I can't say I hate Taki but I agree. The whole time he was worried about if Mio like Marui and then backed off just giving him a chance to swoop in and take Mio which I have to say I found incredibly dumb of him but I did like the end where he finally realizes he was a total idiot and fixes things and also that Marui looks like he's going to be happy (I always want that for the second lead) but yeah I liked this story too overall
i I wished the mc was with the marui guy but it seems it was kinda obvious since the beginning of the manga.. it is shoujo after all
Taki was always sooo absorbed with his own interest and forget that other people have feelings too. Not only he was so undependable (really, he never be there for Mio) he was also a loser (ignoring someone for his self pitty, oh come oon!)
Imo, Marui was the ideal male lead for the story since his point of view had more portion than Taki's and the way he act was flawless (except for the last chapters, but well, he's just a teenage boy right).
Mio was a realistic portrait of a teenage girl with the way things were happening and how she reacted to those things.
Well, that's why she don't deserve Marui. He's too good for her. Akane really is the one for him. I'm glad they looked like they will ended up together..
Anyway, i don't expect a good story when i first read this, but the way the characters interact with each other were really interesting and natural. I like them all!! (Not Taki. I hate weak guys like him)