Oh good, it's not just me! He drives me nuts. I hate romantic leads who spend all their time harassing and belittling their supposed crushes! It's not romantic at all. I like Kazuha, and it's clear that Hidaka has lost of interesting stories to tell about the family (based on the authorial comments, this manga fits into a larger body of stories about the family), but I just want to punch Sugimoto in the mouth all the time, that manipulative prick.

And the post-haircut bangs, dear god, they are hideous. If the haircut is supposed to have brought out the natural beauty of the bones in Kazuha's, is it too much to ask for the manga-ka to actually try to bring that across?