationship feel which is cute. Also, Goda is pretty stoic but communicates well which I love. Kamine's drama about not wanting to be too clingy isn't the best tho. At times it actually feels kind of uncomfortable (most notably when she thinks she wishes he wouldn't talk to other girls).

Tomomichi Motoyama / Iori Enomoto 7/10

The mirroring between Tomomichi supporting Takao's relationship with Chiyo versus Takao supporting Tomomichi's relationship with Enomoto is precious. And Tomomichi is good character and deserved the added focus he got. Tomomichi has all these ideas about his place and what he can/cannot aim for, which is fun enough to read about. Him slowly gaining confidence to finally confess is a good character arc. That said, the story blunders greatly IMO by giving him both the confession and rejection. Like, Enomoto telling she already has someone she's into was a good enough twist - not all feelings are returned. But then the story cheats by having these two get together anyway. The first one is in itself a nice twist, while the latter makes Tomomichi finally act on all the advice he himself gave Takao early on, which is also nice. JUST NOT RIGHT AFTER ONE ANOTHER.

Takao Yamane / Tomomichi Motoyama 100000/10

Their friendship is perfect.

Sayaka Chiba / Yoichi Kirihara 7/10

Like most, I too had my teacher/student romance phase. But it is over and that's why their relationship scared the crap out of me as it developed. But then, in the end, he rejects her. It was amazing. Now, Chiba's interest in her teacher is written well and easy to understand. And Kirihara's growing in interest in her isn't written in a gross way, but rather in a way where it's easy to see how it could happen even if it should, under no circumstances, happen (I must repeat - no high school teacher should have romantic attraction towards their student). So for all that buildup to result in Kirihara still rejecting Chiba because them getting together would be grossly wrong was wonderful to me. Also, I liked their reconciliation afterwards since it was focused in them restoring their good teacher/student dynamic without romantic undertones.

Mai Tojo / Taichi Ogiue 6/10

Tojo's main stitch about being too shy to confess / not being ready to confess does get old, especially with all the bad communication added on. BUT them developing a friendship before getting together is WONDERFUL, and Tojo's confession at the end is super cute. And I loved how it subverted the whole "unheard confession" trope with Ogiue hearing her love confession she meant to whisper out loud just for herself. And then they just get together. Cute and fun.

Yuuki Kaga / Satsuki Sasahara 9/10

Kaga's emotional journey is one of the best written in the manga. It's relatable and feels real, even when he finds out that Sasahara is already in relationship with someone else. I especially loved how it was never a question of "winning her over" once he finds out and instead in the end he confessed simply to move on. And the rejection was just so well written; him bracing himself for the rejection he knew was coming, her being surprised and flattered but still firmly rejecting him, and then- just, even when Kaga knew Sasahara was already in love with someone else, the way he starts crying even while trying to stay strong when she run towards Yukawa with the biggest smile on her face- that scene always makes me cry.

Satsuki Sasahara / Hideki Yukawa 6/10

Their relationship is kind of out of focus since the love triangle between Sasahara, Kaga and Nanase is in the focus most of the time but it was still pretty lovely. They have very little drama, they are cute together and when they are in the focus, they are fun enough to read about. That said since Yukawa is really EXTRA out of focus he's almost no more than a satellite love interest.

Yuuki Kaga / Kaoru Nanase 6/10

Given that they have known one another for a long time, it helped give their relationship depth especially with *how* and *why* they got to the point where they are. I also like that their animosity wasn't born of some simple misunderstanding but rather something a little more grounded. That said, Kaga does move on too fast from his feelings towards Sasahara (a fact he lampshades himself) and Nanase does near bully him most of the time which I hate. So. It's a mixed bag. And THAT said, I did like Nanase's conflict between jealousy and wanting to actually be there for Kaga with his feelings towards Sasahara.

Chihiro Soma / Haruka Saejima 5/10

Their initial misunderstanding where Saejima thinks they are dating and Soma thinks they are training is- different enough to be fun but goes on for far too long. That said the fall out from the misunderstanding was good, and later on Soma's struggle to grow into being equals is also different from the other story lines. Too much drama that could be solved if Saejima wasn't about to pass out from how cute Soma is every five seconds, but I liked them.

Ryoko Kaji / Masfumi Akagi 9/10

I admit outright that I'm biased with this since Ryoko was, without doubt, my favorite character. Her character arc was amazing and she is amazing. But their relationship is fun to read since most of the drama in it is, in the end, external and them just reacting to it (the drama coming from her attempt to become a better student). Their (and especially hers) struggles with it feels real and authentic. I also like how Ryoko's character growth isn't centered around her romantic relationship (even if it is the main catalyst for it) but rather she forms connections with some friends and her mother too. Now this results in Akagi feeling a bit flat most of the time, but with him steadily supporting Ryoko and having his own thoughts and ideas it didn't bother me. Also him crying after hearing Ryoko got accepted into college was very moving. And I did like how he pushed her into forming those other meaningful relationships instead of wanting her to focus just on him. Only his borderline sexual harassment keeps me from actually liking him.

Erika Shibasaki / Shinji Ubukata 8/10

Erika's main character arc has NOTHING to do with romance which is good and stands out among the mostly romance based character arcs. Also their crushes develop believably. Now that said Erika is a bit- a lot annoying sometimes. As is Shinji. So really, it's a match made in Heaven. Their friends also supporting and teasing them is fun.

Erika Shibasaki / Ryoko Kaji 8/10

Not a romantic relationship but lowkey my favorite arc is Ryoko trying to retrieve Erika's Miss Wasibasi mask. Also, friendship.

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