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If I can split this manga in half and give different ratings to each, I'd give the first half an 8 and the second a 4. Nanoka no Kare has both the high-high and low-low points on its plot. My fair warning to you who'd like to finish this manga: prepare for bad writing on the second half. This is my first ever review, so please forgive me if it's not up to par. Story: Nanoka no Kare has an interesting premise, it's a story about a girl trying to move on from her past unhealthy relationship. The first half is absolutely wonderful to be read, to the pointI reread it multiple times, who knows how much. The romance pace is light, believable, with both Nanoka and Hayata trying their best to better themselves from their past mistakes. I also love the way that abusive relationship is portrayed here not as something romantic but as a horrible thing instead. The manga has cliche moments, yes, but I didn't find them cringy when I read them. They gave me light and fluffy feels instead, so cute that I squealed everytime I reread the scenes. The angst scenes actually are the parts I reread the most on the first half. There are also some misunderstanding and dumb moments, but I didn't find them frustrating and I still enjoy reading those because they move forward the plot and give developments for the included characters, up to the end of the first half (41 chapters/7 volumes which lucky for you finally they're all scanlated now). It's totally okay if you wanna stop here. Better instead, I really wish I've known the end before, but alas I read it while it was still ongoing soo, yeah. Unlucky me stucked with reading it. Now onto the second half of the manga, the one which is so bad it gives PTSD to the readers considering to read the author's next work, where do I begin the rant? Hmm, how about how unnecessary it was? The first part is already nicely concluded, there's no need for a second half at all unless it's to show how Nanoka and Hayata's relationship progress and maybe to give Takato some nice development because he's being such an emotionally constipated person throughout the first half. If written nicely it can be a great plot too, there are other manga who has done something like this successfully. But unfortunately it's not the case here. It's just a downhill of a plot starting from chapter 42. Dramas piled on top each other, bad cliches with unsatisfactory results, regression of character development too. Also that new character? Totally put in just for THE drama, annoying af, not even a good villain, only being used as a foil. Also the ending? Totally abrupt, I didn't feel satisfied reading it. Hayata is my only saving grace on the second half, I only managed to finish it because of him. MINOR SPOILERS HERE TILL THE END OF THIS SEGMENT for those who are concerned about the supposed sex scenes between two spesific characters, they didn't do it. They almost but he saw her "past" self so he stopped. Just putting this here because I've been asked so many times by people who wanna know if it really happens or not. In fact that's the main reason I write this review. Art: ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! The one point almost every reader agrees on. It's so clean and neat right from the very first chapter, also every emotions are expressed well even from quiet characters like our protagonists. All the details to clothes and backgrounds are wonderful. I can't ask for more. Character: Hhhh, where do I begin? First half's Nanoka's characterization is so good I really enjoyed everything from her POV. Whenever she speaks up for herself or her friends, I feel like a proud mom. And I also like how she still tries to defend herself even if she's weaker. But the second half ruined every Nanoka's character developments from the first half. Her decisions on the second half are so bad they actually regressed her character lower beyond her starting point on chapter 1. Also every bad traits she has fixed on the first half are back. I can't even feel happy or bad for her at the end. First half's Takato is so emotionally constipated in a bad way, also he's so harsh and rude I really dislike him. I get it that he's trying to change but he forced himself on Nanoka too much it's annoying. It's a wonder he still even has a friend (bless Kensuke though). Takato's character was probably intended to be redeemed on the second half. Yet every choice he made is still questionable at best like in the first half. His "redemption" is only at the very end of the manga, and only on that one scene. Hayata's the only one who makes me happy reading his progression from the start till finish. The first half has him facing his bad traits, like cowardice and jealousy. He's aware those are bad traits too, I really enjoyed reading his development here. My heart screamed when he was feeling so down and Nanoka got to save him (eventhough the method is questionable, a hug would be preferable, thank you). While I feel so sorry for him throughout the second half, I still question one of his actions on it, but I do understand his reasoning for that, it's still believable since he thought he'd never come back at all. At least he's still a nice one to be read till the end. The side characters are all nice, I actually like both Nanoka's friends and Takato's friend slash Hayata's senpai, they help moving the plot sometimes, like Yuuko and Kensuke during the first half, but especially Chii-chan during the second part where everything is such a pain. Gish, Chii-chan is my spirit animal during second half. They also have nice character developments, Yuuko and Chii-chan. That new character on the second half?? I absolutely detest him, even after his motivation and background were revealed. Self-centered, manipulative, arrogant, troublemaker, what's good about him? He's not even a good villain. Nil from me. Enjoyment: I really enjoyed the first part that I wish the manga would just stop at chapter 41 because that way I can happily recommend Nanoka no Kare for anyone searching for a good shoujo. But alas, the second part happened and ruined it. Sad. But whatever happened, Hayata's still a good boy I love him so much please protect him.
When Nanoka was in middle school, she got her first confession. Feeling that the boy really liked her, she started dating him. Only to find out later that he only used her to show off in front of his friends. Betrayed, Nanoka is now in high school and hesitates getting into another relationship. Though a chance encounter with a stranger's breakup in a fast food restaurant soon changes her mind. Both her and the stranger were betrayed in their first relationships...and this brings up a different feeling in her heart. After seeing the stranger again in the streets, she makes her first confession with him. Only to find out that they are from two different worlds. (Source: Chibi Manga)
Honestly this is an appalling manga to me, and it being so bad came as a surprise since Ai ga Shinu no wa Kimi no Sei, another work by the same authors, was one of the most thrilling sci-fi shoujos I've read lately. I wish I could give it a 1 star rating, but there's a salvageable bit at the beginning: the sweet relationship between Hayate and Nanoka, who are both experiencing their first love, feels refreshing and innocent. At the beginning of the manga, it seems the only major problems you could come across are usual shojo issues like miscommunication and a love rival.The start was, so you could say, very typical and inoffensive. However, the authors quickly decided to throw every cliche in the book into the mix, probably hoping to have a serious and engaging story, which never even happened. In the end, I believe the only thing they've achieved is writing the scariest, most criminal and disturbed male characters in psychological shojo, but even that comes as a price since theyre never even realistic or addressed as such, just creepy. All characters have unfathomable flaws: the female lead feels like a concoction of the most random tropes and despite making a whole deal of her feelings, never really arrives at saying or doing anything of them at all, she's just plainly indecisive of everything, the male lead is the most unrealistic, idealized version of a middle schooler you will ever see, and we never even get to see what his personality is supposed to be like cause all he does and feels is in response to the fl being hard headed and uncommunicative, the 2nd ml is a downright psycho, an assaulter and an obsessive creep that goes back and forth between his delusions, whenever it seems he's about to see the reality that he's two steps close to deserving a restraining order, he goes back to being the worst man on earth; at some point we are trust with a random villain that's the embodiment of cliche mentally ill psycho and it's so nonsensical it would make any run of the mill shonen author pale in comparison, lastly the friends are possibly one of the worst aspects since not only are they plain, boring and one dimensional, they are also as indecisive as the protagonists, you wonder 100% of times whether they want to help their "friends" or are just there as agents to ensure the crazy behavior keeps going. Overall it's nonsensical, indecisive and unstable writing, where clearly the authors didn't know what they were initially aiming for and so it made it easier when the time to add and add random, badly executed plot twists to extend the publication came. All in all, you could read this if you want, but honestly, if what you're searching for is something unserious and uncomplicated to pass the time, there's better works; if what you want is a love triangle, a first love story, an amnesia plot, even a "older girl younger boy" manga, there's PLENTY other works; and if what you're looking for is a psychological work with stalkers, abuse and yandere characters, there's also way better works! In the end, there's really no good reason for anyone to read this particular work, since there's not a single point that didn't make this a waste of time.
I remember reading this manga back when it had started and I immediately got into it due to the amazing art for that time. I did keep up with it for some years only to lose interest due to unable to keep up with the happenings in it. Yesterday I picked it up again by chance to see how it ended and so I read from the start. And well Iâm still sorting my feelings out regarding this one. A part of me wants to scream and complain how bad it was and how I wasted my time but at the same time a part ofme enjoyed the whole toxic drama it had to offer. I mean if it were just a usual love triangle trope it wouldâve been both predictable as well as boring after a point. This will definitely make you pull out your hair especially after the second half because it just literally gets in your nerves I swear to god. But at the same time I donât want to outrightly discard this as a badly written piece because it was written pretty well for what it was trying to portray. Kudos to the mangaka for being able to portray the flavour of toxic obsessive love because I could feel the pressure from the panelsâŠbut my dislike probably overweighs the goods of this plot and hence Iâll give it a 5⊠The characters werenât likeable at allâŠ.it made me think that what do I expect since theyâre 15-16 but still man their actions sometimes werenât even their age so you canât save that behaviour anymoreâŠ.and there were some parts I absolutely didnât understand nor see the point too. As for the ending well it was frustrating to the point that was all of this for naughtâŠ.well whatever. Honestly, I would only recommend you to read it if you like me just want to read various stories or that like such types of stories which offer a change of pace from the general plots. I donât think I would want to read it again ever. So itâs up to youâŠ
I binge read Nanoka no Kare and I deeply regret it. So much that I am compelled to post here about how bad it is. I have consumed over 1500 anime/manga/manhwa and I can confidently say this is the first 1/10. It is one of the most nonsensical plots I've ever read. So many forced scenarios, illogical events, inconsistent characters, and a truly meaningless theme/ending. Maybe one of the most egregious things it does is try to redeem truly irredeemable characters SEVERAL TIMES. Even AFTER the wrongdoers have reflected, acknowledged, and try to grow from their past, they take 10 steps backwards and repeat the mistake again.This happens several times and is in fact the only plot to ever occur in all 84 chapters. ALL of the characters are just plain awful people. FL is a coward to the end who will always run from her problems. ML lacks any courage and responsibility. Ex-boyfriend is scum of the earth who deserves no sympathy for any of their actions. FL's friends truly do not care for FL, what's best for her, are self-centered, insensitive, lacks empathy, and are awful all around. Villain's character is just a spiteful psychopath who doesn't want anyone to be happy even if there's no reason to pick on the leads; that's not me embellishing it, that's how the author wrote them which just makes them uninteresting. It is appalling the villain is even on the cover and is considered by the author as a potential love interest. The ending volume is dreadful. The main plot point invalidates EVERYTHING that occurred before it. If there was a theme, it would have to be "you were at fault for not trying hard enough to understand the other party; you would've gotten along great" which is absurd to say to someone who forced sexual contact, attempted double suicide, manipulation, and mental trauma onto the FL. Oh but it's ok, because he loved her. Everything's justifiable as long as it's obsessive love. And there is no apology for ANYTHING that occurred, not by villain, not by ex, not by ANYONE. No one has any regret or reflection despite making the wrong choice every time. I have to wonder why the author would write a pairing they so clearly hated. What made the author give up on their outlook on life. What hurt the author that made them hate romance. There is no romance. There is no love. There is no salvation. There is only insanity. 1/10.
