Ichigo is a really good female lead. She's strong and intelligent, without being overt and exagerrated It's a real "show, don't tell" situation. I really love this type of dynamic, and I'm kinda hoping that it DOESN'T lead to romance. Just let them be a weird duo.
Holy fuck, the writing of this story is SO GOOD. The characters feels so real and the dialogue has actual depth to them. I genuinely thought this was just gonna be your average run-of-the-mill isekai yuri manga, but it has actual world-building and doesn't really focus on romance.
I swear, if there's some shitty plot twist where Manaka is actually an asshole, I'm IMMEDIATELY dropping this. He's the only decent character right now aside from the female lead.