Sonna Me de Mitekure

"I'm quite surprised you've lived this long without being stabbed." - Chikamatsu-sensei This adequately portrays the social skills of our main character. If you're looking for a good, short comedy, then look no further! Now, if BL's not your cup of tea, that’s fine, but this isn't a yaoi or shounen ai. Well, technically it is a shounen ai (meaning platonic guyXguy relationship), but that's like calling "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" a romance because one of the main characters happens to have feelings for another of the main characters—it's just an extremely small part of a totally unrelated plot. Story: 8 (Very Good) Well, perhaps "Higurashi no NakuKoro ni" is too extreme a comparison, since the main focus of this manga IS on love, or rather, making a fool out of yourself for love. The popular Mikado Yamato is used to his easygoing life of adoration from his peers, but everything changes when Yamato experiences this strange sensation: upon seeing an attractive first year, his heart begins to flutter. Whatever could this strange feeling be? At the suggestion of one of his servants, Yamato attempts to court his kouhai, Haru Nezaki, with little success. I don't care if you aren’t into guy/guy stories or whatever; despite the focus of the manga being romance, their relationship isn't really the focus of the story. It might as well be a girl Yamato is courting; it doesn't matter. You're not even hoping they'll end up together or not; you just continue reading, wondering how much the MC can screw up until he reaches the point of no return. Art: 9 (Great) The artwork is great and goes into super-cartoonish-mode and super-detailed-mode when necessary, creating some hilarious scenes. Character: 5 (Mediocre) The characters are fairly stereotypical, to be honest, and I've seen these types plenty of times before. Mikado Yamato is your typical narcissistic ikemen—class president, good looking, and rich to boot. "Women's bodies will tremble with delight upon seeing [him]" (there are women literally frothing at the mouth at the sight of him), and "men will silently offer up their behinds to [him] as [he passes] by." Meanwhile, we have Haru Nezaki, a shy first year to whom Mikado has taken a liking. However, there's a lot more to Haru than meets the eye, and Mikado is determined to get closer to Haru. His actual plans, however, not so great. Enjoyment: 9 (Great) I got surgery a few days ago to remove my wisdom teeth, and I swear the stitches are going to break from my smiling so much. I have actually shed tears from laughing so hard. This manga is HILARIOUS. Overall: 9 (Great) Despite all of the clichés and the seemingly simple plot, this manga is extremely enjoyable and absolutely hilarious. I'll say it again: it doesn't matter if you're not into guy/guy stories, because the relationship is really not what this story is about. It's about following our main character and watching him screw up for our own amusement, and it definitely succeeds in doing so.