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No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! #8
No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!, Vol. 8
Now in her second year and second term of high school, Tomoko comes face to face with a new nightmare--the class trip! The first obstacle that awaits her is the dreaded "picking of groups," where an unexpected pitfall lurks...Then comes departure! Stuck with classmates she detests, will Tomoko be able to survive this fresh hell?!
146 pages, Paperback
First published August 22, 2015
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November 4, 2025
So this series is just so cringe, but in the best way. I love the moments with the three roommates forced to go on vacation together thanks to class. I think this volume starts a bit slow but once we get into the school trip vacation it's so funny.
The trip is set up perfectly for failure as our main character, Tomoko, is grouped with two polarizing roommates. Shizuku Hiyano, the perpetually silent girl, and the hostile Kotomi Komiyama (Komi-yan). This three way setup, where Tomoko agonizes over how to interact with either of them, makes the entire arc an incredible social endurance test.
Our main character is just such a LOSER and never says anything right, which leads to some hilarious, accidental moments. For example, during a visit to the Kiyomizu-dera temple, Tomoko tries to have a moment of profound introspection by giving a dramatic, punk-rock speech to a stone figure. Naturally, her mumbling is overheard by Komiyama, who completely misinterprets it as a deep, poetic statement, proving Tomoko can’t even get her social failure right!
From her little Punk remarks to the accidental titty twister, the volume keeps the cringe train rolling. Even a simple task like buying a souvenir for her younger brother, Tomoki, turns into a massive, anxiety-fueled ordeal where she agonizes over looking "cool" in the eyes of everyone from the shopkeeper to her brother.
Overall, it’s a dumb, fun, school trip that perfectly captures the agonizing internal life of a social outcast.
A 4 out of 5.
The trip is set up perfectly for failure as our main character, Tomoko, is grouped with two polarizing roommates. Shizuku Hiyano, the perpetually silent girl, and the hostile Kotomi Komiyama (Komi-yan). This three way setup, where Tomoko agonizes over how to interact with either of them, makes the entire arc an incredible social endurance test.
Our main character is just such a LOSER and never says anything right, which leads to some hilarious, accidental moments. For example, during a visit to the Kiyomizu-dera temple, Tomoko tries to have a moment of profound introspection by giving a dramatic, punk-rock speech to a stone figure. Naturally, her mumbling is overheard by Komiyama, who completely misinterprets it as a deep, poetic statement, proving Tomoko can’t even get her social failure right!
From her little Punk remarks to the accidental titty twister, the volume keeps the cringe train rolling. Even a simple task like buying a souvenir for her younger brother, Tomoki, turns into a massive, anxiety-fueled ordeal where she agonizes over looking "cool" in the eyes of everyone from the shopkeeper to her brother.
Overall, it’s a dumb, fun, school trip that perfectly captures the agonizing internal life of a social outcast.
A 4 out of 5.
November 13, 2017
Very funny. Also one of the most realistic representations of social anxiety
March 1, 2025
This volume is where the near relentless (but very funny) endless bleakness starts to relent and Kuroki starts to interact more with classmates and start forging social connections and the start of one of the most amazing things I've read in a while.
It manages to continue being weird and funny but starts the long process of Tomoko making friends. And the way the various characters.start to enter her life is so brilliantly done and realistic as these people in her class etc just become her friends.
It manages to continue being weird and funny but starts the long process of Tomoko making friends. And the way the various characters.start to enter her life is so brilliantly done and realistic as these people in her class etc just become her friends.
October 8, 2018
I really like that the main character is really starting to have interactions with other characters (outside of family), it is a nice and well paced progression. I am really enjoying this series.
September 1, 2019
Interesting new characters!
August 8, 2022
The school class trip drags Tomoko around and forces her into the group of rejects - which of course are normal compared to Tomoko.
March 21, 2024
Finally, it appears that the author may have some interest in curing Tomoko of her loner status. That, and a trip to Kyoto, make this the best volume so far. I hope the trend continues!
March 19, 2016
Seriously. So bloody awkward. And yet, I enjoy it, even though it is painful to see how inept Tomoko is.
December 20, 2016
not bad...doesn't help I read this when I was super tired. Had to laugh at Tomoko's complete social ineptitude and misfortune with the "punk" girl.
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