Kiss Him, Not Me

“Wow, this was really good.” – That's what I thought after finishing the last chapter. I’m a shipper alright. On top of that, I’m also a simple person, so I usually ship the girl with the first guy to appear. This manga, however, despite providing five possible love interests for the main heroin, didn’t make me ship, strangely enough. I liked all the boyfriend/girlfriend candidates, they were all unique and all funny in their way. Sure, when Kae had moments with Igarashi, it felt wrong (i'm sorry, Yuusuke). I immediately fell in love with Mutsumi-senpai, because he always cared for Kae, always put her first and didn’t care,whether she was Fae (Fat Kae) or Sae (Skinny Kae). The beginning, where Fae turns into Sae and looks like a completely different person, was quite unrealistic, but I didn’t question it. In my interpretation, Sae is so beautiful, because she’s the mirror of Kae’s personality. The manga was hilarious, I haven’t laughed so much since FMA. The faithful portrait of an otaku, her obsession, her mind set, her priorities, everything – it was like a documentary. Amazing. The picture of the annoying couple each of us knows – unbelievably realistic. Characters development on spot. Also references to other mangas – purely great. Kae drawing a human transmutation circle under senpai's hospital bed will stay with me forever. As far as the ending goes – the name. It was SO OBVIOUS, yet I would have never thought of it. It perfectly linked the beginning of the story with its end, and it also linked Kae’s hobby with her ability to manage a “real” life. 10/10 would recommend!

I thought the characters were all funny and endearing. What drew me into this manga was I guess all the fangirling the main character did in the first chapter. I found it relatable and so funny. The love interests are adorable and all the banter between the characters I thought were so sweet and cute. It made me go "awwww "in sincerity. Plot wise. I enjoyed it there were times where I was wondering who will she really end up with wth is she thinking. I got angry and sad. Luckily she chose my fave. The ending felt rushed or else I would ofrated it a 10. I most likely will re read as I sped through this in one day. This is a new favorite.

I came to this after watching the anime, which only goes up to about chapter 30~. Let's go by categories and hopefully this will help you figure out whether this is the manga for you! Art: the art is stunning! Everything is well made and draws you in. If art style is important to you, this manga will not disappoint! Characters and Plot: The characters, unfortunately, aren't anything too special. They all can fall into certain categories, but they do have developments that get you more attachedto characters. The fact that the plot is pretty ridiculous can be fun if you don't criticize it too much. I was excited for the second half of the story where Kae(FINALLY) chooses someone to be with, but the pacing is so rushed that the character of the one she ends up with gets mixed. If the story had been slowed down a bit, the last arcs would've fallen way better into place. Overall, this manga can be a fun time, I especially enjoyed Kae as her kindness is heartwarming and her over-consuming love of BL is amusing. Worth a read if you don't want anything serious

Let's start with the cons since it's more fun that way! This story begins with its fair share of fatphobia. Serinuma is an overweight girl who ends up rapidly losing weight, sparking a bunch of guys to suddenly become interested in her. She gains and loses weight on a crazy scale, and this comes up a few times, the first of which has the others forcing her on a diet so she'll become "cute" again. Some of the love interests grow past this (or were never concerned with her weight in the first place) while others don't. So! It's worth noting that if this wouldreally bother you, this may not be the manga for you. The second thing really depends on your tastes! This isn't really a manga that takes itself seriously. It's full of all kinds of ridiculous shoujo cliches. Personally, this manga never gave me that kind of feeling where you're just like... overcome with feeling over their relationship? You know when the couple does something cute and you're just like *clutches chest* "wow I'm dying"? This wasn't that kind of manga. What it does have is a whole bunch of comedy, a lot of really fun characters, and wild ride! The biggest plus imo is that the ending is really, really satisfying. As long as you're going into this hoping for a laugh, not expecting things to make much sense, and just... happy to have fun with it, then you might enjoy this manga c: