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隣のお姉さんが好き [Tonari no Onee-san ga Suki] #2
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「たーくんに会うのは仕事みたいなものだって言ってるんだよ」 夏休みの始まり。屈託のない顔で佑を傷付ける心愛さん。その真意に気づいた時…佑は…!? 心愛さんを好きになって、少しずつ広がっていく佑の世界。だが、2人の心が決定的に離れてしまう事態に…!? 自分に自信が持てないお姉さん×自分に自信しかない年下男子の年の差不均衡ラブコメ!!
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160 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 20, 2022
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July 16, 2025
I love this story. I love it. And I don’t know why, but I do. No, I lie, I think it is the perfect encapsulation of this sort of young crush on a cool older girl who seems sophisticated while you’re still mostly a kid, but maturing.
It’s crazy that this is from the equally bluntly titled The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses, as I said last time, but I swear the mangaka squeezed every bit of characterization out of that series’ nonsense set-up to make these characters instead.
Tasuku’s continued growth in this volume is fantastic. After how cringe he was, not to mention the amount he overstepped, it was very satisfying to see him recognize what a butt he had been and apologize for it while trying to do better.
And it was also incredibly realistic, given his age, that this resolve to do better goes right out the window the second somebody offers a chance to spend time with Shia. Efforts are not always successful on the first go, just like real life.
He’s a well-meaning pest who wants to hang with the bigger kids and, in this scenario, that happens to be a teenage girl he’s convinced he’s in love with. And he’s well aware that Shia doesn’t see him like that, but Tasuku keeps trying to relate to her.
For her part, Shia remains a picture of self-loathing who can’t see anything good about herself. If this does go the expected route, it’s set up pretty well, honestly, since Tasuku is very quick to point out Shia’s good points, even if she doesn’t believe in them.
Which makes their relationship especially complicated in the good, interesting way. Tasuku is trying his best, but he’s a kid, sometimes he does dumb kid things. Shia is occasionally fed up with him, she says some pretty harsh stuff this time, but also really enjoys his company at points.
A lot of the movies this volume revolve around the MCU and Tasuku’s ongoing rivalry with Tom Holland not only deepens but expands to drag in other actors. It’s one of my favourite parts of the story.
While it isn’t hilarious, I do think this has an incredibly wry sense of humour to it that makes it especially fun. It’s not always reaching for the huge gags and doesn’t need to. Tasuku’s lazy misery of a sister is not exaggerated, for example, she’s just the perfect pain in the butt family member.
Another thing I like about this is that it’s setting up a perfectly good off ramp that sees Tasuku realizing he’s only infatuated with Shia and seeing the very obviously fond of him Mochizuki, who just happens to be Tasuku’s age.
That also leaves Shia free to explore Tasuku’s older brother, Tsumugu, who she gets along with amazingly well. And may, or may not, have a crush on. There’s a lot about Shia that remains mysterious. Shia is sometimes older than him in a numerical sense.
Now, will it go that way? Doubt it; I don’t see this necessarily veering off manga standard execution that much, but it’s definitely in the background as a potential source of friction or an alternative denouement.
Tasuku is annoying sometimes, just like a kid his age would be. Shia is such a typical teenage girl too. But the way it frames their relationship really clicks for me and I am finding this very compelling stuff. The way that Shia is trying really hard to not lead Tasuku on is great, even if she can’t help being nice at times.
I’m also genuinely impressed that the way Shia is drawn puts her in a good light, but also isn’t exploitative at all. Normally in this sort of series she’d be posed all over creation, but that’s almost never the case here (the amount of restraint in that beach chapter is something else).
5 stars - you should take points off if you find young teenage males annoying, but I think this story is exceptionally well realized with regards to what it’s trying to portray. It has some of the best characterization of junior high I’ve read in ages and that realism makes it a blast to read.
It’s crazy that this is from the equally bluntly titled The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses, as I said last time, but I swear the mangaka squeezed every bit of characterization out of that series’ nonsense set-up to make these characters instead.
Tasuku’s continued growth in this volume is fantastic. After how cringe he was, not to mention the amount he overstepped, it was very satisfying to see him recognize what a butt he had been and apologize for it while trying to do better.
And it was also incredibly realistic, given his age, that this resolve to do better goes right out the window the second somebody offers a chance to spend time with Shia. Efforts are not always successful on the first go, just like real life.
He’s a well-meaning pest who wants to hang with the bigger kids and, in this scenario, that happens to be a teenage girl he’s convinced he’s in love with. And he’s well aware that Shia doesn’t see him like that, but Tasuku keeps trying to relate to her.
For her part, Shia remains a picture of self-loathing who can’t see anything good about herself. If this does go the expected route, it’s set up pretty well, honestly, since Tasuku is very quick to point out Shia’s good points, even if she doesn’t believe in them.
Which makes their relationship especially complicated in the good, interesting way. Tasuku is trying his best, but he’s a kid, sometimes he does dumb kid things. Shia is occasionally fed up with him, she says some pretty harsh stuff this time, but also really enjoys his company at points.
A lot of the movies this volume revolve around the MCU and Tasuku’s ongoing rivalry with Tom Holland not only deepens but expands to drag in other actors. It’s one of my favourite parts of the story.
While it isn’t hilarious, I do think this has an incredibly wry sense of humour to it that makes it especially fun. It’s not always reaching for the huge gags and doesn’t need to. Tasuku’s lazy misery of a sister is not exaggerated, for example, she’s just the perfect pain in the butt family member.
Another thing I like about this is that it’s setting up a perfectly good off ramp that sees Tasuku realizing he’s only infatuated with Shia and seeing the very obviously fond of him Mochizuki, who just happens to be Tasuku’s age.
That also leaves Shia free to explore Tasuku’s older brother, Tsumugu, who she gets along with amazingly well. And may, or may not, have a crush on. There’s a lot about Shia that remains mysterious. Shia is sometimes older than him in a numerical sense.
Now, will it go that way? Doubt it; I don’t see this necessarily veering off manga standard execution that much, but it’s definitely in the background as a potential source of friction or an alternative denouement.
Tasuku is annoying sometimes, just like a kid his age would be. Shia is such a typical teenage girl too. But the way it frames their relationship really clicks for me and I am finding this very compelling stuff. The way that Shia is trying really hard to not lead Tasuku on is great, even if she can’t help being nice at times.
I’m also genuinely impressed that the way Shia is drawn puts her in a good light, but also isn’t exploitative at all. Normally in this sort of series she’d be posed all over creation, but that’s almost never the case here (the amount of restraint in that beach chapter is something else).
5 stars - you should take points off if you find young teenage males annoying, but I think this story is exceptionally well realized with regards to what it’s trying to portray. It has some of the best characterization of junior high I’ve read in ages and that realism makes it a blast to read.
July 20, 2025
I don't think I will ever get tired of this story. The questions, exploration of another person's aspects, to the bonding from mutual likes, just really accentuate coming of age experience. So much fun.
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