Reviews

No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!, Volume 10 by Nico Tanigawa

alexis_sara's review

5.0

Volume 10 of this manga series had me actually laughing out loud several times. It's kinda moved from "Oh gosh this was me when I was a shitty teen" to oh gosh this girls just kinda a mess but I still am enjoying it even if not as much as I had been at the very start. I do really like that Tomoko is starting to actually make some relationships with other people and I would like to see her actually have these friendships (and a girlfriend). If you want a solid comedy manga series I think this is one to invest in but I mean if your reading reviews of volume 10 your probably looking to just have your views on it reaffirmed so hope we sync up.

woowottreads's review

3.0

Most awkward series continues to be so awkward.

wafflesnbooks's review

1.0

This was not my cup of tea. I picked this up as part of an effort to get to know my library's manga collection, and I didn't know anything about it at the start. I know some people would find the story hilarious, but the main character is such a perv that I really wouldn't feel comfortable handselling it to a library patron. This is one that people will just have to find on their own.

anushanarasimhan's review

3.0

Imagine a Shoujo with a female lead who is painfully shy and awkward. You would naturally expect that she would have a tragic (or utter nonsensical) back story that made her that way. There would be the hottest guy in school who is most likely also an arrogant jerk. If he is a brat, there would be a backstory that tries to convince us that he may look cold, but he is actually a nice guy. He would be Mr.Popular and all the girls would have a crush on him, but he would obviously fall head over heels in love with our female lead. They would start dating and then his friends become her friends too. Slowly, she would learn to trust people. Some obstacles to their relationship may be present, which they would overcome and be together happily ever after. This is not that manga!

Here, the female lead is extremely shy, painfully awkward and perverted, but there are none of the above cliches. Our heroine, Tomoko, is the classroom outcast because of her personality. Even when people try to talk to her, she finds it hard to reply. This manga is all about her misadventures on trying to fit in, hoping to find love and becoming popular.

This manga was hilarious. I wonder how the author managed to make me laugh, feel sorry for Tomoko and root for her, all at the same time.