[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1 Introduction: Ayaka Shiromine, a well-behaved, high-achieving, gifted girl, moves from middle school to high school. She was supposed to continue to be her "same self as before" ....... But her world changes drastically when she meets the genius Yurine Kurosawa...?
(Translator: DeepL)
This one's pretty fresh and unique, with some minor suspension of disbelief issues that didn't make a huge difference.
It starts off with a quick マリア様がみてる reference, but has nothing else in common besides an integrated elementary through high school & college system. The two leads (especially the short haired one) and their dynamic are not at all like I was expecting. The side characters are also strongly written, and I already feel invested in them, and love how they interact with the main cou