The series follows the relationship between Haruna Nagashima, an enthusiastic former softball star, and Yoh Komiyama, the cool boy she convinces to coach her in romance.

It has been praised by reviewers as a standard shōjo manga premise made highly entertaining by Kawahara's handling of the characters, particularly the romantic leads, and artwork.

In the final chapter Yoh had to move in order to attend university and they are still happily maintaining their long distance relationship after he did so.

It was serialized in Japan by Shueisha in the shōjo (aimed at teenage girls) manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret between 2003 and August 2008.

"[57] Joanna Draper at Comics Worth Reading called it her "favorite shojo series running" for being entertaining and inventive.

[60] Kawahara's art was praised for its clean style and layout, dynamic figures, and emotional expressions,[61][62][63][64][65][66] and was compared by one reviewer to Yoko Kamio's.

[67] Reviewers consistently hailed Haruna as a comic heroine and a key to the series' appeal,[68][69][70][71][better source needed] but Kawahara's handling of the other chararacters was also praised,[72][73] particularly with Yoh and his sister Asami.

[76][77][78][79] Some critics noted that the story's initial makeover theme was more deftly handled than a short summary led them to expect,[59][80][81] though some still expressed reservations about it.