顔だけじゃ好きになりません 1 [Kao Dake ja Suki ni Narimasen 1]

顔だけじゃ好きになりません [Kao Dake ja Suki ni Narimasen] #1

by Karin Anzai, 安斎かりん

顔が良すぎるこじらせ先輩×打たれ強いド面食い後輩、ハイスピードラブコメディ☆
同じ高校に通うと噂のインフルエンサー、奏人先輩推しの才南。
ついに遭遇を果たすも彼は退学の危機！
絶対阻止したい才南はSNSの「中の人」を引き受けて？
手繋ぎ、ハグ、キス未遂…顔以上の甘いときめきが過剰供給される日々、スタート!!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, Contemporary, Young Adult, Comics, Comedy

195 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 18, 2020

About the author

Name (in native Japanese): 安斎かりん

Reviews

[任煦涵 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love when the ML is sleepy looking. It’s an underrated type of handsome.

[Laura A. Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

FIRST IMPRESSION VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/URvDUhAjBzs

4.5 stars

BE STILL MY HEART THIS WAS SO CUTE!!

I had read some of this online and remembered I had deeply enjoyed it, but I was surprised by reading the full volume and how fast-paced it was?? Or maybe it always was and I just forgot??

But ultimately what may come across as a "shallow" manga of Sana only loving Kanato's handsome face, I was very surprised (and touched!) at how quickly she came to realize how hurtful her actions could come across in not treating Kanato as a "real" human. You can see very early on how the title is playing a role in this story, which I loved and deeply appreciated! Did it maybe happen too fast? Yeah, I would say it did, but I felt myself excited and eager to keep reading because I knew where the direction was going and was excited to see everything unfold!

I think the biggest surprise though was Kanato's personality! I agree with Sana that he comes across as not caring, but seems to get jealous and can be clingy. I was caught off guard by how assertive and almost possessive-like he was at one point! I also thought words didn't affect him at first, but throughout the course of the volume, you can really see how his expressions soften due to how Sana is REALLY seeing him, concerns and all. I loved it!

And speaking of Sana, she is a wonderful heroine, and laughed so much at her way of thinking and her expressions! She has been a blast to follow and am already loving how she is growing in this first volume alone!

Overall, I am so so so thankful we got this in print! It is sure to be a really fun series and I'm excited to read more!

[booksmar · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was kinda cute?? And funny. The plot is really silly but still entertaining. This was a quick read.

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow, social media seems annoying.
It is. It’s like hemorrhoids, but worse.

An interesting take on your typical shojo, tweaked for the modern age. In another novel little twist, the girl is the more shallow of the two and the guy is both hot and yet also something more than that.

Sana has a fun meet-cute with Kanato, who is verging on the edge of expulsion, that sees her taking over her school’s social media with the mandate to use Kanato’s looks to make the school itself more popular.

And she’s the perfect pick for the task, as she’s obsessed with handsome guys and their looks. She’s very happy to bask in the radiance of Kanoto’s face, which is exactly what he doesn’t care for. He just wants a normal life that his looks preclude him from having.

The conceit of Sana having to photograph Kanoto for ‘work’ lets her get much closer to him than she realizes, especially once he begins to take an interest in her. It’s also a clever enough way to keep tossing them into various scenarios that feels a touch less rote than usual.

This is therefore mildly interesting, though its emotional core is a little more muddled than I would have liked. The romance is pleasant enough, lots of those moments and all that. Sana doesn’t think she needs anything more than Kanoto’s face, while he wants her to see him as more than that.

It’s really coasting on its vibes than saying anything deep - the mangaka says that this is their first full-on romance and it kind of shows. The rich characterization of some of the classics is not to be found here.

These two have chemistry, but their personalities are, ironically, more surface level than I typically want from a manga. That one sentence I used two paragraphs ago is pretty much all the development you’re getting. The romance is the star, not the characters.

But, for what it appears to be going for, dating and heart-pounding youth? Sure, it’s good enough. I like the two of them together, complaints about the thin characterization aside, and they make an agreeable pairing.

It passes the main test - I enjoyed this and would read more. It’s not going to go down as one for the ages, but watching them pal around is an acceptable way to spend some reading time.

3 stars - good enough, which means your own interest may vary. A shojo that has a reasonably chill romance, provided one can handle the mostly ‘what you see is what you get’ nature of the leads.

[Keiko, the manga enthusiast ♒︎ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Behind that beautiful face is a real person's misery.

I like how the series tackles how we take for granted everything beautiful, and striking in the eye, and shove it aside when finding even the tiniest fault. Thinking they should be perfect. It indeed is human nature to be attracted to anything that is eye-candy. And this series didn't fail to let us see the angle that is hidden from the human eye. The vulnerability, and misery within. And I couldn't agree more, because I already heard the same story like this from a college friend of mine—and how they were treated like after getting to know their incapabilities. It's saddening to think that this is how our society thinks, but it is the truth. That society holds expectations from certain faces. What, like we're doomed as failures if we're ugly? Only the beautiful people can taste all the lixury in life? Now, that's messed up. But it is happening.

But, the reason why I couldn't give it the other star is that senpai is too touchy. There's a lot of shoving down, cornering around that is happening, and I'm feeling like: Okay I'm back to that typical shoujo that makes my eyes hurt. I mean, I like my girls strong, so I hope to witness this girl's character arc get on the path I want it to go. But since I really like the premise, I'll go along and finish what I started.

[Diana H. · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was so bad. I have no further elaboration, except for the fact that I do. This book is so self indulgent, poorly paced, and stereotypical. It’s a rom com drama with a pretty guy and a self insert girl!! I’m not so pathetic as to degrade myself to reading this filth anymore. Reading this manga probably cost me 100 days sermons, it’s so disgusting. The pacing is so poor I wouldn’t be surprised if they decided to jump cut to marriage. You have more personal value than to be reading this

[Ami 乁⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠o⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠ㄏ (written by Jane Austen) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4 stars)

This is such a fun volume though I do wish Kanato didn't invade into Sana's personal space so much.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though it has a set up that doesn't make a lot of sense, this is still a fun read. Sana is a fun character, filled with so much energy that it becomes very easy to like her. And while Kanato is a bit more mysterious, it's clearly by choice, and his "true" self is both awkward and flirtatious. They make a very cute pairing.

[Veronica Villar · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 estrellas

Hace falta más que una cara bonita es un shojo de instituto que he disfrutado mucho.

La historia sigue a Sana, una chica a la que le obsesionan las caras bonitas y que gracias a un comentario que hace en una de las fotos de la cuenta oficial de su instituto, conoce a Kanato, su ídolo de las redes sociales. Tras este encuentro Sana descubre que Kanato no es como lo imaginaba, aun así se compromete a ayudarle con la cuenta oficial del instituto para que no expulsen a kanato y así poder verle todos los días.

Este primer tomo es un poco introductorio sobre como se conocen Sana y Kanato, y como empiezan a llevar juntos la cuenta oficial del instituto. Poco a poco van pasando más tiempo juntos preparando fotos nuevas y nace una relación que a mí personalmente me ha encantado.

A primera vista Sana es bastante superficial, para que negarlo, pero conforme pasa la historia va descubriendo en Kanato algo más que una cara bonita, un chico solitario que no se relaciona con nadie por miedo a que solo le quieran por su físico. Y Kanato, un negado para las redes sociales, gracias a Sana se va abriendo más a la gente e incluso disfruta volviendo a asistir a las clases.

Hace falta más que una cara bonita es un manga con muchos clichés, que he disfrutado porque a veces vienen muy bien para alejarse de tanta realidad y pasar un buen momento de lectura, pero lo que más me gusta de esta historia, además de la relación de Sana y Kanato, es la evolución que van a tener sin duda los personajes. Estoy deseando ver a donde les lleva el camino que han comenzado juntos y si consiguen que Kanato no sea expulsado.

Si os gusta este tipo de mangas, os lo recomiendo mucho. Además el dibujo de Karin Anzai es un plus, muy precioso.

[Mi Fermo Alla Copertina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tre stelle per una copertina che, se fossi costretto a giudicare il libro intero (ma chi mai lo farebbe?), direi che funziona. Colori freschi, un design pulito e accattivante, ma vi avverto: non basta a farmi superare la mia personale barriera contro la lettura. Questo libro non verrà mai aperto… DA ME , e sinceramente, chissà quanto ci sarebbe da leggere dentro! Però, la copertina? Decisamente degna di essere messa su una mensola. Mi limito a questo giudizio, perché io non leggo, io recensisco copertine. E sinceramente, mi sembra più che sufficiente.
Se fossi un lettore, una possibilità la darei!

[Cinnamon ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Carino, ma non abbastanza da lasciare il segno.

Un primo volume che si lascia leggere, con un’idea di fondo attuale e interessante, ma che non riesce a colpire davvero. La storia è carina, i personaggi sono simpatici, ma nel complesso tutto resta un po’ superficiale.

C’è del potenziale, soprattutto nell’evoluzione della relazione tra i protagonisti, ma per ora non c’è nulla che spicchi o che lasci il segno.
Un volume piacevole, ma niente di particolarmente memorabile.

Vedremo se i prossimi capitoli sapranno approfondire di più e rendere la storia più coinvolgente.

[Lizz Neri · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75

Se sabe que me encantan los clichés de los mangas shojo y me da mucha vida las escenas que aceleran el corazón y aquí hay varias; aunado a que presenta el tema de la belleza como un arma de doble filo y la atracción vs. el hecho de que te guste una persona...
Un inicio entretenido, aunque tuvo una escena que no me pareció, pero vamos viendo en un par de tomos más sí me termina de convencer 🙌.

[Penguin · Rating 2 out of 5]

(2.5 stars)
Such a deeply unserious premise but it really does have its moments (the moments are the main lead being hot)

[Khari · Rating 3 out of 5]

ンンンん、まだ分からないね。面白いか面白くないかがまだ判断できない。

絵は綺麗だけど話はまだ納得できない。

学校のSNS で生徒の顔を使ってフォロワーを増やすのはおかしい。だて、未成年だよ。プライバシーは？ま、彼が自分で絵を取るし自分で許可を出すだけど、プレッシャーを受けてそれをやる。アメリカなら絶対学校は訴える。

[Emma]

Un peu étrange et barré mais bien envie de voir ce que ça va donner !

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Romance mignonne et classique, mais sans plus

[frau.meln · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ich finde es jedes Mal sehr erfrischend, wenn Protagonistinnen in Shojo Manga nicht das schüchterne Mädchen Klischee erfüllen. Sana ist zwar bisschen drüber und macht einen oberflächlichen Anschein. Trotzdem war sie mir sofort sympathisch. Ihre Direktheit finde ich irgendwie charmant 🙈.

Kanato hingegen wirkt auf mich noch etwas unnahbar. Ich bin so gespannt, was sich hinter seiner Enttäuschung immer missverstanden zu werden, verbirgt.

Die Chemie der beiden gefällt mir insgesamt aber unfassbar gut. Man spürt, dass es knistert, trotzdem ist es nicht übertrieben kitschig. Die Situationskomik lockert das zusätzlich auf. Der Plot dient vorwiegend dazu, die beiden zusammen zu bringen.

Auch der Zeichenstil ist ein wahrer Augenschmaus und transportiert die Emotionen wirklich gut. Zudem haben die Charaktere einen mega coolen Style.

[animasoul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Als Leseratte und Mangaverrückte bin ich immer wieder auf der Suche nach neuem Lesestoff. Beim Stöbern bin ich dann über „Verliebt in mehr als dein Gesicht“ gestolpert. Das Cover hat mich sofort angesprochen, insbesondere wegen der tollen Farbgebung. Auch die Beschreibung hat ihren Reiz.

„Verliebt in mehr als dein Gesicht“ ist ein toller Manga über die Oberschülerin Sana und den Oberschüler Kanato. Sana ist ein Social Media-Freak. Sie ist ständig auf der Suche nach hübschen Gesichtern, über die sie schwärmen kann. Eines ihrer Lieblingsmotive ist der Oberschüler Kanato. Dieser soll ebenfalls auf ihre Schule gehen, doch gesehen hat sie diesen noch nicht. Eines Tages chattet sie über den offiziellen Schulaccount mit dem Social Media-Manager der Schule und ahnt nicht, dass ihr Lieblingsmotiv dahintersteckt. Und so beginnt die gemeinsame Reise von Sana und Kanato.

Sana wirkt auf den ersten Blick sehr oberflächlich, weil sie einen Fetisch für hübsche Gesichter hat. Die Persönlichkeit hinter der Fassade interessiert sie nicht. Für sie zählt nur das Aussehen. Sie hat auch keine besonderen schulischen Leistungen. Sie ist ansonsten ein normales Mädchen. Aber sie hat ein gutes Herz und würde niemals jemanden einfach so im Stich lassen. Was ich aber ebenfalls gut an ihr finde, ist, dass sie lernfähig ist und lernt ihre Welt zu erweitern.

Kanato hingegen gilt als Schulschönling und als Influencer, obwohl er gar keine Social Media nutzt. Er hat davon auch keine Ahnung und kann es nicht leiden, wenn ihn andere Menschen wegen seines guten Aussehens vorverurteilen und meinen, er müsse doch dies oder jenes besonders gut können. Niemand scheint sich die Mühe zu machen, hinter seine Fassade blicken zu wollen.

Durch ihn lernt Sana, dass hübsche Menschen auch Lebewesen sind mit Gefühlen, Wünschen und Träumen. Doch diese meist hintenanstehen müssen, weil andere Menschen bereits ihr Urteil über sie gefällt haben. Das ist eine traurige Bilanz. Doch die beiden Freunden sich schnell an und Sana wird von Kanato dazu eingeladen, ihm beim offiziellen Schulaccount zu helfen. Denn wenn er das vorgegebene Ziel des Schulleiters nicht erfüllt, hat das böse Konsequenzen für ihn…

Was ich krass finde, ist, dass immer wieder Leute denken, sie können einfach so von fremden Menschen ein Bild machen und im Internet hochladen, ohne deren Einverständnis zu haben. Hier werden die Bildrechte von Leuten mit Füßen getreten und das ist echt krass. Jeder möchte doch wissen, was mit seinen oder ihren Fotos passiert. Über solche Sachen macht sich Sana auch keine Gedanken. Für sie zählt jeder Schnappschuss, egal wie gut oder schlecht. Wie Kanato so schön selbst sagte, er ist ein Lebewesen und als solches sollte man ihn auch behandeln und nicht wie ein Objekt.

Die Story an sich ist echt süß. Die sich entwickelnde Freundschaft und potenziell mehr ist wirklich gut umgesetzt. Die Geschwindigkeit der Beziehungsentwicklung ist ebenfalls angemessen. Und die Charakterisierung doch etwas tiefgreifender. Sie hat ebenfalls das Potential für eine großartige Entwicklung.

Der Zeichenstil ist ebenfalls sehr schön und es hat mir sehr gefallen, die Story zu lesen. Sie war vom Storyboard als auch von der zeichnerischen Umsetzung sehr gut strukturiert. Es hat mir einfach Spaß gemacht, die Story der beiden zu lesen. Ich freue mich schon sehr auf Band 2 und kann diesen eigentlich kaum erwarten.

[miranda nikole 🧮 · Rating 5 out of 5]

2025 Goodreads Challenge - Manga #19/50

I’m so happy this series is finally getting a physical adaptation and now I don’t have to read it all online

[Patricia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Als ich dieses hübsche Coverartwork sah, war es eigentlich schon um mich geschehen. Als Fan von kitschig-herzerwärmenden Shojos war klar, dass ich diese Reihe unbedingt anlesen muss. Das richtig Gute zuerst: Die Zeichnungen bleiben auch im Inneren des Manga so hübsch wie auf dem Cover. Leider hat mich der Story-Inhalt dieses ersten Bands aber nicht wirklich überzeugen können. Sana als Protagonistin ging mir schnell ein bisschen auf die Nerven. Sie ist ziemlich drüber, was nicht unbedingt untypisch für Shojo-Mangas ist, aber irgendwie war sie das für mich hier auf eine anstrengende Art. Besonders, dass immer wieder betont wurde, wie sehr sie Kanato "liebt" (nicht anhimmelt oder sonst etwas), obwohl das Einzige, dass sie legitimerweise an ihm gut finden kann, seine Optik ist war so anstrengend. Kanato machte leider oft einen etwas dümmlichen Eindruck auf mich, sodass ich den Hype um ihn noch weniger verstehen konnte. Er ist ständig total passiv und war mir einfach nicht lebendig genug. Seine ungerechtfertigte besitzergreifende Art gegenüber Sana empfand ich manchmal als befremdlich. Wirklicher Inhalt, außer dass Kanato mit einem Bild von seinem Gesicht in 10 Minuten 30.000 Follower auf Insta bekommt (sehr realistisch) war eigentlich nicht vorhanden. Interesse für Band 2 wurde bei mir zumindest nicht geweckt. Sehr schade, aber leider nichts für mich. Jetzt freut sich meine Schwester über den Manga 😊

[ℂ ✧ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Les il·lustracions són precioses, però ni la trama ni la personalitat dels protagonistes m'acaba de fer el pes. Té un ritme força addictiu, tot i que em desespera bona part del temps... llàstima perquè dubtava si fer-me la col·lecció, però no crec que valgui la pena :(

[Hisgirl85 · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Slightly odd beginning, but super pretty art and is getting cuter. Has potential

[Isabel Tan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The female MC ie pretty annoying

[Nazish Ahmed (Nazish Reads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually finished this book on August 13, but I didn't shelve it as finished reading until now because I wanted to review it but I didn't have time to write a review until now.

This series sounded fun and interesting to me, but after reading vol. 1, it was ok but I was also kind of annoyed by the main character because she's almost as annoying as he TikTok "influencers" are. I knew it was focused on taking photos and social media, but my God Sana is too much. She's also so shameless that she's not afraid to admit her creepy obsession with the male lead's (who's name I have forgotten, I'm usually pretty good at remembering anime and manga character names but maybe because this isn't a 4+ star read and because I didn't get attached to any of the characters is probably why I don't remember his name, I'm surprised I remember the female lead's name) face. Wouldn't it be seen as really creepy if it was the other way around? Just saying. While I do love some shameless characters (like Wei Wuxian from Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation and Feng Xiao from Peerless), I couldn't feel the same for her, I don't hate her, but I also don't love her either. Maybe it's because I've only read vol. 1 so far or maybe she really is that shallow, I don't know yet. It's fine to look at pretty people online and admit you like doing that (I love looking at good looking anime characters, although I don't think that's creepy because they're not real people), but I would never admit that to that specific person unless I was really close with that person, but even then it's creepy and embarrassing. Her life seems sad and boring because that is her only hobby, at one point the guy takes her phone away for a bit because he knows that all she's going to do is keep taking photos of him instead of just hanging out with him (I can understand his frustration) and she thinks "my phone is pretty much the reason for my entire existence as a person," girl get a life!😑 The even sadder and thing is that this is the case for a lot of people nowadays: cell phone and online shopping, ugh.
There's also a scene where a classmate asks her if she's tired of looking at the main lead and instead of being smart asking him something along the line of, "what are you talking about?" or "I was deep in thought and probably spaced out" or "why were you looking at me for for that long?" anything but what she actually said, which is "How do you know about that?!" I see this with so many characters in books and shows and it's always so frustrating. You're never supposed to admit it right away!🤦‍♀️

As for the male lead, I don't have much opinion on him yet. When it comes to male main characters and real life men, I like smart or at least average smarts (basically not dumb). That doesn't mean taht I can't like a dumb male main character, I do have some favourites (like Rintaro from Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity but he's only dumb when it comes to school, I don't think he's dumb in general, and I love Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail, he's just so lovable), but they also have interesting and fun personalities, while I don't know much about this guy and he just seems like your average shojo main love interest, nothing crazy, nothing that sets him apart for me yet.

I like the art style, it's pretty and colourful, but that's not enough to make me love a series.

I do plan on continuing reading the series but I won't be buying it because I didn't like vol. 1 enough. If vol. 2 and 3 are still meh, then I might dnf the series. There are so many books and tv shows I want to read and watch that I don't have time to waste it on so-so series/series that I'm not that into.


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[Lily · Rating 2 out of 5]

It took two tries to finish reading this manga series through the English (fan)translation, but I was determined to read what's available because I love the character face designs. Their faces are drawn beautifully, and I love Kanato Senpai's turquoise hair so much! The overall art is lovely, my only complaint are the proportions and angles of Kanato's neck, and every now and again his arms are posed in a strange way that makes them seem abnormally short. I don't know how important that is to other readers, but the art of a manga is a top priority for me, so sometimes these aesthetic choices drew me out of the story.

Now, to address the actual story itself. I had a very difficult time relating to the characters and getting into the story for the first 3 or so volumes. Being an amateur photographer with a focus on the human subject myself, I thought I would relate to our female lead Sana a lot more than I did. The character comes off to me as very shallow and boy crazy, which just isn't my thing. I love beautiful faces too, but I never experienced this in such an intense and hyper focused way. Rather, when I see a beautiful face photoshoot ideas blossom in my mind. For me, it's usually concepts, clothing ideas, backdrops, all relating to a story or a surrealist image. For Sana, she just gets super hyped about, "He's so beautiful! Absolute perfection! A gift to humanity!" and never really goes any further. I would have enjoyed her enthusiasm a lot more if she had focused on creating art through the medium of photography of beautiful faces rather than just focusing on her obsession with the person's face. The first 3 or so volumes focus on this obsession of hers, and I felt like they lacked true depth of character.

Similarly, we're told through her perspective how Kanato Senpai feels rather than really seeing it for ourselves. He's mostly the stoic quiet type that avoids people and doesn't say much, but we're told through Sana's thoughts and words that this quiet nature is loneliness and depression. I would rather have seen him express these thoughts through words and actions beyond just being expressionless and quiet. To me, he felt less like he had a personality than any other character in the series. Even the second male lead (non-romantic) has more obvious character depth. Doigaki-Kun's reason for admiring Sana is well explained and makes sense, and we see through action his character develop and face his feelings head-on.

Around volume 4 the actual romance begins, which I did enjoy. Though, to be honest, it felt a bit unnatural. Although I like Sana well enough, I would not fall in love with someone that was obsessed with me primarily for my physical appearance. The author tried to convey that Sana saw beyond just his looks and had a greater understanding of him as a real person than anyone else, but in my opinion that's not really how it comes off to me despite Sana's explanation of his feelings. It all felt like it was coming from the author's intentions rather than the character interactions. Still, I like the art and I think the characters romantic interactions are very pretty and cute, so I still enjoyed the story overall. Would I read the series again? Probably not. Will I pick up where I left off when the next volume comes out? Most likely, yes. Here's hoping the character development gets better!!

[Tachan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Véritable succès au Japon, Not just a pretty face arrive enfin chez nous et la fan de shojo school life que je suis depuis tant d’années a totalement fondu devant cette fan de beau gosse qui rencontre son idol !

Avec ses 16 tomes, on peut dire que Karin Anzai a su plaire à son public. D’ailleurs issu du Hana to yume, la série a tous les codes d’une bonne comédie romantique lycéenne avec en prime une énorme touche d’humour qui n’est pas sans rappeler celui de la saga @Ellie de Momo Fuji où suivait aussi une lycéenne en proie aux fantasmes, sauf que là, ils se réalisent d’emblée, voire même, elle trouve l’objet de ses fantasmes qui lui demande de les mettre en scène !

L’intrigue repose en effet sur un début assez ubuesque. Dans le lycée de Sana, pas d’uniforme ou de règles habituelles, mais une grande liberté, sauf qu’il ne faut pas en abuser. Et Kanato le beau gosse du coin a abusé. Il est sur le point d’être viré après avoir été maintenu. Le principal passe alors un deal avec lui, s’il joue les influenceurs pour leur lycée, afin de recruter du monde, il pourra rester. Tombant par hasard sur Sana, sa plus grande fan, il met en place un plan pour se servir d’elle et gagner de nouveaux followers afin de rester.

Dur de rester sérieux face à ce scénario d’entrée de jeu et pourtant petit à petit, au fil des chapitres, une certaine profondeur se glisse, celle d’un questionnement sur les apparences, notre rapport aux réseaux et à la célébrité via ces applications. Kanata est un beau gosse ok. Mais il en a marre qu’on ne retienne que son visage, qu’on l’enferme là-dedans, lui qui s’en moque. Cela le rend triste, alors sa rencontre avec Sana, qui est fan certes, mais voit au-delà et lui exprime, lui sera salvateur. J’ai beaucoup aimé.

Le mélange entre humour, récit décalé de la vie au lycée, rencontre du destin les deux héros et jeu sur les codes et les scènes typiques des comédies romantiques est un vrai bonbon. C’est drôle. C’est pêchu. C’est ironique. L’autrice joue à merveille avec nous et nos attentes. Elle a également un côté très mode, aimant aussi bien faire poser son héros, c’est le concept après tout, qu’habiller son héroïne, c’est l’avantage de cette école à part. Et on adore ! La lecture est vraiment fun et légère. Il y a aussi une dimension plus critique qui se glisse et qui est salvatrice donnant une dimension supplémentaire au récit qui n’est pas qu’une comédie.

Je vais être franche, je n’attendais pas grand-chose de cette série, que j’ai pris pour voir ce qu’il en était de ce phénomène, mais j’ai été très agréablement surprise et j’ai accroché aussi bien au ton, à l’humour, à la dynamique qu’aux dessins. Je suis contente d’avoir trouvé une série fun qui joue sur les codes du shojo et donne de la profondeur à la question des fangirls sur les réseaux et IRL, et leur perception pour les objets de leurs fantasmes.

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[Nat · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did in fact have to drop this at some point.. it wasn’t bad but it definitely wasn’t good. The whole starting plot is very long so I won’t go into detail, but he owns the schools social media account, which he needs to get a set amount of followers in order to not be expelled (I don’t know the exact number because there was a translation issue and it kept putting different numbers but somewhere in the tens of thousands at least) and she is the manager of the page. This is the kind of modern shoujo which has the exact mc as every other modern shoujo, (not exactly same this time but vaguely similar personality, and bangs with shoulder length hair, paired with one single personality trait that makes the ml like them. In this case it’s the fact she really likes pretty faces). He has a really pretty face, she gets flustered by him literally just breathing and it’s really annoying. My first issue is that they just don’t go together very well, because the whole point of his character is that he is always being fawned over and he has a bunch of like fangirls and all that, so he doesn’t like girls like that and wants to be loved for his personality, but then the point of her character is that she loves pretty faces and she is one of his biggest fan girls… and then they get together.??? Right haha….. 😥 anyways they try to play it off like “oh she likes his personality too!” but she only ever compliments his face and is completely obsessed with it. Also the whole relationship she is very blushy at literally everything and can barely handle being around him without getting a heart attack, and she also still goes crazy when she sees another guys face and it feels like micro-cheating. This manga also helped me realize why I had a problem with a lot of modern shoujo mcs other than the stereotype I explained earlier. At some point during the series they hit their follower goal and then they think they’re gonna stop working together.. and she is like “what’s the point of my life if I amn’t his photographer. This kind of put it together for me… because like, most of these mcs have had no point of living up until when the story starts, and it just makes them so insufferable. Like I love watching a good love story, but your partner should not be the only major life event you’ve experienced. I dropped this story around when we got this back flash, where she’s walking to school on the first day and she’s like “I can’t believe I’m going to walk the same halls as this guy” and it tries to dramatize the story and make it more deep, but because the character has no real character other than being there to be with him, it just doesn’t really work. 2 for not being the worst I’ve ever read and for not disappointing me too much, probably because with the title I could already tell it wouldn’t be that good.

[Stefanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sana ist total hin und weg von hübschen Gesichtern. So braucht es nicht lange, bis sie sich in den mysteriösen Kanato verguckt. Bisher ist sie ihm immer nur auf Social Media begegnet. Allerdings hat Kanato keinen eigenen Account, sondern soll den der Miwa-Schule auf 100K bringen. Schließlich hat er ja ein hübsches Gesicht. Die beiden kommen über den Chat des Instagram Accounts ins Gespräch und nächsten Tag steht er plötzlich vor ihr. Kanato braucht Sanas Hilfe.

Meine Meinung:
Am Anfang war ich etwas verwirrt und hatte Sorge, dass das hier eine reine Influencer-Schul-Story wird, in der man sich nur über den Chat austauscht. Durch das schnelle Aufeinandertreffen der Charaktere war diese aber unbegründet. Die beiden waren mir nach wenigen Seiten schon sympathisch. Ich brauche eigentlich immer mindestens einen zweiten Band um mich mit den Charakteren anfreunden zu können, sie verstehen zu können. Hier ging das für mich sehr schnell. Das fand ich sehr angenehm.
Ich konnte Sanas Schüchternheit verstehen und Kanatos Angst, dass man nur sein Gesicht sieht und nicht seinen Charakter. Besonders gut hat mir gefallen, wie er Sana gleich zu Beginn deutlich macht, dass in ihm eine Persönlichkeit steckt. Und mal ehrlich: Diese hat jeder Mensch. Jeder hat das Recht, dass man mehr sieht als nur die Äußerlichkeiten.
Jeder der beiden ist auf seine Art und Weise eigen, zusammen scheinen sie sich perfekt zu ergänzen. Ich finde besonders schön, wie Kanato auf Sana zugeht und Kompromisse mit ihr schließt, nur um sie sehen zu können. Ein paar süße Herzklopf-Momente sind auch dabei. An der einen oder anderen Stelle fand ich es was zu schnell. Aber da kommt wieder das Thema: Ziehen wir es ewig lang oder geht es zu schnell? Schwierige Frage.
Ich werde die Geschichte auf jeden Fall weiter vefolgen, weil ich die beiden einfach toll zusammen finde. Mich konnte „Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung“ leider nicht überzeugen. Daher ist der Manga perfekt und genau das, was ich mir gewünscht habe.

[Valérie Harvey · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Comme le dernier chapitre de ce manga vient juste d'être publié dans le Hana to Yume, on sait maintenant que la série se terminera en 17 tomes. En français, on commence tout juste la sortie de ce manga assez connu au Japon, avec un héros facilement reconnaissable à ses cheveux bleus (la série a d'ailleurs été adaptée en série télévisée).

Voilà une comédie romantique à l'école, avec quelques points communs avec le manga Two F/aced Tamon (publié dans le même magazine): un "ikemen" idolâtré dont on surveille les mouvements car il est "trop beau", et une fille "ordinaire" qui connaît la vraie personnalité de ce beau garçon. Mais contrairement à Tamon qui est absolument négatif et manque de confiance en lui, Kanata Ûgo est plus nuancé, et surtout blasé d'être encensé pour sa seule beauté (d'où le titre du manga). Il n'est pas un fan des réseaux sociaux, n'y connaît pas grand chose, et se retrouvera à demander l'aide d'une fille de son école, très habile avec les réseaux et déjà fan de lui à cause de sa beauté...

Bref, c'est une prémisse qu'on a déjà lu ailleurs. Malgré ce déjà-vu, j'ai aimé la lecture de ces deux premiers tomes. On sent que Kanata cherche en fait à connecter avec quelqu'un, au-delà de l'apparence, et Sana le perçoit également (même elle reste ultra-sensible à son allure). Et les dessins sont vraiment trop cool. Dans le premier tome, la mangaka dit qu'elle passe beaucoup de temps à travailler sur Kanata, et cela se sent: les expressions et les poses sont dignes d'un studio de photographie (et on comprend pourquoi il charme juste avec son apparence). Sana est aussi attachante.

Je trouve toutefois qu'après deux tomes, on connaît encore peu les personnages. Comme c'est une série de 17 tomes (qui se termine avec des personnages à l'âge adulte), on pourra les faire évoluer, ce qui me plaît. C'est une belle série charmante pour les fans de comédie romantique comme Blush ou @ellie.

[Chiara · Rating 4 out of 5]

COMMENTO PERSONALE: Ammetto che per scegliere questo titolo sia stata guidata quasi nella totalità dall'immagine di copertina e il suo stesso titoli. Mi è piaciuto anche se non ha raggiunto il pieno voto a causa di alcune situazioni poco credibili nella vita reale.
Sana è una moderna adolescente che passa molto tempo sullo schermo e sui social, in modo particolare su Instagram.
Nella sua scuola si trova il suo idolo Kanoko che è un modello danun bel facvino.
Cominciano a parlare attraverso i social e lui le propone un patto e un piano per evitare l'espulsione.: infatti diverrà l'admin della pagina della scuolabe grazie alla fama di Kanoko piano piano so iscrivono sempre più studenti.
La protagonista piano piano riesce a entrare nella mente di lui facendo sì che si apra piano piano.
Nonostante lo reputi un oersonaggio abbastanza piatto ha un ruolo fondamentale: far capire il divario tra essenza e apparenza.
Oggi se ci si pensa bene tutto è basato sull'apparenza e difficilmente si viene presi in considerazione se non si rispecchia l'idea che ha la società...
Passando sempre più tempo insieme i due riescono comunque a conoscersi, cominciando a provare qualcosa di più forte l'uno per l'altra.
L'episodio che mi è piaciuto maggiormentebriguarda lo sport e la gelosia di Kanoko.
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