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なまいきざかり。 1 [Namaikizakari. 1]
バスケ部マネージャーの由希は、キャプテンにひそかな片想い中。ところが、生意気な後輩男子・成瀬に弱みを握られて大ピンチ!
強引な成瀬に振り回されるうちに、由希はいつの間にか…? ド直球★バスケ部青春ラブコメ第1巻!
強引な成瀬に振り回されるうちに、由希はいつの間にか…? ド直球★バスケ部青春ラブコメ第1巻!
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First published May 20, 2014
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April 27, 2023
Di norma non segno qui i manga che leggo, ma in questo caso sono 23 volumi, che mi hanno fatto compagnia per 11 giorni e che alla fine mi hanno lasciato la sensazione di aver letto un romanzo. Quindi eccolo. Considerate questo "Letto" per l'intera saga.
Non è il miglior Shōjo che ho letto e, a tratti, i red flag sono al limite dell'accettabile, ma questa storia mi ha tenuta attaccata alle pagine in un periodo di grandissimo blocco del lettore. Sono rimasta sveglia fino alle 3 per più notti consecutive e quando ho sfogliato l'ultima tavola mi sono sentita il cuore piccolo.
Credo che il finale sia perfetto, ma NECESSITO di un extra per capire il futuro di H. (la mia più grande crush di questa saga).
Il romance si prende i suoi tempi, ma regala tante piccole gioie nel mentre.
Il family found si crea in maniera così spontanea che non ti accorgi nemmeno quando hai cominciato a preoccuparti per i personaggi secondari.
Lo spicy è delicato, ma molto presente (dal decimo volume).
Man mano che usciranno in italiano li comprerò e rileggerò.
Non è il miglior Shōjo che ho letto e, a tratti, i red flag sono al limite dell'accettabile, ma questa storia mi ha tenuta attaccata alle pagine in un periodo di grandissimo blocco del lettore. Sono rimasta sveglia fino alle 3 per più notti consecutive e quando ho sfogliato l'ultima tavola mi sono sentita il cuore piccolo.
Credo che il finale sia perfetto, ma NECESSITO di un extra per capire il futuro di H. (la mia più grande crush di questa saga).
Il romance si prende i suoi tempi, ma regala tante piccole gioie nel mentre.
Il family found si crea in maniera così spontanea che non ti accorgi nemmeno quando hai cominciato a preoccuparti per i personaggi secondari.
Lo spicy è delicato, ma molto presente (dal decimo volume).
Man mano che usciranno in italiano li comprerò e rileggerò.
October 7, 2016
This manga reminded me of Kaichou wa Maid sama?
May 23, 2015
1,5 stars
Majority would say this is like Kaichou wa Maid sama with the MC being open about his Obsession with the heroine.
Me: don't even try to compare Naruse with prince Usui!!!
This manga seems less fun in my opinion AND story progress is much faster, but at the moment seems a bit still.
Romance is 'meh'. I feel like this manga was trying copy some stuff from Kaichou wa Maid sama but failed miserably. I'd rather re-read Kaichou wa Maid sama because it is much more enjoyable than this manga.
BONUS:
Hehehe.
I love you Usui <3
Majority would say this is like Kaichou wa Maid sama with the MC being open about his Obsession with the heroine.
Me: don't even try to compare Naruse with prince Usui!!!
This manga seems less fun in my opinion AND story progress is much faster, but at the moment seems a bit still.
Romance is 'meh'. I feel like this manga was trying copy some stuff from Kaichou wa Maid sama but failed miserably. I'd rather re-read Kaichou wa Maid sama because it is much more enjoyable than this manga.
BONUS:
Hehehe.
I love you Usui <3
April 12, 2022
bekka is on my shit list for recommending me a manga named CHEEKY BRAT
November 20, 2021
I skim-read this one, and it’s pretty awful - reminding me of the height of late 90’s and early 00’s shojo where so many main love interests sexually harassed the heroines. This may not be a second coming of something like Hot Gimmick, but it’s not cute or funny in the way love interest Naruse (the titular “Cheeky Brat”) treats the heroine Yuki.
If we’re going to regress with love interest material, at least give me lush artwork akin to Ai Yazawa’s works or storytelling like Yuu Watase’s.
Between this and Mint Chocolate, I almost want to ask Yen Press why they can’t license better shojo titles…
(And how the heck is this series over 20 volumes and ongoing?!)
If we’re going to regress with love interest material, at least give me lush artwork akin to Ai Yazawa’s works or storytelling like Yuu Watase’s.
Between this and Mint Chocolate, I almost want to ask Yen Press why they can’t license better shojo titles…
(And how the heck is this series over 20 volumes and ongoing?!)
September 15, 2022
3.5⭐️
Review on IG: @xojazzle
A lot of people compared this to maid-sama and I can see some similarities. The “she’s annoyed with him when he flirts but she secretly likes it” is very much usui and misaki. Yuki and naruse have a very similar dynamic. Some key things to point out: he’s younger, she’s the basketball manager, and he’s on the basketball team. She used to like someone older on the team. Naruse is very much into yuki. I liked the dynamic of him chasing her and turning him down but I wish she made him wait longer lol she caught feelings a lot faster than I thought she would. They aren’t together but there’s definitely that attraction there. I just wish we could’ve kept the tension on going for a little longer. I did like the scene where he was sick and she wanted to give him chocolate 🤭 I’m excited for white day and the rest of the volumes. I’m very interested to see what’s up next for yuki and naruse!
Review on IG: @xojazzle
A lot of people compared this to maid-sama and I can see some similarities. The “she’s annoyed with him when he flirts but she secretly likes it” is very much usui and misaki. Yuki and naruse have a very similar dynamic. Some key things to point out: he’s younger, she’s the basketball manager, and he’s on the basketball team. She used to like someone older on the team. Naruse is very much into yuki. I liked the dynamic of him chasing her and turning him down but I wish she made him wait longer lol she caught feelings a lot faster than I thought she would. They aren’t together but there’s definitely that attraction there. I just wish we could’ve kept the tension on going for a little longer. I did like the scene where he was sick and she wanted to give him chocolate 🤭 I’m excited for white day and the rest of the volumes. I’m very interested to see what’s up next for yuki and naruse!
September 3, 2024
E adesso cosa faccio della mia vita?
November 24, 2021
Naruse is an old-school shoujo romantic interest. That means that the first thing he does when he meets heroine Yuki is grab her breast. But, he, like, totally likes her, so he just can't help himself, you know?
Siiigh.
There are some interesting elements here, like Yuki's insistent repression of any and all emotions as a way to cope with her tumultuous home life (she's got five younger siblings, a set of triplets and a set of twins, and apparently only one parent), and that becomes striking when Rina, the girlfriend of her crush, shows up as the stereotypical cute and clumsy shoujo heroine playing the sidekick for once. I may even read more, because somehow I always get pulled into these terrible shoujo romances, probably because they're what was available when I was cutting my manga-reading teeth, so I'm used to them.
But if you're looking for something actually good? I'm not thinking that you'll find it here.
Siiigh.
There are some interesting elements here, like Yuki's insistent repression of any and all emotions as a way to cope with her tumultuous home life (she's got five younger siblings, a set of triplets and a set of twins, and apparently only one parent), and that becomes striking when Rina, the girlfriend of her crush, shows up as the stereotypical cute and clumsy shoujo heroine playing the sidekick for once. I may even read more, because somehow I always get pulled into these terrible shoujo romances, probably because they're what was available when I was cutting my manga-reading teeth, so I'm used to them.
But if you're looking for something actually good? I'm not thinking that you'll find it here.
October 22, 2025
Reread 10/16/25 - Still love!
Reread 3/16/24:
How did I forget the initial groping in this book? That was pretty bleh. Was that in the ARC on NetGalley?? Well that part was disappointing.
Overall I still loved this book. It definitely has a lack of consent (hero kisses heroine multiple times when it's clear she isn't interested in) but I love hero pursues this book still have a lot that made me smile.
Initial review 5/11/22:
I really enjoyed this first installment! Yuki coaches the basketball team and has a crush on the captain. Naruse sees her upset when the captain announces his relationship with another girl and so begins their push and pull courtship. He's a bit pushy, but I eat that stuff up.
Great tension!
Steam: some kisses!
Definitely going to pick up more from this series.
Reread 3/16/24:
How did I forget the initial groping in this book? That was pretty bleh. Was that in the ARC on NetGalley?? Well that part was disappointing.
Overall I still loved this book. It definitely has a lack of consent (hero kisses heroine multiple times when it's clear she isn't interested in) but I love hero pursues this book still have a lot that made me smile.
Initial review 5/11/22:
I really enjoyed this first installment! Yuki coaches the basketball team and has a crush on the captain. Naruse sees her upset when the captain announces his relationship with another girl and so begins their push and pull courtship. He's a bit pushy, but I eat that stuff up.
Great tension!
Steam: some kisses!
Definitely going to pick up more from this series.
December 27, 2014
Well Namakizakari is not just ordinary shojo manga. There isn't much attention payed on love between Naruse and Machida it's more about basketball but at the end it is a lovely, romantic love story. Naruse is just so sweet and he loves Machida very much. And that moment on the Christmas party when she ran after him was so romantic and beautiful that I wanted them to be like that forever but then again it would be somehow exhausting to read if everything would be just perfect. So I really recommend this manga to everyone who likes romantic and shojo manga and I personally can't wait to read the next chapter(^^) :3
December 2, 2021
Yuki manages the basketball team in an effort to get close to its captain, but when he gets a girlfriend she’s left to quietly cry in the club room. Naturally somebody sees this, but, unfortunately for Yuki, it’s her boundary disrespecting junior, Naruse, who has designs on her and will take a lot of things, but ‘no for an answer’ is waaaaay down on the list.
Is this a good book? No, it is not. Should you read this book? If you have problems with people violating boundary issues, certainly not. Is Naruse a walking plague of Egypt with some nice hair? Basically. What kind of person enjoys something like this?
As it turns out, to my own shock, it’s me. And I should not - there is everything I hate in a male lead here from the get-go, with Naruse going in for a completely undesired boob grab and his serious issues with ‘kiss first, ask later’. Just thinking about it narrows my eyes in rage.
The closest book I could think of to this was the disastrous Abe-kun’s Got Me Now!, which featured a monstrous musclehead forcing himself on his chosen crush and whose title I just realize actually reads like a plaintive cry for help. But this story somehow works where that one didn’t and there has to be a reason why…
Part of the reason is the characters, who are at least nuanced even if that nuance tends to be ‘sometimes okay, sometimes awful’. Yuki does so much work for the team, even if she joined for wholly selfish reasons, that she’s super admirable (also, being raised amongst a pair of twins and a set of triplets is as good an excuse for being able to hide your emotions as I’ve ever seen).
Then again, she’s also a bit of a nitwit who is sometimes her own worst enemy and, as worthless as Naruse is, they both occasionally grate in a way that made me think they deserve one another. Naruse’s unwarranted behaviour aside, she spends half this book as her own worst enemy.
Naruse is terrible, basically, but he does get better as the book goes, though make no mistake that that’s a very relative term. Still, he has his moments, like the time he really pushes the team to appreciate all the work Yuki puts in. He’s not good at showing it, but he definitely has an interest in Yuki beyond picking on her for his own amusement.
I like his petulant jealousy as well - a lot of stories would put this guy’s behaviour on a pedestal and just leave him as “the man”, but it’s not like he isn’t called out for being a childish little butt (even as he’s the man).
Look, the Christmas party saves this for me. That was the point where I realized this was growing on me far too much as it really lands well and Yuki being honest with herself for a change in the face of Naruse’s admitted trickery (she’s being so dishonest with herself the whole time though) is very charged, in a good way. This part sizzles by the ending.
This is no book for everybody. It’s full of annoying characters, all sorts of problematic content, and two people who I cannot imagine staying in a relationship for any amount of time (they do seem like the type for very messy make-up sex, I have to say).
I’m just saying - some days I want steak, some days I want pizza, and some days I want a pail full of the sketchiest food I can think of topped with neon cheese and full of ingredients that are purely man-made. This book is probably lower than that, but I found the good in it, much like the story’s resident dumbass.
2.5 stars - if you want to see pure abuse of my rounding system, it would be here with this book that I cannot in good conscience recommend, but will read more of without blinking twice and will quietly round up while shaking my head at myself.
(See also: basically the entire run of Citrus and the first volume of Breasts Are My Favourite Thing in the World.)
Is this a good book? No, it is not. Should you read this book? If you have problems with people violating boundary issues, certainly not. Is Naruse a walking plague of Egypt with some nice hair? Basically. What kind of person enjoys something like this?
As it turns out, to my own shock, it’s me. And I should not - there is everything I hate in a male lead here from the get-go, with Naruse going in for a completely undesired boob grab and his serious issues with ‘kiss first, ask later’. Just thinking about it narrows my eyes in rage.
The closest book I could think of to this was the disastrous Abe-kun’s Got Me Now!, which featured a monstrous musclehead forcing himself on his chosen crush and whose title I just realize actually reads like a plaintive cry for help. But this story somehow works where that one didn’t and there has to be a reason why…
Part of the reason is the characters, who are at least nuanced even if that nuance tends to be ‘sometimes okay, sometimes awful’. Yuki does so much work for the team, even if she joined for wholly selfish reasons, that she’s super admirable (also, being raised amongst a pair of twins and a set of triplets is as good an excuse for being able to hide your emotions as I’ve ever seen).
Then again, she’s also a bit of a nitwit who is sometimes her own worst enemy and, as worthless as Naruse is, they both occasionally grate in a way that made me think they deserve one another. Naruse’s unwarranted behaviour aside, she spends half this book as her own worst enemy.
Naruse is terrible, basically, but he does get better as the book goes, though make no mistake that that’s a very relative term. Still, he has his moments, like the time he really pushes the team to appreciate all the work Yuki puts in. He’s not good at showing it, but he definitely has an interest in Yuki beyond picking on her for his own amusement.
I like his petulant jealousy as well - a lot of stories would put this guy’s behaviour on a pedestal and just leave him as “the man”, but it’s not like he isn’t called out for being a childish little butt (even as he’s the man).
Look, the Christmas party saves this for me. That was the point where I realized this was growing on me far too much as it really lands well and Yuki being honest with herself for a change in the face of Naruse’s admitted trickery (she’s being so dishonest with herself the whole time though) is very charged, in a good way. This part sizzles by the ending.
This is no book for everybody. It’s full of annoying characters, all sorts of problematic content, and two people who I cannot imagine staying in a relationship for any amount of time (they do seem like the type for very messy make-up sex, I have to say).
I’m just saying - some days I want steak, some days I want pizza, and some days I want a pail full of the sketchiest food I can think of topped with neon cheese and full of ingredients that are purely man-made. This book is probably lower than that, but I found the good in it, much like the story’s resident dumbass.
2.5 stars - if you want to see pure abuse of my rounding system, it would be here with this book that I cannot in good conscience recommend, but will read more of without blinking twice and will quietly round up while shaking my head at myself.
(See also: basically the entire run of Citrus and the first volume of Breasts Are My Favourite Thing in the World.)
December 31, 2021
He grabs her boob on page 2 and it just continues to go downhill from there. There is nothing romantic or fun about sexual harassment and that's pretty much the entire premise of the book so.... Don't waste your money or time.
October 27, 2022
Updated Review 10/23/22: I'm glad I gave this manga a second change because while I still really dislike how pushy Naruse is (and just the opening pages in general), I really enjoyed reading it this time! Definitely was a lot more eager to start the next volume and see what happens next!
Original Review 11/27/21:When I first started reading this manga, the heroine and hero totally reminded me of the manga from Kuroko's Basketball as well as Aomine (who is also from KnB)! Definitely not a bad thing because when I'm making a comparison like that to one of my favorite anime, it's a GOOD thing! However, I sort of struggle because Aomine is one of my least favorite characters in that anime so a little mixed feelings. LOL!
Cheeky Brat was different than I expected in that Naruse isn't that "respectful" of boundaries, especially in the beginning. I sort of cringed at first, but having this "connection" about the manager from KnB really made me interested in keep reading this volume and I'm glad I did!
While I definitely don't like all of Naruse's actions, I absolutely LOVED Yuki! She is a grounding main character who doesn't put up with mess and stands very much on her own, though it made me sad that she really doesn't smile. Hearing her backstory made me want to hug her and, again, while I didn't like all of Naruse's actions, I totally get his antics of trying to make Yuki smile. She is supportive, loyal, and a hard worker. Seeing her work through her feelings in regards to Naruse feels almost like the highlight part for me, BUT!
The basketball team! THAT is the highlight and part of a large reason why I can overlook Naruse's actions because I adore shojo sports manga and truly hoping that we will continue to have the strong sports overtone. I love how it weaves into the story and the romance and just everything about it. It is SO good!
Overall, I enjoyed reading this! I'm a little on the fence if it will be in my top 5 favorite shojo series, but for now, I can say I am intrigued. I really really REALLY like Yuki and just how she is not your common shojo heroine and how for a supposed playboy, that he really does care for Yuki. Looking forward to the next volume in seeing what happens next!
Original Review 11/27/21:When I first started reading this manga, the heroine and hero totally reminded me of the manga from Kuroko's Basketball as well as Aomine (who is also from KnB)! Definitely not a bad thing because when I'm making a comparison like that to one of my favorite anime, it's a GOOD thing! However, I sort of struggle because Aomine is one of my least favorite characters in that anime so a little mixed feelings. LOL!
Cheeky Brat was different than I expected in that Naruse isn't that "respectful" of boundaries, especially in the beginning. I sort of cringed at first, but having this "connection" about the manager from KnB really made me interested in keep reading this volume and I'm glad I did!
While I definitely don't like all of Naruse's actions, I absolutely LOVED Yuki! She is a grounding main character who doesn't put up with mess and stands very much on her own, though it made me sad that she really doesn't smile. Hearing her backstory made me want to hug her and, again, while I didn't like all of Naruse's actions, I totally get his antics of trying to make Yuki smile. She is supportive, loyal, and a hard worker. Seeing her work through her feelings in regards to Naruse feels almost like the highlight part for me, BUT!
The basketball team! THAT is the highlight and part of a large reason why I can overlook Naruse's actions because I adore shojo sports manga and truly hoping that we will continue to have the strong sports overtone. I love how it weaves into the story and the romance and just everything about it. It is SO good!
Overall, I enjoyed reading this! I'm a little on the fence if it will be in my top 5 favorite shojo series, but for now, I can say I am intrigued. I really really REALLY like Yuki and just how she is not your common shojo heroine and how for a supposed playboy, that he really does care for Yuki. Looking forward to the next volume in seeing what happens next!
December 15, 2021
This was alright. I know this was published originally in like 2015 and it shows. The artwork seems aged just like the storyline. She's having such a hard time admitting that she likes him and there is so much back and forth here. This is only volume one and I see that this is still ongoing. I can't see myself reading this one for that many volumes.
If you're into the older shoujo, then you might like this one.
If you're into the older shoujo, then you might like this one.
June 11, 2016
I loooooooveeeee this manga so much! There were no updates after a long time. I guess they just discontinued it?
January 14, 2022
Like other reviewers have pointed out, this one reads like an older shoujo manga with a pushy jerk of a main love interest. The girl has a bit of a backbone, but I found her rather dull.
This rom-com's setting revolves around a basketball club, but the sports aspect was so weak that it's almost as if even the characters don't care about the game. It's just background.
And having learned that it's a hella long series, I am noping out of it. The characters were bland and it just wasn't funny or cute enough to convince me to keep going. 👎
This rom-com's setting revolves around a basketball club, but the sports aspect was so weak that it's almost as if even the characters don't care about the game. It's just background.
And having learned that it's a hella long series, I am noping out of it. The characters were bland and it just wasn't funny or cute enough to convince me to keep going. 👎
April 30, 2023
Actual Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
From three stars (first read) to four stars (reread)! Honestly speaking, there's really nothing special or new about this manga. Like other titles under the shoujo genre, the tropes and plot are already very much similar but the combination of feel-good, wtf, and tearjerker moments this manga delivers are just super adorable!
From three stars (first read) to four stars (reread)! Honestly speaking, there's really nothing special or new about this manga. Like other titles under the shoujo genre, the tropes and plot are already very much similar but the combination of feel-good, wtf, and tearjerker moments this manga delivers are just super adorable!
June 3, 2016
read up to chapter 33... *sigh* the manga is still ongoing..
July 4, 2022
CHICOS PLIS NADIE ME PREPARÓ MENTALMENTE PARA QUE ESTA HISTORIA FUERA TAN TIERNA I CAN'T-
Me es imposible no compararlo con Lovely * Complex (mi manga de romance shoujo favorito), and let me just say; this is good. No se si llega al nivel de Lovely Complex, pero la historia arrancó muy bien.
4.25 de 5 estrellas.
Me es imposible no compararlo con Lovely * Complex (mi manga de romance shoujo favorito), and let me just say; this is good. No se si llega al nivel de Lovely Complex, pero la historia arrancó muy bien.
4.25 de 5 estrellas.
December 3, 2021
4/5 New release manga review week #5. I missed a couple weeks for Thanksgiving but I’m forgiving myself as I didn’t see much dropping those weeks anyway.
This week I did a new Shoujo manga Cheeky Brat. This was a fun sweet read and I can easily get lost for volumes in this sorta feel good teen romance. I think I’m broken. Anyway Machida is the Basketball Team manager at her high school. She has a crush on an upper class man and captain of the team. Except she’s too straight laced and now he’s got a girlfriend. Enter new underclassman Naruse who is immediately infatuated with Machida.
Naruse is a bit overbearing and maybe a little to forceful with his advances but he strikes me as innocent enough albeit a little inappropriate.
The story is cute and fun. I’ll likely pick up the next one if I remember in February.
Machida and Naruse on the cover of volume 1.
Read 12/2/21
This week I did a new Shoujo manga Cheeky Brat. This was a fun sweet read and I can easily get lost for volumes in this sorta feel good teen romance. I think I’m broken. Anyway Machida is the Basketball Team manager at her high school. She has a crush on an upper class man and captain of the team. Except she’s too straight laced and now he’s got a girlfriend. Enter new underclassman Naruse who is immediately infatuated with Machida.
Naruse is a bit overbearing and maybe a little to forceful with his advances but he strikes me as innocent enough albeit a little inappropriate.
The story is cute and fun. I’ll likely pick up the next one if I remember in February.
Machida and Naruse on the cover of volume 1.
Read 12/2/21
June 28, 2022
Quando ho letto questo manga in inglese l'ho apprezzato molto di più. Diversi dialoghi non sembrano adatti ai protagonisti, paiono commenti di adulti su vicende adolescenziali. E credo di non aver mai incontrato tante parolacce in uno shojo. Inoltre, non ricordavo che le cose fossero così veloci. A un certo punto viene detto che sono passati alcuni mesi, ma per i lettori è solo metà manga. So che la serie è lunga e avverranno tante cose, ma anche i primi approcci sono importanti.
A parte ciò, mi è piaciuto. Spero di ritrovare l'entusiasmo della prima lettura.
A parte ciò, mi è piaciuto. Spero di ritrovare l'entusiasmo della prima lettura.
December 7, 2015
actual rating is 3.5
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July 13, 2023reading shoujos to try and get out of my post the roughest draft emily wibberley and austin siegemund-broka slump help me it was so good
January 15, 2023
Eh, not a huge fan of the constant overstepping of set boundaries in this one. I probably won't be continuing this, but we'll see.
July 10, 2023
Okay I’m obsessed with this story
August 29, 2022
I enjoyed this a lot. Yuki is strong-willed and hardworking, frequently to her own detriment, and then Naruse comes along and shakes everything up. Yes, he's a brat, but he's a lovable one, and it's very clear how much he cares for Yuki. Their dynamic is funny and sweet, and I'm eager to see it develop. I do have some reservations about how in denial Yuki frequently is with regards to her feelings, and this is a 23 volume series, so I hope it's not back and forth the whole time, but I'm definitely invested for now.
May 29, 2024
This was a lot more fast paced than I was expecting but I loved them!! I haven’t been in the mood for manga in a long time but this series is reigniting it. Definitely want to pick up more volumes soon!!
February 26, 2022
Picked this up off of a TikTok recommendation. It’s a cute slice of life romance between a second year student and an underclass man. It hasn’t completely hooked me just yet, but it’s a fun and easy read!
May 29, 2022
It started differently to ones I’ve read before but as it progressed some of the things in here were very cliche
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