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絶対にときめいてはいけない！[Zettai ni Tokimeite wa Ikenai!] #1
絶対にときめいてはいけない！ 1
「俺の姉ちゃん泣かすなよ。」…って、こんな弟に守られたら絶対ときめいちゃう!? 累計120万部突破（電子含む）『私たちには壁がある。』の築島治、待望の最新作は義理のきょうだいの一つ屋根の下ラブストーリー！ 親の再婚で「弟」ができると喜んでいた高1の西山さくら。でも弟は同い年の男の子・楓だった。最初はぶっきらぼうな態度の楓を苦手に感じたけど、いつも自分を助けてくれる楓の優しさに気づいていき……!?
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September 9, 2020
[Please begin by imagining any one of my many rails against pseudo-incest tropes, then take a shot for the Shojo Manga Reviewer Drinking Game]
Sometimes common sense takes a back seat to the allure of a shiny, brand new, manga, its ‘Volume 1’ just chock full of infinite promise and possibility.
Then you open the cover.
To be fair, ‘have your incest and eat it too’ storylines are rampant in shojo manga, but typically reserved for hopeless rivals. So it’s not quite the same here, but it might be worse.
Sakura gets completely rejected by her crush and it turns out that her utter embarrassment was seen by a guy she doesn’t recognize. She resolves to put it all behind her.
Oh, is she off to meet her new “little brother” she’s never met or seen because in this dimension cameras were apparently only invented last week and also the courtship period between remarrying adults rivals that of the mayfly?
I bet those two preceding paragraphs have no connection to one another.
This is like the warmed up leftovers of better series’ work. Sakura and Kaede get to know one another and bicker then help one another then end up seeing and touching what they shouldn’t. It’s a mess of story tropes wrapped in an unappealing package.
They appear to be setting up the guy who turned Sakura down as the rival and if that happens it will drag this down even further - he is unaccountably mean to her later for no good reason, then waits months to apologize. He is a chump who warrants no further discussion.
Characterization is basically nothing. There’s a large cast but only Sakura’s friend has any traction. Sakura likes to cook. There you go. And Kaede likes to walk around with his shirt off because it’s that type of book and it lets Sakura lose her crap more.
If you want to read a version of this type of story I can actually tolerate, ‘Love Me, Love Me Not’ fits the bill. It also benefits from having a stronger mangaka behind it (art-wise, Kaede’s neck frequently looks like it’s plotting a takeover of his head).
So if you can cope with this particular trope, you might have some hope for this mope and her dope as they fumble and grope (will they try to elope?), but I gave them the rope and in the end I say nope.
Sometimes common sense takes a back seat to the allure of a shiny, brand new, manga, its ‘Volume 1’ just chock full of infinite promise and possibility.
Then you open the cover.
To be fair, ‘have your incest and eat it too’ storylines are rampant in shojo manga, but typically reserved for hopeless rivals. So it’s not quite the same here, but it might be worse.
Sakura gets completely rejected by her crush and it turns out that her utter embarrassment was seen by a guy she doesn’t recognize. She resolves to put it all behind her.
Oh, is she off to meet her new “little brother” she’s never met or seen because in this dimension cameras were apparently only invented last week and also the courtship period between remarrying adults rivals that of the mayfly?
I bet those two preceding paragraphs have no connection to one another.
This is like the warmed up leftovers of better series’ work. Sakura and Kaede get to know one another and bicker then help one another then end up seeing and touching what they shouldn’t. It’s a mess of story tropes wrapped in an unappealing package.
They appear to be setting up the guy who turned Sakura down as the rival and if that happens it will drag this down even further - he is unaccountably mean to her later for no good reason, then waits months to apologize. He is a chump who warrants no further discussion.
Characterization is basically nothing. There’s a large cast but only Sakura’s friend has any traction. Sakura likes to cook. There you go. And Kaede likes to walk around with his shirt off because it’s that type of book and it lets Sakura lose her crap more.
If you want to read a version of this type of story I can actually tolerate, ‘Love Me, Love Me Not’ fits the bill. It also benefits from having a stronger mangaka behind it (art-wise, Kaede’s neck frequently looks like it’s plotting a takeover of his head).
So if you can cope with this particular trope, you might have some hope for this mope and her dope as they fumble and grope (will they try to elope?), but I gave them the rope and in the end I say nope.
January 16, 2021
I could not STAND the heroine - 30 pages in and I wanted to muzzle her.
July 29, 2023
Stereotypical “we’re step siblings, so it’s only QUASI-taboo” high school love-drama. MC H hides his feelings behind a calm facade and MC h is an over-reactive idiot. Sadly, I binge-bought the next eight volumes, so will be continuing on. At least they should be quick reads.
3, it gets an extra star in the hope the next volumes get better, stars.
3, it gets an extra star in the hope the next volumes get better, stars.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 9, 2021
But why though.
Maybe it's a cultural thing, but the way Sakura instantly accepts Kaede as her brother and then is all OMG can't fall in love with my brother is weird. They're teenagers who just met. Why would they automatically fall into sibling roles?
And this could have been fixed by going that she doesn't want to fall in love with him because they live together and it'd be weird if they broke up. That would make perfect sense. But no, she jumps to that's my little brother.
No, he really isn't.
Idiot.
Maybe it's a cultural thing, but the way Sakura instantly accepts Kaede as her brother and then is all OMG can't fall in love with my brother is weird. They're teenagers who just met. Why would they automatically fall into sibling roles?
And this could have been fixed by going that she doesn't want to fall in love with him because they live together and it'd be weird if they broke up. That would make perfect sense. But no, she jumps to that's my little brother.
No, he really isn't.
Idiot.
October 3, 2020
2020 Read #614
This is a very near 2-star read for me, but I did really like the relationship growing between Sakura and Kaede. As a step-sibling relationship series, though, there’s not much new ground tread here.
This is a very near 2-star read for me, but I did really like the relationship growing between Sakura and Kaede. As a step-sibling relationship series, though, there’s not much new ground tread here.
January 3, 2021
4.5 stars.
Very cute
Very cute
November 8, 2020
When I started reading manga, one of the strangest recurring concepts for me was the idea that single parents would get married without introducing their kids to their partner — and their kids, if they had them.
Example: Sakura is looking forward to meeting her new stepfather and little brother. But “little” turns out to mean “a few days younger and physically bigger”. Not only that, it’s the guy who witnessed her being rejected by her crush, Hatano. The two squabble as Sakura protests this new arrangement, and it gets even worse when he accidentally sees her naked. Then her humiliation gets dialed up to another level when Hatano accuses Sakura of being a stalker. Fortunately, Kaede comes and clears the misunderstanding, and it seems like the stepsiblings are finally off on the right foot.
Getting used to having men in the household eventually turns into getting used to having your crush in the household. Not that Sakura is fully ready to admit her feelings by the end of this first volume of We Must Never Fall in Love!, as she first tries to be a good big sister. But between her own natural bad luck and Kaede’s blunt-but-kind personality, Sakura keeps freaking out even over simple gestures like passing a ketchup bottle…which usually leads to even more embarrassing incidents that start the whole loop over again.
So Sakura is often hapless here, and author Tsukishima does force Sakura to be an incredible ditz at times (forgetting she’s been in the bath for two hours and then fainting right in the middle of a conversation). Regarding Kaede, it’s at least somewhat understandable regarding her panic; she’s living with two male strangers now who have their own habits and preferences. Kaede, for instance, likes to be shirtless at home. But still, things like Sakura asking a male classmate to pose for shirtless pictures at her house because she’s too awkward to fulfill her friend’s request for a pic of Kaede? Even though Mori had no problem with this, this goes beyond innocent maiden territory into bizarre.
Kaede sees less of an issue suddenly having a sister, and he finds her reactions interesting. After seeing how, quote, “self-destructive” she is, Kaede thinks of himself as his sister’s keeper. But some of his behaviors are less like a brother or friend and more like someone romantically interested in Sakura. He steers her away from Hatano at school, and he ups the act when they both accidentally end up on the same group date. Readers can see Kaede shaken at times in his own way, and I think a lot of readers will like him. He doesn’t quite fall into the mischievous category nor the super sweet, but he’s a good mix of the two. He pairs well with Sakura, especially with their shared interest in cooking.
The manga has some of the usual exaggerated and/or coincidental situations (the whole stepsibling thing), but there’s still a down-to-earth atmosphere about it. It reminds me a little of Waiting for Spring in that way. Art-wise, though, it’s closer to something like Atsumori-kun’s Bride-to-Be. They’re all Dessert manga like many of Kodansha Comics’ other shoujo offerings, so it’s a natural fit to their lineup.
The next volume promises to include more of Hatano, who regrets rushing to judgment about Sakura. While Sakura is not moping around anymore, Kaede doesn’t want to see her hurt again. Stepsibling romances aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, so Sakura and Kaede’s story will not be of interest to all manga readers. But for those willing to give We Must Never Fall in Love! a try, this is one romance to keep an eye on.
- Krystallina
Example: Sakura is looking forward to meeting her new stepfather and little brother. But “little” turns out to mean “a few days younger and physically bigger”. Not only that, it’s the guy who witnessed her being rejected by her crush, Hatano. The two squabble as Sakura protests this new arrangement, and it gets even worse when he accidentally sees her naked. Then her humiliation gets dialed up to another level when Hatano accuses Sakura of being a stalker. Fortunately, Kaede comes and clears the misunderstanding, and it seems like the stepsiblings are finally off on the right foot.
Getting used to having men in the household eventually turns into getting used to having your crush in the household. Not that Sakura is fully ready to admit her feelings by the end of this first volume of We Must Never Fall in Love!, as she first tries to be a good big sister. But between her own natural bad luck and Kaede’s blunt-but-kind personality, Sakura keeps freaking out even over simple gestures like passing a ketchup bottle…which usually leads to even more embarrassing incidents that start the whole loop over again.
So Sakura is often hapless here, and author Tsukishima does force Sakura to be an incredible ditz at times (forgetting she’s been in the bath for two hours and then fainting right in the middle of a conversation). Regarding Kaede, it’s at least somewhat understandable regarding her panic; she’s living with two male strangers now who have their own habits and preferences. Kaede, for instance, likes to be shirtless at home. But still, things like Sakura asking a male classmate to pose for shirtless pictures at her house because she’s too awkward to fulfill her friend’s request for a pic of Kaede? Even though Mori had no problem with this, this goes beyond innocent maiden territory into bizarre.
Kaede sees less of an issue suddenly having a sister, and he finds her reactions interesting. After seeing how, quote, “self-destructive” she is, Kaede thinks of himself as his sister’s keeper. But some of his behaviors are less like a brother or friend and more like someone romantically interested in Sakura. He steers her away from Hatano at school, and he ups the act when they both accidentally end up on the same group date. Readers can see Kaede shaken at times in his own way, and I think a lot of readers will like him. He doesn’t quite fall into the mischievous category nor the super sweet, but he’s a good mix of the two. He pairs well with Sakura, especially with their shared interest in cooking.
The manga has some of the usual exaggerated and/or coincidental situations (the whole stepsibling thing), but there’s still a down-to-earth atmosphere about it. It reminds me a little of Waiting for Spring in that way. Art-wise, though, it’s closer to something like Atsumori-kun’s Bride-to-Be. They’re all Dessert manga like many of Kodansha Comics’ other shoujo offerings, so it’s a natural fit to their lineup.
The next volume promises to include more of Hatano, who regrets rushing to judgment about Sakura. While Sakura is not moping around anymore, Kaede doesn’t want to see her hurt again. Stepsibling romances aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, so Sakura and Kaede’s story will not be of interest to all manga readers. But for those willing to give We Must Never Fall in Love! a try, this is one romance to keep an eye on.
- Krystallina
September 10, 2020
3.5 stars. I love the art. The heroine is ridiculous, but kind. I'm all for step-sibling romances when they meet as teenagers or older. So much of this is just a cacophony of events as the story tumbles down the stairs, but I enjoy watching this mess. It could easily turn with a couple of things that happened where my warning system was alerted, but the line hasn't been tripped over, yet to hinder my enjoyment.
May 3, 2022
This was atrocious. It's because of that kind of shôjo mangas (=romantic mangas basically) that shôjo manga are so much looked down upon as shallow, cringy and stupid. All shôjo mangas are not like that (write to me in the comments or go to my "favorite mangas" shelf if you want recommendations), but this one certainly was.
The characters had NO PERSONALITY and we were so abnoxiously stupid and cliché I wanted to slap them.
There was no plot, just a series of atrociously done clichés.
The relationship of the main couple could be summarize as : for the girl "I saw him half naked and he screams at me but not all the time so I love him", for the boy "I saw her naked and she's only stupid half the time so I love her". Yes, that's romantic... (I hope you can feel the sarcasm)
And let's not even talk about how wrong and disgusting the relationship was in the first place (and the author makes it even more cringy by making her characters actually remind us readers they're brother and sister by mariage every two pages)
This was sooooo bad. Please don't read it.
The characters had NO PERSONALITY and we were so abnoxiously stupid and cliché I wanted to slap them.
There was no plot, just a series of atrociously done clichés.
The relationship of the main couple could be summarize as : for the girl "I saw him half naked and he screams at me but not all the time so I love him", for the boy "I saw her naked and she's only stupid half the time so I love her". Yes, that's romantic... (I hope you can feel the sarcasm)
And let's not even talk about how wrong and disgusting the relationship was in the first place (and the author makes it even more cringy by making her characters actually remind us readers they're brother and sister by mariage every two pages)
This was sooooo bad. Please don't read it.
November 8, 2020
Well, this is certainly interesting...
Hmm, forbidden love... such a touchy subject. Since this is fiction, there aren't the real-life ramifications that such a thing involves. This kind of reminds me of Citrus, in that they are suddenly step-siblings, only here, one is a boy. And there hasn't been any kissing. Yet. LOL. Who knows, I guess we will have to wait & see. If the mangaka does this story the right way, this could really have potential to be huge. Maybe not as huge as Citrus, but still... the creator has laid down quite a fascinating foundation to this supposed tale of love. Let's hope we aren't let down in future volumes!
Hmm, forbidden love... such a touchy subject. Since this is fiction, there aren't the real-life ramifications that such a thing involves. This kind of reminds me of Citrus, in that they are suddenly step-siblings, only here, one is a boy. And there hasn't been any kissing. Yet. LOL. Who knows, I guess we will have to wait & see. If the mangaka does this story the right way, this could really have potential to be huge. Maybe not as huge as Citrus, but still... the creator has laid down quite a fascinating foundation to this supposed tale of love. Let's hope we aren't let down in future volumes!
February 1, 2023
Típica història de germanastres adolescents que s'enamoren... Per ara fa servir molts dels clixés del gènere, però s'ha de reconèixer que el personatge de la Sakura és divertit, amb les hormones revolucionades i sempre tan "awkward". El noi, com és habitual, té canvis d'actitud bruscos (ara possessiu, ara cute, ara seriós, ara completament idiota, ara fatxenda) i costa de captar si sent el mateix que ella, però se'l veu amb ganes de tenir una germana gran (perquè ha anat a cole de nois i fa anys que només viu amb el pare). El que passa que ja es veu que aquesta relació de germans no arribarà mai i anirem de pet a l'amor ^^' Entretinguda, però força meh.
May 7, 2021
วาดสวยน่ารักดีค่ะ แนวแอบ incest รักต้องห้าม แต่ไม่ใช่พี่น้องสายเลือดเดียวกันแค่พ่อกับแม่มาแต่งงานใหม่กันเลยต้องมาอยู่บ้านเดียวกันเฉย ๆ เป็นพี่สาวน้องชายทางกฎหมาย ก็นามสกุลเดียวกันอะนะคะ
แต่มัน Doki Doki มากกกกเลยเรื่องนี้ ใจเต้นตามตัวละครทั้งสองคนเลย สมชื่อเรื่องภาษาไทยของบงกช “ห้ามใจไว้อย่าให้เต้นตึกตัก” 😍
ใครอ่านค��นวสันต์แล้วมันแห้งแล้ง ไม่มีช่วงต่อรองความรู้สึกว่าจะชอบเค้าดีหรือห่าง ๆ กันไว้ดีกว่า ดูเป็นรักจัดตั้งจากคนเขียนมากเกินไป มาอ่านเล่มนี้เพิ่มน้ำตาลกันได้เลยค่ะ
รอแปลไทยเล่ม 2 ค่ะ ❤️😘
แต่มัน Doki Doki มากกกกเลยเรื่องนี้ ใจเต้นตามตัวละครทั้งสองคนเลย สมชื่อเรื่องภาษาไทยของบงกช “ห้ามใจไว้อย่าให้เต้นตึกตัก” 😍
ใครอ่านค��นวสันต์แล้วมันแห้งแล้ง ไม่มีช่วงต่อรองความรู้สึกว่าจะชอบเค้าดีหรือห่าง ๆ กันไว้ดีกว่า ดูเป็นรักจัดตั้งจากคนเขียนมากเกินไป มาอ่านเล่มนี้เพิ่มน้ำตาลกันได้เลยค่ะ
รอแปลไทยเล่ม 2 ค่ะ ❤️😘
June 12, 2022
It was a very nice manga, I loved the drawings. I also liked the funny situations happening throughout the whole volume ! It's pretty much cliché and classic as it is but it's still a very good high school story that reads quickly and is funny, so it's nice.
However I do really reaaaally hope the whole forbidden love with step siblings will be developed in a good way and won't go towards the taboo side, there's hope to make it a fun love story but still not go towards the wrong and forbidden thing. So I'll read next volume in hope it'll go on the way I want to :)
However I do really reaaaally hope the whole forbidden love with step siblings will be developed in a good way and won't go towards the taboo side, there's hope to make it a fun love story but still not go towards the wrong and forbidden thing. So I'll read next volume in hope it'll go on the way I want to :)
October 23, 2025
Note: I do not mind Step brother/sister troupe in shoujo especially if they didn't grow up together.
This is a lot romantic troupes that are slightly sexual between two new step siblings that constantly remind us they want to be good siblings to each other with a side of touching that feels crazy.
I liked it but I did like the other series better this author better for now but this was enjoyable. I will check more out from the library.
This is a lot romantic troupes that are slightly sexual between two new step siblings that constantly remind us they want to be good siblings to each other with a side of touching that feels crazy.
I liked it but I did like the other series better this author better for now but this was enjoyable. I will check more out from the library.
June 3, 2021
Hi! Welcome to the world of manga tropes, please shelve any expectations of reality at the door. Thanks!
I'm usually not a fan of the step-sibling romance, but I will grant Tsukishima-sensei an exemption as her line is so smart, telling, and funny, and her teens are relatable and weirdly realistic for light shojo comedy inhabitants.
I'm usually not a fan of the step-sibling romance, but I will grant Tsukishima-sensei an exemption as her line is so smart, telling, and funny, and her teens are relatable and weirdly realistic for light shojo comedy inhabitants.
October 1, 2023
J'aime bien l'ambiance et les personnages, j'aime aussi le pitch et les dessins, ça sort de l'ordinaire sans être trop dans l'extravagant. Enfin en tout cas ça sort de mes lectures habituelles dans le sens où je ne lis pas de frères/sœurs (même s'ils n'ont aucun lien du sang et que c'est par alliance)
December 15, 2021
The story is quite generic and predictable. I like the illustrations, but the story, not so much. I feel like it's been recycled several times before and offer nothing new so far. I won't probably continue reading the rest of the volumes.
January 10, 2022
Cute Start
Liked this right away. Interesting premise so I'll probably finish the series. No offense to the author/artist but I feel like the art on the cover is cuter than the art of the actual manga (totally a personal opinion & didn't influence my rating/enjoyment at all)
Liked this right away. Interesting premise so I'll probably finish the series. No offense to the author/artist but I feel like the art on the cover is cuter than the art of the actual manga (totally a personal opinion & didn't influence my rating/enjoyment at all)
September 14, 2021
Average shoujo with improbable tropes and drama.
October 21, 2021
Very beautiful art style! I also really liked how the two of them started clean with the boy communicating his thoughts/feelings a lot rather than be the same melancholic guy. It was refreshing!
November 12, 2021
It was... cute, actually
July 31, 2022
I'm a sucker for forbidden love. The storyboarding was done so well by the mangaka! いいですね。
August 20, 2022
I feel like I could have liked this if it wasn't going the stepsibling romance route.
April 12, 2023
I want to burn the FL alive. But cute incestuous couple, such a japanese thing to do!
June 12, 2023
Uses too many tropes I don't like.
July 23, 2023
Creo que nunca había leído un manga de romance entre hermanastros 🤭 me gusta muchísimo. El primer capítulo estuvo buenísimo y todos los que le siguieron eran cada vez mejores ME ENCANTA ✨💕
September 3, 2023
girl calm down.
December 15, 2023
Incest
May 3, 2022
Une énième comédie romantique, et pourtant, la couverture a ce petit truc qui a su attirer mon regard. Bon après, le résumé, ben c’est la mode du « stepbrother » dont je ne suis pas forcément friande, mais j’avais envie de laisser une chance à ce manga de faire ses preuves.
Eh bien, croyez-le ou non, mais il a passé le test du premier coup ! Je ne m’attendais pas à une héroïne aussi amusante et rafraichissante ! Sakura vient de se prendre un râteau avec le garçon qu’elle aime et ça a été vu par un inconnu. C’est un peu la honte pour notre héroïne qui est prête à tout pour oublier ce moment de solitude. Sauf que l’inconnu en question est le fameux petit frère qui devait venir vivre chez elle avec son tout nouveau beau-père.
Une famille recomposée, c’est assez classique comme le coup du beau gosse qui devient, sans que tu le veuilles, ton frangin.
Sakura va faire preuve avec lui de tellement de maladresses, ça m’a bien fait sourire. Quant à Kaede, impossible de le détester parce qu’il est vraiment trop chou avec elle. La nouvelle famille apprend à trouver ses marques, Kaede et Sakura, à s’apprivoiser, sauf que vous le devinez aisément, l’un et l’autre s’attirent, forcément ! Le problème, c’est qu’ils sont aux yeux de la loi devenus frère et sœur.
Bon, pour l’instant on en est là de l’histoire avec Sakura qui adore se retrouver dans des situations parfois limite (et ridicule) et Kaede qui s’impose en beau prince charmant. On retrouve aussi le soupirant qui a éconduit notre héroïne, et je ne sais pas, mais je le trouve assez louche en plus d’être odieux avec Sakura.
Bref. Un premier tome qui m’emballe bien avec des personnages déjà très attachants, des moments drôles et d’autres, plus sérieux, le tout servi par de jolis dessins fluides et soignés. Quant à l’histoire, elle promet d’être aussi piquante que passionnante ! C’est un très bon début que j’ai aimé lire en tout cas.
Eh bien, croyez-le ou non, mais il a passé le test du premier coup ! Je ne m’attendais pas à une héroïne aussi amusante et rafraichissante ! Sakura vient de se prendre un râteau avec le garçon qu’elle aime et ça a été vu par un inconnu. C’est un peu la honte pour notre héroïne qui est prête à tout pour oublier ce moment de solitude. Sauf que l’inconnu en question est le fameux petit frère qui devait venir vivre chez elle avec son tout nouveau beau-père.
Une famille recomposée, c’est assez classique comme le coup du beau gosse qui devient, sans que tu le veuilles, ton frangin.
Sakura va faire preuve avec lui de tellement de maladresses, ça m’a bien fait sourire. Quant à Kaede, impossible de le détester parce qu’il est vraiment trop chou avec elle. La nouvelle famille apprend à trouver ses marques, Kaede et Sakura, à s’apprivoiser, sauf que vous le devinez aisément, l’un et l’autre s’attirent, forcément ! Le problème, c’est qu’ils sont aux yeux de la loi devenus frère et sœur.
Bon, pour l’instant on en est là de l’histoire avec Sakura qui adore se retrouver dans des situations parfois limite (et ridicule) et Kaede qui s’impose en beau prince charmant. On retrouve aussi le soupirant qui a éconduit notre héroïne, et je ne sais pas, mais je le trouve assez louche en plus d’être odieux avec Sakura.
Bref. Un premier tome qui m’emballe bien avec des personnages déjà très attachants, des moments drôles et d’autres, plus sérieux, le tout servi par de jolis dessins fluides et soignés. Quant à l’histoire, elle promet d’être aussi piquante que passionnante ! C’est un très bon début que j’ai aimé lire en tout cas.
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