Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Vol. 5

月刊少女野崎くん [Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun] #5

by Izumi Tsubaki

The Umetarou Nozaki party heads for the sun and surf! When the group tags along for the drama club's training camp, summer fun runs amok, and seasonal gags abound, whether at the beach, at an inn, or even in the bath!! And if that's not enough drama, the story of the spring day Chiyo fell in love with a certain rather dense young man is finally told!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Humor, Comedy, Comics, Contemporary, Shojo

144 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 22, 2014

About the author

See also: 椿いづみ (Japanese name)


She is a Japanese manga artist known for creating The Magic Touch and Oresama Teacher which have both been serialized on the Hana to Yume magazine.
Tsubaki began drawing manga in her first year of high school. She was soon selected to be in the top 10 of Hana to Yume Mangaka Course, and subsequently won the Big Challenge contest.

Reviews

[Woowott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very few things make me laugh aloud consistently. This is one of those things.

[Noseinabook · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my goodness!! The swimming trunks! The meet cute! The watermelons/beach balls! I literally laughed until I cried!! 🤣 This has been the funniest volume yet!!! I’ll definitely read it again any time I need a good laugh!!!

[Kathryn Carlson · Rating 5 out of 5]

nothing like manga on christmas 🎄

[Ruthsic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now that from this volume of the manga onwards, the material is unadapted, I just want to recollect how amazing this series is and how well it works. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun runs on three things - playing on shoujo manga tropes, misunderstandings and brilliant comic timing. Although the format is pretty loose and there is no overall main plot, it is the smaller romance arcs that make the backbone of the story and the short scenarios that breathe air into it.

When it comes to playing on tropes, sometimes it goes along but mostly it subverts them. Part of it is in meta and some of it hits the fourth wall. An example of the former would be the scene describing Chiyo's and Umetarou's first meeting (it is shorter in the anime, and leaves out the fact that Mamiko's hair is inspired from Chiyo). Also the subsequent story in which pretty much all of her classmates are Umetarou experts thanks to her. On the other hand, it also calls out trends and tropes, like when Chiyo tries to a 'little devil play' to get Umetarou to notice her, but instead engages a discussion amongst the rest of them. Or when Mikorin is thinking about how a particular scenario Umetarou was considering for the storyboard couldn't happen in real life, but it actually does! (Side note: I love that it was Mikorin and Waka - I love these two knuckleheads).

Playing on misunderstandings is a favorite tactic of this manga. The fact is, not all the characters know each other, so hilarious situations happen. Like, when Waka goes swimwear shopping with the girls (Seo, who had invited him, Chiyo and Kashima) but thinking Kashima to be Seo's boyfriend (from the previous manga's festival) mimics her informal behaviour and unfortunately comes off as creepy. Or how pretty much everyone in the school now knows Seo is Lorelei - except for Waka! Poor guy is in for a shock in the future.

On the manga work side, there are some scenes where we get to learn more of the work a manga author does, like Umetarou thinking up mascots for collectibles. Or when he has to discern cover poses from a stick figure drawing given by the editor (Miyamae is so terrible at drawing it is hilarious that he works in manga). But his job is made easy, of course, by his various assistants (honestly the boy only has to think up the story and draw characters at this point) and the many many real-life muses he has with this motley gang. This time Seo got that honor with her prank on the boys during a beach trip - she takes out the strings in their swim trunks to entertain Chiyo, and obviously they get washed away underwater ;)

Currently, the couple claiming OTP status for this manga is Hori and Kashima - these two are dorks and I love them! Hori is so in tune with Kashima that when she has a sore throat and needs someone to talk on her behalf (she first recruits Mikorin who gets embarassed with every cheesy line he has to say on her behalf), he volunteers and even excels at it - ad libbing super cheesy prince-y lines. Oh, and I wish Kashima is declared genderfluid already - this same scenario had her arriving at school in pants and going full-on 'guy' mode since her voice was hoarse and she could finally pull off being a guy. But, also this is a shoujo manga, and I doubt it will happen soon *sigh*

Finally, Mayu (the other Nozaki) is showing off his drawing skills to teach judo moves to his fellow club members, but his 'moe' like quality artwork gets popular for other reasons.

Basically, this manga is a laugh riot and start with the manga or start with the anime -you really should put this on your lists!

[Mir · Rating 3 out of 5]

Someday I must try one of these dating sim games the boys keep playing.

[Beka · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. A bit more “body humour” than previous volumes which isn’t to my taste, but there are some very cute moments that made my heart go doki-doki! ;)

[val ♡‧₊˚ · Rating 5 out of 5]

É uma pena que só os volumes 1 a 5 foram adaptados pro anime porque gostaria de ter mais, mas esses primeiros cinco são tudo de bom e foram bem adaptados. Mesmo que eu adore o anime tenho que dizer que o mangá é sim melhor, talvez apenas pelo fato de ter o dobro de maluquice que tem no anime. 


Os personagens são muito adoráveis e é cada um mais maluco que o outro, eles fazem combinações perfeitas de pares e o conjunto do grupo em si é bom demais. Cada um deles começa individualmente ajudar na produção do mangá de um cara e eles todos acabam virando amigos. Ou seja, é literalmente um “found family” de arte o que mais eu poderia pedir?

De certa forma até agora nada acontece de fato na historia porque o plot é super simples, como um bom “slice of life” deve ser. Amei as referencias sobre arte e proceso criativo misturado com o dia a dia de adolescentes totalmente bobalhões.

O humor é perfeito, as piadinhas me fazem gargalhar que nem uma idiota enquanto leio. Um mangá que é sobre a produção de um mangá shoujo que ao mesmo tempo é ele mesmo um mangá shoujo mas onde eles pegam todos os "tropes" do genero e levam totalmente pro lado da zoeira, simplesmente genial.

[Jenny Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one has less of the manga making and does more with the reference work, as well as having club trip and summer hijinks. Fun but predictable.
Check out my YouTube channel for bookish videos and monthly wrap ups!

[Dinnu Reads Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a colourful ensemble of characters...Their interactions are so funny...😂🤣

[eri b.❀ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a simple girl I see Kashima is in a chapter I give the volume 5 stars.

SERIOUSLY THOUGH my favorite chapters always are the ones with Kashima and Mikoshiba interacting!!! They have such a precious friendship! The entire beach arc was precious. Also I loved to see a little more romance in this volume it was so cute!

Also I can't believe Nozaki's dear protagonist is based on the memory he had of Sakura? ಥ◡ಥっ ♡

[kerrycat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I laughed so hard over this that I ended up crying. So. Freaking. Hilarious.

[serena · Rating 5 out of 5]

srsly nozaki's growing affection for sakura is so endearing (even tho its more like a doting parent than a romantic partner rn lmao)

wakamatsu instantly knocking tf out once he hears "lorelei's" voice is prob one of my fav running gags

[Itsaso greengaze · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5 / 5 🌟

[Aurora Dimitre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Actively fucking cackled out loud at most of this; this series is just hilarious and it's even funnier now that I'm past where the anime got. Everyone is so dumb, my god.

[Ken Yuen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah, how do they think of such funny scenarios

[Haylee Huddleston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Has any real progress been made? Who knows.

[Apollo Mul · Rating 5 out of 5]

The kids are all doing great, still being dumb. This one also introduces how Sakura and Nozaki met, and I forgot how funny it is. They're doing their best.

[Diné *The Lazy Kitsune* · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great volume! Summer camp chapter was my favorite. The whole situation with swim trunks was hilarious! I live for Hori and Kashima scenes.

[Tania · Rating 4 out of 5]

Altísima comedia. Nada más que agregar.

[Heather D-G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Each volume of this gets better and better, especially if you like geeking out over the manga creation details. So fun!

[Susanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

There’s beach antics—and swimsuit shopping, which confuses Wakamatsu who doesn’t realise prince charming is a girl. And the entire group heads to a spa with the drama club, but things don’t progress smoothly for anyone. And we finally learn why Sakura has a crush on Nozaki in the first place. It’s as random as anything in this silly series.

[Ren (A Bookish Balance) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25/5

[Ren Puspita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Udah ngereview vol 1, vol 2, vol 3 dan vol 4, maka nanggung kalau vol 5 ini ga direview secara menyeluruh juga :v.

Ngomong - ngomong...gambar berwarna di awal komik ini fujoshi bait banget tuh :))

Yah, like usual, still crazy, still make me ROTFL sampe ngekek - ngekek. Kali ini, Mayu, adiknya Nozaki sudah masuk karakter tetap. Ya, kayak tv series itu lho, dari recurring characters, naik pangkat jadi main characters. Mana, disini Mayu diceritain gambarnya lebih bagus daripada Nozaki. Ini yang komikus Mayu apa Umetaro sih? :))

Ceritanya sih, masih tetap ship Nozaki-Sakura-Mikorin, Kashima-Kak Hori dan ship favorit gw, Waka-Seo. Oh ya, nambah satu lagi, Maeno-Pak Ken, walau yang satu ini lebih ke hubungan yang rumit :v. Part fave adalah saat mereka liburan ke pantai. Adegan celana renang Nozaki&co hanyut di laut itu suksesss bikin kepingkal - pingkal. Kali ini, para main chara yang awalnya kepisah - pisah, semuanya sekarang nyatu dan hasilnya.....kacauuuu luar biasa :)). Terutama Waka, kasian banget dia, sampai volume ini pun masih belum sadar kalau Lorelei dan Seo itu orang yang sama.

Terus gimana sama Sakura? Yah, masih jalan aja asistenzonenya :v. Pembaca bakal diajak flashback ke masa dimana Sakura awalnya naksir Nozaki. Cuma, bukan Komikus Shojo Nozaki namanya kalau awal mula perkenalan ini ga koplak sekoplak - koplaknya.

Terjemahannya oke, tapy typonya ada kelewatan dua kali tuh. Untuk ukuran manga yang bahkan di Jepang aja masih belum tamat, terbitnya Nozaki ini ngebut bak Shinkansen (padahal gw liat di Gramed juga masih banyak :v). Obrolan sama editornya Elex sih, untuk vol 6 bakalan terbit dalam waktu dekat. Yang bikin gw mikir, buat next volume mesti nunggu lama banget dong ya ;_;

Dang, I really need my Nozaki fix!

[duniamimpigie Anggi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aaaaaaah!!! Bego sebego-begonya deh ini!!
Sementara di jilid 4 yang paling konyol bagi saya itu bagian empat cowok maen otoge rame-rame (terutama dialog: "Heroine-nya penjilat sejati banget!") soalnya saya inget pernah merasakan (dan berpendapat) hal yang sama pas masa-masa demen maen otoge :v Maen otoge tuh bikin mikir: "Ini bukan diri gue yang sebenernya! Ini gue lakuin demi dapetin cowok itu!" gitu deh.

Di jilid 5 ini yang paling begok waktu si Waka ngira Kashima pacaran sama Seo dan keseret nemenin para cewek beli baju renang dan disangka maniak. Juga pas bagian celana renang cowok-cowok pada hanyut di laut. Duh, begoooo!!!

Gitu deh.
Enw, saya jatuh cinta langsung sama Pak Ken di ilustrasi berwarna halaman pertama! SAYA MENUNTUT PAK KEN JADI KURUS LAGI!!!

[cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sekocak-kocaknya Nozaki and the gang, paling kocak dan kacau kalau semuanya ngumpul jadi satu di pantai. Duh... nggak kuat ngakak pas adegan tuh cowok2 celana renangnya hanyut... Seooooo.... dasar Seo, geloooo :-D

Dari awal di seri ini sdh kacau sih. Waka yg blm pernah bertemu Kashima pakai seragam sekolah, jadi salah paham n cemburu buta pada pasangan Seo-Kashima*ciyeeeeciyeee* jadilah adegan 'aneh' di toko bikini. Belum lagi komentar Hori yg menanyakan keren mana 'cowoknya Seo' sama Kashima *ciyeeeeciyeee#2*
Dua pasangan ini, dan adegan berendam pagi harinya... cuocok....


Oiya, pak Ken dan pak Maeno juga ketularan korslet...
Nb: pak ken kurus tjakep sekaleeeee *twinkling hearteyes*

[Biondy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aduh, yang cerita liburan ke pantai sama Klub Drama itu lucu banget. Si Kashima dan Kak Hori ini kayak pasangan yang sudah puluhan tahun nikah. Lebih terasa seperti sahabat daripada pasangan yang romantis :))

[Mona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never read this manga in public if you want to look sane.

I enjoyed every pages.This series continues to defy gender roles as the characters make you fall in love with them.

I tried to hold back my laugh as I was reading this on the metro.People looked at me weird but it was worth it.

[Seobin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series. I'm just smiling at it like an idiot!!!! AH, but so cute <3

[Tresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was fun but I was just confused with the younger brother's storyline. I didnt understand what happened there completely. But the rest was still funny as ever.

[Yoshiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

PopKulturowy Kociołek:

Kolejne wymyślone przez Nozakiego romantyczne historie, kolejne strony mangi wysłane do redagowania i kolejne dni/tygodnie spędzone na próbie zwrócenia na siebie uwagi. Sakura zdecydowanie nie ma łatwego życia i cały jej plan zjednania sobie serca ukochanego nie poczynił żadnych nawet najmniejszych postępów. Jeszcze bardziej frustrujące jest to, że jej koleżanki (Seo i Kashima) zaczynają coraz lepiej dogadywać się z chłopakami (w których są zauroczone) i coraz częściej można mówić o zalążku poważniejszego związku. Ktoś taki jak Chiyo nie ma jednak zamiaru łatwo się poddać. Trzeba więc przygotować się na porcję lekko zwariowanej treści, która ma w sobie niezaprzeczalny urok.

Obok tego autorka ponownie sporo uwagi poświęca samemu procesowi tworzenia mangi. Kolejny więc raz czytelnik ma okazję poznać pewne szczegóły, które potrafią być naprawdę ciekawe (czasem zaskakujące). Swoje pięć minut ma tutaj również brat Nozakiego (który pojawił się w tomie czwartym), który także jest uzdolnionym komiksowym twórcą. Jego dzieła są jednak o wiele bardziej „odważne” niż starszego brata. Ma to pewne przełożenie na warstwę wizualną tomiku, gdzie pojawi się odrobina fanserwisu (jednak bez większej przesady).

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