真心スクランブル!

MAGOKORO SCRAMBLE!

MANGA

STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
2
RELEASE
February 27, 2025
CHAPTERS
17

DESCRIPTION

Is this love natural instinct or fate? Koharu is born to a bloodline who can read people's minds. Although he told himself he would never open up to anyone besides his family, those plans are thrown off when he meets an eccentric girl by the name of Yuki. With their encounter, Koharu begins to fall deeper and deeper... into the pit of romance!

(Source: MANGA Plus)

CAST

Koharu Sanada
Yuki Yatsutase

CHAPTERS

REVIEWS

HidamariSeashore
68/100
Another victim of Shounen Jump+ cancellations. Could have benefitted from time to explore the "bloodline" thing.
Weekly Shounen Jump is probably one of the most cutthroat manga magazines there are out there. If you’re unable to keep readers engaged for each chapter you release of your manga to the magazine, you could be faced with an early cancellation. Its digital counterpart, Shounen Jump+, is the same way; many manga on this app/website have had their final chapters published when they haven’t even been publishing for a year. One such manga is the subject of today’s review, Magokoro Scramble, which ended today after first being released in October of last year. When I found out Magokoro Scramble was being cut short, I figured I might as well take the opportunity to read through it while I could; it’s not like I can read much else on Manga Plus, given the fact that I cancelled my subscription for its subscription service after Oshi no Ko ended and have no intention of resubscribing any time soon. Why was Magokoro Scramble cut off so soon, and just how much was its story affected by the 17-chapter length? Can’t hurt to find out!

Magokoro Scramble, subtitled “What Lies In Your Heart?” in its English version, is a romantic comedy about Koharu Sanada and Yuki Yatsutase, two high school students from very different bloodlines. Koharu’s bloodline carries the trait of reading minds, which has been a source of grief for our scary-faced hero; it has even led to him swearing off love. Everything changes one day, however, when he meets Yuki after saving her from a group of thugs. Yuki may seem like a quiet girl, but she is very excitable inside of her mind; as a result, when she inevitably falls in love with Koharu, he can hear her internal declarations of love loud and clear! From there, although Koharu initially decides to make Yuki hate him, it only leads to him getting more entangled with her and other people who come from bloodlines that have their own unique abilities that come with them.

In my opinion, the biggest piece of missed potential that Magokoro Scramble displays is the whole “bloodline” thing. Honestly, I feel like the only character whose bloodline power is fully established is Koharu’s. His mind-reading ability is, of course, an integral part of the story that is used for both comedy and drama; plus, although it’s not important to the overarching story, it’s established in the first chapter that his father can also read minds, proving that it is, indeed, a bloodline thing. With other characters and their bloodline-related abilities, however, they’re all either not explored as much as they could be or just plain pointless. There is one character whose bloodline allows him to see the weights of objects and people just by looking at them, but it didn’t really feel like there was much of a point to it other than to give an excuse for why this character does something the way he does. Honestly, even if the shortness of the manga didn’t allow for much exploration of the bloodline abilities, that one is just plain stupid.

Before all of that, though, Magokoro Scramble is a romantic comedy, as I have mentioned. How are the two romantic leads, though? Eh….not too bad, but not terribly engaging, either. Koharu is kind of a typical “delinquent-looking dude who isn’t actually that bad of a guy” character who wasn’t a particularly engaging protagonist. I did kind of like Yuki, although that’s just because of how amusing her internal thoughts can be, especially when compared to her outer personality; otherwise, she’s not that much more engaging. However, I can at least appreciate the character development Koharu goes through because of his encounter with Yuki, eventually being able to open up to her at least a little bit. While the two ending up together was a foregone conclusion, it’s at least a little satisfying when they do.

As for the art….well, it is the kind of art you would expect from a newbie manga artist submitting something to Shounen Jump+ for the first time. Not too bad, but not particularly great, either. I wasn’t entirely sure about the way Koharu’s face was drawn, but if he’s supposed to have a scary-looking face, I suppose Satoshi Taninaka drew it pretty well. I do think the way he draws Yuki in her more energetic inner thoughts is quite cute, though. Yeah, I don’t think I have much else to say about the art.

Overall, Magokoro Scramble may not be the most satisfying of manga out there, but it’s not that bad, either. I’d recommend it if you have Manga Plus and want a quick rom-com to read on it. It may get you interested in whatever Satoshi Taninaka’s next work may be; hopefully, he’ll be able to flesh things out more!
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