Ogami Tsumiki to Ki Nichijou.
Tsumiki Ogami's Not-So-Ordinary Life

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First off, yes, I was also mad at the author's (huge-)mistake. But for the right reasons- NOT for crying "NTRBAIT!!". It was established just one chapter beforehand that Tsumiki disliked the person. It was shown and established across panels in 4k UHD. Letting him do what he did just one chapter later and depicting it in that weird way fully betrayed what was built up and upon the two first chapters. That is why I personally was mad. It was terrible writing, a whole different genre and made the future look worse than grim.

But one has to stay open-minded and fair. What happened was poor ... writing and the abuse of a main character as a tool to do something unnecessary. It should be unforgiveable on paper but the author did the right thing; pretend it never happened and do it right. And they did.

The manga is great for now and I can recommend it for what it is, even if it is different than the first two grandiose chapters. The cast is mostly enjoyable. Peeps get introduced in fun ways and the MC's get involved in a satisfying way that also makes sense. Characters do seem to be a bit superficial at times and for now they seem to be one and done- they have impact for one or two chapters and fall into this deep pit of obscurity.. which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

The story is.. well.. there is no story at this point. The first two chapters hinted at one and some great world building but all of that is on hold for now. The world is stagnant and not really deep and the whole genjin shtick is pretty much only used to force the before mentioned encounters. There is always hope, tho.

The 6 rating is more than deserved IMO. There is some not so small issues that keep this manga from being great and I personally think most stem from the author going babysteps due to being afraid of another mistake. Playing it safe is the smart way but I hope, after further improving, that the author will once again go for some grand writing like the first two chapters.

Small update as of chapter 19: The writing is pretty inconsistent. There is minor mistakes in pretty much every chapter. These are mostly "plot holes" and inconsistent characters/world building. It is nothing major but noticeable- worst offender was chapter 18, it almost reached chapter 3 levels of writing but was quickly solved (the whole chapter made no sense after 16+17 and was hugely unnecessary). Other than that, the rating didn't change. There still is no story in sight. Characters still come up for 1-2 chapters and are then shelved. Everything is pretty much the same. It is still enjoyable, maybe even a bit more than before.

"Ogami Tsumiki to Ki Nichijou." is a fairly new manga that immediately reminded me of "Interviews with Monster Girls", one of my favorite anime of all time. So I read it straight away...

"Ogami Tsumiki To Kinichijou." is about a boy who overthinks everything far too much. "How might other people react if I dare to put my arm on the table?" and similar thoughts plague him every day. So he decides to visit a school that is known for teaching a lot of "genjin" - i.e. non-humans such as arachnids, medusae or werewolves - because they must surely have an even harder time than he ... does! Here he meets the werewolf Tsumiki Ogami, who is far too unconcerned about how others might react. When he reveals to her what his problem is, she promises to "reveal his feelings together".

You can already tell that this is a romance story. Yet the manga provides three reasons why someone might read it.
First of all, it provides a big bunch of waifus. There is only one "Genjin", who is given greater treatment and is male. On top of that, all of these non-humans are very humanoid and if you want to see pretty, female monster anime or manga characters, you've come to the right place. Let's ignore the fact that they still go to school for a moment - I should say straight away that there's no ecchie or anything, but it still feels weird to read this manga because of the pretty schoolgirls.

Fortunately, I don't have to feel that way, because it honestly even bothered me that almost all of the monsters discussed are female. I started the manga for the second reason: The scenario is interesting in general. How could monsters live in our society, what do they eat, how do they suppress their powers, what laws would have to be introduced, how do they use their abilities - all interesting questions that come up sometimes more and sometimes less in this manga. In my opinion, unfortunately not often enough, which is why I only gave it six stars.
But there's a third reason: the romance story! I'm generally not a fan of romance and unfortunately the series doesn't offer much in this regard. After 30 chapters, both protagonists seem to slowly realize their feelings, but so far it's one of those generic "huhu why does it feel so weird to get so close to this girl" romance stories. Personally, I'm not a fan of such romance manga, however, "Ogami Tsumiki To Kinichijou." beautifully incorporates the quirks of werewolves into the rather dull romantic scenes. From licking as a greeting to plasters despite ultra-regeneration, everything is included here, which enhances the scenes a little.

Other than that, everything here is very generic, I only found the manga acceptable because I'm so fascinated by this "what if creature X really existed".

8 chapters in and its bang average. While the art is fantastic, its a fairly generic comedy romance manga that doesn't really appeal on any one front.

Particularly its protagonist. I'm not exactly sure what the point of even having his POV is. His motivations to better himself with the help of Tsumiki is clear, but he's relegated to the side so often, that I really doubt this could even be considered a shounen.

Because it really isn't. The main star and focus of conflicts and also the person who resolves all issues is Tsumiki. While our protagonist is simply incredibly passive with little to no ... unique personality or any significance added to the plot.

Which is a shame because this is marketed as a Shounen. Media aimed towards young teen boys, however the work is far far from it. They should've scrapped Yukata and should've had Tsumiki as the central protagonist. And also do away with this awful romance writing which is simply the MC overreacting a bunch of times and Tsumiki being "cool". It comes off very obnoxious.

Overall bang average. Average protagonist, decent comedy, great artstyle and finally average characters.