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恋わずらいのエリー [Koi Wazurai no Ellie] #1
Lovesick Ellie, Vol. 1
Eriko Ichimura spends her high school days in complete obscurity. Her sole hobby is staring at handsome, smooth-spoken Akira "Omi-kun" Ohmi, and tweeting her daily fantasies under the screen-name "Lovesick Ellie." One fateful day, she accidentally bears witness to Omi-kun's true self—and if that weren't enough, he sees her mortifying Twitter, too! Follow along with a plain, perverted girl, a two-faced boy, and their curious romance!
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First published November 13, 2015
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July 9, 2022
(Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the review copy)
Saw the summary says if you're a fan of Wotakoi you have to read this and I never pushed the request button so fast. However, I wasn't sure what to feel as I started them since it didn't hit me right off the bat (though it does get better). Both Ichimura Eriko and Akira Ohmi had a secret in which only the both of them accidentally know that leads to them getting closer, and maybe to Ellie’s fantasies becoming a reality.
Honestly, Eriko is a perfect embodiment of myself (minus the twitter account) which I relate to so much! She's likeable and easy to sympathise with, especially given how indifferent her classmates seem to be in her. Unlike Ohmi who is popular, and despite his friendly exterior — is actually cold and despises the attention he's been getting.
I love the both of their interactions even though you can see the mangaka exaggerate their stereotype to a point that it's becoming comical; which may be the intention all along. But it also then lead to lots of awkward and cute moments with few of serious moments in the way. The side characters aren't prominent but I still like them as it is. It helps to make the plot becoming more interesting than the start off.
The reason I rated this three stars is probably because this manga is like any other shoujo manga so it didn't have anything special encircling it. But given that this book is written back then in the days, I think I would enjoy it more if I read it sooner. If you want some light and sweet romance manga, you definitely need to pick this up. Be that as it may, I'm still gonna get that Volume 2!
Saw the summary says if you're a fan of Wotakoi you have to read this and I never pushed the request button so fast. However, I wasn't sure what to feel as I started them since it didn't hit me right off the bat (though it does get better). Both Ichimura Eriko and Akira Ohmi had a secret in which only the both of them accidentally know that leads to them getting closer, and maybe to Ellie’s fantasies becoming a reality.
Honestly, Eriko is a perfect embodiment of myself (minus the twitter account) which I relate to so much! She's likeable and easy to sympathise with, especially given how indifferent her classmates seem to be in her. Unlike Ohmi who is popular, and despite his friendly exterior — is actually cold and despises the attention he's been getting.
I love the both of their interactions even though you can see the mangaka exaggerate their stereotype to a point that it's becoming comical; which may be the intention all along. But it also then lead to lots of awkward and cute moments with few of serious moments in the way. The side characters aren't prominent but I still like them as it is. It helps to make the plot becoming more interesting than the start off.
The reason I rated this three stars is probably because this manga is like any other shoujo manga so it didn't have anything special encircling it. But given that this book is written back then in the days, I think I would enjoy it more if I read it sooner. If you want some light and sweet romance manga, you definitely need to pick this up. Be that as it may, I'm still gonna get that Volume 2!
June 3, 2022
"If you keep it a secret...I can fulfil all your fantasies.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
❗This is a spoiler-free ARC review from NetGalley❗
There are so many other things I should be doing, right now. Like focusing on my studies, or starting my thesis, yet here I am reading a manga for teens and having the time of my life. I regret nothing.
I don't always go for the whole high school setting for my readings. More often than not, I find the stories and the romance a little too cheesy for my taste, and I have a little trouble relating to the teen protagonists, what with being an adult and all (not that I ever identified with them when I actually was a teenager...). BUT on rare occasions, I come across a high school story that is so amazing, takes me completely by surprise. This is one of them. I had so much fun with this one, guys!! It was so incredibly hilarious, it had me chuckling like a lunatic all by myself, and so freaking adorable, I was making unintelligible squealing noises not even animals could understand. Again...much like a lunatic. I feel like I'm gonna have to read it again soon. And then I'm gonna read the next volume, and the one after that a- well, you get the point. It's the sort of feel-good, cute little story that could definitely cheer you up if you're in a bad mood. It doesn't matter how old you are.
I absolutely ADORED the main characters. Two beautiful little weirdos, Eriko Ichimura the pervy hopeless romantic, and her crush the handsome, all-around perfect, and kind-to-all Ohmi with a super-fun little secret that Eriko stumbles upon one day. Literally, every single interaction between them was an absolute delight. Eriko is an excellent representation of a teenage girl with a huge crush on the prettiest boy in school. Her freak-outs were the best!! I definitely behaved in the exact same way as her at some point in my life (it did not go away with adulthood). I really can't wait to read more of those two crazy kids soon.
In case it wasn't already obvious, I highly recommend this manga.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
❗This is a spoiler-free ARC review from NetGalley❗
There are so many other things I should be doing, right now. Like focusing on my studies, or starting my thesis, yet here I am reading a manga for teens and having the time of my life. I regret nothing.
I don't always go for the whole high school setting for my readings. More often than not, I find the stories and the romance a little too cheesy for my taste, and I have a little trouble relating to the teen protagonists, what with being an adult and all (not that I ever identified with them when I actually was a teenager...). BUT on rare occasions, I come across a high school story that is so amazing, takes me completely by surprise. This is one of them. I had so much fun with this one, guys!! It was so incredibly hilarious, it had me chuckling like a lunatic all by myself, and so freaking adorable, I was making unintelligible squealing noises not even animals could understand. Again...much like a lunatic. I feel like I'm gonna have to read it again soon. And then I'm gonna read the next volume, and the one after that a- well, you get the point. It's the sort of feel-good, cute little story that could definitely cheer you up if you're in a bad mood. It doesn't matter how old you are.
I absolutely ADORED the main characters. Two beautiful little weirdos, Eriko Ichimura the pervy hopeless romantic, and her crush the handsome, all-around perfect, and kind-to-all Ohmi with a super-fun little secret that Eriko stumbles upon one day. Literally, every single interaction between them was an absolute delight. Eriko is an excellent representation of a teenage girl with a huge crush on the prettiest boy in school. Her freak-outs were the best!! I definitely behaved in the exact same way as her at some point in my life (it did not go away with adulthood). I really can't wait to read more of those two crazy kids soon.
In case it wasn't already obvious, I highly recommend this manga.
July 25, 2019
This was so cute. It had the same vibe as Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji (which I also loveeed fyi). The characters were hilarious. I loved the Ellie and Sara's friendship. They were both total weirdos and every time they interacted, I died laughing. Ohmi is a an adorable tsundere as well. I can't wait to see how this romance will develop!
May 23, 2023
Eriko is a socially awkward "invisible" girl who lives out an imaginary dating life with Ohmi, a popular boy in her class, through an anonymous (and anonymized) twitter account. In the first episode of this story, she accidentally drops her phone in the teacher's office and Ohmi finds it when he is there visiting his uncle who's a teacher at the school. He recognizes himself in the tweets immediately, and confronts her about it.
The start of Lovesick Ellie is a little wobbly. It takes very little time for the social media angle of the story to be sidelined in favor of a fairly straightforward school-days romance. I don't necessarily think that social media is crucial to either the romance or the story's theme of communication, so it's okay. I do like the idea of this plain, shy girl having a vivid fantasy life, and I appreciate that it's presented as being both thirsty and innocent.
Despite his popularity, Ohmi has similar difficulties with communicating, so he and Eriko work together well, especially once they start casually dating. It would be cool if the heat and chemistry between them percolated in tune with their growing more comfortable dealing with each other. We'll see! (Am I asking too much?)
This manga made me laugh more than I had expected to. Our leads' reticence sometimes causes miscommunication and misunderstandings that are funny to see. I like how Eriko has already found a girl friend, though Sara's personality isn't well developed thus far. If nothing else, I'd like to see more of Sara's sewing projects!
A nice start. It gets a bit of a downgrade for decent but uninspiring storytelling that doesn't quite give me that shoujo buzz of being deeply entrenched in the feelings of the characters. This could have been "Fujimomo's" debut work, and I'm witnessing the early development of a mangaka. With these obviously pseudononymous authors, it's hard to know, especially since I don't read Japanese. Either way, I'm very willing to read more of this title to see where things go.
The start of Lovesick Ellie is a little wobbly. It takes very little time for the social media angle of the story to be sidelined in favor of a fairly straightforward school-days romance. I don't necessarily think that social media is crucial to either the romance or the story's theme of communication, so it's okay. I do like the idea of this plain, shy girl having a vivid fantasy life, and I appreciate that it's presented as being both thirsty and innocent.
Despite his popularity, Ohmi has similar difficulties with communicating, so he and Eriko work together well, especially once they start casually dating. It would be cool if the heat and chemistry between them percolated in tune with their growing more comfortable dealing with each other. We'll see! (Am I asking too much?)
This manga made me laugh more than I had expected to. Our leads' reticence sometimes causes miscommunication and misunderstandings that are funny to see. I like how Eriko has already found a girl friend, though Sara's personality isn't well developed thus far. If nothing else, I'd like to see more of Sara's sewing projects!
A nice start. It gets a bit of a downgrade for decent but uninspiring storytelling that doesn't quite give me that shoujo buzz of being deeply entrenched in the feelings of the characters. This could have been "Fujimomo's" debut work, and I'm witnessing the early development of a mangaka. With these obviously pseudononymous authors, it's hard to know, especially since I don't read Japanese. Either way, I'm very willing to read more of this title to see where things go.
September 23, 2025
Really curious to see where this heads in future volumes. I plan to pick it up as it's released physically.
This first volume gave us great set up for the story to develop and it's definitely intriguing.
This first volume gave us great set up for the story to develop and it's definitely intriguing.
March 9, 2022
A corny but amusing high school romance where the girl has fallen for the handsome and popular boy in her class and tweets her fantasies about a make-believe romance with him. He thinks her an oddball when he discovers her Twitter handle, but ~gasp~ she may just be the oddball who can see through the mask of smiles and charm he uses to conceal his grumpy and brooding heart. The creator wastes no time pulling out the yukata at a festival trope .
Toss in a few side characters with potential, and this series has the potential to grow on me. My library has the next couple volumes on order, so I'm placing some holds.
Toss in a few side characters with potential, and this series has the potential to grow on me. My library has the next couple volumes on order, so I'm placing some holds.
January 13, 2022
Eriko aka Ellie runs a Twitter account detailing her romantic fantasies centered around the most popular boy at her school, Ohmi. As she gets to know Ohmi, she learns that he isn’t exactly the prince all the girls at school dream him to be. In reality, Ohmi is arrogant, self-centered, and really doesn’t care at all about the girls fawning over him. In spite of him being a jerk, Ellie is still absolutely smitten and better yet, now she is getting to know “the real Ohmi.”
I understand Ohmi’s frustration with girls throwing themselves at him. That honestly, sounds like it would be exhausting, but he’s just really unlikable for me as the reader, and his dialogue raises a lot of red flags in my book. I'm sure this story is setting up a whole narrative arc for us to learn why he is so mean and try to give us "valid" reasons for his behavior, but I just don't care to find out. I also find Ellie’s ride-or-die mentality annoying. If you are into wish-fulfillment narratives and fantasize about narcissists who let you into their secret inner world, then you might enjoy this one. Overall, it’s decidedly not my cup of tea.
I understand Ohmi’s frustration with girls throwing themselves at him. That honestly, sounds like it would be exhausting, but he’s just really unlikable for me as the reader, and his dialogue raises a lot of red flags in my book. I'm sure this story is setting up a whole narrative arc for us to learn why he is so mean and try to give us "valid" reasons for his behavior, but I just don't care to find out. I also find Ellie’s ride-or-die mentality annoying. If you are into wish-fulfillment narratives and fantasize about narcissists who let you into their secret inner world, then you might enjoy this one. Overall, it’s decidedly not my cup of tea.
June 2, 2022
Hello Again!
I am almost caught up with my backlog of reviews! Which is super exciting! I am still reading at a pretty fast pace so I will still have plenty of reviews coming up but I am happy to finally catch up with all the reviews and reading I have done in the past few months (now to catch up on my reading bullet journal as well)! I have recently picked up a bunch of new manga to try and one of those manga was Lovesick Ellie, I had heard many good things about this series and I know there are already a few volumes out so I picked up volume one!
SPOILERS AHEAD
Eriko is in high school and she goes mostly unnoticed at her high school. She does not have many friends and she kind of spends her days focusing on her side project, a Twitter account that is kind of a like a fan fiction, but it is also kind of about a real person. That real person also happens to be in her class and one day they actually interact at school. From there they spend a little time together and he ends up seeing her fan fiction on Twitter. But does he like her in real life? Or will he be offended by the Twitter? Could they possibly become a couple someday?
I went into this manga kind of blind. I knew that many people liked it and a few of my reader friends even said they enjoyed it but I never read the summary or anything before picking it up. I had an okay time reading it and I may pick up volume two in the future. I think the story might need a little more time to really come to life. There are so many pieces to the story and I think they just have not fully come together yet. I will definitely post a review of volume two when I pick it up and decide from there if I plan to continue this series!
Goodreads Rating: 3 Stars
I am almost caught up with my backlog of reviews! Which is super exciting! I am still reading at a pretty fast pace so I will still have plenty of reviews coming up but I am happy to finally catch up with all the reviews and reading I have done in the past few months (now to catch up on my reading bullet journal as well)! I have recently picked up a bunch of new manga to try and one of those manga was Lovesick Ellie, I had heard many good things about this series and I know there are already a few volumes out so I picked up volume one!
SPOILERS AHEAD
Eriko is in high school and she goes mostly unnoticed at her high school. She does not have many friends and she kind of spends her days focusing on her side project, a Twitter account that is kind of a like a fan fiction, but it is also kind of about a real person. That real person also happens to be in her class and one day they actually interact at school. From there they spend a little time together and he ends up seeing her fan fiction on Twitter. But does he like her in real life? Or will he be offended by the Twitter? Could they possibly become a couple someday?
I went into this manga kind of blind. I knew that many people liked it and a few of my reader friends even said they enjoyed it but I never read the summary or anything before picking it up. I had an okay time reading it and I may pick up volume two in the future. I think the story might need a little more time to really come to life. There are so many pieces to the story and I think they just have not fully come together yet. I will definitely post a review of volume two when I pick it up and decide from there if I plan to continue this series!
Goodreads Rating: 3 Stars
January 18, 2022
I laughed through this entire manga. Eriko has a secret Twitter account (@lovesick__ellie) where she posts her fantasy life with a popular boy at school, Ohmi-kun. Only it turns out this smiling popular boy is really kind of a jerk behind the mask he puts up! And Eriko/Ellie realizes... she likes the REAL Ohmi-kun even more than the front he puts up!
Eriko is so used to being invisible that she doesn't know how to act when Ohmi-kun starts paying attention to her (and it doesn't help that's he's fairly emotionally stunted himself, haha). She's SO WEIRD and I love it. She makes a friend in this volume and the reason the girl reaches out to her sounds EXACTLY like something I'd have done in high school.
The characters in this manga are so outrageous, but at the same super fun and also somehow feel very REAL and authentic. I'd love to be a part of this world and be their friend, and I can't wait to see what's next in Volume 2!
A digital ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for review. All opinions are unbiased and my own.
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Eriko is so used to being invisible that she doesn't know how to act when Ohmi-kun starts paying attention to her (and it doesn't help that's he's fairly emotionally stunted himself, haha). She's SO WEIRD and I love it. She makes a friend in this volume and the reason the girl reaches out to her sounds EXACTLY like something I'd have done in high school.
The characters in this manga are so outrageous, but at the same super fun and also somehow feel very REAL and authentic. I'd love to be a part of this world and be their friend, and I can't wait to see what's next in Volume 2!
A digital ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for review. All opinions are unbiased and my own.
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January 10, 2022
Thanks for early access on this manga!!! And boy was it cute!!
I love a quirky rom-com manga! I highly recommend for fans of "Kiss Him, Not Me" or "Kimi Ni Todoke."
The dynamic between Ellie and Omi-kun was so fun to read. Very much and grumpy guy a sunshine girl trope :)
Besides the fun chemistry and fast pace, I also really enjoyed how reading this made me feel. If you like manga's that make you squeal out loud, this is the one for you!
Can't wait for the second manga!
I love a quirky rom-com manga! I highly recommend for fans of "Kiss Him, Not Me" or "Kimi Ni Todoke."
The dynamic between Ellie and Omi-kun was so fun to read. Very much and grumpy guy a sunshine girl trope :)
Besides the fun chemistry and fast pace, I also really enjoyed how reading this made me feel. If you like manga's that make you squeal out loud, this is the one for you!
Can't wait for the second manga!
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March 26, 2023Embarrassing but really cute ahhh.
July 20, 2018
I’ll just post the review up to volume 4 in this one post! I kinda plowed through them, so I don’t remember what happened in what volume.
This is a cutesy shoujo manga. There are some tropes involved. Awkward girl Ellie falls for school heartthrob Ohmi. He’s prince-like around everyone else but tsundere around Ellie since he knows her secret. Ellie tweets her fantasies about Ohmi and Ohmi finds out, and so he’s comfortable showing her his true self. Romance ensues, with tons of misunderstandings between the two, and romantic progress takes awhile since they’re so awkward around each other.
Ellie is frequently called a pervert, but I just don’t see it! In the beginning, with how much the word pervert was thrown around, I almost expected a B Gata H Kei ecchi direction, but it’s firmly in the shoujo category. More than half the things she fantasizes about is totally innocent.
It’s a cute read that draws out the romance perhaps a bit too much but it’s still entertaining.
This is a cutesy shoujo manga. There are some tropes involved. Awkward girl Ellie falls for school heartthrob Ohmi. He’s prince-like around everyone else but tsundere around Ellie since he knows her secret. Ellie tweets her fantasies about Ohmi and Ohmi finds out, and so he’s comfortable showing her his true self. Romance ensues, with tons of misunderstandings between the two, and romantic progress takes awhile since they’re so awkward around each other.
Ellie is frequently called a pervert, but I just don’t see it! In the beginning, with how much the word pervert was thrown around, I almost expected a B Gata H Kei ecchi direction, but it’s firmly in the shoujo category. More than half the things she fantasizes about is totally innocent.
It’s a cute read that draws out the romance perhaps a bit too much but it’s still entertaining.
November 23, 2019
Well, this was a new one for me. My first time reading a shojo manga without having seen it in anime form (I don't believe this one has an anime adaptation). This is certainly not what I usually read, but given that growing-up I would try to watch any anime I came across which would include shojo (I was a part of that original Toonami generation that got exposed to Sailor Moon along side Dragon Ball Z. I was not as attracted to the shojo feminine stuff as I was the shonen masculine stuff, but I was always appreciative of a good story. Also, I was immediately a fan of the works of Makoto Shinkai which is technically shojo (the way Hayao Miyazaki is technically shonen). I'll watch shojo anime if it is real funny or funny and cleaver (I'm thinking of Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 or Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 1). Or by Makoto Shinkai. Now-a-days, I prefer my manga and anime seinien more than anything (you non-anime manga people are just going to be lost for this review), but I brought this manga randomly on sale from Comixology so lets read!
This book is a pretty standard rom-com trope of "I'm attracted to the most handsome guy, but I'm a homely, Hollywood-ugly female." The twist in this book is that the guy is cynical about his popularity and the female protagonist writes slightly-erotic fan-fiction about him on Twitter and he finds out. This is the first volume of the series and it is progressing as I thought.
Earlier in the decade, I watched an anime called Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1 and this book is basically like that one with more of an edge. This manga is not a game-changer, but a game-player. If you like romantic-comedy or shojo, this will be a fine manga for you. I get impatient with the whole wishy-washy nature of folks deciding whether they like obviously like each other, but I recognize this is not a "bad" manga, I may pick up a later volume in the future.
This book is a pretty standard rom-com trope of "I'm attracted to the most handsome guy, but I'm a homely, Hollywood-ugly female." The twist in this book is that the guy is cynical about his popularity and the female protagonist writes slightly-erotic fan-fiction about him on Twitter and he finds out. This is the first volume of the series and it is progressing as I thought.
Earlier in the decade, I watched an anime called Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1 and this book is basically like that one with more of an edge. This manga is not a game-changer, but a game-player. If you like romantic-comedy or shojo, this will be a fine manga for you. I get impatient with the whole wishy-washy nature of folks deciding whether they like obviously like each other, but I recognize this is not a "bad" manga, I may pick up a later volume in the future.
January 8, 2022
My review is also on my blog.
I guess I was in need of some fluffy romance, because I devoured this in mere minutes!
Lovesick Ellie follows the story of high school girl, Ichimura Eriko (Ellie), who has a crush on the school's perfect handsome boy, Ohmi Akira (Omi). Instead of pursuing his attention like other girls, she fantasises about him by tweeting under the name "Lovesick Ellie". At the same time she found out Omi's true character, he found out about her tweets of him.
It's sort of a cliche: loner girl, befriending the popular guy, but both characters were so refreshing to read. Ellie was unapologetically a pervert with her fantasies, and it's funny how Omi kept calling her a pervert yet he was unable to stay away from her. Omi's character is a perfection in front of everyone else, but he was snarky and selfish when in front of her. It's not to the point that his words would be harmful to Ellie though. There were parts where it can feel cringey, but I'm a sucker for cute romances anyway so I still had fun!
Both of them end up being comfortable around each other, but also embarrassed about their feelings as well. They're very easy to love and I like that Ellie managed to come out of her shell bit by bit, even befriending a new person all on her own. Compared to Ellie, I think that Omi didn't have much growth in this one—other than showing his true self to Ellie—but I believe that's being saved for future volumes of this manga.
Lovesick Ellie is a sweet and hilarious story, and I hope I can follow the story of Ellie and Omi more soon! Many thanks to Netgalley and Kodansha for the chance to read this book in exchange with my honest review.
I guess I was in need of some fluffy romance, because I devoured this in mere minutes!
Lovesick Ellie follows the story of high school girl, Ichimura Eriko (Ellie), who has a crush on the school's perfect handsome boy, Ohmi Akira (Omi). Instead of pursuing his attention like other girls, she fantasises about him by tweeting under the name "Lovesick Ellie". At the same time she found out Omi's true character, he found out about her tweets of him.
It's sort of a cliche: loner girl, befriending the popular guy, but both characters were so refreshing to read. Ellie was unapologetically a pervert with her fantasies, and it's funny how Omi kept calling her a pervert yet he was unable to stay away from her. Omi's character is a perfection in front of everyone else, but he was snarky and selfish when in front of her. It's not to the point that his words would be harmful to Ellie though. There were parts where it can feel cringey, but I'm a sucker for cute romances anyway so I still had fun!
Both of them end up being comfortable around each other, but also embarrassed about their feelings as well. They're very easy to love and I like that Ellie managed to come out of her shell bit by bit, even befriending a new person all on her own. Compared to Ellie, I think that Omi didn't have much growth in this one—other than showing his true self to Ellie—but I believe that's being saved for future volumes of this manga.
Lovesick Ellie is a sweet and hilarious story, and I hope I can follow the story of Ellie and Omi more soon! Many thanks to Netgalley and Kodansha for the chance to read this book in exchange with my honest review.
February 16, 2022
Thank you so much to the publishing company, Kodansha Comics and Netgalley for providing me with a copy!!!
I love Kodansha Comics so much! They never fail to deliver the cutest shoujo manga out there.
The illustrations in this are on point. The illustrations were very well done.
However as far as the storyline goes…it wasn’t my favourite. The interactions between the main girl and boy had me CRINGING! To the point where it was hard for me to continue on…
Despite that, I won’t deny this manga had great character development. I enjoyed seeing the main girl grow as an individual. I loved seeing her get out into the real world and make real friends. And as for the boy, I loved how he was always there for her. Yes they are complete opposites, but suffer on inside the same way. It will be interesting seeing a deeper side to them both.
I am happy to add this to my reading manga pile. The ending has me curious for the next instalment. I definitely recommend it if you love shoujo romance with charming characters and great character development. I can tell there is so much more to come and I’m all for it.
The ending just made me want to check out the second!
I love Kodansha Comics so much! They never fail to deliver the cutest shoujo manga out there.
The illustrations in this are on point. The illustrations were very well done.
However as far as the storyline goes…it wasn’t my favourite. The interactions between the main girl and boy had me CRINGING! To the point where it was hard for me to continue on…
Despite that, I won’t deny this manga had great character development. I enjoyed seeing the main girl grow as an individual. I loved seeing her get out into the real world and make real friends. And as for the boy, I loved how he was always there for her. Yes they are complete opposites, but suffer on inside the same way. It will be interesting seeing a deeper side to them both.
I am happy to add this to my reading manga pile. The ending has me curious for the next instalment. I definitely recommend it if you love shoujo romance with charming characters and great character development. I can tell there is so much more to come and I’m all for it.
The ending just made me want to check out the second!
September 5, 2022
This review will be for the whole series; read at your own risk!
Read 5 volumes
This is so dang cute!!!!! I really like seeing both Ellie and Ohmi learn how to open up and fall in love. I can’t wait for a kiss! It’s so cute!
Edit 4/26/22: Ohmi even broke my heart a little. Glad it got cleared up and I’m curious about this other boy. I wonder if he’s the account that harassed her?
Edit 6/21/22: This is so cute and I like how Ohmi and Ellie kinda balance one another? And this new boy is strange. He's the mean twitter account, but how will Ellie handle that and is this leading to a love triangle??? Hmmm
Read 5 volumes
This is so dang cute!!!!! I really like seeing both Ellie and Ohmi learn how to open up and fall in love. I can’t wait for a kiss! It’s so cute!
Edit 4/26/22: Ohmi even broke my heart a little. Glad it got cleared up and I’m curious about this other boy. I wonder if he’s the account that harassed her?
Edit 6/21/22: This is so cute and I like how Ohmi and Ellie kinda balance one another? And this new boy is strange. He's the mean twitter account, but how will Ellie handle that and is this leading to a love triangle??? Hmmm
January 19, 2022
*Received an arc for a fair and honest review*, To be honest, I haven't read a manga in such a long time. I really had forgotten how they typically flow and how to even read them when I first started reading this manga. However, it felt just like riding a bike :) Once I was able to get into the flow of things, the story really took off for me! I thought this was such a cute little graphic novel mainly focused probably more towards a middle-grade audience rather than a young adult audience, in my opinion. It was a super cute, fun read that flew by in no time! It's only 180 pages and it felt like it went by so quickly. I will say that even though it was only 180 pages and it was such a quick light read, the backstory for this series was really set up and you really got an in-depth background and story of what's to come in the future. I can't wait to read the next one :)
February 19, 2023
Mir wurde der Manga als „wenn Tina Belcher von Bobs Burger ein Shoujo Charakter wäre“ nahegelegt. Finde das beschreibt das ganze auch am besten.
Eriko/Ellie ist sehr sympathisch obwohl sie sehr unsicher ist. Die Dynamik mit Ohmi find ich noch etwas komisch, denke aber das legt sich im Laufe der Geschichte!
Aber mit wem muss ich reden, dass wir eine Bobs Burgers Adaption der Geschichte bekommen?
Eriko/Ellie ist sehr sympathisch obwohl sie sehr unsicher ist. Die Dynamik mit Ohmi find ich noch etwas komisch, denke aber das legt sich im Laufe der Geschichte!
Aber mit wem muss ich reden, dass wir eine Bobs Burgers Adaption der Geschichte bekommen?
September 6, 2022
German Review:
Hab die ersten 2 Kapitel beim MANGA DAY 22 bekommen & sie nun gelesen.
Ich weiß warum ich diese Liebeskomödien Manga nicht mehr lese, auch wenn ich Lust hatte.
Von den Charakteren auch nicht groß anders als jede toxische New Adult Geschichte, nur ohne die Bettgeschichten.
Versteht mich nicht falsch. Sind natürlich nicht alle gleich. Aber das ist schon sehr vielen ähnlich, die ich in jüngeren Jahren in der Art schon gelesen habe. Heutzutage seh ich nur nicht mehr drüber hinweg bzw habe die rosarote Brille abgelegt.
Der Zeichstil ist jedoch wirklich hübsch.
Hab die ersten 2 Kapitel beim MANGA DAY 22 bekommen & sie nun gelesen.
Ich weiß warum ich diese Liebeskomödien Manga nicht mehr lese, auch wenn ich Lust hatte.
Von den Charakteren auch nicht groß anders als jede toxische New Adult Geschichte, nur ohne die Bettgeschichten.
Versteht mich nicht falsch. Sind natürlich nicht alle gleich. Aber das ist schon sehr vielen ähnlich, die ich in jüngeren Jahren in der Art schon gelesen habe. Heutzutage seh ich nur nicht mehr drüber hinweg bzw habe die rosarote Brille abgelegt.
Der Zeichstil ist jedoch wirklich hübsch.
April 27, 2021
My second ever shoujo manga, and was quite pleased with the amount of fluff in every chapter (like really, my heart went “doki doki” about every chapter) which was very entertaining. The art style is beautiful and easy on the eyes.
However, I enjoy things with development and dimension and the characters didn’t have much personality or background; the main character’s only personality trait was literally her perversion and ability to fantasise, the relationship was too quick for my liking, and the guy had a really crappy reason to like her.
Overall, it’s great for instant fluff and for a nice late night read.
However, I enjoy things with development and dimension and the characters didn’t have much personality or background; the main character’s only personality trait was literally her perversion and ability to fantasise, the relationship was too quick for my liking, and the guy had a really crappy reason to like her.
Overall, it’s great for instant fluff and for a nice late night read.
October 3, 2023
Somewhere between a 3 and 4. It's cute, fun, but also insanely fast paced at times and hard to really get a feeling on the characters. But I do like the tender moments and the friendship storyline was really well done. Art is solid too. I'll pick up more for sure when on sale.
April 16, 2022
if i were ohmi i would've gotten a restraining order against ichimura
January 18, 2023
so cute so silly 🥲
November 24, 2023
Doing another re read of another series, because it's been so long and I need to get caught up. It's so funny 🤣 and I love how lovable and awkward Ohmi and Ellie are
March 18, 2025
Picked this up because I desperately need to read a romcom. This hits the spot! It's silly yet enjoyable. Eriko is a relatable and endearing character. Even though she doesn't have much confidence in herself, she's actually a very perceptive person, at least when it comes to Ohmi. On top of that, I appreciate how Ohmi is able to acknowledge when he's done or said something wrong and course corrects right away. That's way more interesting to me than a perfect love interest that does everything right. I'm surprised by how fast their relationship progresses. I genuinely thought it's gonna drag out for several volumes. Not that I'm complaining! Looking forward to reading more of this series.
May 16, 2023
Came here for the romcom, stayed for Sara and Ellie's friendship 🥺
February 28, 2022
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
*More like 3.5 stars than 3.*
A surprising manga that made my head spin every couple of pages. It moved at such an insane speed that I got whiplash reading it and the characters had so many layers they resembled onions more than they did high schoolers.
Whilst this vol mostly was enjoyable in a shocking way, it also presented itself as sort of problematic with some scenes that were either uncomfortable or very embarrassing. I'm intrigued to see where it goes next but it's more than likely it'll only get more problematic...
*More like 3.5 stars than 3.*
A surprising manga that made my head spin every couple of pages. It moved at such an insane speed that I got whiplash reading it and the characters had so many layers they resembled onions more than they did high schoolers.
Whilst this vol mostly was enjoyable in a shocking way, it also presented itself as sort of problematic with some scenes that were either uncomfortable or very embarrassing. I'm intrigued to see where it goes next but it's more than likely it'll only get more problematic...
January 9, 2022
Lovesick Ellie is a super cute shojo that follows the life of seventeen-year-old Erinko, also known as Lovesick Ellie on social media. While Erinko is a shy girl who loves her crushes in secret, Ellie is lusty and fantasises openly on Twitter with thirsty tweets. But how could she openly love Akira Ohmi, the most popular boy at school, when every girl loves and idealises him? She is no match compared to her classmates, or at least she doesn't think she is. But it seems that fate has decided otherwise: when Erinko forgets her phone in the teachers room and Ohmi-kun finds it with Ellie's Twitter page open, the two students cross paths in the most comic way.
I loved this shojo! Of course, some might say it is cringe and too predictable, and, to be honest, they wouldn't be wrong. It surely is, I couldn't even argue with that. But I've found it very cute and enjoyable to read. I really found myself in Erinko/Ellie. She made me remember the teenage girl I was, madly 'in love' with her crushes (that were changing literally every month), but who couldn't confess her feelings to at least one of them: one-sided love, when you get us... Yet, Erinko dares some bold moves, and they work! Progressively, she gets closer to Ohmi-kun, who wants to know more about her too. They become friends and discover each other, some parts untold and unknown to the people who put them on the spotlight.
Concerning Akira, I really liked his character too! I think his personality made sense and was interesting, though it wasn't that original (I don't expect much originality in shojos, anyways). I know too little of the other characters to say anything for now, but I continued reading the next mangas and I hope to discover more about them too soon.
What to say about the drawings, except that they were beautiful? I must say that the drawing style is what catch my attention before I chose to read a manga, and this one totally lived up to my expectations! So I would definitely recommand this shojo to every shojo lover out there. It is funny, it will make your heart beat very fast, and your cheeks will hurt so badly after having smiled when reading the entire shojo.
Thank you so so much Netgalley and Kodansha for, again, letting me review one of your title!
I loved this shojo! Of course, some might say it is cringe and too predictable, and, to be honest, they wouldn't be wrong. It surely is, I couldn't even argue with that. But I've found it very cute and enjoyable to read. I really found myself in Erinko/Ellie. She made me remember the teenage girl I was, madly 'in love' with her crushes (that were changing literally every month), but who couldn't confess her feelings to at least one of them: one-sided love, when you get us... Yet, Erinko dares some bold moves, and they work! Progressively, she gets closer to Ohmi-kun, who wants to know more about her too. They become friends and discover each other, some parts untold and unknown to the people who put them on the spotlight.
Concerning Akira, I really liked his character too! I think his personality made sense and was interesting, though it wasn't that original (I don't expect much originality in shojos, anyways). I know too little of the other characters to say anything for now, but I continued reading the next mangas and I hope to discover more about them too soon.
What to say about the drawings, except that they were beautiful? I must say that the drawing style is what catch my attention before I chose to read a manga, and this one totally lived up to my expectations! So I would definitely recommand this shojo to every shojo lover out there. It is funny, it will make your heart beat very fast, and your cheeks will hurt so badly after having smiled when reading the entire shojo.
Thank you so so much Netgalley and Kodansha for, again, letting me review one of your title!
January 15, 2022
This is like if Tina from Bob's Burgers wrote her erotic friend fiction on Twitter and Jimmy Jr was a secret tsundere.
Ellie is the resident invisible girl at her school who spends her free time on Twitter role-playing the life she wished she had with a boyfriend that doesn't exist. This fake boyfriend is based on Ohmi, the school's good guy idol, beloved by all for his kindness and good looks. Only, it turns out, this is a facade Ohmi puts on for yet unknown reasons. Not only that, but he discovers Ellie's secret Twitter account!
Honestly, at this point, I thought this was going to go the way of Mission of Love, where all the main characters are trash monsters who, for some reason, fall in love. Luckily, that is not the case. Ellie is embarrassed but Ohmi never uses this information against her. And, Ellie genuinely finds his tsun personality hot so they form an unproblematic bond.
From that point on, it is a straightforward Shojo, but honestly, that is the best one can hope for. I feared the Twitter fiction would be creepy but it is so obviously fiction that it works fine. I will probably continue reading this series casually.
Ellie is the resident invisible girl at her school who spends her free time on Twitter role-playing the life she wished she had with a boyfriend that doesn't exist. This fake boyfriend is based on Ohmi, the school's good guy idol, beloved by all for his kindness and good looks. Only, it turns out, this is a facade Ohmi puts on for yet unknown reasons. Not only that, but he discovers Ellie's secret Twitter account!
Honestly, at this point, I thought this was going to go the way of Mission of Love, where all the main characters are trash monsters who, for some reason, fall in love. Luckily, that is not the case. Ellie is embarrassed but Ohmi never uses this information against her. And, Ellie genuinely finds his tsun personality hot so they form an unproblematic bond.
From that point on, it is a straightforward Shojo, but honestly, that is the best one can hope for. I feared the Twitter fiction would be creepy but it is so obviously fiction that it works fine. I will probably continue reading this series casually.
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