Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai

Maybe my all-time favorite manga. MC is poor and has devoted himself completely to studying enough to win a coveted university scholarship. He dreams of a degree and a career that will let him lift his mother and siblings out of poverty, even though he has an ordinary level of intelligence. The committee agrees to consider him if he agrees to tutor the school’s two genius girls in the subjects they want to study but have zero aptitude for; the math genius wants to pursue literature, and the literature genius wants to pursue physics. MC surprises everyone by making progress at the impossible task, and it isn’t long before the two beauties begin to notice how attractive a reliable man is. But wait; they weren’t the first to notice! As is the custom, MC is the last to notice.

This looks like a standard rom-com (not a harem!), but it’s so much more. The characters are multifaceted and the relationships have real elements. The plot progress is gradual and the problems are actual threats. You don’t know how any of it will end, but you are really rooting for different people all the time. When the end came, I was so satisfied. 13/10 I highly recommend! Please give yourself this gift!