What do you think?
Rate this book
可愛いだけじゃない式守さん [Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san] #16
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie Vol. 16
The last summer of high school is nearly here, and all anyone can talk about is what they're going to do after graduation. It seems like everyone has a dream-everyone but Izumi-kun! But after he goes to Inuzuka-kun for advice, he gets the feeling his best friend is hiding something...
162 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 9, 2022
3 people are currently reading
80 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews
May 12, 2025
Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie, Vol. 16 (My Kindle Review)
Izumi ponders on his future after high school and wonders why Inuzuka is acting distant lately. He decides to find out himself and learns that Inuzuka wants to travel after high school while we learn of how they became friends and promise to keep their friendship tight, even if they’re far away. We also get to see a needier and feisty side of Shikimori’s when she craves her boyfriend’s attention. A (100%/Outstanding)
Izumi ponders on his future after high school and wonders why Inuzuka is acting distant lately. He decides to find out himself and learns that Inuzuka wants to travel after high school while we learn of how they became friends and promise to keep their friendship tight, even if they’re far away. We also get to see a needier and feisty side of Shikimori’s when she craves her boyfriend’s attention. A (100%/Outstanding)
April 22, 2024
Izumi and Inuzuka have been friends for ages, so when something seems to be up with Inuzuka, well, that needs investigating. Which is very thoughtful, except that Izumi is completely ignoring Shikimori to sort all this out…
As I’ve frequently said, the best days of this series are behind it, but that doesn’t mean it can’t still be good. And, more than has been the case of late, this is a pretty solid volume with no notes.
A lot of this revolves around Inuzaka, who has been a lot more aloof than most of the characters in this series. In a move that really works, this turns out to have been just the way he is and I like that Inuzaka simply happens to be a bit of a loner sometimes.
Still, Izumi can tell that something is up and he doesn’t want his friend to feel he can’t open up, but he doesn’t want to force it out of him if he’s not comfortable. There’s a nice balance of trying to be a friend, but not pushy at the same time.
Naturally the big reveal does come and it’s largely about the anxiety of how doing your own thing means being separated from the people you have grown up with. It’s amazing the connections you can form just by being honest with one another and this is fairly sweet, making the most of our time with these characters.
This sidelines Shikimori into the role of criminally neglected comic relief for the volume, as she has her Izumi time disrupted and gets more and more pouty as a result. It reminded me a little of how Hori got in the later volumes of Horimiya, but without the intense betrayal of character. This is just some plain old jealousy.
And while she might forgive Izumi, Shikimori sure has an issue with Inuzaka that turns into a rumble on the table tennis court of all things. You can tell how hilariously therapeutic this is for Shikimori and I especially enjoyed her low growls when Izumi cheers Inuzaka on.
The rest of the volume is our lead couple trying to find their normal again, and I do love how incredibly hormonal Shikimori gets. Some of her moves here are just shy of killing poor Izumi and that’s to say nothing of her nearly doing the same to Nekozaki later on.
Our last story looks to be another poke at Izumi’s disastrous luck, but this time it does feel like him being more inside his head than usual (although who can blame him). We’ll see how it shakes out, but it starts off strong with some fairly amusing physical trauma.
Oh, and the tankobon bonus chapter brings back the new girl from last time as she and Hachimitsu try to keep Shikimori from coming unglued during the whole Inuzaka thing. Mostly a joke about stress eating, there’s just something about the sight of those potato chips at the end that nearly had me barking out loud.
Sentiment, but without being as preachy as recent volumes, makes this a strong story. There is a certain comfort to hanging out with a cast you’ve followed this long and having them continue to be worth following. This is definitely a nice treatise on friendship with some fun flirting to boot.
4 stars - no complaints, really, and closer to the Shikimori that really works for me as opposed to the version of the series that is just okay. A solid later volume.
As I’ve frequently said, the best days of this series are behind it, but that doesn’t mean it can’t still be good. And, more than has been the case of late, this is a pretty solid volume with no notes.
A lot of this revolves around Inuzaka, who has been a lot more aloof than most of the characters in this series. In a move that really works, this turns out to have been just the way he is and I like that Inuzaka simply happens to be a bit of a loner sometimes.
Still, Izumi can tell that something is up and he doesn’t want his friend to feel he can’t open up, but he doesn’t want to force it out of him if he’s not comfortable. There’s a nice balance of trying to be a friend, but not pushy at the same time.
Naturally the big reveal does come and it’s largely about the anxiety of how doing your own thing means being separated from the people you have grown up with. It’s amazing the connections you can form just by being honest with one another and this is fairly sweet, making the most of our time with these characters.
This sidelines Shikimori into the role of criminally neglected comic relief for the volume, as she has her Izumi time disrupted and gets more and more pouty as a result. It reminded me a little of how Hori got in the later volumes of Horimiya, but without the intense betrayal of character. This is just some plain old jealousy.
And while she might forgive Izumi, Shikimori sure has an issue with Inuzaka that turns into a rumble on the table tennis court of all things. You can tell how hilariously therapeutic this is for Shikimori and I especially enjoyed her low growls when Izumi cheers Inuzaka on.
The rest of the volume is our lead couple trying to find their normal again, and I do love how incredibly hormonal Shikimori gets. Some of her moves here are just shy of killing poor Izumi and that’s to say nothing of her nearly doing the same to Nekozaki later on.
Our last story looks to be another poke at Izumi’s disastrous luck, but this time it does feel like him being more inside his head than usual (although who can blame him). We’ll see how it shakes out, but it starts off strong with some fairly amusing physical trauma.
Oh, and the tankobon bonus chapter brings back the new girl from last time as she and Hachimitsu try to keep Shikimori from coming unglued during the whole Inuzaka thing. Mostly a joke about stress eating, there’s just something about the sight of those potato chips at the end that nearly had me barking out loud.
Sentiment, but without being as preachy as recent volumes, makes this a strong story. There is a certain comfort to hanging out with a cast you’ve followed this long and having them continue to be worth following. This is definitely a nice treatise on friendship with some fun flirting to boot.
4 stars - no complaints, really, and closer to the Shikimori that really works for me as opposed to the version of the series that is just okay. A solid later volume.
May 26, 2024
My comfort manga series. 💕
April 9, 2024
the kids are growing up :') also we get some really sweet moments between izumi and inuzuka...really nice to see emphasis on emotions and true friendship. no toxic masculinity for these two!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 12, 2024
That last panel is really sad, but I hope it all works out!
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews