The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All 1

気になってる人が男じゃなかった [Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta] #1

by Sumiko Arai, Carina Dallmeier (Translator)

Nirvana sind die geilsten!

Aya Osawa ist Stammkundin eines kleinen, alternativen Plattenladens. Obwohl sie das beliebteste Mädchen in ihrer Klasse ist, stimmt es sie traurig, dass niemand ihre Liebe zur alternativen Musik teilt. Doch in ihrem Plattenladen arbeitet seit Neustem ein hübscher E-Boy mit fantastischem Musikgeschmack, und Aya ist sofort Feuer und Flamme. Was sie nicht Der hübsche E-Boy ist in Wahrheit ihre Klassenkameradin Mitsuki Koga. Und so beginnt die verrückte Liebesgeschichte der beiden Frauen...

Genres: Manga, Romance, Queer, LGBT, Lesbian, Graphic Novels, Yuri

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 19, 2023

Reviews

[paulita · Rating 5 out of 5]

i don't know how many "me and who"'s i got left in me, guys

[ivy · Rating 4 out of 5]

lets go lesbians!!!

[Marureviere · Rating 4 out of 5]

always will be a fan of the genre of girls falling in love with girls to maximize their joint slay

[rory (jess' version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

not me giggling so hard over this THEYRE SO GAY GOOD FOR THEM

[dhar · Rating 5 out of 5]

WELCOME BACK NANA Y HACHI

[fatima · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS IS MY HEARTSTOPPER!
KICKING MY FEET GIGGLING THIS IS THE CUTEST THING EVER!! LETSGOOO SAPPHICS!!

[marr;་༘࿐ · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is going to be my personality for the rest of my life

[Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé]

"I've always been out of sync with the world and I don't mind being left behind."

This was so cute, I can't wait to read the second volume!

[aleksandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

Pretty girls in pretty outfits falling in love? Count me in!!

[reejy · Rating 4 out of 5]

why am i contemplating pre-ordering this and getting it shipped to me from japan when i can BARELY read Japanese?

it's just so cute and fun. i also want every single one of their outfits.

reread: i was thinking about how out of all the books and romances i read this year there were very few i actually enjoyed (or had fun hating -- honestly there were more of those). so, i reread this instead of studying for my exams, still worth purchasing, still cute, still impatiently waiting for every update, still want all of their outfits

[blok sera szwajcarskiego · Rating 4 out of 5]

all hail brat yuri manga

[灰 · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a fellow lesbian, we won guys. WE FREAKING WON LETS GOOOOOOOOOO RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! This yuri has opened up a whole new universe to me and this is the type of romance I love to DEVOUR! The art style is beyond gorgeous, I’m chuckling my shoes off, and THE MUSIC TASTE? combine music and yuri together and I’m sold! BRB, gonna binge ദ്ദി(｡•̀ ,<)~✩‧₊

[gi · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOVE THEM!!!!!!

[Mon · Rating 4 out of 5]

No voy a hacer una reseña extensa porque de los cómics, novelas gráficas y parecidos no me gusta hacerlas, pero quiero explicar mejor mi punto de vista sobre esta obra.

No retiro lo que dije sobre que pienso que es un poquito mamadora a la hora de juzgar los gustos de personas que no escuchan gente muerta, pero quiero que quede claro que, pese a eso, es muy buena.

Como amante de la música reconozco que esta es una buena manera de generar curiosidad hacia aquellas bandas y artistas que hoy en día sirven de inspiración para muchísimos (si te gustan o no, no dice nada sobre tu buen gusto musical); la historia de amor y amistad que surge entre las protagonistas se siente muy natural y fluida. ¿A qué me refiero con "natural"? A que los malos entendidos no son sacados de una alcantarilla, sino que tienen cierto sentido dentro del contexto y no se alargan más de lo necesario y lógico; yo que paso la mayor parte del tiempo vestida como vagabunda y a veces me maquillo y me quito los lentes, puedo comprender que alguien no reconozca a otra persona por el simple hecho de cambiar de look. 👍🏼

Los personajes secundarios son simpáticos, aunque por ahora no hay mucho de ellos. Espero que más adelante pueda conocerlos mejor porque ya saben cuánto amo a los personajes secundarios. Aunque para ser sincera no me quedó claro si habrán otras entregas jajaja Eso es todo.

[Maia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aya is a pretty, popular high school girl whose only unusual trait is her taste in retro western rock and indie music. Her love of this music leads her into a CD shop where she develops a bit of crush on the cute dark haired boy who works behind the counter. Little does she know that this "boy" is one and the same as the girl she sits next too in school! Mitsuki has always marched to the beat of her own drum; she's loved rock, dressed mostly in all black boys clothes, and struggled to find anyone who shares her interests her whole life. I LOVED the art in this comic, and I'm already so hooked on the sweet, nuanced friendship (or more?) between these little alternative teens.

[Salomé · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE WOMEN!!!!

[Ricarda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm 100% the problem here, because stories that revolve around music are apparently just lost on me. The art is very pretty and the girls are cute, though.

[⁀➷ Heisy ˚ ༘✶ ⋆｡˚ · Rating 4 out of 5]

que vivan las lesbianas 😤🏳️‍🌈

[pears ✧ ☽ ☼ ଳ · Rating 5 out of 5]

THEY’RE SO CUTE😭😭😭🫶🫶🫶

[ollie · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I could hear the sound of my beat and someone else’s merging together in perfect sync.”

I’ve finally started the infamous green yuri I’ve seen so many people talk about. Super sweet story set in high school with the message that you can’t always judge someone based on their appearance, and that you should wholeheartedly embrace who you are even if you don’t quite fit with everyone else’s jam. There will always be someone who gets you and will love you as you are.

Aya and Mitsuki’s relationship is just beginning to bloom. I love to see that sexuality isn’t a struggle in this manga. I do love stories that explore the struggles with being gay, but sometimes a lighthearted lesbian story is a breath of fresh air. I’m excited to see how their relationship progresses and how they further bond over their shared love of music.

[alyssa✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE THEM SM

[♥Milica♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my friends loves this one and mentioned it during her last visit, and since we're seeing each other again on Monday (and it's Sapphic September *cough cough*), I thought I should give it a read.

The art style is by far the best part, so is the use of green throughout, and of course the fashion. Rock is my favourite music genre, so I love that they formed a connection through it, but I wish the two of them were a bit more developed beyond their one thing in common.

The story felt disjointed at times, like it wasn't all connected originally and was only put together in the volume without adding extra scenes to have it all make sense. But most of it DOES make sense, so this isn't a huge issue.

There's only three volumes, so even if I didn't like this, I'd still finish the series, but I do so it's all good. Also, the uncle was sending me, he's the funniest character.

[leilabug ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO GOOD IM CRYING SO WORTH THE HYPE

i love being wlw🙏💪

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is actually just really cute wow

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aya’s a fashionable gyaru type, except her taste in music runs to American rock and alternative. The only one who gets it is the guy at the music store, except that would actually be Mitsuki, her withdrawn female classmate who sits beside her…

I’d have to go back through a lot of books to confirm this, so I won’t, but I am still reasonably certain that this is the best first volume of a school-set yuri since Failed Princesses and it’s not even close.

Everything here just works. It’s got a tried and true premise: the fashionable gal and the social outcast start having the feels (shades of Failed Princesses!), except the gal thinks the other girl is the hot dude working at the music store she frequents. Together they make one another better.

For starters, I really love the colour scheme, which adds an omnipresent layer of green amidst the black and white that really makes the incredible artwork pop even harder. Except for Aya’s friend, who appears to have eyebrow eyebrows, there isn’t a page of this that doesn’t look good.

Beyond being a very satisfying yuri, this is a love letter to rock specifically and the bonds that can be formed by sharing music in general. Playlists may have taken over mixtapes these days, but this sort of connection has thrived for decades. These are two people who fit in to varying extents, but aren’t free to be themselves unless music is involved (and even then, Aya gets a lot of pushback from her ‘trendy’ friends).

Yes, you have to accept the notion that Aya can’t figure out that Mizuki is the “guy” at the record store she sees every day, although they do sell this at least more plausibly than Otaku x Punk ever does. Still, it is absolutely one of those conceits that feels like it would collapse in a second and it isn’t as drawn out as it could have been.

Poor Mizuki just wants to keep her head down, but she can’t stop catching feels and her flirt game quietly betrays a side of her she seems to have not quite realized she has. Aya is also grappling with this notion of friendship meaning more than that when the jig is finally up.

The story flows organically and it’s also a lot of fun rather than a full anxiety fest. These are two people coming together because of one thing, but both are hiding aspects of themselves. Aya is just more capable when it comes to fitting in, but both of them lose their chill around one another frequently.

Even the predictable stuff is reasonable because of how it’s presented. I absolutely love the way that Aya finds out about Mizuki, which would be really sweet if it didn’t totally blindside her. And when Aya’s friends start to treat her kind of rough, it’s believable because it’s been signposted for an age.

This is just a crackerjack love story for any gender - Mizuki’s apology late in the volume is a stunner - it just happens to be between two girls. It doesn’t shy away from its yuri side, but it would be strong either way.

Wonderfully expressive, with solid gags and great characters. It uses the music side really well to show what brings these two together and their individual personalities to slowly bring them closer still. To say they’re easy to root for is an understatement.

5 stars - I would be reading the next volume literally this second if it was available. It is simply fantastic from start to finish and doesn’t do a thing wrong in my eyes. Loved it.

[rorysstar · Rating 5 out of 5]

THEY ARE SO CUTE GOD THEY ARE SO SILLY I LOVE THEM SO MUCH 😭😭😭😭

[Breshna · Rating 5 out of 5]

AGJSjfydhdjhSHSH I'd fall in love with Mitsuki too

[Jessi ❤️ H. Vojsk [if villain, why hot?] · Rating 5 out of 5]

The artstyle with the green pages is so amazing, I could look at it all day.
And the story is sooooo cute.

Love it!

[Keiko, the manga enthusiast ♒︎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Feels like a gl version of Horimiya. Nevertheless, it's a breath of fresh air, and I loved every second I'm in this world!! The art style stole my heart, too!! THIS IS JUST SO SO GOOD. I mean, it's my first time reading a gl—and it's this good?! Wow.

[givememycheetos · Rating 5 out of 5]

5🌟🌟
Me voy a tatuar este mangaaaa gaaaaaaaaaaaaa, que hermosas que son dios mioooo😫😫💗