Asper Kanojo
That's My Atypical Girl

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This is a story of two people who have autism and are trying to just live. This story will make you cry, laugh, and make your heart hurt. If you are neurodivergent and have gone through abuse (... like me) this story will hit close to home. I stayed up till 2 am trying to finish this manga as i was completely hooked emotionally in these characters. Although I will say at times this relationship can be toxic, i do truly think these characters are learning, and growing together. The portrayal of mental illness was done pretty well for the most part, I do think ... that the self harm at times was a bit harbored on. overall do highly recommend this story to anyone.

Asper Kanojo is not a story for everyone. It can often times be hard to depict such flawed characters and make them still relatable in a way that doesn't cause self-deprecation. This book definitely toes the line by no means does anyone want to say they affiliate with Saitou or Yokoi but these people are feel truly real in a way I haven't read in many media. Their interactions are so interesting with all the side characters throughout and the new turmoil's they face. One reading one of these sad works of fiction could possibly feel like its just a trauma dump and you should ... feel sad because life sucks. Asper Kanojo isn't that, we see stories told with quite a bit a nuance, and despite having some similar topics spoken on throughout it never felt like a stale read or like a monster of the week equivalency. The struggles Saitou and Yokoi suffer through they all feel like real things and this very loud forefront struggles Saitou deals with we always see what Yokoi deals with in the background.

Aside from a very interesting story written well by Mr. Hagimoto. The art is frankly stellar the way they show the pure terror of things is done so well such as several scenes related to Saitou which are harrowing to see for the first time they just manage take her stare freezingly terrifying.

Overall I can't recommend this work for everyone as it covers some very heavy subject matter and also it's quite hard to read for Americans for free to the end but I would strongly recommend support the artist at Kodansha where you can read the final 2 volumes which give in my opinion one of the more complete endings I've read

10/10 life changing piece of media (for me)

TLDR: if you can't feel pity or empathy for mentally disabled people always being rude, and you would treat them like you would a normal person without some unhappy background, then don't read it. Also don't read it if you're only here for the romance. Overrated.

It basically goes like this: the girl does something insane (because she is) -> guy says it wasn't ok -> she cries -> guy remembers her early-on suicide attempt and consoles her -> they both grow a bit -> step 1. It's some kind of a pathetic roguelite pity-fest, as stupid as it sounds.

I'm sorry for the harsh words, ... but I simply can't feel any remorse or sympathy for the heroine. She treats anyone like garbage and this behavior even rubs off on the MC, as he tries harder to understand her. Sure, she has a reason to be like that. Yes, she had a horrific childhood with no-one to support her. However, the only thing I can say is...

...so what? Why should I care? I'm not a nurse at a mental institution to need to feel compassion for her. You hate people for being normal? Well, tough luck, I'll hate you too then! Maybe I just lack any empathy, but I don't consider a disability a reason to be an asshole. If you want to be treated like a normal person, treat others well. It's not her fault for being born like this or having bad parents, but no one is obligated to excuse her behavior. The girl's personality characteristics fit a main villain more than a main heroine.

I obviously can't understand her; neither do I want to.

From what I've hear from other people, as the story goes on, she and the guy make progress in fitting into the society. I'll be frank, I came here only for the romance, and slice-of-life doesn't really interest me, so I can't make any comment on how things go.

I don't know how the romance unfolds in the later volumes, but unless there's some kind of a fallout due to their codependency becoming dysfunctional, or another love interest making an entrance, or some other love trouble to shake their little world, there isn't much weight in the romantic aspect of the story. And even if there is, it wasn't worth suffering through other crap for me.