The closest a manga, for me, has come to emulating what high school was actually like. That's not to say the series doesn't romanticize it or have any faults, it does, but Azuma writes his misfit characters with such interiority, it is hard not to imagine these high school girls having a real life counterpart, and being super relatable to real people. Also, of course, its a hilarious series with tight, well-crafted gags, even if some get lost in translation. This series really helped pioneer a subgenre of slice of life comedy manga, and deserves all the praise and cult classic status it receives. A personal favorite. Highly recommend.