🌸【KIMI】カワキヲアメク / Kawaki wo Ameku (Domestic na Kanojo OP)【COVER】

The genre is not my preference either, but I have to say I enjoyed my time with it. I watched 1 episode of the anime and went to the manga. I think I finished around 200 chapters before the second episode aired.

I do recommend this, but only the manga. It's nice to see things in motion but the adaptation has many problems. The pacing and tone of the scenes make the story seem more melodramatic than it really is, the music used is just not consistent and poorly chosen. On top of the scenes taking more time than they should the amount of content skipped is abysmal. There is no second season announcement yet.

So yeah, I don't recommend the anime. But the manga is very good. You never feel like a plot point is dragging too much, things are brought up, and resolved, there are consequences to things. Characters grow both in age and development. This is not a highschool anime. They eventually leave school and find jobs or start college. You can clearly see their evolution. New characters are introduced constantly but not in a jarring way.

I don't know your opinion on manga, but if your are not bothered by it I'd suggest you go to that version of the story from the get go.