ˈɔːθɚ ʃˈiːnɑːn kˈeɪ. ɡˈæɹᵻɾi dᵻklˈɛɹd ɪɾ ˈɪz "ˈɔːlmoʊst tˈuː smˈɑːɹt təbi ɐ mˈæŋɡə: ɪts tʃˈɪɹfəli sˈɪnɪkəl, ɪts sˈɛlfɐwˈɛɹ, ðɛɹz ɹˈiːəl sˈɛks… ænd ðə kˈæɹɪktɚz fˈiːl ɹˈiːəl ænd ʌnfˈoːɹst."
Author Shaenon K. Garrity declared it is "almost too smart to be a manga: it's cheerfully cynical, it's self-aware, there's real sex… and the characters feel real and unforced."