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先輩がうざい後輩の話 / My Senpai is Annoying #1
My Senpai is Annoying Vol. 1
A full-color workplace romcom that started as a popular webcomic--and is soon to be an anime! Igarashi Futuba’s new job would be great if her senpai, Takeda Harumi, wasn’t so incredibly annoying! Futuba hates his laugh, she hates how big he is, and she really hates that he treats her like a little kid. Just because Futuba is short and looks young doesn’t make her a kid, and just because she spends so much time with Takeda doesn’t mean she sees him as anything but an annoying senpai...or does she?!
142 pages, Paperback
First published March 23, 2018
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April 6, 2025
Oh yes. Oh yes I did. I spent eight bucks on this and took it to my silent book club, where me and ten other book nerds sat in a small room in the library, reading in silence for an hour before telling each other about what we'd just read. Silence except for one loud guffaw escaping from me about halfway through this book.
Our hero is a tiny woman who works in an office and is constantly either being mistaken for a child or teased for resembling one. At one point, she and her crush, who happens to be her very large bear-like supervisor, are in a fast food burger place. She's agonizing because they have a really cool toy that is included with the kid's menu, and she really wants it, but doesn't want to further erode her reputation by ordering it. Somehow that struck me as funny enough that I laughed out loud.
Eventually, the big fella put her out of her misery by simply ordering it for her. True hearts can read each others' thoughts. Ain't love grand?
Our hero is a tiny woman who works in an office and is constantly either being mistaken for a child or teased for resembling one. At one point, she and her crush, who happens to be her very large bear-like supervisor, are in a fast food burger place. She's agonizing because they have a really cool toy that is included with the kid's menu, and she really wants it, but doesn't want to further erode her reputation by ordering it. Somehow that struck me as funny enough that I laughed out loud.
Eventually, the big fella put her out of her misery by simply ordering it for her. True hearts can read each others' thoughts. Ain't love grand?
May 4, 2023
A cute and humorous little office romance between a tall man and a short woman. Sure, it's tad mild and too cutesy at times as it makes the rounds of the Japanese romance tropes -- Christmas present, New Year's shrine visit, taking care of someone with a cold -- but I'm a sucker for office romance, and I'm going through a bit of a drought since I finished Sweat and Soap and Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, so this will do.
July 6, 2020
This was such a fun rom-com!
This office centered romance between a young office worker who is petitie, and her burly older senpai was really sweet, fun, and funny! I really enjoyed the dynamic between these two characters, and I love how their fellow coworkers are rooting for something to happen between them. I totally ship it, and am really excited for the next volume! It feels a lot like Wotakoi meets Komi Can't Communicate to me.
This office centered romance between a young office worker who is petitie, and her burly older senpai was really sweet, fun, and funny! I really enjoyed the dynamic between these two characters, and I love how their fellow coworkers are rooting for something to happen between them. I totally ship it, and am really excited for the next volume! It feels a lot like Wotakoi meets Komi Can't Communicate to me.
April 2, 2024
Много е зелено и цветно, но без да избожда очите и да дразни. Семпло, приятно, много каваии. Създава чудесно настроение! От делничната, но незлоблива и усмихната атмосфера в тази манга на човек му става по-топло. Не се налага да се очакват някакви дълбоки навлизания във философията на героите, те просто са тук, за да ни закачат... и в случая на някои като Такеда - да ни дразнят :)
За хората, които предпочитат историята да върви по-гладко, бих препоръчала чудесното аниме. Мангата е по-скоро почти 4-кома вариант, с кратки случки от по една-две страници. Прави впечатление, че историята на Сакурай и Казама, поне в този том, изобщо не беше толкова застъпена, колкото в анимето. Иначе доста от нещата ги видяхме на екран, но това изобщо не пречи.
Радвам се, че си я взех.
За хората, които предпочитат историята да върви по-гладко, бих препоръчала чудесното аниме. Мангата е по-скоро почти 4-кома вариант, с кратки случки от по една-две страници. Прави впечатление, че историята на Сакурай и Казама, поне в този том, изобщо не беше толкова застъпена, колкото в анимето. Иначе доста от нещата ги видяхме на екран, но това изобщо не пречи.
Радвам се, че си я взех.
June 12, 2021
Cute little story of two people slowly growing to like each other.
Got a big hulking guy and a petite girl working together and he always pats her head and teases her, she gets mad, yet you can tell their is a thing between the two. The best issues were when they got sick, as it showed a softer side to both. While nothing new or amazing it is a wholesome cute rom-com. I'll pick more up if I see a sale on them.
3 out of 5.
Got a big hulking guy and a petite girl working together and he always pats her head and teases her, she gets mad, yet you can tell their is a thing between the two. The best issues were when they got sick, as it showed a softer side to both. While nothing new or amazing it is a wholesome cute rom-com. I'll pick more up if I see a sale on them.
3 out of 5.
August 16, 2022
Big man little lady >>>> life itself 😭🥺❤
January 19, 2024
From the moment I opened the book I knew it was going to be unique. With no table of contents and the transition from black and white to color and very short chapters I was caught off guard several times. All in all I enjoyed it. My favorite part was the final extra. I'll be on the lookout for the next volume.
July 6, 2020
A rom-com between a tsundere-ish office worker and her bear-like senior, My Senpai is Annoying hits a lot of romance tropes and is a good quick read. Igarashi has been working for a few years under Takeda, and she is sort of annoyed of being treated like a kid by him; it doesn't help that she is short and sort of has a slim frame, which means on first glance people assume she is a middle school (not even high school, poor thing). They hang out together regularly, etc., and he always takes care of her, so she likes him but also can't admit it to herself. Their co-workers are onto her feelings and tease her about it, but the main guy himself is an unknown. Well, considering this is a romance manga, maybe not that unknown. Anyway, it feels formulaic for the most part, and the artwork is good when it comes to the linework, but I don't get the coloring in this manga. I know it started as a web comic, but there is no consistent palette or anything - some pages are full-colored in orange overtones, some have vibrant green tones, some are barebones with accent coloring and I think a couple were just linework in a regular manga style; it is just all over the place. I do like the characters, though, especially her co-workers, so I might still pick up sequels of this series.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Seven Seas, via Edelweiss.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Seven Seas, via Edelweiss.
March 4, 2022
I sped through this...
And why not? The story is one about a young woman who had been in a workplace for a few years now, working with her senpai (her senior) at the company.
For me, while the romance was sweet and I loved the small moments between them (particularly between two of her co-workers), the main romance between her and her senpai was... uncomfortable. I had to constantly remind myself that she's older than how she presented, and while the gags reminded me quite frequently, it was still odd.
And why not? The story is one about a young woman who had been in a workplace for a few years now, working with her senpai (her senior) at the company.
For me, while the romance was sweet and I loved the small moments between them (particularly between two of her co-workers), the main romance between her and her senpai was... uncomfortable. I had to constantly remind myself that she's older than how she presented, and while the gags reminded me quite frequently, it was still odd.
July 12, 2020
Sometimes you need a cute workplace romance to read and this is another one! Although the story doesn't differ from the other workplace rom-coms in books and comics, it doesn't stop this one from being an entertaining one. The characters are both humorous and enjoyable, a plus for any romantic and manga reader. Also, the artwork is very lovely to read. Unsure if the manga is going to publish in color but it was enjoyable to read in vibrant illustrations.
March 24, 2021
it's such a cute and short read <3
September 18, 2021
Cute idea but found the characters and story very draggy to follow…
December 31, 2022
Tbh I've read this three times this year but I wanted something good to end the year!!
Squeezed it in with 3 minutes of the year left 🥳
Squeezed it in with 3 minutes of the year left 🥳
September 23, 2020
My Senpai is Annoying stars a small but determined woman, Igarashi Futuba, and her big but dense senpai, Takeda Harumi, at a normal office job. We see these two interact for 97% of this first volume, and the range of tales told in short bursts goes from:
- Futuba remarking on how annoying Harumi acts, but acknowledges how helpful he’s been at her new job.
- Events where these two hang out at a bar, care for each other when they each get sick at one point, or get each other’s backs (moreso Harumi in this volume) on any work projects behind schedule.
- Futuba becoming increasingly embarrassed at any romantic implications that arise, either when she says something while drunk or when a fellow co-worker takes what looks to be an adorable picture of the two — Futuba worn out and sleeping on Harumi while on the train — and then adjusts it so Futuba has cat ears and a tail while Harumi has teddy ears so it can be even more adorable, only for Futuba to become terror personified and probably wreck her co-worker’s life when she sees it.
Until, eventually, we see Futuba increasingly fall more and more for senpai, but she can’t admit it.
It also doesn’t help that her senpai can, indeed, be annoying.
The manga’s biggest feature is its full-color nature. It’s not like the full-color you see from a comic book, but whether the background page is green with the panels and characters in black and white or we’ll have a couple characters with color but the rest in black and white, it’s fairly creative and something rarely seen before. That said, more full-color manga — ranging from Galko-chan to Sue & Tai-chan — are becoming more prevalent over the past couple years in the West, and that’s great. Shiromanta makes great use of it, where we can see Futuba’s intimate emotions clearly because of the varieties of color or we can see her annihilate a man for saying something embarrassing about her on local TV.
But while the drawings and coloring is appealing, the manga’s not all that hilarious. Once you get past the general setups of Harumi occasionally treating Futuba like a kid, there’s nothing really laugh out loud funny. There are great moments: there’s one chapter where Harumi grabs a pervert taking an upskirt shot of Futuba and throws him hard to the ground, and while the pervert says he’s sorry (obviously not), Harumi basically says screw you, I’m taking you to the authorities. There are also a couple chapters that have the pair accidentally meeting up, Harumi reacting to Futuba as Santa, the two getting a smartphone since Harumi — for whatever reason — doesn’t have one, and an extra chapter that explains how they first met, and why they interact the way they do to each other to this point. But overall, it’s more that’s neat and fine than funny.
The few times there were genuine laughs ends up involving other people. There’s Futuba’s friend Natsumi, who doesn’t appear often but maybe should, and co-workers Souta and Touko. The way they interact with the leads is some of the moments where their routine is shaken up, either through natural working relations (Souta helps Harumi send a text as Touko watches Futuba wait impatiently for it) or a complete understanding of their actions (see what happens Natsumi meets Harumi for the first time and spots Futuba’s frantic reaction). Outside of that, My Senpai is Annoying is certainly not boring, but there’s not enough to get me to grab any future volumes anytime soon.
- Justin
- Futuba remarking on how annoying Harumi acts, but acknowledges how helpful he’s been at her new job.
- Events where these two hang out at a bar, care for each other when they each get sick at one point, or get each other’s backs (moreso Harumi in this volume) on any work projects behind schedule.
- Futuba becoming increasingly embarrassed at any romantic implications that arise, either when she says something while drunk or when a fellow co-worker takes what looks to be an adorable picture of the two — Futuba worn out and sleeping on Harumi while on the train — and then adjusts it so Futuba has cat ears and a tail while Harumi has teddy ears so it can be even more adorable, only for Futuba to become terror personified and probably wreck her co-worker’s life when she sees it.
Until, eventually, we see Futuba increasingly fall more and more for senpai, but she can’t admit it.
It also doesn’t help that her senpai can, indeed, be annoying.
The manga’s biggest feature is its full-color nature. It’s not like the full-color you see from a comic book, but whether the background page is green with the panels and characters in black and white or we’ll have a couple characters with color but the rest in black and white, it’s fairly creative and something rarely seen before. That said, more full-color manga — ranging from Galko-chan to Sue & Tai-chan — are becoming more prevalent over the past couple years in the West, and that’s great. Shiromanta makes great use of it, where we can see Futuba’s intimate emotions clearly because of the varieties of color or we can see her annihilate a man for saying something embarrassing about her on local TV.
But while the drawings and coloring is appealing, the manga’s not all that hilarious. Once you get past the general setups of Harumi occasionally treating Futuba like a kid, there’s nothing really laugh out loud funny. There are great moments: there’s one chapter where Harumi grabs a pervert taking an upskirt shot of Futuba and throws him hard to the ground, and while the pervert says he’s sorry (obviously not), Harumi basically says screw you, I’m taking you to the authorities. There are also a couple chapters that have the pair accidentally meeting up, Harumi reacting to Futuba as Santa, the two getting a smartphone since Harumi — for whatever reason — doesn’t have one, and an extra chapter that explains how they first met, and why they interact the way they do to each other to this point. But overall, it’s more that’s neat and fine than funny.
The few times there were genuine laughs ends up involving other people. There’s Futuba’s friend Natsumi, who doesn’t appear often but maybe should, and co-workers Souta and Touko. The way they interact with the leads is some of the moments where their routine is shaken up, either through natural working relations (Souta helps Harumi send a text as Touko watches Futuba wait impatiently for it) or a complete understanding of their actions (see what happens Natsumi meets Harumi for the first time and spots Futuba’s frantic reaction). Outside of that, My Senpai is Annoying is certainly not boring, but there’s not enough to get me to grab any future volumes anytime soon.
- Justin
May 27, 2020
You can tell from the off that this is a webcomic - it just has a certain aesthetic to it. I do like the art - it has a loose, soft style that I think really works.
The story is absolutely nothing special - she’s a basic tsundere, he’s a well-meaning lummox. They get along surprisingly well and clearly have affection for one another.
It’s a fun little read, but even within its confines it doesn’t do anything especially notable. The side characters might be more interesting than the main pair, which is good since they’re flying through the romance. A good lazy day book.
The story is absolutely nothing special - she’s a basic tsundere, he’s a well-meaning lummox. They get along surprisingly well and clearly have affection for one another.
It’s a fun little read, but even within its confines it doesn’t do anything especially notable. The side characters might be more interesting than the main pair, which is good since they’re flying through the romance. A good lazy day book.
June 22, 2021
Always with Manga, I wish more plot can fit in each issue, but this looks like a cute start.
July 26, 2020
Igarashi-san is fairly average, insofar as business professionals go: she forgets things at the office, she occasionally screws up big projects, she pushes herself to do more with less because she's new to the team, and she frequently loses her temper when her coworkers presume she's incapable of caring for herself. In short, Futaba Igarashi is everyone.
Igarashi-san, however, is also incredibly short, which means, as the team's resident kouhai, or junior employee, she's often passed over and occasionally treated like a child. That's good for sneaking origami from the breakroom or compelling teammates to play local gacha machines. But that's also bad news for a businesswoman eager to make an impact and be taken more seriously as the days wear on.
MY SENPAI IS ANNOYING is fast-paced and charming. The manga's format is inconsistent and its character development inferior, but much of this can be attributed to the title being native to the web. Altogether, Igarashi-san's daily tribulations are often hilarious because they're so minor (e.g., falling asleep on the train, doing poorly at videogames) yet carry inescapably larger consequences (e.g., a coworker snaps an embarrassing photo, friendly teasing goes a bit too far). Igarashi-san isn't particularly aware of her surroundings and isn't particularly good at thinking on her feet -- facets of her personality rife for exploitation by an annoying workplace senpai.
Harumi Takeda is a hulking bear of a guy -- tall, dedicated, and somewhat dull. Takeda-sensei is infinitely gregarious but traffics in being generally clueless -- laughing too loud and eating unhealthy food because it's cheap. Perhaps it's no surprise he enjoys teasing his kouhai, Igarashi-san until dusk.
Romantic comedies of this nature tend toward sheltering their characters until reality becomes too obvious for them to ignore. In favor of this motif, the manga feels claustrophobic more often than not. The cast is limited to four or five characters, the settings are never fully defined or explored, and the chapters/episodes are limited to six or eight pages each. MY SENPAI IS ANNOYING is simple and straightforward, at most toying with the notion that Igarashi-san's budding affection for her senior coworker could develop into something more. When the young woman attends a shrine at New Year, with Takeda-sensei, Igarashi-san prays for "another good year together." She blushes while doing so, sure, but readers also get the sense she's speaking as sincerely as she knows how.
In terms of art, MY SENPAI IS ANNOYING pulls in several western influences (e.g., character framing) and bears all the hallmarks of a title not entirely fit for print media (e.g., poor composition and short, unbalanced chapters). Nevertheless, the flat aesthetic is loaded with personality and the author's selective use of coloring probably does more good than bad. The character designs are not strongly original but each character does have a unique voice, which is all that really matters. This volume can be read in a single sitting and is good for sharing with a nearby senpai in-the-know.
Igarashi-san, however, is also incredibly short, which means, as the team's resident kouhai, or junior employee, she's often passed over and occasionally treated like a child. That's good for sneaking origami from the breakroom or compelling teammates to play local gacha machines. But that's also bad news for a businesswoman eager to make an impact and be taken more seriously as the days wear on.
MY SENPAI IS ANNOYING is fast-paced and charming. The manga's format is inconsistent and its character development inferior, but much of this can be attributed to the title being native to the web. Altogether, Igarashi-san's daily tribulations are often hilarious because they're so minor (e.g., falling asleep on the train, doing poorly at videogames) yet carry inescapably larger consequences (e.g., a coworker snaps an embarrassing photo, friendly teasing goes a bit too far). Igarashi-san isn't particularly aware of her surroundings and isn't particularly good at thinking on her feet -- facets of her personality rife for exploitation by an annoying workplace senpai.
Harumi Takeda is a hulking bear of a guy -- tall, dedicated, and somewhat dull. Takeda-sensei is infinitely gregarious but traffics in being generally clueless -- laughing too loud and eating unhealthy food because it's cheap. Perhaps it's no surprise he enjoys teasing his kouhai, Igarashi-san until dusk.
Romantic comedies of this nature tend toward sheltering their characters until reality becomes too obvious for them to ignore. In favor of this motif, the manga feels claustrophobic more often than not. The cast is limited to four or five characters, the settings are never fully defined or explored, and the chapters/episodes are limited to six or eight pages each. MY SENPAI IS ANNOYING is simple and straightforward, at most toying with the notion that Igarashi-san's budding affection for her senior coworker could develop into something more. When the young woman attends a shrine at New Year, with Takeda-sensei, Igarashi-san prays for "another good year together." She blushes while doing so, sure, but readers also get the sense she's speaking as sincerely as she knows how.
In terms of art, MY SENPAI IS ANNOYING pulls in several western influences (e.g., character framing) and bears all the hallmarks of a title not entirely fit for print media (e.g., poor composition and short, unbalanced chapters). Nevertheless, the flat aesthetic is loaded with personality and the author's selective use of coloring probably does more good than bad. The character designs are not strongly original but each character does have a unique voice, which is all that really matters. This volume can be read in a single sitting and is good for sharing with a nearby senpai in-the-know.
October 29, 2023
Ich fand den Webtoon sehr unterhaltsam. Es geht hier um Futaba, die gerade ihre Karriere in ihrem Traumunternehmen beginnt. Dort soll sie von ihrem Senpai (älterem Kollegen) Takeda eingearbeitet werden. Der verwechselt, die sehr klein und jung wirkende Futaba, gleich erst einmal mit einer Schülerpraktikantin, was den Start alles andere als angenehm gestaltet. Takeda ist ein großer, kräftiger Kerl, aber ein echt lieber Typ. Genau das was ich an Männercharakteren in Büchern liebe. Ich finde das Verhältnis der beiden einfach zum Schießen. Futaba ist schon ein bisschen verknallt in ihn, aber er scheint das überhaupt nicht zu checken und sieht in ihr auch scheinbar nicht wirklich eine echte Frau, sondern eher eine kleine Schwester. Das ist in Sachen Romance natürlich sehr frustrierend, was auch mein einziger negativer Punkt an dem Manga ist. Ansonsten sind die Szenen einfach herrlich witzig zwischen den beiden. Auch die beiden anderen Kollegen sind richtig interessant. Die schöne, frauliche Kollegin, die ein Auge auf den etwas verpeilten Nerd geworfen hat, der das aber auch null checkt, bietet genauso interessanten Stoff.
Ich freue mich daher schon auf die Folgebände, fürchte nur, dass der Romanceanteil sich dem Comedy-Anteil zu sehr beugen muss.
Den Zeichenstil mag ich ebenfalls sehr. Gerade Futaba erinnert mich sowohl vom Zeichenstil als auch vom Charakter enorm an Tiger aus Toradora (eine meiner Lieblings-Manga-Reihen). Aber auch die anderen Charaktere und den Humor, wie er in Gestik und Mimik umgesetzt wird, ist 100% mein Ding.
Story 4,0/5
Emotionen 5,0/5
Charaktere 5+/5
Spannung/Unterhaltung 4,4/5
Zeichenstil 5,0/5
Lesegefühl 4,4/5
Gesamt 4,4/5
Ich freue mich daher schon auf die Folgebände, fürchte nur, dass der Romanceanteil sich dem Comedy-Anteil zu sehr beugen muss.
Den Zeichenstil mag ich ebenfalls sehr. Gerade Futaba erinnert mich sowohl vom Zeichenstil als auch vom Charakter enorm an Tiger aus Toradora (eine meiner Lieblings-Manga-Reihen). Aber auch die anderen Charaktere und den Humor, wie er in Gestik und Mimik umgesetzt wird, ist 100% mein Ding.
Story 4,0/5
Emotionen 5,0/5
Charaktere 5+/5
Spannung/Unterhaltung 4,4/5
Zeichenstil 5,0/5
Lesegefühl 4,4/5
Gesamt 4,4/5
December 27, 2020
This is cute. I like it.
Futuba is a really small, really short girl. Shes an adult, but often is mistaken for a junior high, or even elementary school student. She's got "short (wo)man syndrome" in that she is very self-conscious of her small stature, and it bothers her greatly, causing her to be overly aggressive towards people who mean her no harm. Her Senpai at her new job is truly a man-mountain, and he enjoys poking fun at Futuba in a good-natured way, but it REALLY irritates Futuba how Harumi acts. Yet he's actually a nice guy, and really likes his Kouhai. The have started going out for drinks after work, and as Futuba can't hold her liqour, she tends to tell Harumi how she REALLY feels about him, and it's not all bad! Looks like she can't stop thinking about her Senpai! He seems to be drawing closer to her, too. The other couple in the office, Touko and Souta, are interesting as well. Touko is a real hottie, and every guy in the office fawns over her. However, even though Souta is billed as being "boring", Touko only has eyes for him. He's just got to stop telling himself that Touko is way out of his league, and can't possibly want anything more than platonic friendship from Souta. It's obvious she is wild about him. He's just so oblivious that he doesn't realize how Touko really feels about him. All in all, this looks to be an interesting series, so I'm definitely sticking with it.
Futuba is a really small, really short girl. Shes an adult, but often is mistaken for a junior high, or even elementary school student. She's got "short (wo)man syndrome" in that she is very self-conscious of her small stature, and it bothers her greatly, causing her to be overly aggressive towards people who mean her no harm. Her Senpai at her new job is truly a man-mountain, and he enjoys poking fun at Futuba in a good-natured way, but it REALLY irritates Futuba how Harumi acts. Yet he's actually a nice guy, and really likes his Kouhai. The have started going out for drinks after work, and as Futuba can't hold her liqour, she tends to tell Harumi how she REALLY feels about him, and it's not all bad! Looks like she can't stop thinking about her Senpai! He seems to be drawing closer to her, too. The other couple in the office, Touko and Souta, are interesting as well. Touko is a real hottie, and every guy in the office fawns over her. However, even though Souta is billed as being "boring", Touko only has eyes for him. He's just got to stop telling himself that Touko is way out of his league, and can't possibly want anything more than platonic friendship from Souta. It's obvious she is wild about him. He's just so oblivious that he doesn't realize how Touko really feels about him. All in all, this looks to be an interesting series, so I'm definitely sticking with it.
February 8, 2021
I'm surprised by how much I ended up liking this. I had a general idea of a the plot - a younger female office worker in denial about her crush on her (much?) older coworker/mentor. I don't believe ages were mentioned, but Takeda does refer to himself as "middle-aged" while she seems to be in her early 20's. She's been working for the company for three years anyway.
So, yeah, I had a vague idea of the premise, but with a title like that I was afraid there'd be constant bickering. Luckily, that wasn't the case at all. Sure, she does get annoyed with him occasionally, but it's mixed in with softer moments where they each show their appreciation for one another. From this first volume, you can definitely tell Futaba is trying to be in denial about her crush on Takeda-senpai, but nevertheless ends up feeling embarrassed when she feels she's overplayed her hand.
I'm not too sure about Takeda's feelings towards her yet. He's definitely protective of her, likes to take care of her, goes out of his way to do things for her...but is it because he likes her as a person, or likes her as a romantic interest? Something tells me he hasn't given it any thought yet.
It's fun to see that everyone around them recognizes what's going on and secretly wants them to get together. There even seems to a side romance forming being two of their coworkers, Kazama and Sakurai.
So, yeah, I had a vague idea of the premise, but with a title like that I was afraid there'd be constant bickering. Luckily, that wasn't the case at all. Sure, she does get annoyed with him occasionally, but it's mixed in with softer moments where they each show their appreciation for one another. From this first volume, you can definitely tell Futaba is trying to be in denial about her crush on Takeda-senpai, but nevertheless ends up feeling embarrassed when she feels she's overplayed her hand.
I'm not too sure about Takeda's feelings towards her yet. He's definitely protective of her, likes to take care of her, goes out of his way to do things for her...but is it because he likes her as a person, or likes her as a romantic interest? Something tells me he hasn't given it any thought yet.
It's fun to see that everyone around them recognizes what's going on and secretly wants them to get together. There even seems to a side romance forming being two of their coworkers, Kazama and Sakurai.
February 9, 2025
3.5
Very cute story told in short chapters! Chapter 6 is my all time favorite. I really like the chemistry between Igarashi and Takeda. While I'm more drawn to them and don't always like when the story leans more into Kazama and Sakuri, their side story is also cute at times. Aside from Igarashi and Takeda's chemistry, I like it when Kazama takes secret pictures of Igarashi and Takeda, only to rub it in Igarashi's face and have her attack him!
Admittedly, the translations are a little off. Aside from some names and other words just being harder to read, some translations aren't consistent. I was reading an eBook version of this book first, but within the first three pages of it Igarashi called her boss a "barcode". It made no sense, so I switched to the paperback version, which has her complaining about her boss regarding the barcodes they were working with. That made much more sense.
Yet in Chapter 6, I liked the eBook version where Takeda says "Don't eat your hair," but the paperback has him saying "She's eating her hair" instead. Both are supposed to be English translations of the same material and I didn't like that it wasn't consistent.
Still, I liked the story and hope to eventually read through all the volumes.
Very cute story told in short chapters! Chapter 6 is my all time favorite. I really like the chemistry between Igarashi and Takeda. While I'm more drawn to them and don't always like when the story leans more into Kazama and Sakuri, their side story is also cute at times. Aside from Igarashi and Takeda's chemistry, I like it when Kazama takes secret pictures of Igarashi and Takeda, only to rub it in Igarashi's face and have her attack him!
Admittedly, the translations are a little off. Aside from some names and other words just being harder to read, some translations aren't consistent. I was reading an eBook version of this book first, but within the first three pages of it Igarashi called her boss a "barcode". It made no sense, so I switched to the paperback version, which has her complaining about her boss regarding the barcodes they were working with. That made much more sense.
Yet in Chapter 6, I liked the eBook version where Takeda says "Don't eat your hair," but the paperback has him saying "She's eating her hair" instead. Both are supposed to be English translations of the same material and I didn't like that it wasn't consistent.
Still, I liked the story and hope to eventually read through all the volumes.
April 9, 2022
[01.2022] - 1º read.
3★
Review based on volumes 1 - 6:
3★
Review based on volumes 1 - 6:
May 16, 2023
I was so excited when I saw that this one was available in German! I really enjoyed the anime so I was eager to see how the manga would be! And I have to say, I had a lot of fun and they really did a good job with the anime. I recognised all of the things happening, which made reading easier. I am slowly getting better again at reading German so knowing the scenes (even if it has been 2 years since the anime aired) helps! In this one we have our annoying senpai, a budding romance between kohai and senpai, tons of humour and hilarity, another couple forming (though I did think that the anime handled that one better), workplace stuff, and much more. I laughed so many times and enjoyed this one greatly! As soon as I am getting more new manga I will definitely get the next volume!
May 24, 2022
I've been wanting to read this series for quite a while bit the first few volumes always seemed to allude me one way or another, cue my holiday to the US and a barnes and noble trip and there it is, the first few, yes please.
Onto the content itself, I adored the art and layout. The fact that some panels are coloured make this volume a fantastic read already, the non coloured panels stick out so much especially in some moments that work so well, I love it. The plot so far is so adorable, the 5 characters that have been introduced so far are brilliant, I really cant wait to read more! Adorable is an understatement!
Onto the content itself, I adored the art and layout. The fact that some panels are coloured make this volume a fantastic read already, the non coloured panels stick out so much especially in some moments that work so well, I love it. The plot so far is so adorable, the 5 characters that have been introduced so far are brilliant, I really cant wait to read more! Adorable is an understatement!
May 16, 2023
A senpai, I learn, means upperclassman or just person who is older than you. In this book, not about school, but set in an office, a (small) woman, Igarashi, is sort of protected by a larger and obviously annoying (to her) older guy, Takeda. They are not close in age, as he points out to her, but nevertheless there is a spark and that is where this seems to be going. There are other senpai in the building, both men and women. A comedy, obviously, where the two leads are sort of differently clueless.
December 16, 2024
I have had this book for a number of months but had not slowed down to read it. Well, I finally made the time, and boy was it an enjoying book. It was a "slice of life" type book, and I highly recommend it to readers of all ages as it seemed to have the right amount of playfulness in it. The story revolves around Igarashi Futuba (a short young-looking new employee) and her mentor Takeda Harumi. Futuba has a lot of small gripes with Harumi, but the annoyance does not mean she does not have feelings for him. Great fun book! Art and story well done by Shiromanta.
June 26, 2021
Each chapter is short and cute. I’m only at 18 chapters so I don’t know how better it’ll be later on but so far because the chapters are pretty short I’m not really getting any sort of emotional impact from it. But there are some things you can pull off with short chapters that would make a manga series feel refreshing and compact so I’m excited to read on nonetheless (hopefully this series can do it).
Consists of chapters 1 - 21
Consists of chapters 1 - 21
September 25, 2022
The humor is kind of one-note, and given the workplace romance context, some readers will have to jump the hurdle of Futaba looking like a literal 12-year-old (despite being an adult).
Even so, the art is charming, with selective, atmospheric color, and it’s ultimately an adorable, wholesome story of two romantically-oblivious people that the readers will inevitably want to JUST KISS ALREADY. Recommended for anyone who wants a light, fun, sweet read.
Even so, the art is charming, with selective, atmospheric color, and it’s ultimately an adorable, wholesome story of two romantically-oblivious people that the readers will inevitably want to JUST KISS ALREADY. Recommended for anyone who wants a light, fun, sweet read.
May 3, 2021
To be honest I didn’t like the beginning, it was kind of messy and I wasn’t the biggest fan of the coloring. However this grew on me very fast and in the end I liked it a lot. I definitely want to check out the next volume.
I just hope there will actually be progress in their relationship. Otherwise I might get bored about it fast.
I just hope there will actually be progress in their relationship. Otherwise I might get bored about it fast.
July 10, 2021
3.5 stars. A quick read about Futaba and how annoying she finds her senpai Takeda. The chapters are super short so I don't feel like I'm getting attached to any of the characters yet or getting any sort of emotional impact from the story. Parts of the first volume are kind of funny and the blossoming romance between the two mains is very cute.
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