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Lovely Complex

142 pages, Comic

First published February 25, 2004

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Aya Nakahara

109 books265 followers
Aya Nakahara is an award-winning Japanese comic book author who made her debut in 1995. She is most famous for her Kansai-dialect romantic comedy series Lovely Complex (also known as ラブ★コン or Love★Com) which as well as spawning a feature film and a 24-episode animated television series has been translated into many different languages and has been published across the world.

She primarily writes in the romance and romantic comedy genres. Her most recent work is Dame no Watashi Koishite kudasai R (ダメな私に恋してくださいR).

See also 中原アヤ.

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Profile Image for Laura A. Grace.
1,981 reviews314 followers
January 13, 2026
I. AM. SQUEALING!!!

FINALLY!!!!

I mean, maybe that ending was a little open-ended, but it still leads me to say FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY!!

Moments leading up to it were SO cute, and I couldn't help but be over the moon for Risa!! Mighty really did work his magic! Bahahaha!!

Lots of really, really cute and wonderful moments in this, and I cannot wait to see what's going to happen next because EEEEKKKK!!!

Also, though, the way things have sort of turned in that what Ôtani did to Risa is now Risa doing it to him, and I couldn't help but laugh because poor Ôtani! LOL!!
Profile Image for Emi.acg.
668 reviews224 followers
April 13, 2021
Waaa es que amo cuando se ponen a pelear por tonteras y al segundo siguiente hablan de umibouzu el cantante favorito de ambos y se vuelven los mejores amigos amigos del mundo xd

Jajaja la magia de Maity funcionó xd ya se declararon 😍🤣 y vi dos de las escenas que recordaba ❤️

Y Risa que feo después diciendo que es solo su amigo xd pensaba que Otani era lento jajsjs

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Profile Image for Leila ✨.
1,792 reviews483 followers
July 14, 2024
[13/07/2024]: te amo lovely complex amo todo lo que me haces sentir tenga 20 años o 24 literal cada vez que veo cómo estos dos hijos de mil puta se pelean vuelvo a ser una adolescente de 17 ENAMORADA enamorada completamente del amor <333 este volumen sigue siendo mi favorito de todos, aunque lo recordaba un poquuuuito mejor de lo que terminó siendo (pensé que era un 20 y fue un 19 onda igual fue magnífico). Si no mal recuerdo el siguiente tomo era del flaco que trabajaba con Risa ? la verdad que estoy medio perdida en cuanto a lo que se viene pero se que todo me va a gustar pues es Lovely Complex <33333

4.5 de 5 estrellas.

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[20/10/2021]: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA QUE VOLUMEN DEL BIEN NO PUEDE SER ESTOY GRITANDO

Posta es increíble lo mejor que se ve en el manga, el desarrollo de los sentimientos de Otani hacia Risa. En el anime fue medio "mmm dejá de hablar de MightyHOLA ESTAMOS CHAPANDO". Acá fue todo más lento y tierno. Él estando celoso y no entendiendo sus sentimientos; él comprendiendo lo que sentía y (muy a su manera) diciéndoselo a Risa. El torneo de básquet y el icónico "I guess I'm just no good without you." Y después el cumpleaños de Risa !!!!! No gente, este volumen es una joyita lo mires por donde lo mires. Aya Nakahara te amo con todo lo que soy, reina. Grax x crear esta obra de arte.

5 de 5 estrellas.
Profile Image for Beth.
1,438 reviews199 followers
January 7, 2024
...not to mention, why is a teacher "working his magic" on his students' relationship, anyway? That seems inappropriate, too. Never mind, it seems like "Mighty's" (so cringe-y) role will diminish now that it's obvious that Risa's crush on him was a passing thing.

Either the art and storytelling are a little better now that we're seven volumes in, or I've gotten into the flow of this title a little better. I had expected Ōtani's inevitable pivot to boyfriend material would change his interactions with Risa too much, make them identical to the other "old married"-acting teenagers in the story, but they're still more like ten-year-olds than 17-year-olds when it comes to love, so that's cute.

Are Haruka and Seiko low-key dating? They seem like they're always together in scenes where the characters are being social.

In any case, this is quote close to where I stopped reading last time. It's close enough to a happy ending to not particularly need any more story. We'll see how well the author handles the typical interference that a shoujo manga "dating couple" has to cope with, with her All Hanshin-Kyojin lead characters.
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472 reviews91 followers
December 28, 2016
That kiss scene. I remember watching this anime in middle school and wanting a relationship like this. Friends to lovers is such a great trope, and if you're not into manga/anime but like romance and good friendships and comedy, you need to try this.

Plus, the anime is one of the only ones to be entirely in Kansai-ben! Meaning the dialect spoken in Osaka, and other parts of Kyoto.
Profile Image for Deji.
163 reviews3 followers
October 20, 2021
Siempre intento que me duren éstos tomos y siempre fallo en ello. Es que simplemente no lo puedo soltar una vez que empiezo a leer.

Incluye muchos detalles hermosos que el anime no tiene, en este punto ya es bastante obvio lo que Otani siente, incluso siento que lo dice un poco más explícitamente que en el anime. Pero ambas versiones son hermosas. Disfruté este tomo enormemente
Profile Image for Jesus Flores.
2,581 reviews71 followers
October 18, 2021
Usualmente la sub-trama de la alumna enamorada del maestro, no es muy de mi agrado, suele caer en o lo creepy o lo corny.
Pero aqui, al parecer va a resultar en algo bueno gracias a "la magia de Maity"
Evento super importante en la trama a pesar de los dramas de siempre.
Ah y una porra a los poderes curativos del Karaoke

4.3 stars


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Profile Image for Pam Odair.
36 reviews
May 29, 2025
Mi mundo sanó con el final de este tomo.
Y ganó mi equipo favorito: el amor. Jajaja
Gran ending, no quiero seguir porque en los dos últimos tomos sufrí demasiado entre rechazo y rechazo, pero en definitiva este es mi favorito hasta ahora.
Profile Image for Shani.
339 reviews28 followers
December 7, 2020
Reread - This volume deserves 100 stars!!! That iconic kiss scene <3 <3 <3
Profile Image for Natalia Hincapié.
Author 5 books123 followers
June 13, 2021
Ah me encanta, en este tomo ambos ya se declaran y empiezan a salir, y todo es mutuo y yo AMOOOOOOOOOOOO ESTO, ES TAN HERMOSO Y PERFECTO.
amo este manga.
Profile Image for Jessica-Robyn.
621 reviews44 followers
July 11, 2014
The love story of Koizumi and Otani continues!

In this volume, it's Koizumi's birthday, a full year since she first confessed her love and Otani is feeling the pressure. Then, all hell breaks loose and little miss J-R here has a major fangirl-gasm. Aside from that, I have nothing else to really say about this one that wouldn't include spoilers and really the whole book is just full of great, easily spoiled moments.

Happy faces all around!
Profile Image for Kate.
1,181 reviews86 followers
May 5, 2010
This volume is one of the cutest in the series. I originally skipped it because it was already checked out at my library and I wanted to read on and not have to wait. Now, I wish I had waited (my patience is lacking when it comes to cute romantic comedy manga). The dialogue is perfect, the interactions priceless in these chapters.
Profile Image for Destiny.
429 reviews58 followers
May 15, 2011
This volume was perfection. Risa and Otani are hilarious together and you can tell she really loves him. Then they kiss on the roof after her birthday party. Risa is over the moon of course, but she doesn't know if they're a couple or not. So Otani says he doesn't kiss his friends like that. So are they dating? I think they are and I can't wait to find out in volume 8!
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Profile Image for Yue.
2,503 reviews30 followers
September 13, 2017
This volume was sooo cute!! Otani was so sweet I could have died!! Risa finally got what she deserves!! The waiting was worth it XD

But seriously, this volume has been the sweetest one in the whole series, and that is saying something cause the entire manga/anime is one of the cutest and funniest I have ever read/watched in a shoujo.

They are finally a couple!! Kyaaaaaaa!!!
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132 reviews15 followers
August 21, 2012
Oh man I love this series so much! This volume is perfect and I loved every bit of it. My favorite so far. I wouldn't want to spoil it for anyone who might be reading these lovely moments for the first time :)
Profile Image for ais.
185 reviews2 followers
August 13, 2024
ME MADE IT WE DID IT GUYS!!!!! They need to start communicating better now that im assuming they’re in a relationship, rather than being passive aggressive and hoping the other person gets the hint. Especially Otani needs to be more straightforward considering he made Risa wait for a very long time, while giving her hope with his comments in between. How is she supposed to know hes 100% serious about her now? Their kiss was really cute and him giving her a bunny necklace cause he paid attention to stuff she likes, UGH MY HEART…
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Profile Image for So3li.
224 reviews1 follower
December 7, 2025
Avis global :
Un manga marrant qui se lit bien.

J'ai bien aimé suivre l'évolution des sentiments des personnages et des réflexions autour.

Par contre pas top l'amitié / amour avec des piques, des critiques, des engueulades et des coups à longueur de journée.
En fait, ça crie un peu trop tout au long du manga.

C'est aussi pas assez féministe à mon goût et ça banalise du sexisme ou des agressions sexuelles... Notamment avec le grand-père insupportable.

Et à la fin ça traîne trop en longueur. Je pense que ça aurait pu s'arrêter avant.
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Profile Image for Michela.
Author 4 books4 followers
January 12, 2022
Divertente, ironico e leggero. Mi è stata regalata l’intera serie per Natale.
Ho visto l’anime ispirato a questo manga non so quante volte durante il periodo delle superiori. Poterlo finalmente leggere è una vera emozione per me.
Pur trattando tematiche adolescenziali, l’autrice affronta anche argomenti più complessi: emerge, per esempio, il tema transgender, il che lo rende un manga assolutamente adatto alla nostra contemporaneità pur essendo stato realizzato a partire dal 2001.
Profile Image for Ady Weasley.
1,786 reviews45 followers
November 17, 2021
La relación entre Risa y Otani, me da sentimientos encontrados, los amo porque son tan tiernos y se divierten mucho juntos. Pero por otro lado me desesperan cuando no pueden definir lo que sienten el uno por el otro....en especial Otani.

Este tomo en especial me hizo muy feliz lo que pasa a lo largo de la lectura , sobre todo al final es muy especial para ambos protagonistas
Profile Image for Elsa.
155 reviews
May 17, 2020
BR00000, MORÍ 20 VECES CON ESTE TOMO.
En verdad no entiendo cómo alguien pudo escribir y dibujar algo como esto, es mucho de comedia y eso, pero el romance simplemente es hermoso y el cómo se mezclan tan bien ambas cosas sólo lo hace aún más genial.
Profile Image for Aida.
75 reviews
December 2, 2021
¡¡¡Por fin!!!
Espere tanto por esto, leí siete tomos para este momento.
Otani, enojado por que Risa le dijo que era solo su amigo. ¡AHHHH!
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Profile Image for Jeronim Sellés.
38 reviews
December 18, 2022
Currently SCREAMING, that last panel 😭😭, i thought it was never going to happen. I hated miscommunication through all of the volume, c’mon Ōtani, be clear and concise…. But with that last panel ajaheuqiajsihij
Profile Image for Aria.
95 reviews
June 5, 2023
Bellissimo questo volume, i momenti romantici mi hanno commosso. Amo che Risa sia sempre stata determinata e finalmente sia arrivata a questo punto. Otani puccissimo in questo numero, fa innamorare vedere il suo lato più tenero
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