Yandere Kanojo

although the plot seemed interesting, i was hesitant to read it because it was a 4-koma. Generally speaking, im not a huge fan of story lines that do not have a linear sequence of events, but are instead made up of what will be "fillers" in a standard manga/anime. However, this manga caught me by surprise by being actually quite enjoyable. If I were to compare it to another work, it would be most similar to the format of Gintama in the way that there is not really much of a linear story but does have important story arcs spread across the span of the storyand subjects/characters that may seem unimportant at first but grows to be important later. ~ One of the things that makes this manga unique other than being a 4-koma is the relationship between the main characters, Takana and Reina. They cut right into the chase being a couple and do not have chapters of stalling or conflicts of "do i like him/her"? It differs from other shoujo manga by having them star as a perfect couple. They help each other grow, are open with one another, and are supportive and trusting of one another. They do not argue out of jealousy for a love rival, feel the urge to own one another, or make each other feel insecure. ~ The typical shoujo gender roles are also somewhat reversed. Reina is a strong, independent, violent lead, contrasting the usual clingy, insecure, crybaby of a female protagonist. If anything she resembles the usual male protagonist being rash, cocky, and arrogant. On the other hand, Tanaka is passive, kind, and smart. Honestly there's not much to say about him and his strongest quality is his love for Reina and his gramps. He has his fair share of trouble which ends up being a large part of the story towards the end. The other characters are all fun and and adds a lot to the story's entertainment value. ~ The art is simple but it fits the light heartiness of this manga perfectly. ~ The manga was a bit hard to read since there are two versions and you have to go back and forth between the two so you dont miss anything. But every chapter is worth it.

This is a very underrated manga. Of course it might not have an amazing story or art style but the comedy in this is amazing and you're sucked in by the characters in this story. It's simple to understand and this is a manga where I turn off my brain and just enjoy because this is a really funny manga regardless. My problem could be that I wish that it was shortened but nonetheless it still maintains a plot through the gags it has and introduces new stuff. So this may not be a new riveting idea of a manga but something to laugh at. I hopeyou will enjoy this.

I feel like this manga is very underrated souly for the character development later in the story. its first half if fun and light hearted, very normal and cliché, but acts as a baseboard for the latter half. Usually when a romance author tries to add in a deeper story element it falls flat on its face because they generally don't know how to write characters beyond romcom. but here it feels so expertly done. As it elaborates on familial matters, taking a deeper look into the families of the main character, but also having deeper plot points on multiple side characters. it doesn't feellike it was shoehorned into the story, it feels natural, like there was a progression to this point. and the execution is so good its hard not to like it. It even has one of my favorite scenes ever when (Spoilers) Later in the story, the MC finally meets his dad who the story was building up to, and he just acts like a normal guy, and they have a perfectly normal conversation. But at the end, as he's about to leave, he suckerpunches his dad and slams the door, never speaking to him again. At this point in the story too, we see that Reina, instead of solving his problems (Which is usually how these stories go), she acts more as a support for him. As her presence alone is enough to give him the strength to actually face these things. Overall, very underrated in the Romcom genre, 8/10

The first important distinction to mention about the title is that Yandere, in this instance, is formed from Yankee + Dere. The female protagonist is a delinquent, not a yandere character. Another review already mentions this but it's good to provide for a potential reader asap This is a good manga, not amazing, not bad, just cruising, which is quite a feat to do because the art in this is... bad. It looks like someone drew anime in microsoft paint, there's no two ways about it, it's bad. The quality is also forgivable due to these reasons: The manga is a half and half mix of4 panel yonkoma gag manga and regular page layouts. Because the the style is secondary in the yonkoma format, most of the space is filled with the characters and speech so there's no real need for fancy backgrounds and the art becomes somewhat less jarring Also because of the yonkoma elements, most pages are stocked with dialogue, providing more bang for your buck per page Outside of that, this is a pretty standard romcom, there's no deeper development, I would've personally liked just a bit more content on the romance side, the comedy isn't that good to carry this into a higher ranking position by itself even if makes you chuckle from time to time.