Reviews

Love Com #1 by Aya Nakahara

smiletea's review against another edition

4.0

I was watching the anime when I was in middle school and I related to Koizumi so much... Being as well one of the tallest in my class and liking a shorter boy.
First time reading the manga, the story and the humor have aged well and I am loving it.

annelives's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

nkerklaan's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ashleymarieval's review against another edition

5.0

This is the perfect summer manga I highly recommend this.

What do you get when you have the tallest girl in school and the shortest guy in school? While you pair them together against their will and see what happens. But the odd couple team up to get their crushes to notice them

This is a fun light hearted manga surrounded with summer crush’s and summer fun.

broomsticksandmagick's review against another edition

5.0

Tall to Short this book its a funny one I read the first chapters of this manga in a manga magazine called shojo beat and I love it at first sight and I was so happy it had all the funny humor in it the romance is until later but that's why you must read it if you want to see the romance XP.

tibcanread's review against another edition

4.0

I'm currently going through an old manga phase and reading the series I read throughout middle and high school. Some have held up over the ages, some have not. This one is still just as fun and cute as I remember and while I don't remember if I finished the series (I have a strong tendency to do that), I am very excited to finish it this time around.

I love Risa and Atsushi's banter and casual friendship when they aren't at each other's throats, though I didn't remember the feelings being that strong in the first volume, but that's fine. I still really love the art of this series. There's just something about how the hair is drawn that makes it look so soft and fluffy and for some reason that makes my brain go brrr (The art of the anime on the other hand doesn't live up to the standard of the manga, but that's just a me thing.)

lonecayt's review against another edition

2.0

Generally cute, but disappointing overall. For being a character-driven story, the fact that the only character traits the two main characters really had were sensitivity about their respective heights was a bit... shallow. I have the second volume out from the library right now, but I'm not going to bother reading it.

sypher's review against another edition

5.0

I love this entire series <3 It's hilarious and heartwarming.

sunnymashi's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed this! I wanted to get into the series again a while back, so when I saw the first volume sitting in the library I was like omg this is my chance to start it and I do not regret it! It is so comedic and fun! The way Risa and Otani devise so many schemes yet it only pushes them together more is just absolute genius. Even though the story was very chaotic, I did appreciate how it could include strong beats of emotion, with Otani’s struggle in the basketball team for example.  Though I will say the book is a bit outdated in terms of gender identity and expression (for example, the book implies that genitals = gender identity in a line Risa says and that being adorable is not what a guy should want to be perceived as (not sure if I interpreted that right, but that’s how it came across to me… like express yourself how you want, but your expression does not impact what you identify as… hence men can want to be adorable yet still be men))… I considered it a consequence of lack of education on gender identity and expression due to the time and the surrounding attitudes within it, which is not an excuse but rather an explanation. I hope the story improves in that regard. Aside from that, I love how the story also focuses on their personal characters and how that affects their view on romance. It shows them pursuing romance, but having it be cut short by the fact they don’t fit with societal expectations for height for each gender. 

jakyorellana's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0