Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5-4
Publisher: Yen Press
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Volumes: 6+
Spoilers?: No.
Buy it here:
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Volume: 2.
Goodreads Synopsis:
To the eyes of
classmate Chiyo Sakura, high school student Umetarou Nozaki--brawny of
build and brusque of tongue--is a dreamboat! When Chiyo finally works up
the courage to tell Nozaki how she feels about him, she knows rejection
is on the table...but getting recruited as a mangaka's assistant?!
Never in a million years! As Chiyo quickly discovers, Nozaki-kun, the
boy of Chiyo's dreams, is a manga artist...a hugely popular shoujo manga
artist, that is! But for someone who makes a living drawing sweet girly
romances, Nozaki-kun is a little slow on the uptake when it comes to
matters of the heart in reality. And so Chiyo's daily life of manga
making and heartache begins!
Review:
I’ve heard so much
hype for this series, that of course I had to pick it up. I wasn’t sure what to
expect, but I’ve enjoyed other Tsubaki series, and this sounded interesting. I
didn’t know that it was going to be all 4-koma comic-strip-based, though.
This is definitely
more comedy-based than I realized, but it is enjoyable. Chiyo tries to confess
her love to Nozaki, only to find out that he’s a mangaka when he mistakes her
for wanting to be his assistant. She gets roped into helping him with his
manga, and meets new friends by other classmates who know Nozaki.
Nozaki is pretty
straight-faced, oblivious, not expected to write shojo manga. Chiyo is a somewhat average girl. Mikorin is Nozaki’s
friend, who tries to be cool but freaks out when being nice to people. We meet
a couple other classmates, all of whom are odd and hilarious in their own ways.
There are definitely a lot of antics going on, and a lot of jokes about each
other.
This was a fun
volume to read, funny and cute, and I do look forward to picking up the next
one. I was expecting more of a shojo, but I’m happy with the comedy of it
instead.
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