ラブロマ 5

Love Roma #5

by Minoru Toyoda, とよ田みのる

いたってフツーな女子高生・根岸(ネギシ)は、ある日突然、大勢の人がいる教室で同級生の星野(ホシノ)に告白される!!　独特な星野のペースに巻き込まれ、とりあえず一緒に帰ることになった根岸は……。　――星野くんと根岸さんの青春“直球”ラブコメディ!!

Genres: Manga, Seinen, Graphic Novels, Comics

180 pages, Paperback

First published December 22, 2005

About the author

Name (in native Japanese): とよ田みのる

Reviews

[-moonprismpower- · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t care for the writing letters to get closer to each other’s heart thing. It was super cringe and kind of annoying. To be honest, Negishi probably would’ve been more “ready” for sex if they would’ve been more affectionate beforehand. But it’s like early 2000s and it’s Japan. So I guess that’s just how it was… Also, I HATED the ending. Hoshino is seriously going away and they might have to do long distance??! OF COURSE! This is an annoying trope in stories with high school relationships… “We‘ll be stronger in the end and when we are apart, we will become be worthy of each other!” BLAHHHH I HATE THAT!!! You’re already “worthy” of each other because YOU CHOSE EACH OTHER DUH. And your relationship can also flourish TOGETHER. No need for distance. End rant LOL

Overall thoughts on this series:
I give it a 3/5 stars!

It started strong! The story was strongest in the beginning. The humor and crazy antics were great.
Then it started getting stale at volume 3 and on. Honestly, there’s only 1 or 2 moments I really enjoyed in the last two volumes…
This is definitely a shonen rom/com, so I wasn’t expecting shojo romance at all. It was cute sometimes but then it was boring most of the time, especially near the end. The jokes were dying and the characters didn’t really “grow” in any way. Obviously, the main characters changed each other in ways but it was nothing drastic. I’m glad it was only 5 volumes, because I couldn’t take much more.
It’s a fun story for some laughs and maybe some nostalgia for your own high school days… It’s definitely not a change your life kind of story.

[Brad · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was disappointed when I saw on the first page that this was the last volume of Love Roma. I was hoping that future volumes just hadn’t been translated yet. But, alas, it’s over, and Love Roma ended somewhat well. It finally “earned” its 16+ rating, as Hoshino and Negichi had sex—that’s what the first 4 issues of the book were all about. After that story (which worked well), the final stories were a bit of a letdown. The storytelling made a bit less sense (I’m not the best reader of manga, though), and the uncertain ending left me a bit disappointed.

[Emilia P · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really love Love Roma.
This book tackled the hardest part of the high school relationship: the end of high school.
Oh, and also the whole sex thing.

Which they handled very well, considering how tender and tentative the whole story is, they had to play that the same way they played everything else: some yelling, some embarrassment, some breaking things, and eventually things work out.

Then school ends.
I think these crazy kids just might make it though.
And I couldn't be happier. Or miss them more.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the last volume of this very warm and sweet series. I enjoyed all the volumes.

[Timothy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The conclusion to a slice of life high school series about what it means to be in love, in a relationship, and in high school.

[R · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very disappointing. The cover is totally misleading and there are inappropriate illustrations that shocked me. What a crappy way to end a fun series.