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となりの怪物くん [Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun] #12
Le Garçon d'à côté T12 (Le garçon d'à côté (12))
Apres n avoir donne aucune nouvelle pendant deux semaines, Haru reapparait. Shizuku parvient a se reconcilier avec lui, mais alors que le garcon lui dit qu il voudrait connaitre ses sentiments, elle ne sait pas comment les lui dire. Elle lui adresse au contraire tout un tas de reproches auxquels Haru ne reagit pas comme elle aurait pu s attendre ! L histoire d amour entre nos deux heros atteint son paroxysme !"
192 pages, Paperback
First published August 12, 2013
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January 30, 2020
¡Que bonito fina! En donde Shizuku se da cuenta de lo mucho que ama a Haru y de como ella ha cambiado desde que comenzó su relación.
.Pd. Adoro los finales felices..
August 25, 2016
I'm so happy with everything that had happened in this volume! I can't believe that the next volume is the last one in this series! It's crazy that I am almost done this awesome series. I had so much fun reading it and I am so satisfied with how everything is so far! The character development and the way that everything ended up is so detailed.
"I'm no expert, but I think people mope when their expectations are too high. It's tiring when you always have to overachieve. Don't overdo it. Just work on achieving what you can."
Shizuku is a studybug who cares up keeping her grades up. In her free time, she studies and works hard like her mother. Haru is a guy who got suspended on the first day of school and hasn't returned since then. Shizuku's job is to give Haru his homework and convince him to come back to school. After these two meet, they felt this connection with each other and believed that they were no longer alone. Meeting new friends, having fun and sharing smiles, these two walk on a path that is unforgettable.
The character development is clearly shown in this volume. The characters are so mature and understand each other. They act on their own while getting support from others. They don't hesitate to go to their friends if they need to talk. And most importantly, they understand that they don't need to deal with everything by themselves, while having supporting friends around them. I am so happy with seeing all of these transformations in the characters, from the first volume til now.
Shizuku is great, she realized so many things through out her years in high school, as did Haru. Natsume is accepting her feelings and learning that although you are heartbroken, you can always move on. Sasayan is always looking out for his friends and doesn't lie about how he feels about something. Yamaken supports everyone, even if it doesn't help him in any way. Iyo is an okay character, I laugh when she's with her brother. Micchan is a great guy, I just wish he doesn't put himself down because he is a little older than the others.
I am so excited to read the next volume and move onto other manga. I can't wait to read more, I am hoping to read Carry On really soon.
I recommend this to everyone!
"I'm no expert, but I think people mope when their expectations are too high. It's tiring when you always have to overachieve. Don't overdo it. Just work on achieving what you can."
Shizuku is a studybug who cares up keeping her grades up. In her free time, she studies and works hard like her mother. Haru is a guy who got suspended on the first day of school and hasn't returned since then. Shizuku's job is to give Haru his homework and convince him to come back to school. After these two meet, they felt this connection with each other and believed that they were no longer alone. Meeting new friends, having fun and sharing smiles, these two walk on a path that is unforgettable.
The character development is clearly shown in this volume. The characters are so mature and understand each other. They act on their own while getting support from others. They don't hesitate to go to their friends if they need to talk. And most importantly, they understand that they don't need to deal with everything by themselves, while having supporting friends around them. I am so happy with seeing all of these transformations in the characters, from the first volume til now.
Shizuku is great, she realized so many things through out her years in high school, as did Haru. Natsume is accepting her feelings and learning that although you are heartbroken, you can always move on. Sasayan is always looking out for his friends and doesn't lie about how he feels about something. Yamaken supports everyone, even if it doesn't help him in any way. Iyo is an okay character, I laugh when she's with her brother. Micchan is a great guy, I just wish he doesn't put himself down because he is a little older than the others.
I am so excited to read the next volume and move onto other manga. I can't wait to read more, I am hoping to read Carry On really soon.
I recommend this to everyone!
June 9, 2022
Such a beautiful ending!!! I'm just so happy that I got to live this bizarre youthful journey. The montage of events on their third year of high school was so wholesome that I wish I could revisit it as a movie. On top of it all, Shizuku's character development was everything I could ask for! And the friendships that they made!! Oh, and how Shizuku trained Nagoya when Haru was away, that was so hilarious!
February 13, 2016
*sniffles and sighs in happiness* Ah, and so it ends, in the most perfect way you can ever imagine. I just cried, it was that beautiful. So many feels! Dang, I was worried about the ending for a bit, but now, wow. *sniffles some more* Perfect! 5+ stars for this volume!
I will keep this one short, as there is a lot of stuff that gets wrapped up in the end, couples get formed, school is finished, and a certain stuff is said and done, and I want everyone to go in this one fresh and without any knowledge. :D (Yeah, I am mean like that at times, muahahaha.)
This manga concludes the My Little Monster series, it has been 12 volumes, and for the English version, 2 years of delicious story telling and gorgeous art. Yes, there will be a 13th volume, though I am not sure what is in there. From Wikipedia it seems to be a bonus volume, but the story is completed with this volume. But I hope some scenes will be included in that special. I think people know what scene we would all just love to see.
The manga starts at the normal pace, but then things happen, and while normally a year takes a long time in the manga, this time we see the highlights, and end up at graduation. Yep, that is right, we are at the graduation time! Did all of the characters make it? Who is doing the speech?
I have to say I love Iyo-san, normally I think she is one annoying character, but she really showed a different side in this one.
Shizuku really has changed. She is still a bit stoic, but less than first. She is happier, enjoys her life, has friends, a boyfriend and so much more. I just loved seeing her change.
And not only her. Haru also changed. From scary and misunderstood to studious, making easy friends, having a girlfriend and doing what he wants to do.
And not only them, but other characters also grew so much, it is amazing, I just remember when we just started with this series and how they all were, they are so different in this last volume.
I loved the romance, though I wish there was a bit more of it.
Thanks to the author for also making a 3 and a half years later part, I loved that one! Plus that story that followed after that one. Yay!
All in all this is a series I would highly recommend. The art is gorgeous, great characters, interesting story. Definitely read this series!
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I will keep this one short, as there is a lot of stuff that gets wrapped up in the end, couples get formed, school is finished, and a certain stuff is said and done, and I want everyone to go in this one fresh and without any knowledge. :D (Yeah, I am mean like that at times, muahahaha.)
This manga concludes the My Little Monster series, it has been 12 volumes, and for the English version, 2 years of delicious story telling and gorgeous art. Yes, there will be a 13th volume, though I am not sure what is in there. From Wikipedia it seems to be a bonus volume, but the story is completed with this volume. But I hope some scenes will be included in that special. I think people know what scene we would all just love to see.
The manga starts at the normal pace, but then things happen, and while normally a year takes a long time in the manga, this time we see the highlights, and end up at graduation. Yep, that is right, we are at the graduation time! Did all of the characters make it? Who is doing the speech?
I have to say I love Iyo-san, normally I think she is one annoying character, but she really showed a different side in this one.
Shizuku really has changed. She is still a bit stoic, but less than first. She is happier, enjoys her life, has friends, a boyfriend and so much more. I just loved seeing her change.
And not only her. Haru also changed. From scary and misunderstood to studious, making easy friends, having a girlfriend and doing what he wants to do.
And not only them, but other characters also grew so much, it is amazing, I just remember when we just started with this series and how they all were, they are so different in this last volume.
I loved the romance, though I wish there was a bit more of it.
Thanks to the author for also making a 3 and a half years later part, I loved that one! Plus that story that followed after that one. Yay!
All in all this is a series I would highly recommend. The art is gorgeous, great characters, interesting story. Definitely read this series!
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
October 24, 2016
Why are manga endings always so... abrupt? Like they always try to get as much things they can in the last volume.
It was still pretty good.
Obviously (bc this is manga) Haru left and Shizuku lived her life without him like it was something normal to not have contact with your boyfriend when he is away. Then Haru came back and they kept dating with no problems (which in fact was nice but unrealistic)
We never knew why Iyo fears Yamaken. I felt like the story of Haru and his brother was incomplete and I would like to see more of his dad. Also his cousin didn't appear at all in the last volumes but I thought he would appear more in this one, since he was a recurrent character at the beginning but well.
Besides all of that it was a cute ending, loved the bonus/last scenes three years later in only a few pages you could see that their relationship had developed and it was really cute to see them in that way.
Nice reading I really enjoyed it!
Still low key team Yamaken haha but I ended up liking the relationship between Haru and Shizuku and I think that at the end they do fit together bc they grew and learned together (as it should be)
Overall the series is a 8.5/10 for me :)
It was still pretty good.
Obviously (bc this is manga) Haru left and Shizuku lived her life without him like it was something normal to not have contact with your boyfriend when he is away. Then Haru came back and they kept dating with no problems (which in fact was nice but unrealistic)
We never knew why Iyo fears Yamaken. I felt like the story of Haru and his brother was incomplete and I would like to see more of his dad. Also his cousin didn't appear at all in the last volumes but I thought he would appear more in this one, since he was a recurrent character at the beginning but well.
Besides all of that it was a cute ending, loved the bonus/last scenes three years later in only a few pages you could see that their relationship had developed and it was really cute to see them in that way.
Nice reading I really enjoyed it!
Still low key team Yamaken haha but I ended up liking the relationship between Haru and Shizuku and I think that at the end they do fit together bc they grew and learned together (as it should be)
Overall the series is a 8.5/10 for me :)
October 27, 2020
A beautiful wrap up to this unconventional romance!
April 13, 2015
Esta es mi mini reseña de este y de todos los volúmenes anteriores de Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun. Si no hice una reseña de cada uno, fue porque andaba metida en el manga y no tuve la capacidad de despegarme de él ni para entrar a Facebook. En fin... (:
Una amiga me recomendó el anime de este manga, lo vi y... Y LO AMÉ. Aunque haya terminado inconcluso, amé el anime. Por eso me dije "ARACELI, TIENES QUE LEER EL MANGA PORQUE NO TE PUEDES QUEDAR ASÍ." Así que lo leí y bueno... TAMBIÉN LO HE AMADO, MUCHO MÁS QUE AL ANIME *-*.
Es el primer manga que leo y no he salido para nada decepcionada. La historia de Shizuku y Haru es tan linda. En parte es algo inocente, y creo que eso es parte de su encanto. Haru es tan lindo, cariñoso, y MUY sincero también; al igual que Shizuku, a veces no entendía cómo podían hablarse de la manera que se hablan. Shizuku al inicio era algo fría... Pero llegó a enamorarse de Haru, en parte por su inocencia y por su forma de ver el mundo. Pero hubieron unos "problemas de sincronización de sentimientos" y yo me ponía en plan "POR FAVOR, PÓNGANSE DE ACUERDO, AMBOS, HARU, SHIZUKU. AHORA.". Ambos eran celosos, pero al menos Shizuku se controlaba, en cambio Haru iba y hacía una escena, era hilarante. Es en parte gracioso como se desarrollaron todas las cosas. Algo que me gustó de la historia fue que ambos se hayan aceptado tal y como son, con todo y sus defectos. Cada uno se dio cuenta de los defectos del otro y aún así siguieron ahí, el uno para el otro.
Quiero conocer a alguien como Haru. No me importa si es como es, yo lo quiero así ♥
Me ha gustado esto de leer un manga porque viene con los dibujos de los personajes y sus expresiones que son tan geniales jajaja. Por eso y porque es súper fácil de leer.
Una de mis partes favoritas ♥
Le pongo 5 estrellas a Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun porque realmente se lo merece. Buenos dibujos, buena historia, buenos personajes. Lo amé todo.
Btw... Me acabo de dar cuenta de que este es el libro con la calificación general más alta de los libros que he leído jajaja.
Una amiga me recomendó el anime de este manga, lo vi y... Y LO AMÉ. Aunque haya terminado inconcluso, amé el anime. Por eso me dije "ARACELI, TIENES QUE LEER EL MANGA PORQUE NO TE PUEDES QUEDAR ASÍ." Así que lo leí y bueno... TAMBIÉN LO HE AMADO, MUCHO MÁS QUE AL ANIME *-*.
Es el primer manga que leo y no he salido para nada decepcionada. La historia de Shizuku y Haru es tan linda. En parte es algo inocente, y creo que eso es parte de su encanto. Haru es tan lindo, cariñoso, y MUY sincero también; al igual que Shizuku, a veces no entendía cómo podían hablarse de la manera que se hablan. Shizuku al inicio era algo fría... Pero llegó a enamorarse de Haru, en parte por su inocencia y por su forma de ver el mundo. Pero hubieron unos "problemas de sincronización de sentimientos" y yo me ponía en plan "POR FAVOR, PÓNGANSE DE ACUERDO, AMBOS, HARU, SHIZUKU. AHORA.". Ambos eran celosos, pero al menos Shizuku se controlaba, en cambio Haru iba y hacía una escena, era hilarante. Es en parte gracioso como se desarrollaron todas las cosas. Algo que me gustó de la historia fue que ambos se hayan aceptado tal y como son, con todo y sus defectos. Cada uno se dio cuenta de los defectos del otro y aún así siguieron ahí, el uno para el otro.
Quiero conocer a alguien como Haru. No me importa si es como es, yo lo quiero así ♥
Me ha gustado esto de leer un manga porque viene con los dibujos de los personajes y sus expresiones que son tan geniales jajaja. Por eso y porque es súper fácil de leer.
Una de mis partes favoritas ♥
Le pongo 5 estrellas a Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun porque realmente se lo merece. Buenos dibujos, buena historia, buenos personajes. Lo amé todo.
Btw... Me acabo de dar cuenta de que este es el libro con la calificación general más alta de los libros que he leído jajaja.
May 15, 2024
Buen final, si en tomo 12 de 13
Mas de dibujo, pasan todo el 3er año en viñetas, pero aun asi genial
Fiesta graduación-regreso emotiva
Lo que si , quizá para eso es el 13.
Entretenida y divertida la serie
Mas de dibujo, pasan todo el 3er año en viñetas, pero aun asi genial
Fiesta graduación-regreso emotiva
Lo que si , quizá para eso es el 13.
Entretenida y divertida la serie
January 24, 2026
I devoured this series in 2 days. It's 13 volume's and it's the cute love story between Mizutani and Haru. Along the way they have challenges but overcome them. They are joined by a group of friends along the way on their adventures. The story is sweet it was totally binge worthy as I read them all in a little over 48 hours.
The author has created beautiful artwork to match the adorable story. This is a perfect slice of life romance manga. With great characters it was easy to be captivated by their story. I love how the series ended and highly recommend if you enjoy manga.
The author has created beautiful artwork to match the adorable story. This is a perfect slice of life romance manga. With great characters it was easy to be captivated by their story. I love how the series ended and highly recommend if you enjoy manga.
July 8, 2020
ME ENCANTÓÓÓ
No tengo palabras para decir cuánto me encantó y como poco a poco todo va finalizandoooo. Aiñ aunque pasaron los años y estuvieron mucho tiempo separados, ambos cumplieron su promesa de estar juntos😍😍
No tengo palabras para decir cuánto me encantó y como poco a poco todo va finalizandoooo. Aiñ aunque pasaron los años y estuvieron mucho tiempo separados, ambos cumplieron su promesa de estar juntos😍😍
June 27, 2016
I can't contain myself!! Aaaahhh!! The series got over in a blink of an eye!! Eeeekk! This series couldn't have ended in a better way. Last two chapters were so amazing, it was just scenes and no dialogs... it was like glancing over the whole third year of fun! so amazing!! It reminded me of my high school days!
＼(＾∀＾)メ(＾∀＾)ノ
In the end, Haru and Shizuku made up, Yuuzan and Haru had a talk and everyone decided on what they wanted to do after graduation... it was all so merry! haha! (*^‿^*) Haru going for tuna fishing and studying in the middle of the sea for a year was the best idea. Shizuku changed a lot from volume 1. Aaaahh!! I have no words I just have no words!! It was a happy ending!! I love happy ending!!
At one point though I thought this wouldn't have a happy ending, and at another point, I thought how will the mangaka end this... I mean, it had the potential to go on and on and on... but it's good that it ended and mangaka didn't decide on stretching the story and bleeding the characters for long.
This is the second last volume. The next volume will be about other characters. the whole series mostly ends in this volume but the next one is the real end. We have yet to know about many things and I think all the questions will be answered in the next volume.
September 18, 2016
Aiss que final tan bonito!
February 28, 2014
I finished the whole series in just a shorter amount of time than I had expected it to. Yes, this is that good, and I feel that I had to write a review when I am done reading it. First off, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun is absolutely one of the most beautiful mangas I have ever read! This is one of those mangas that is so heart warming and relateable. You can feel as though you can understand the thoughts and feelings of the characters. I liked how the story was not only focused on the love story between the two main leads. This series is so much more than a shoujo manga, it also deals with learning about life, valuing friendship, overcoming challenges and finding your own identity. This is how high school life and romance should be written, since it has utterly captured the beauty and the struggles of it. The character development was brilliant and every single one of them was my favourite. The art was also amazing and it kept on getting better with each volume. Moreover, the final volume was really special, and I just loved how it ended so perfectly that I would not have preferred a better and more touching ending than this.
Like all the stories I have finished reading, I am quite sad that this series has to end. It was great, fun and unique in its own way. I thoroughly enjoyed reading every page of it. I could have wished for more chapters since I want to see more of it. Oh, and the anime was awesome as well! :) I am definitely going to miss Mitty and Haru-chan!
Like all the stories I have finished reading, I am quite sad that this series has to end. It was great, fun and unique in its own way. I thoroughly enjoyed reading every page of it. I could have wished for more chapters since I want to see more of it. Oh, and the anime was awesome as well! :) I am definitely going to miss Mitty and Haru-chan!
August 11, 2016
Series review! 5/5!
I've gotten fed up with tsundere characters so I went out to test/read more of this other subtype known as kuudere (google: kuu "cool" + dere "lovestruck"; literally: cold and emotionless characters that slowly show their feelings). A quick google search of top rated/favorited ones included this (and Akuma to Love Song, which I stopped reading a loooong way back and must re-read again soon) so I did.
And I am pleased. Very pleased. One of the reasons why I stopped reading shoujo mangas is because of MCs that bottle everything up. I don't like it when there's a problem, but there's also an easy solution for that -- such as talking. Like c'mon, talk it over, dudes.
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun was such a breath of fresh air from all that mess. It was light, fluffy, and giddy. It was exactly what I was looking for and it took off some stress from studying during this recently concluded exam week (sidenote: fingers crossed, o pls let me pass them all). The whole story was fun; I had a blast. I have no complaints about the characters either. They're all very relatable and lovely, and it was nice seeing them all interact. Plus, there's a chicken, which I found very amusing. Talk about novel ideas for a pet. Ha.
I've gotten fed up with tsundere characters so I went out to test/read more of this other subtype known as kuudere (google: kuu "cool" + dere "lovestruck"; literally: cold and emotionless characters that slowly show their feelings). A quick google search of top rated/favorited ones included this (and Akuma to Love Song, which I stopped reading a loooong way back and must re-read again soon) so I did.
And I am pleased. Very pleased. One of the reasons why I stopped reading shoujo mangas is because of MCs that bottle everything up. I don't like it when there's a problem, but there's also an easy solution for that -- such as talking. Like c'mon, talk it over, dudes.
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun was such a breath of fresh air from all that mess. It was light, fluffy, and giddy. It was exactly what I was looking for and it took off some stress from studying during this recently concluded exam week (sidenote: fingers crossed, o pls let me pass them all). The whole story was fun; I had a blast. I have no complaints about the characters either. They're all very relatable and lovely, and it was nice seeing them all interact. Plus, there's a chicken, which I found very amusing. Talk about novel ideas for a pet. Ha.
January 8, 2018
Once again, my heart hurts. It was a really great ending. Somehow the two protagonists get each other and suit each other so well, it's hard not to root for them :P
It marvels me how astute Haru is, yet how silly he can act but I guess that's part of his charm. In some ways he kind of resembles Shizuku's dad, in that they can be emotionally aware, but practically they can be big oafs.
They've matured so much, I feel so proud of all the characters!
It marvels me how astute Haru is, yet how silly he can act but I guess that's part of his charm. In some ways he kind of resembles Shizuku's dad, in that they can be emotionally aware, but practically they can be big oafs.
They've matured so much, I feel so proud of all the characters!
September 27, 2016
La verdad es que el principio de esta serie me enamoró, Haru era muy adorable intentado que Shizuku se fije en él. Me reí un montón al principio y desde los primeros tomos te encariñas con todos los personajes.
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April 21, 2021
What a really nice ending to the story, even though there is another volume left this one was pretty much the end with the next most likely being bonus Content
I really like how you can see the difference between Shizuku in volume one to now, the others have too but she has had the biggest I feel and its great to see, makes me all happy reading it!
I really like how you can see the difference between Shizuku in volume one to now, the others have too but she has had the biggest I feel and its great to see, makes me all happy reading it!
November 9, 2016
Honestly, it was perfect.
Thank you Robico san for the happy ending ^-^
Thank you Robico san for the happy ending ^-^
November 13, 2016
I was quite happy with the ending. Good stuff! Delaying on reading the final volume... just 'cuz.
September 2, 2021
I'm so happy with how this one ended. All the issues I had with Haru in the first few books got fixed and you can see how all the characters grew from their friendships.
February 1, 2024
Okay so my opinions on this series:
What I liked:
I feel like the characters were pretty realistic. Obviously there's going to be some gag characters like Kenjis friends or Iyo and silly moments like haru running away from his brother but most (!) of the main characters acted pretty realistic for a manga. The characterisation in this is really strong, main character personalities are distinct and interesting, conflicts felt real and their motivations clear.
Specific stuff:
Yuuzan and shizuku parallel was so good!!!! I want those two to be best friends so bad. I genuinely was obsessed with Yuuzan like I feel for you man.
Chicken
Natsume getting rejected by Micchan (even tho they made that weird joke about it later) I was so scared they were going to be set up for a relationship.
Kenji-> I liked him a lot just as a character. He was determined and genuinely tried to get her to at least look at him.
What I didn't like:
This manga has a lot of like violence towards women in it. Like some of it is throwaways but like Haru's dad checking out Mitty, multiple character swho's whole job is to sexually harass women, that one "stay quiet or I'll rape you" in the first volume?? I know that was a throwaway but still. Especially the sexual harassment like that was extreme.
On the topic of that sexual harassment:
Oh my god Natsume. Like I love her as a character but the narrative did her terrible!! Her whole character is that most guys will be creeps to her and cause issues in her friendships with other girls causing her to be isolated for years. Her literal main motivation was that she wanted friends who cared about her and wanted her around. Yet even till the last year she's stuck having to force her way into relationships, being left out when it's not convenient and even just like disrespected by everyone there. She never gets to feel secure in her relationships. She gets Haru and Mitty who never confide in her and don't really reciprocate her affections. I mean on the end Mitty called her a good friend and Haru and her seemed close at the end but we never got to see her really make relationships of her own outside the group. All of her friends she met through Haru. She literally orients her future around her 2 friends. Except no it's one friend because let me get into that:
The sasahara arc SUCKS. I don't know how everyone gets at least a bit of conclusion except fucking Natsume who is told actually you're fear of men is wrong,. you're only other consistent friend is into you and like you have to be into him now. Even though it doesn't match her character arc which is about wanting to have close and secure friendships. Even though she honestly kinda rationally is afraid of guys since basically almost every guy in this series is weird to her. OH YEAH I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. The manga uses sexual harassment as a punch line too much and no one is a better sign for that than Natsume. This girl has 4 different characters ( one of whom is an ADULT MAN) who constantly sexually harass, to the point that the sheer number of creepy things one of those guys does is a fucking gag. All fo them are gags. They're all just considered harmless and isn't it so funny? When this adult man touches her without her consent or winks at her in the mirror or when guys her age call her over to sit in their lap. It's literally a gag when Haru is missing that she gets weird guys calling her just to talk to a girl. Okay when she complains about it,.it's considered harmless good fun on behalf of the boys by the guy who is supposed to be her boyfriend!! Like genuinely I don't understand how you have a scene where she's like yeah sorry for lumping you in with word guys it's just that every guy who is into me is usually a massive creep as well or cause problems in my relationships anf it's good that we're just friends and you would never do that stuff to me. And then for him to go, no:) I'm into you :) thats why I've put up with for so long :) and then when she obviously gets made about that it's like OH YOURE DRAMATIC. UGH
But then still when jr story needs someone fun or silly or peppyz she's brought in but we soon as she's done with that it's back to being the crazy woman :/.
What I liked:
I feel like the characters were pretty realistic. Obviously there's going to be some gag characters like Kenjis friends or Iyo and silly moments like haru running away from his brother but most (!) of the main characters acted pretty realistic for a manga. The characterisation in this is really strong, main character personalities are distinct and interesting, conflicts felt real and their motivations clear.
Specific stuff:
Yuuzan and shizuku parallel was so good!!!! I want those two to be best friends so bad. I genuinely was obsessed with Yuuzan like I feel for you man.
Chicken
Natsume getting rejected by Micchan (even tho they made that weird joke about it later) I was so scared they were going to be set up for a relationship.
Kenji-> I liked him a lot just as a character. He was determined and genuinely tried to get her to at least look at him.
What I didn't like:
This manga has a lot of like violence towards women in it. Like some of it is throwaways but like Haru's dad checking out Mitty, multiple character swho's whole job is to sexually harass women, that one "stay quiet or I'll rape you" in the first volume?? I know that was a throwaway but still. Especially the sexual harassment like that was extreme.
On the topic of that sexual harassment:
Oh my god Natsume. Like I love her as a character but the narrative did her terrible!! Her whole character is that most guys will be creeps to her and cause issues in her friendships with other girls causing her to be isolated for years. Her literal main motivation was that she wanted friends who cared about her and wanted her around. Yet even till the last year she's stuck having to force her way into relationships, being left out when it's not convenient and even just like disrespected by everyone there. She never gets to feel secure in her relationships. She gets Haru and Mitty who never confide in her and don't really reciprocate her affections. I mean on the end Mitty called her a good friend and Haru and her seemed close at the end but we never got to see her really make relationships of her own outside the group. All of her friends she met through Haru. She literally orients her future around her 2 friends. Except no it's one friend because let me get into that:
The sasahara arc SUCKS. I don't know how everyone gets at least a bit of conclusion except fucking Natsume who is told actually you're fear of men is wrong,. you're only other consistent friend is into you and like you have to be into him now. Even though it doesn't match her character arc which is about wanting to have close and secure friendships. Even though she honestly kinda rationally is afraid of guys since basically almost every guy in this series is weird to her. OH YEAH I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. The manga uses sexual harassment as a punch line too much and no one is a better sign for that than Natsume. This girl has 4 different characters ( one of whom is an ADULT MAN) who constantly sexually harass, to the point that the sheer number of creepy things one of those guys does is a fucking gag. All fo them are gags. They're all just considered harmless and isn't it so funny? When this adult man touches her without her consent or winks at her in the mirror or when guys her age call her over to sit in their lap. It's literally a gag when Haru is missing that she gets weird guys calling her just to talk to a girl. Okay when she complains about it,.it's considered harmless good fun on behalf of the boys by the guy who is supposed to be her boyfriend!! Like genuinely I don't understand how you have a scene where she's like yeah sorry for lumping you in with word guys it's just that every guy who is into me is usually a massive creep as well or cause problems in my relationships anf it's good that we're just friends and you would never do that stuff to me. And then for him to go, no:) I'm into you :) thats why I've put up with for so long :) and then when she obviously gets made about that it's like OH YOURE DRAMATIC. UGH
But then still when jr story needs someone fun or silly or peppyz she's brought in but we soon as she's done with that it's back to being the crazy woman :/.
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August 23, 2017
Ay no sé bien como me siento con este final. Me gustó mucho y es super lindo pero no sé si me lo termino de creer porque es todo demasiado perfecto y apresurado. Creo que me hubiera gustado que desarrollen mejor los años separados y que ambos tuvieran otras experiencias amorosas y después se vuelvan a reencontrar (?) O algo así (ya sé que serían necesarios unos 10 tomos más para eso pero bueno).
Mi puntaje para este tomo son 5 ☆☆☆☆☆ (cinco estrellitas) de todas formas.
Por otro lado, mi piuntaje PARA TODA ESTA SERIE DE MANGAS es de unas 3 estrellas ya que siento que se metieron varios temas en el argumento que no se trabajaron bien o que ni siquiera llegaron a resolverse (es decir, los presentaron pero luego los pasaron por arriba y nunca se profundizaron). Además hay al menos un tomo entero que puedo decir que fue puro relleno y no aportó realmente nada a la trama. El desarrollo de personajes también es bastante flojo, esto me molestó principalmente con los padres de Hru y Shizuku y la relación con ellos, ya que la mayoría de los conflictos que se generan a lo largo de la historia derivan de ellos y sin embargo apensa si aparecen. En mi opinión, hubiera sido mejor si se evitaba todo ese asunto de los padres y solo se hubiera centrado en los dramas de escuela y hubieran puesto una excusa menos rebuscada al compotamiento de Haru.
La relación Haru con su hermano a mi gusto quedó muy en la nada y la existencia misma de Yuuzan como personaje me pareció muy de relleno en general.
En fin, de todas formas disfruté mucho de la lectura, fue una histora divertida y tierna así que de todas formas puedo decir que me gustó, ya que, a pesar de las fallas que le encuentro, hubieron muchas otras cosas que me dejaron muy conforme con ella y la recomiendo para pasar el rato. Fin♡.
P.D. :Aunque este es el final, hay un tomo 13 que es una serie de historias cortas (creo) que también planeo leer♡
Mi puntaje para este tomo son 5 ☆☆☆☆☆ (cinco estrellitas) de todas formas.
Por otro lado, mi piuntaje PARA TODA ESTA SERIE DE MANGAS es de unas 3 estrellas ya que siento que se metieron varios temas en el argumento que no se trabajaron bien o que ni siquiera llegaron a resolverse (es decir, los presentaron pero luego los pasaron por arriba y nunca se profundizaron). Además hay al menos un tomo entero que puedo decir que fue puro relleno y no aportó realmente nada a la trama. El desarrollo de personajes también es bastante flojo, esto me molestó principalmente con los padres de Hru y Shizuku y la relación con ellos, ya que la mayoría de los conflictos que se generan a lo largo de la historia derivan de ellos y sin embargo apensa si aparecen. En mi opinión, hubiera sido mejor si se evitaba todo ese asunto de los padres y solo se hubiera centrado en los dramas de escuela y hubieran puesto una excusa menos rebuscada al compotamiento de Haru.
La relación Haru con su hermano a mi gusto quedó muy en la nada y la existencia misma de Yuuzan como personaje me pareció muy de relleno en general.
En fin, de todas formas disfruté mucho de la lectura, fue una histora divertida y tierna así que de todas formas puedo decir que me gustó, ya que, a pesar de las fallas que le encuentro, hubieron muchas otras cosas que me dejaron muy conforme con ella y la recomiendo para pasar el rato. Fin♡.
P.D. :Aunque este es el final, hay un tomo 13 que es una serie de historias cortas (creo) que también planeo leer♡
January 5, 2022
My Little Monster, Vol. 12
¡EL FINAL DE LA HISTORIA DE HARU Y SHIZUKU!
ALERTA SPOILER
SINOPSIS
En este último volumen podemos ver como estaba apunto de graduarse y tomar caminos diferentes todos y cada uno de nuestros personajes, para por fin decirle adiós a esta maravillosa historia.
OPINIÓN
NO PUEDO, QUIERO GRITAR Y LLORAR DE LA EMOCIÓN!!!
Haru y Shizuku al fin se comprometieron y ella se ve tan linda y tan feliz que mi corazón se está hablando de una manera impactante aaaaa.
siento un gran vacío existencial, necesito más pero a la vez sé que este es el final perfecto y por fin puedo decir que terminé My little monster y valió completamente la pena.
pd: queda un último tomo, pero ese es de historias cortas así que como tal este es el último en cuanto a la relación final de Haru y Shizuku.
FRASES Y FRAGMENTOS
"Tú tomaste mi mano y solo eso me hizo sentir amada."
"Antes, yo solo quería la aprobación de mi mamá, pero ahora desde el fondo de mi corazón puedo pensar en algo que quiero hacer para mi misma."
Lectura iniciada: 2 enero 2022
Lectura terminada: 3 enero 2022
5/5My Little Monster, Vol. 12
¡EL FINAL DE LA HISTORIA DE HARU Y SHIZUKU!
ALERTA SPOILER
SINOPSIS
En este último volumen podemos ver como estaba apunto de graduarse y tomar caminos diferentes todos y cada uno de nuestros personajes, para por fin decirle adiós a esta maravillosa historia.
OPINIÓN
NO PUEDO, QUIERO GRITAR Y LLORAR DE LA EMOCIÓN!!!
Haru y Shizuku al fin se comprometieron y ella se ve tan linda y tan feliz que mi corazón se está hablando de una manera impactante aaaaa.
siento un gran vacío existencial, necesito más pero a la vez sé que este es el final perfecto y por fin puedo decir que terminé My little monster y valió completamente la pena.
pd: queda un último tomo, pero ese es de historias cortas así que como tal este es el último en cuanto a la relación final de Haru y Shizuku.
FRASES Y FRAGMENTOS
"Tú tomaste mi mano y solo eso me hizo sentir amada."
"Antes, yo solo quería la aprobación de mi mamá, pero ahora desde el fondo de mi corazón puedo pensar en algo que quiero hacer para mi misma."
Lectura iniciada: 2 enero 2022
Lectura terminada: 3 enero 2022
5/5My Little Monster, Vol. 12
June 16, 2022
chapter 45:
Haru and Mitty are just perfect together ughhhh i love them so much😭😭🖤
also when Haru started licking Mitty’s tears, it reminded me of Feysand😂
aahhhhh omg the image of kid Haru giving kid Mitty a flower is EVERYTHING
god every time Haru and Mitty hug, i get butterflies THEY ARE SO CUTE!! i love seeing them comfortable with each other
chapter 46:
Micchan going to check on Mitty and Haru is so cute, he’s such a dad😭
Mitty is so cute when she blushes🥰
god i love Yuuzan so much😭🖤 i love seeing him and Mitty being friends
HARU LEFT?!? bro😭
chapter 47:
that montage was so everything BYE
Takaya having a crush on Ooshima is so cute bless him
WAIT ARE NATSUME AND SASAYAN FINALLY DATING OMG
“the first time i met you i said “me liking i would not change” but one thing has. i don’t like you, i love you” HARU AHHHHHH
chapter 48:
Ooshima is right, Mitty definitely has changed. it was cute how she comforted a crying Iyo🥰
omg that’s true, Haru unconsciously was the leader of the overall friendship group😭🖤
THE WAY MITTY WELCOMED HARU BACK GET OUT IM CRYING😭
i love Natsume and Haru’s friendship so much, besties forever😭😭🖤
look at Haru growing his hair out like his brother😏
OMG MITTY IS GON BE A LAWYER?! that’s perfect for her😭
they look so good, the time skip was perfect😭
STOP THAT EXTRA FEW PAGES AT THE END WHERE HARU GAVE MITTY A RING AND MITTY GOT ALL EXCITED WAS EVERYTHING OMG
i love that Mitty now has short hair and Iyo has long hair - the same with Haru and Yuuzan hahahaha
YUUCHAN AND TAKIDO HAVE A CHILD ALREADY?!
Haru and Mitty are just perfect together ughhhh i love them so much😭😭🖤
also when Haru started licking Mitty’s tears, it reminded me of Feysand😂
aahhhhh omg the image of kid Haru giving kid Mitty a flower is EVERYTHING
god every time Haru and Mitty hug, i get butterflies THEY ARE SO CUTE!! i love seeing them comfortable with each other
chapter 46:
Micchan going to check on Mitty and Haru is so cute, he’s such a dad😭
Mitty is so cute when she blushes🥰
god i love Yuuzan so much😭🖤 i love seeing him and Mitty being friends
HARU LEFT?!? bro😭
chapter 47:
that montage was so everything BYE
Takaya having a crush on Ooshima is so cute bless him
WAIT ARE NATSUME AND SASAYAN FINALLY DATING OMG
“the first time i met you i said “me liking i would not change” but one thing has. i don’t like you, i love you” HARU AHHHHHH
chapter 48:
Ooshima is right, Mitty definitely has changed. it was cute how she comforted a crying Iyo🥰
omg that’s true, Haru unconsciously was the leader of the overall friendship group😭🖤
THE WAY MITTY WELCOMED HARU BACK GET OUT IM CRYING😭
i love Natsume and Haru’s friendship so much, besties forever😭😭🖤
look at Haru growing his hair out like his brother😏
OMG MITTY IS GON BE A LAWYER?! that’s perfect for her😭
they look so good, the time skip was perfect😭
STOP THAT EXTRA FEW PAGES AT THE END WHERE HARU GAVE MITTY A RING AND MITTY GOT ALL EXCITED WAS EVERYTHING OMG
i love that Mitty now has short hair and Iyo has long hair - the same with Haru and Yuuzan hahahaha
YUUCHAN AND TAKIDO HAVE A CHILD ALREADY?!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 26, 2023
Técnicamente este es el tomo final, y como dejé de escribir comentarios desde el tomo 8, acá pondré la conclusión general sobre la historia.
Me gustó mucho menos que cuando la leí en mi adolescencia, ahora veo con tristeza que Shizuku viva separada de su madre porque la señora tiene un empleo explotador (venga, solo un trabajo así hace que nunca puedas ver a tus hijos y que vivas en otro lado porque no tienes tiempo para otra cosa), que su padre no asuma sus responsabilidades de crianza y en general que su necesidad de resaltar en sus estudios tenga esa raíz, si bien ya para el final de la historia Shizuku comprende que sí quiere el éxito, pero ya no por querer imitar a su madre. Qué bueno.
La historia familiar de Haru es aún peor porque viene del desinterés de su madre, del recelo del hermano y de la ausencia del padre, quien parece un sujeto dlv (acá pura familia dlv). En fin, me gustó que se fuera de pescador un tiempo, me recordó a Nishinoya en Haikyuu que a pesar de haber tenido mucho éxito en el voleibol, decidió ser feliz; acá también dan a entender que Haru se volvió investigador, pues al final sí tenía el cerebro y los contactos para eso, entonces entre él y Shizuku hacen una pareja muy sesuda, lol.
Fuera de ellos y Sasayan, quien tuvo su cierre respecto al compañero de béisbol con quien tuvo roces en la secundaria, el resto de los personajitos quedó un poco al aire, razón por la cual salió el tomo 13, para darles un cierre más convincente.
Me gustó mucho menos que cuando la leí en mi adolescencia, ahora veo con tristeza que Shizuku viva separada de su madre porque la señora tiene un empleo explotador (venga, solo un trabajo así hace que nunca puedas ver a tus hijos y que vivas en otro lado porque no tienes tiempo para otra cosa), que su padre no asuma sus responsabilidades de crianza y en general que su necesidad de resaltar en sus estudios tenga esa raíz, si bien ya para el final de la historia Shizuku comprende que sí quiere el éxito, pero ya no por querer imitar a su madre. Qué bueno.
La historia familiar de Haru es aún peor porque viene del desinterés de su madre, del recelo del hermano y de la ausencia del padre, quien parece un sujeto dlv (acá pura familia dlv). En fin, me gustó que se fuera de pescador un tiempo, me recordó a Nishinoya en Haikyuu que a pesar de haber tenido mucho éxito en el voleibol, decidió ser feliz; acá también dan a entender que Haru se volvió investigador, pues al final sí tenía el cerebro y los contactos para eso, entonces entre él y Shizuku hacen una pareja muy sesuda, lol.
Fuera de ellos y Sasayan, quien tuvo su cierre respecto al compañero de béisbol con quien tuvo roces en la secundaria, el resto de los personajitos quedó un poco al aire, razón por la cual salió el tomo 13, para darles un cierre más convincente.
January 7, 2024
2.5 stars? This entire volume was basically a montage, with Haru away on a research (boat?) trip for a year, and the rest of them continuing their friendships and planning out their colleges and futures.
I mean, I'm glad the series isn't stretching on for ages to cover all of this in detail, but it's not the most engaging thing to skim through.
And we STILL didn't see Mitty's mother? One glimpse of her showing up for Mitty's birthday, I think, but no interaction? Still no face? No conversations? I'm just baffled by some of the choices made by this series, and what's considered important to show or leave off the page.
I did like Haru's brother moving out to try to do more things on his own, and Haru maturing a lot and deciding what he really wanted to do with his life - and both him and Mitty understanding that they can be themselves without fearing that people will leave them for it. I really appreciated Haru telling Mitty that he's never going to abandon her over a few mean words in an argument.
But the rest was kind of typical shoujo, I guess...I'm not feeling as much of the unique magic from early in the series. It's very "high school was the best time of our lives" nostalgia, and I think I'm a bit past that stage. I would've lived fewer repetitive school festivals and more of them actually living their lives.
And some of those major life lessons just don't hit as hard when it's basically a flipbook with no dialogue 80% of the way through.
I mean, I'm glad the series isn't stretching on for ages to cover all of this in detail, but it's not the most engaging thing to skim through.
And we STILL didn't see Mitty's mother? One glimpse of her showing up for Mitty's birthday, I think, but no interaction? Still no face? No conversations? I'm just baffled by some of the choices made by this series, and what's considered important to show or leave off the page.
I did like Haru's brother moving out to try to do more things on his own, and Haru maturing a lot and deciding what he really wanted to do with his life - and both him and Mitty understanding that they can be themselves without fearing that people will leave them for it. I really appreciated Haru telling Mitty that he's never going to abandon her over a few mean words in an argument.
But the rest was kind of typical shoujo, I guess...I'm not feeling as much of the unique magic from early in the series. It's very "high school was the best time of our lives" nostalgia, and I think I'm a bit past that stage. I would've lived fewer repetitive school festivals and more of them actually living their lives.
And some of those major life lessons just don't hit as hard when it's basically a flipbook with no dialogue 80% of the way through.
October 12, 2022
Esta historia me encanto mucho, lo disfrute cada página porque conocía que este iba a ser el final de la historia, en el otro tomo vendrán los famosos extras y se termina definitivamente.
La verdad me atrapo desde un inicio cuando vi el anime y cuando vi que llegaron los volumenes al país solo los compre para ver cuando podía leerlos porque siempre te quedas con la espina de saber el final, ya que no es sencillo que lleguen a una segunda temporada. Agradezcan cada vez que el anime lo animen y si no, pues apoyenlo en los mangas.
Haru mi personaje favorito y lo extrañe mucho porque ahora decide ir a un lado, y solo vemos el punto de vista de como tienen el tercer año sin él con muchas imágenes, igual hubiera sido interesante ver como llevaban la relación a distancia pero viendo también como es su relación no creo que fuera necesario, creo que mostró muy bien como son los personajes, desde su reconciliación hasta su reencuentro.
Lo que si me decepciono un poco es que los otros amigos no pudieran ser novios, es que yo veía potencial pero bueno, no puedes forzar a alguien que te ame, para eso existen los fanfiction jajaja eso haré.
Fue hermoso haber leído este manga. Se extrañará a todos los personajes y después de dos libros más vamos a leer sus extras.
Buenas lecturas les deseo.
:)
La verdad me atrapo desde un inicio cuando vi el anime y cuando vi que llegaron los volumenes al país solo los compre para ver cuando podía leerlos porque siempre te quedas con la espina de saber el final, ya que no es sencillo que lleguen a una segunda temporada. Agradezcan cada vez que el anime lo animen y si no, pues apoyenlo en los mangas.
Haru mi personaje favorito y lo extrañe mucho porque ahora decide ir a un lado, y solo vemos el punto de vista de como tienen el tercer año sin él con muchas imágenes, igual hubiera sido interesante ver como llevaban la relación a distancia pero viendo también como es su relación no creo que fuera necesario, creo que mostró muy bien como son los personajes, desde su reconciliación hasta su reencuentro.
Lo que si me decepciono un poco es que los otros amigos no pudieran ser novios, es que yo veía potencial pero bueno, no puedes forzar a alguien que te ame, para eso existen los fanfiction jajaja eso haré.
Fue hermoso haber leído este manga. Se extrañará a todos los personajes y después de dos libros más vamos a leer sus extras.
Buenas lecturas les deseo.
:)
April 12, 2019
I am not really big into romance manga, especially high school romance, but this one hooked me and wouldn’t let go! I fell in love with the characters in this one, especially Haru and Shizuku. They are so unique and their romance was a great balance between heart pounding first love and learning what it means to be in a relationship, and the ups and downs that come with that. I loved how their love changed them in positive ways and how they learned to accept each other as they were and it wasn’t about changing to make the other person like you, but about understanding each other - that’s rare, especially in teen romances. Their group of friends also became dear and I felt like a part of their oddball group as they grew and faced challenges and reached goals and just had fun. I never expected to like this as much as I did, but it quickly became a favourite. I cried, laughed and felt emotional through it all and those all count as the highest praise I can give a story that touches me deeply enough to go through all those emotions. I definitely highly recommend this series, even if you’re not into romance - it might change your mind about that!
August 5, 2020
IM CRYING 🥺😭😭 I never thought that when I picked up a manga from the anime I watched when I was younger that I would get this invested in the story KDHSJWJ
I can’t even put it into words without my dumb emojis and keyboard smashing but Haru and Shizuku, although seem very tedious, we’re just a whole rollercoaster of fun! I’ve never thought that a shoujo manga could be this fun yet take as many liberties as they want!! I loved how unusual everyone was in this manga and I know there’s another volume left but that’s just to wrap things up! Like the stories we didn’t get to hear.
But AHHhhHhhH Shizuku with short hair 😳 and Haru and Shizuku being so ADORABLE I CANT JKSSVSKSH
I CANT BELIEVE I GOT TO SEE THEM GROW UP AND NOW ITS OVER *CUE MY NATSUME TEARS WHICH PROVE CROCODILE TEARS INFERIOR*
One left!
I can’t even put it into words without my dumb emojis and keyboard smashing but Haru and Shizuku, although seem very tedious, we’re just a whole rollercoaster of fun! I’ve never thought that a shoujo manga could be this fun yet take as many liberties as they want!! I loved how unusual everyone was in this manga and I know there’s another volume left but that’s just to wrap things up! Like the stories we didn’t get to hear.
But AHHhhHhhH Shizuku with short hair 😳 and Haru and Shizuku being so ADORABLE I CANT JKSSVSKSH
I CANT BELIEVE I GOT TO SEE THEM GROW UP AND NOW ITS OVER *CUE MY NATSUME TEARS WHICH PROVE CROCODILE TEARS INFERIOR*
One left!
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