Can I Kiss You Every Day? Vol. 1

毎日キスしていいですか? [Mainichi Kiss shite ii desu ka?] #1

by Hatsuharu

Kurumi lives under one roof with her father and her overprotective brother, Ataka. One day, she reunites with Nagio, her childhood friend. Now a strapping young man, Nagio doesn't hesitate at all to make his advances, much to Kurumi's dismay! He would kiss her out of nowhere and tell her how he has always liked her, totally having her wrapped around his finger. While Kurumi didn't like it at first, she eventually finds herself heads over heels for Nagio! This is a childhood friend romance story starring a black-hearted yet loving boy, filled with sweet and passionate kisses!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, Young Adult, Comics, Graphic Novels, Contemporary

170 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 13, 2017

About the author

• Associated name:はつはる
• Blood Type: O type
• Birthday: April 30
• Zodiac: Taurus

Reviews

[Elizabeth (Elzburg) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Can I Kiss You Every Day was so bad… But… I couldn’t stop reading.

Basically, what happens is this guy from the main character’s past transfers into her school and starts sexually harassing her. Hey! Put down your pitchforks! It’s totes all okay because he’s hella hot, and we all know that hot dudes can do no wrong.

Guide to life:
Step 1: Be attractive.
Step 2: Don’t be unattractive.
Step 3: ...
Step 4: Profit.

I’m kidding… Kind of. I mean, that is literally why it’s “okay” in this case. To elaborate, the childhood friend has apparently always had a crush on the MC, so when they reunite he just has to go in for a good ol’ surprise non-consensual kiss. The main character is like “Yo dude wtf” but continues to be friendly with him afterwards because, you know, he’s hot, and she didn’t totally mind it. As you can tell from the title of this series, each chapter is another day that eventually leads to another kiss, as far as the four chapters in this volume were concerned at least. Except the title is a lot more consensual than the guy ever was.

This is no beef towards the MC, by the way. I can totally see how this is a really appealing scenario: An attractive guy suddenly coming into your life and being super forward and open about his affection towards you, and giving you lots of attention and yada yada. This is 100% guilty pleasure reading material, and honestly I bet the reason I couldn’t stop reading is because despite the creepiness if applied to real life, when reading it here in manga-form it’s a little addicting.

So I guess that's a bit of why I enjoyed this volume, but the main reason I enjoyed it was because it's actually decently funny??? We've actually got ourselves what seems to be no mere romantic romp, but a romantic comedy. If you know me at all, you know I like me my romantic comedy manga—that is, I thoroughly enjoy laughing my ass off and don't mind one bit if the laughs are interspersed with character relationship exploration. This one got me chuckling, and you can't go wrong with a good chuckle.

The only discussion I’ve read about this series is a single comment saying how they think this series might become predictable—and that might very well be true—but since I don’t ever read this type of shoujo trash, I’m not familiar with all the tropes and whatnot. I feel like the MC's bother being a siscon is probably a common trope, but not gonna lie I think his antics made me laugh at least once per chapter, which was unexpected but great. I think this might be an enjoyably shitty ride for me.

2.5 stars because there's no way I can say that this was "good", however I personally enjoyed it.


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Volumes: 1* | 2 | 3 | 4

*Current review

[Cathryn · Rating 1 out of 5]

I would give it a zero if I could. Can't believe I finished it.

[Curious Madra · Rating 1 out of 5]

Yeah just not too happy on the fact that the FL lets her “childhood friend” take advantage of her after they haven’t seen each other for many years. I mean…can the ML just ask for her consent rather than just forcing a kiss? It just doesn’t sit right at all for me…. Also what’s the point in the tsundere bro? Ugh there’s just everything wrong with this shoujo seriously .-.

[Kayla Brunson · Rating 2 out of 5]

While it had cute moments, I just thought it was okay. Also, her brother needs to get over his sister complex.

[Amna ༊࿐ ͎. ｡˚ ° ⊹ ˚. · Rating 1 out of 5]

I honestly don't know what BS was this story, the art was pretty though

[Cindee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the sweetest start to a romance I have ever read looking forward to reading more of this series. I loved the characters so much especially Kurumi, Nagi and Ataka one is super adorable I just like the sweetness of the other I really like the over protectiveness of the last one it makes for an interesting dynamic. I loved the sweet plot of two childhood friends meeting again and liking one another while there is an over protective brother interfering it was a really sweet read.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute

This is cute. It has a couple of things I would change but really it’s an easy short cute read.

[Hisgirl85 · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars...cute and silly fluff

[Jillian -always aspiring- · Rating 3 out of 5]

2020 Read #118

This is a cute series, but the heroine Kurumi has such a creepy brother whose sister complex is alarming instead of humorous.

[Maria Vargas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know who wins the title of creep:
👧🏽 Kurumi sucks really bad playing soccer but also is bad to saying anything, she panics everything Nagio kisses her unexpectedly but internally she likes it. Girl make a decision already!
🧒🏽 Nagio might have a little obsession with Kurumi, he doesn't care the time and place he will do everything he can to steal all the kisses. Can you just say please? Or can you do anything to woo Kurumi and not just bombard her with innuendos
🧒🏽 Ataka needs a chill pill, he pisses me off so bad. The worst big brother complex that will make you want to kill him with you bare hands just to make him shut up

The art is gorgeous and it somehow in the most cringe moment made laugh.

[Tânia · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3,5

[Librarian Jessie (BibliophileRoses) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute beginning, enjoy the weird humorous relationship between childhood lovers and brother with a sister complex.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is cute and funny but for some reason I just don't care about it.

[DonutKnow · Rating 3 out of 5]

I need the childhood friends trope right now! 🥰

[Elsa · Rating 1 out of 5]

one dimensional boring ass characters

[Manon「マノン」 · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s the second series that I’m reading by Hatsuharu. Even though I wasn’t the biggest fan of the first series I’ve read, I think that I’m somehow compelled to pick her manga because of her art style. Her character’s design is really different from what I’ve seen in other shojo so far.

I guess it’s the only reason I keep reading this one because I couldn’t really connect with the characters and the story wasn’t that interesting. We know almost nothing about the main characters and I Kurumi’s brother, Ataka is sooo annoying. It was really a pain to read the scenes where he was present (which are numerous).

[Mariangeles · Rating 1 out of 5]

Me lo he tenido que leer porque estaba en Kindle Unlimited y para un reto que estoy haciendo, pero no voy a seguir con esta historia.
Está sumamente estereotipada: la típica chica de instituto hiper inocente rodeada de chicas más espabiladas que ella, enamorada del mejor amigo de su hermano desde que tiene casi uso de razón. Él, el amigo del hermano que es prohibido porque el hermano es un tóxico y machista de narices (que llega a decir la frase de LOS HOMBRES Y LAS MUJERES NO PUEDEN SER AMIGOS), que además, hace cosas que dan mucho cringe para besar a la chavala, aprovechando que sabe que a ella le gusta, y cosas por el estilo. De verdad que muy mal todo.

[Aletheiiacomics · Rating 2 out of 5]

Es una historia demasiado sencilla y pienso que la relación amorosa se desarrolla demasiado apresurada a pesar de que en verdad no se conocen (salvo sus recuerdos de la niñez).
El toque más interesante es el hermano mayor de ella, que está fatal y se pasa de protector. Llega a extremos en los que se hace insoportable.
Lo peor ha sido la protagonista, demasiado "buena/sosa", demasiado inexpresiva/pasota.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[౨ৎDOUAE౨ৎ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2⭐️ just for the FMCs brother, he’s honestly so funny😂

[Lily · Rating 1 out of 5]

I usually rate pretty high even when a book contains problematic themes, but I just really didn't like this one and will likely not continue on to volume #2. More than anything, my complaint is with the art. I really dislike the way the main female character looks and the mouths of all the characters. Their mouths look so weird and unnatural to me in most of the scenes, and I just couldn't get over it. That's a personal preference thing, so take it as you will. Regarding the main female character, she looked like a young child to me and I was creeped out. I can dig size difference kink, my girlfriend is significantly taller than me and we're both in our 30's. However, the girl's face just looked so childish and young, and her frame was so much smaller than his that I couldn't get passed how wrong it looked to me, even though they are only one grade apart. I know the guy should only be one year older than her, but I felt like he was forcing himself on a very young girl and I couldn't get my brain to see it differently. So, not the story for me.

[Barbara Kelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute!

by Barbara Kelley

This first volume is about Kurumi (a girl) and Nagio (a boy) who were childhood friends, but 8 years later are teenagers in high school.It is also about an overprotective brother, Ataka, who gets pissed off anytime Nagio even holds his sister's hand. Nagio takes every opportunity to kiss Kurumi and now his kisses are a lot different than they used to be when they were little kids. The artwork is outstanding. I gave this first episode 5 stars, and I completely read it in like an hour.

[Andreea · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the second manga by Hatsuharu that I start and I guess you can tell this is an earlier work. And it's a weird one. I feel like it's weirdly fast paced and kinda bordering on sexual assault - I mean, the guy is pretty much stealing kisses, okay?

The art is nice - but also has that early style, a bit unpolished when compared to the other work of the author that I've read.

Anyway, I will continue this series although I am a bit weirded out and I hope the characters will be further developed.

[Jasmine A. N. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t hate it I mean
The art style is the fuckin bomb
It’s less a story and more like a compilation of short stories all cumulating in a kiss at the end
Sure, it was problematic here and there
And the pacing is wack
But honestly LDK’s earlier volumes were genuinely shittier but has higher ratings, which is to say I will never trust goodreads ratings, I’ve been lied to too many times

Honestly not awful

[Rubi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute but weird art

The story was kinda cute. Childhood friend comes back to ask his crush out. He is a taaad pushy though and her brother is just over the top obsessed with her. The artwork isn't my styke, especially the way the artist draws their angry and evil faces....everything is just so exaggerated but the kisses....those were adorable lol
Kurumi is a bit dense but she know she likes her friend and I can't wait to see where this is going!

[Maraya21 (The Reading Dragon) · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Sal · Rating 1 out of 5]

Awful.

The sister complex wasn't the main issue. It was Nagio flat out sexually assaulting FMC by kissing her whenever he pleased. She hadn't even had a chance to process his return into her life and he's forcing and gaslighting her into believing she has feelings for him. She even clearly stated she isn't sure her feelings for him are romantic but clearly this predator won't let that stop him.

I'd give it a zero if I could. Hard pass.

[Solace Winter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute. Nothing too angsty. The main couple fall in love quickly and it's more about the quirks of their relationship while her big brother is ultra possessive, which actually leads to hilarious interactions between the male lead and the brother. This doesn't do anything new, but it's sweet fluff.

[Natalia HW · Rating 3 out of 5]

The difference between this and the usual high school romance manga, is that instead of endless pinning its endless kissing… also, the super protective older brother is over the top. Both the aggressive kissing and the aggressive protectiveness are not ok. The only sweet part is the childhood story between the two main characters.

[Shae · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun series so far. The stepbrother with a sister complex is a bit much for me, but the cute relationship building between these childhood friends is cute. I like it. I will be back for more.