友達の妹が俺にだけウザい (GA文庫)

My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! (Light Novel) #1

by 三河 ごーすと

無須結夥，不要女友，朋友唯獨真正有價值的一人。我‧大星明照割捨了「沒效率」的青春，然而有個人卻老是窩在我房間。那傢伙並非我妹，更不是朋友，而是極其煩人的學妹──朋友的妹妹‧小日向彩羽。
「學長，來約會吧──！……你以為我會這麼說嗎？」
彷彿血管裡流著能量補給飲料的這傢伙老愛纏著我，不時霸佔我的床，還用看得到吃不到的方法色誘我。可是不曉得為什麼，每個人都對我露出一臉羨慕的表情。原來彩羽這傢伙，在外似乎因活潑清純的優等生形象而大受歡迎。
喂喂喂……既然如此，妳幹嘛只纏著我啊？

Genres: Light Novel, Romance, Comedy, Japan, Fiction

315 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 15, 2019

Reviews

[Terrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just kind of ran through this one recently again, just listening through for the story more than enjoyment necessarily since I did read it before. I'm going to give it the 5 stars though because it's a really good volume 1 overall that introduces distinct leads that play off of each other well comedically (I think only the teacher character will maybe annoy some; Iroha is more of a troll than actually "annoying", and the lead guy trolls back just as much to give her a taste of her own medicine; at the end of the day, they all find common ground to have some sweeter and friendly moments too).

Looking forward to really getting into the series with volume 2. Volume 1 ends with a bombshell of an ending, and also some hints about why some characters feel particularly interested in the lead. It's nice to have a hero that takes care of himself physically even if mentally he could use some work (he's a bit too down on himself on the romance front).

I'd be interested to see how the relationship dynamics play out (it'd be kind of cool if Iroha's brother gets a love interest at some point too, the lazy approach maybe having Mashiro ship with him as the loser in the triangle romance; I could easily see this story still working after the major drama plays out too since Iroha's playful behavior doesn't have to end if she ever gets shipped together with the lead).

[Glasdow Teacosy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, but a bit empty.

I like Akiteru, but he’s a bit too omniscient to be believable.
Iroha is cute, but her flirting act is more desperate than annoying. I hope she grows out of it.
Mashiro is convenient for the plot, and checks off some fannish boxes, too: ☑ Tsundere
Ozuma doesn’t feel fleshed out as a character. What exactly is his personality? It seems to change.
Sumire. She is the most unrealistic character of all. She is borderline funny, with one foot well over the line. I expect her to get arrested and fired any minute now.

You might get the feeling that I didn’t like the book, but I read it from beginning to end without a gun to my head. I enjoyed it. I imagine that is why the parts that I didn’t like stood out so much. It was a good book, but also a bit predictable, and the plot events felt convenient, not organic. The plot felt more real to me than the characters did, so I hope that’s fixed in the next novel.

My favorite part of the book was the afterword where the author revealed the conversation with her editor that was the origin of this novel. Very insightful. Pulled the curtain back a bit on the light novel business.

Lastly, the uncle needs to be strapped to a rocket and fired off towards the sun. That is all.

[nflstreet · Rating 1 out of 5]

she's listening to nba youngboy

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Akiteru is all about efficiency. So why has he gathered together a disparate group who mainly all live on the same floor of his apartment building into a alliance that has put out a computer game? Why does he put up with his friend's "little" sister popping into his life at random moments and annoying him? And why is he willing to sacrifice himself by "faking" a relationship with his uncle's daughter at his school? What benefit does he accrue from all of this? Read this title and find out! Have fun along the way!

[Matt Cox · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know what intention this book has. It seems to want to lean so hard into the tropes of these stories and mock their stylings yet it fails to provide any useful commentary or humor around what satire it attempts to have. It's another "annoying character" story which is already an exhausting concept that's bogged down even more by an unengaging protagonist who we are constantly reminded is dense and stupid for not knowing the female characters are interested in him. It's just an obnoxious read with inexplicably dated "meme" references. I want to see where the story goes just due to the ending of this volume and the few interesting quirks the character do have but I don't think it's worth tolerating some very exhausting writing.

[Dantegideon · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was pretty forgettable.

[Aaron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun ROMCOM

This was a fun read about an average boy, with average looks, average aspirations and an average life, or so he would like you to believe. One of his peculiarities is his obsession with effeciency which he uses as an excuse to exrpess himself in interesting unselfish ways. As the title suggests his friends sister has it in for him and chooses to express herself by being as annoying as possible to get a rise out him. Being true to the genre this leads to him being exposed to funny and vulnerable situations.

The Plot is simple, the MC has formed the 5th Floor Alliance, a group that makes games and apps in the hopes of making a career of it. Being effecient as always he exploits his friends talents and his own personal connections. In this VOL he works out a deal with his uncle, a CEO of a large media and tv company, to ensure that his trusted group can start off working at this prestigious company right out of highschool. Something to note is that you, the reader, wont have to worry about going through the development process of them making the game. I dont think I would have been able to read this if I had to follow them working through each individual action when producing a product. In otherwords you can relax knowing that you wont be tied down in such details while the story focuses on their relationships and aspirations. The Setting of the story is in highschool with the main characters being in the full swing of youth.

I very much enjoyed this debut Vol and its unique plot to the genre while still holding to its common tropes and cliche's. To name two; the famous love traingle and aloof protaganist. In closing, I beilieve this story earned its stars and I would recommend this to any one who is into ROMCOM stories or had read somthing similar to "There's no way a side character like me could be popular right".

[Zevitjoss · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its a very tropey romcom light novel. Its definitely aware of how tropey it is with the jokes it makes but despite its own self awarness it doesn't really subvert or innovate on it too much but for anyone who's a fan of those tropes this is definitely an enjoyable book as the book does the tropes well enough.

The story and plot is alright. I don't have much to say about it as there's not much to talk about but it was an alright story about finding friends and opening up. It feels kinda surreal nobody in this book pointing out the weirdness that one of the potential love interests for the main character is his cousin.

For me this book's greatest strenght was its character interaction and dynamics. Not just between the mc and the potential love interests but just between every character in general. The comedy might be a little too raunchy for others but I liked it.

Personally I'm kind of a sucker for romcoms where the characters kinda live together before they are even together romantically and I thought this book was a pretty decent read for any cohabitation romcom enjoyers.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun rom-com about an average boy named Akiteru and his friends in their video game development group called the 05th Floor Alliance.

Akiteru is constantly annoyed by his best friend's sister Iroha, and for him to get his dream job of working at his Uncle's game studio. The one problem is his Uncle wants him to fake being his daughters' boyfriend. The story has great characters and moves at a great pace. I can't wait to read the second volume to see what happens next.

Thanks to Edelweiss Plus for the ARC.

[Love · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love how we are getting all the rom-com titles translated, but I'm a bit unsure of this series, can't decide if I like it or not.

[GustaBot · Rating 4 out of 5]

It feels weird put four stars but it has all you could wait in this type of story. Easy-nice-light-reading.

[saber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Imouza was a solid read for me. The story follows a generic bunch as they attempt to join a video game company and deal with the interesting situations that ensue. This idea wasn’t the most exciting for me, and I found the side characters to be plain and underdeveloped. However, for me the plot takes the back seat as the MC and Iroha’s (the friends little sister) interactions take the main stage. At first I found Iroha to be annoying and basic, however, as the story progresses I began to enjoy her character for an unknown reason. As I continued to read I found myself engaged in her simple but effective character especially in some more serious one-on-one moments later in the book. This was definitely the best part of the story for me personally anyways. Hoping to see some more fleshed out side characters in the volumes to come!