Is Chizuru Really the Best Girl? My personal take.
*Spoilers - This is based off of where the manga currently is at and does bring up things that have happened in arcs throughout the whole manga. None of it goes really in-depth but does act as a spoiler for people who are not caught up with the manga*
I had been on Team Chizuru for the longest time. But as the manga progresses (400+ chapters covering 40+ volumes) the less and less I feel she is worthy. And now I acrually feel she is the least worthy and here is why.
My first point is that the amount of in-manga time that has passed since their first date till the last chapter is more or less around 2 years. During that portion Chizuru and Kazuya have gone through a whole lot. They have gone though many ups and downs through out this time. But in the grand scheme of things, it amounts to almost nothing. Kazuya is no father along in the relationship after the almost 2 years of in-manga time than he was at the end of the first volume. He is stuck in relationship limbo hell. Some people say that it portrays the struggle people go through in trying to find a relationship. But who really struggles through 2 years of being strung along. And it's not for lack of trying. Kazuya is constantly trying to figure out ways to progress things. It is Chizuru who is purposefully playing him like a yoyo. Just how many "This is finally it" moments can happen to only have everything go back to square one. By chapter 400ish (stopped counting after that) Kazuya has confessed 11 or so many times with Chizuru literally RUNNING away after about a 3rd of those. RUNNING AWAY... Through the 400+ chapters Chizuru has kissed Kazuya 3 times and 2 of those were not even "real kisses" as they were forced during the Hawaiian Arc" to prove that they are a "real" couple. And the other time was after Chizuru more or less rejected Kazuya after the GF Date Arc. Imagine getting rejected then as your leaving getting a kiss. All after pining for Chizuru after about a year and a half by that time. Talk about a major mind fuck.
My second point is the money. Granted dating is expensive but the amount spent is kinda atrocious and all by someone who is a student who works part-time at a kareoke bar. According to google karoeke employees in japan make between 1000-1300 yen/ hour. Another redditor (lechepicante) had calculated the amount Kazuya has spent on Chizuru up through the movie:
RENTAL DATES: 1.14 million Yen - how many hour would Kazuya have to work or get the cash from his family to afford that much.
PRODUCING THE MOVIE: 1.75 million Yen - granted a good portion was for the movie was crowd funded but Kazuya did put a good amount of his personal money on the line as seed funds and misc expenses like food for workers, etc. But it still represent money that was procured through his own personal efforts.
So after nearly:
2 years of time
11 confessions
3 kisses
almost 3,000,000 Yen spent
Kazuya has nothing to show for it and almost no actually relationship progression. He is no closer now then her was after the end of volume 1.
If anyone had a friend that went through the same, everyone would be telling that friend that the girl ain't worth it, to kick her to the curb and go for someone else. That they are just being taken for granted and being taken advantage of.
So as my AniEx Waifu Wars compatriots would say "IN THE TRASH" with Chizuru. For me now it's all about TEAM MINI!!!