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Tomo-chan is a girl! #4
トモちゃんは女の子! 4 [Tomo-chan wa Onna no ko! 4]
トモ、ジュン、みすず。小学校時代の3人の出会いは…?
目指すは優勝、相手は学校最強! クラス対抗球技大会!!
季節は夏、夏といえば海! 海辺でトモとジュンの距離が急接近!?
好きな男子(ひと)に''女の子,,として見られたい!!
''ボーイッシュ女子,,学園ラブコメディ、第4巻!
目指すは優勝、相手は学校最強! クラス対抗球技大会!!
季節は夏、夏といえば海! 海辺でトモとジュンの距離が急接近!?
好きな男子(ひと)に''女の子,,として見られたい!!
''ボーイッシュ女子,,学園ラブコメディ、第4巻!
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First published January 26, 2017
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February 4, 2023
Gosh, I swear this is so adorable!!! I just love love the girls' friendship in this one. Especially Gondou and Carol's skinship! I want to see these two as the ultimate best friends!
Anyway, the beach chapter was so fruitful that I couldn't calm down my heart!! I love everything about this series!
Anyway, the beach chapter was so fruitful that I couldn't calm down my heart!! I love everything about this series!
January 25, 2020
It astounds how much Yanigida crams into a yonkoma manga that roars at such a fun and frenetic pace. Jun's growth into a more emotionally salient young adult; Misuzu's burgeoning acknowledgement of the selfishness at the root of her friendships; Carol's unrepentant knack for cracking open the faults of others . . . TOMO-CHAN IS A GIRL! #4 is a delightful read.
Three sub-stories drive this volume: a raucous game of dodgeball; Jun's memories of when he first met Tomo; the gang goes to the beach. Hijinks occur throughout. But what's perhaps most fascinating about these encounters is how neatly and precisely the characters fall into the rhythm of loving and fearing Tomo every single time she does something absolutely ridiculous . . . like nearly killing fellow students during dodgeball practice. Yanigida includes some astonishingly good [dodgeball] action sequences in this volume, largely as parody, but the fact that these panels are so darn good is also kind of hilarious.
Overall, the most interesting development in the volume is Misuzu's growing realization that the closer Tomo gets to Jun, the farther Tomo drifts from everyone else. It's an interesting tightrope. Misuzu pokes and prods and jokes about hooking up her classmates, but in reality, she doesn't have many friends and isn't allowed to be herself around very many people. Tomo is Misuzu's friend both despite and because of the girl's dour idiosyncrasies.
For example, when Misuzu neglects to lend verbal support to the query as to whether it's "impossible" for Tomo to date Jun, she mumbles internally, "Sorry Tomo, but in the end . . . I can only help myself," p. 37). Similarly, in a flashback, she once humbly declared of Tomo's befriending of the skinny neighbor kid, "I just get a feeling . . . that boy is going to take something of mine," p. 63). There are other examples but the point is that Misuzu's affection for Tomo runs deep — very deep — and it's only a matter of time until the dour one runs aground.
TOMO-CHAN IS A GIRL! #4 is another strong volume and tosses in a few delightful quirks. In revisiting the notion that Jun didn't know Tomo was female until junior high school, the manga subtly implies Jun questioned his sexuality for much of his youth. And all those scenes at the beach? While there are plenty of skimpy swimsuits to be seen, Jun's hyper-chivalry is as much a commentary on the uselessness of contemporary masculinity as much as it is an acknowledgment of those few, frail but meaningful avenues linking the book's two largest idiots (i.e., Tomo and Jun).
Three sub-stories drive this volume: a raucous game of dodgeball; Jun's memories of when he first met Tomo; the gang goes to the beach. Hijinks occur throughout. But what's perhaps most fascinating about these encounters is how neatly and precisely the characters fall into the rhythm of loving and fearing Tomo every single time she does something absolutely ridiculous . . . like nearly killing fellow students during dodgeball practice. Yanigida includes some astonishingly good [dodgeball] action sequences in this volume, largely as parody, but the fact that these panels are so darn good is also kind of hilarious.
Overall, the most interesting development in the volume is Misuzu's growing realization that the closer Tomo gets to Jun, the farther Tomo drifts from everyone else. It's an interesting tightrope. Misuzu pokes and prods and jokes about hooking up her classmates, but in reality, she doesn't have many friends and isn't allowed to be herself around very many people. Tomo is Misuzu's friend both despite and because of the girl's dour idiosyncrasies.
For example, when Misuzu neglects to lend verbal support to the query as to whether it's "impossible" for Tomo to date Jun, she mumbles internally, "Sorry Tomo, but in the end . . . I can only help myself," p. 37). Similarly, in a flashback, she once humbly declared of Tomo's befriending of the skinny neighbor kid, "I just get a feeling . . . that boy is going to take something of mine," p. 63). There are other examples but the point is that Misuzu's affection for Tomo runs deep — very deep — and it's only a matter of time until the dour one runs aground.
TOMO-CHAN IS A GIRL! #4 is another strong volume and tosses in a few delightful quirks. In revisiting the notion that Jun didn't know Tomo was female until junior high school, the manga subtly implies Jun questioned his sexuality for much of his youth. And all those scenes at the beach? While there are plenty of skimpy swimsuits to be seen, Jun's hyper-chivalry is as much a commentary on the uselessness of contemporary masculinity as much as it is an acknowledgment of those few, frail but meaningful avenues linking the book's two largest idiots (i.e., Tomo and Jun).
April 12, 2020
Another great volume as we start with an intense dodgeball tournament and flashback to the first childhood meeting of our male and female leads. The last segment goes overboard on fan service with swimsuit shopping and a trip to the beach but the story stays true to the characters even in the midst of all the boob jokes.
December 29, 2019
After some time with these characters, I’m really starting to enjoy the manga for its quirkiness and charm. It’s not laugh-out-loud funny to me, but it’s still an entertaining read. Just enjoy the ride, I say.
November 29, 2017
This rating is conected with my experience as a tomboy and I'm not gonna lie.
August 15, 2020
They're all so stupid lol
May 22, 2023
I love the backstory of how Jun and Tomo met and became best of friends and how Jun's overall personality developed to match Tomo's personality. I think he is unable to pursue his romantic interest with Tomo because he feels weaker than her as she was the one always protecting him when they were kids. I think it's a unique take as it's always the woman who tries to emulate the man but here Jun really wants to become like Tomo as he keeps her on a pedestal.
March 24, 2024
4.3 Stars. A very stereotypical volume. The inclusion of both the typical beach story and the school sports story can be found in this book. Neither of them are bad just very predictable with the cast. The flashback chapters are the real standouts of this volume. Great details are added to the main trio and getting to see Carol try to exist on her own is truly funny.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 13, 2017
I could sit here all day and read this manga, I binged for 3-4 hours long and i cant get enough.
November 6, 2021
I forgot how much I love Carol LMAO
This is too too funny.
This is too too funny.
July 7, 2023
The daily slice-of-life adventures of a fiery martial artist tomboy named Tomo, her goth ice-queen friend Misuzu, and her chaotically sporadic friend Carol. It mostly revolves around Tomo balancing her masculine personality and interests with her growing sense of femininity, her wacky antics with her two best friends, her embarrassingly awkward attempts at romance with her childhood crush Jun, and failing hilariously at trying to accomplish basic normal people things because of her rockheaded straightforwardness.
I definitely wasn’t expecting to rate this series so highly when I first started reading it out of the blue. It’s not a masterpiece of amazing storytelling or anything, but it turned out to be way better than it had any right to be just based on sheer fun factor. The comedy, romance and friendship dynamics are hilarious, wholesome and enjoyable from beginning to end.
The romance is mostly just a nice little cherry on top instead of being the central focus of the whole story. What really makes this series so good is the crazy antics between Tomo and her two best friends; Misuzo being the devil on her shoulder and Carol being the angel on her shoulder. Misuzo reminds me a lot of Wednesday Adams while Carol reminds me of Luna Lovegood.
The way their three personalities constantly clash and complement each other at the same time led to some brilliantly goofy and sweet moments.
A lot of the humor in the series is also surprisingly clever and subtle, making use of facial expressions, imagery and body language to deliver the punchline of a joke rather than just delivering it verbally. The chapters only being four panels each also helps with the precise and witty delivery.
On top of that, the romance between Tomo and her childhood friend Jun is just genuinely great. They’re both a couple of dopey athletic muscle heads who have treated each other like bros since they were kids and now convey their true feelings toward each other in adorably awkward ways. The dynamics between all the characters just worked really well.
A romantic comedy that can be enjoyed by people who don’t even normally like romantic comedies.
My rating: 4.3/5
I definitely wasn’t expecting to rate this series so highly when I first started reading it out of the blue. It’s not a masterpiece of amazing storytelling or anything, but it turned out to be way better than it had any right to be just based on sheer fun factor. The comedy, romance and friendship dynamics are hilarious, wholesome and enjoyable from beginning to end.
The romance is mostly just a nice little cherry on top instead of being the central focus of the whole story. What really makes this series so good is the crazy antics between Tomo and her two best friends; Misuzo being the devil on her shoulder and Carol being the angel on her shoulder. Misuzo reminds me a lot of Wednesday Adams while Carol reminds me of Luna Lovegood.
The way their three personalities constantly clash and complement each other at the same time led to some brilliantly goofy and sweet moments.
A lot of the humor in the series is also surprisingly clever and subtle, making use of facial expressions, imagery and body language to deliver the punchline of a joke rather than just delivering it verbally. The chapters only being four panels each also helps with the precise and witty delivery.
On top of that, the romance between Tomo and her childhood friend Jun is just genuinely great. They’re both a couple of dopey athletic muscle heads who have treated each other like bros since they were kids and now convey their true feelings toward each other in adorably awkward ways. The dynamics between all the characters just worked really well.
A romantic comedy that can be enjoyed by people who don’t even normally like romantic comedies.
My rating: 4.3/5
January 30, 2023
Chapter 376-500 + Omake 4!
Obliterating the other classes and upperclassmen in dodgeball gave me spy x family vibes. It was great and it dug deeper into why Jun seeks strength and what he expects of Tomo-chan's use of it. He mentions how its surprising how he expected her to do one thing by herself without relying on others but she does not. Later he mentions that he hasn't changed at all since they were children looking at Tomo and wanting to be like her.
This brings us to a nostalgic meeting of the two youngsters and the deal they made with a game console. I love how this dives further into all their shenanigans as children which Jun tells about what made him enjoy hanging out with Tomo in the Karaoke chapter. We even get to see tiny Gundo and she's as sinister as ever. She's a menace and I love her for it.
Jun gets closer to Tomo after going to the dojo and seeing Tomo dazzling as 'he' fought and trained. (Bro probably thought he was gay for years... since he only had eyes for Tomo for the longest time). The bullying incident definitely broke him in more ways than one especially after seeing Tomo smiling with a beat-up face for him and he realizes he can't protect Tomo in the same situation. It's really touching how much they care for each other.
Obliterating the other classes and upperclassmen in dodgeball gave me spy x family vibes. It was great and it dug deeper into why Jun seeks strength and what he expects of Tomo-chan's use of it. He mentions how its surprising how he expected her to do one thing by herself without relying on others but she does not. Later he mentions that he hasn't changed at all since they were children looking at Tomo and wanting to be like her.
This brings us to a nostalgic meeting of the two youngsters and the deal they made with a game console. I love how this dives further into all their shenanigans as children which Jun tells about what made him enjoy hanging out with Tomo in the Karaoke chapter. We even get to see tiny Gundo and she's as sinister as ever. She's a menace and I love her for it.
Jun gets closer to Tomo after going to the dojo and seeing Tomo dazzling as 'he' fought and trained. (Bro probably thought he was gay for years... since he only had eyes for Tomo for the longest time). The bullying incident definitely broke him in more ways than one especially after seeing Tomo smiling with a beat-up face for him and he realizes he can't protect Tomo in the same situation. It's really touching how much they care for each other.
March 6, 2023
Tomo might be a tomboy but she sure is a girl and she wants Jun to notice her. Volume four gave me information on how Tomo, Jun and Misuzu became friends since childhood. Plus I like the dodgeball part where they defeated Gouma and stuff. I can't stop reading it at the same time I appreciate the work of the manga author. Oh, Carol is super cute despite being an airhead and she's nicer than Misuzu. 5 out of 5 stars (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧.
August 22, 2017
This is my favorite volume so far, i loved seeing a glimpse into the past, it made their current relationships so much clearer and meaningful to me.
Also i adore those illustrations when one of them is a kid and the other one is their current age.
Also i adore those illustrations when one of them is a kid and the other one is their current age.
January 21, 2021
More of a 3.5 star rating but I gave this volume 4 stars because I really enjoyed seeing the chapters including Tomo-chan’s childhood. It was also really funny seeing everyone at the beach and enjoying themselves.
December 15, 2017
Hilarious!
January 20, 2019
Sem tempo para avaliação. Preciso ler o próximo. PORQUE ESSE MANGÁ É O MELHOR.
January 28, 2020
Extremely funny and relatable as always
February 1, 2020
Getting to know Jun and Tomo's history was very interesting. Their trip to the beach was very cute too.
March 11, 2020
This is just a lot of fun, and all the little revelations and bits of character growth are a pleasant bonus.
April 13, 2020
Pretty great teenage romance manga, really hilarious and cute and pretty good art 😁👌❤️❤️
May 14, 2020
Gosh! I'm reading these on my phone and just plowing through them! Such a good series!
April 27, 2021
It seems Jun might see Tomo as a girl after all!
November 27, 2021
The beach volume that every manga is basically required to have, and it delivered!
August 18, 2022
This volume was especially hilarious!
January 13, 2023
Favorite volume so far. For me the more I get through the series and get to know the characters the more I am enjoying it!
March 9, 2023
Def the best one in the series so far!!!
August 3, 2023
This was such a cute volume! Lots of funny moments, great character developments, and I'm loving the drama
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