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The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Light Novel #5
お隣の天使様にいつの間にか駄目人間にされていた件5
長い両片想いを経て、新たな関係性に一歩踏み出した周と真昼。お互いに未経験のことばかりに戸惑いながら、少しずつ距離を縮めていく。
学校でも二人のことで話題は持ち切りで、辟易する周だったが、顔を上げるようになった周の姿に周囲の見方も徐々に変わっていく。一方、その様子を見た真昼は、気が気でない様子で――
そして迎えた夏休み。二人きりででかけたプール。一緒に帰省することになった周の実家。これは積み重ねていく、二人の思い出の軌跡――
可愛らしい隣人との、甘く焦れったい恋の物語。
学校でも二人のことで話題は持ち切りで、辟易する周だったが、顔を上げるようになった周の姿に周囲の見方も徐々に変わっていく。一方、その様子を見た真昼は、気が気でない様子で――
そして迎えた夏休み。二人きりででかけたプール。一緒に帰省することになった周の実家。これは積み重ねていく、二人の思い出の軌跡――
可愛らしい隣人との、甘く焦れったい恋の物語。
280 pages, Paperback
First published July 13, 2021
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March 29, 2023
Is my first book finished and love it, because beautiful and easily understood history. I recommended it, if wacth anime.
November 7, 2025
So cute. So romantic. Need I say more ❤️💕
March 17, 2023
~3.5 rounded up
These two have to be the fluffiest, most diabetes-inducing pair ever. I really love their relationship which is so natural and honest and their relations with their family and friends. It's one of the hottest and yet also most wholesome romances I've read. It's definitely a very slow burn with occasional combustion.
The one hang-up I have about this series in general is the male lead. I like him but also dislike his wuss tendencies. More than half of this volume is him being wishy-washy and circling. But this issue is more of a cultural divide rather than a composition issue, I think. This type, while foreign and disliked in my country, may be a common one for Japanese (the rumored herbivorous male).
There are key moments in this volume that make you just squeal with delight and there are some that make you sigh in frustration. The conclusion of every book in the series always makes the toil worth it in the end though. I'm already quite invested in this couple and would gladly read their journey all the way to marriage if that is where Saekisan wishes to go.
These two have to be the fluffiest, most diabetes-inducing pair ever. I really love their relationship which is so natural and honest and their relations with their family and friends. It's one of the hottest and yet also most wholesome romances I've read. It's definitely a very slow burn with occasional combustion.
The one hang-up I have about this series in general is the male lead. I like him but also dislike his wuss tendencies. More than half of this volume is him being wishy-washy and circling. But this issue is more of a cultural divide rather than a composition issue, I think. This type, while foreign and disliked in my country, may be a common one for Japanese (the rumored herbivorous male).
There are key moments in this volume that make you just squeal with delight and there are some that make you sigh in frustration. The conclusion of every book in the series always makes the toil worth it in the end though. I'm already quite invested in this couple and would gladly read their journey all the way to marriage if that is where Saekisan wishes to go.
June 20, 2023
After watching the anime I wanted to know what was going to happen to Mahiru & Amane. Didn't want to wait for a new anime so I bought book 5.
Book 5 follows the story as they are a couple and the only reason you know they are a couple it's because everyone says so and they say so. They didn't change anythnig, almost anything and basically no extra steps were given. Amane turns out to be a possessive boyfriend, scary cat and afraid to take extra steps. First of all he doesn'ts let Mahiru dress the way she wants, when she boughts a swimming suit. He complains and she has to wear a jacket or else the other people will see her. Then the all nakenedess stuff, even the small glimpse of cleavage is too much for him. Kisses? What is that? No no... we are dating for weeks, probably months but no kissing. So how can you consider yourself a couple? Couple is more than holding hands. Amane wants to get stuff done slow... so slow to non-existent steps... It's absurd. And Mahiru sure looks like she just accepts him, my god she even hints that maybe some stuff must be quicker? Amane says no no ... are you a nun?
I learn that sleeping the same bed (Amane's parents do) is seen as progressive because some sleep in separate beds (maybe sleeping together will help increase your birthrate?) . Japan is a strange place.. I've read only 40% of couples sleep on the same bed. If that's due to size of the house I understand but apart from that makes no sense. Japan in one hand has this books and animes that makes men idiots that the thought of kissing a girl or seeing a cleavage makes them nosebleed and then they have hentai with squid and rape and so on.. is a place of contradictions and contrasts and I love it for it. It upsets me to see this couples, with 15/18 that don't know how to behave. I read a study that said that 30% of people under 25 never had a boyfriend/girlfriend and around 50% didn't had sex. Then they have of biggest adult industries in the world.... Maybe that's also hindering their sex and couple life? They are so worried with work, school that hentai/av porn substitutes a meaningless relation. It's a s shame Japan is following this path... They should do more romance anime where people are not afraid of showing their feelings - I don't mean doing hentai. I mean romances with actual romance... maybe that would help young teens to have more children ( not as teens of course)
I was disappointed. I thought this would be better than the anime which is an adaptation but alas it was not.
I rate this 4/10. I will not be following the book releases.
Book 5 follows the story as they are a couple and the only reason you know they are a couple it's because everyone says so and they say so. They didn't change anythnig, almost anything and basically no extra steps were given. Amane turns out to be a possessive boyfriend, scary cat and afraid to take extra steps. First of all he doesn'ts let Mahiru dress the way she wants, when she boughts a swimming suit. He complains and she has to wear a jacket or else the other people will see her. Then the all nakenedess stuff, even the small glimpse of cleavage is too much for him. Kisses? What is that? No no... we are dating for weeks, probably months but no kissing. So how can you consider yourself a couple? Couple is more than holding hands. Amane wants to get stuff done slow... so slow to non-existent steps... It's absurd. And Mahiru sure looks like she just accepts him, my god she even hints that maybe some stuff must be quicker? Amane says no no ... are you a nun?
I learn that sleeping the same bed (Amane's parents do) is seen as progressive because some sleep in separate beds (maybe sleeping together will help increase your birthrate?) . Japan is a strange place.. I've read only 40% of couples sleep on the same bed. If that's due to size of the house I understand but apart from that makes no sense. Japan in one hand has this books and animes that makes men idiots that the thought of kissing a girl or seeing a cleavage makes them nosebleed and then they have hentai with squid and rape and so on.. is a place of contradictions and contrasts and I love it for it. It upsets me to see this couples, with 15/18 that don't know how to behave. I read a study that said that 30% of people under 25 never had a boyfriend/girlfriend and around 50% didn't had sex. Then they have of biggest adult industries in the world.... Maybe that's also hindering their sex and couple life? They are so worried with work, school that hentai/av porn substitutes a meaningless relation. It's a s shame Japan is following this path... They should do more romance anime where people are not afraid of showing their feelings - I don't mean doing hentai. I mean romances with actual romance... maybe that would help young teens to have more children ( not as teens of course)
I was disappointed. I thought this would be better than the anime which is an adaptation but alas it was not.
I rate this 4/10. I will not be following the book releases.
September 18, 2024
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Vol.5
By Saekisan
This volume takes place after the confession in the sports day. Mahiru and Aname are officially a couple now! Honestly, I was kinda shocked to see that there was no scene of Mahiru backing Aname up in the classroom right after the confession like in the anime. It was so good. In the light novel, there was only a hint of that. But I had plenty of that stuff.
Okay, first of all, this volume is too diabetic to handle in one sitting. Like seriously, how lovey-dovey could a volume even be? At times, I felt like I would die of the sweetness.
"A stand against the past that I tried to ignore"
What I really liked was how Aname's character was handled. He didn't change overnight. It was a slow process, and a well put out one at that. His development was done wonderfully throughout the duration of volume. Him slowly became confident and slowly but surely cutting ties with his past was done in a great way.
The beginning of this volume was hilarious. Laughed the most while reading this volume compared to the previous four volumes. The character interactions and reactions were so funny that it made me laugh every single time.
Plus, this volume being the longest so far also helped the story. Had a wonderful time reading this.
9/10
By Saekisan
This volume takes place after the confession in the sports day. Mahiru and Aname are officially a couple now! Honestly, I was kinda shocked to see that there was no scene of Mahiru backing Aname up in the classroom right after the confession like in the anime. It was so good. In the light novel, there was only a hint of that. But I had plenty of that stuff.
Okay, first of all, this volume is too diabetic to handle in one sitting. Like seriously, how lovey-dovey could a volume even be? At times, I felt like I would die of the sweetness.
"A stand against the past that I tried to ignore"
What I really liked was how Aname's character was handled. He didn't change overnight. It was a slow process, and a well put out one at that. His development was done wonderfully throughout the duration of volume. Him slowly became confident and slowly but surely cutting ties with his past was done in a great way.
The beginning of this volume was hilarious. Laughed the most while reading this volume compared to the previous four volumes. The character interactions and reactions were so funny that it made me laugh every single time.
Plus, this volume being the longest so far also helped the story. Had a wonderful time reading this.
9/10
March 23, 2023
Eu acho que o autor se acomodou demais, oq é pra ser a história de otonari? um livro fácil e simples de ler com o foco no romance fluffy entre 2 personagens, okay, não era pra mudar, e não mudou mesmo, a diferença é que ele tá abusando em fazer puramente isso
Vol 1-3 é bom, é um romance fluffy entre 2 personagens, mas tem plot, desenvolvimento, a gente vai descobrindo mais sobre eles e vendo o aprofundamento, é legal. Diferente do volume 4, que parece que o autor não teve mais nada a oferecer de novo pra história, ele repetiu as mesmas conversas, os mesmos acontecimentos no mesmo estilo por 70% do volume. O final foi bom, então eu imaginei que o vol5 seria o melhor até agr, ou pelo menos próximo, mas não mudou tanta coisa. Os primeiros 25% e os últimos 25% são bons, mas tudo no meio é a mesma coisa que o vol 4, metade do volume é repetitivo, fazendo as mesmas coisas, as mesmas conversas e as mesmas descrições vergonha alheia da Mahiru, só mudou o contexto. Sla, não é ruim, é legal ver os 2 sendo fofo, mas a falta de aprofundamento que teve nesses 2 me irritou, o começo da série foi melhor
Apesar de tudo, continuarei quando lançar o 5.5
Vol 1-3 é bom, é um romance fluffy entre 2 personagens, mas tem plot, desenvolvimento, a gente vai descobrindo mais sobre eles e vendo o aprofundamento, é legal. Diferente do volume 4, que parece que o autor não teve mais nada a oferecer de novo pra história, ele repetiu as mesmas conversas, os mesmos acontecimentos no mesmo estilo por 70% do volume. O final foi bom, então eu imaginei que o vol5 seria o melhor até agr, ou pelo menos próximo, mas não mudou tanta coisa. Os primeiros 25% e os últimos 25% são bons, mas tudo no meio é a mesma coisa que o vol 4, metade do volume é repetitivo, fazendo as mesmas coisas, as mesmas conversas e as mesmas descrições vergonha alheia da Mahiru, só mudou o contexto. Sla, não é ruim, é legal ver os 2 sendo fofo, mas a falta de aprofundamento que teve nesses 2 me irritou, o começo da série foi melhor
Apesar de tudo, continuarei quando lançar o 5.5
February 15, 2023
The story begins right where volume four left off with Amane confessing his love to Marihu. In this volume the relationship blossoms between the couple. Don't worry there's still the sweet almost innocent relationship between the two. But as the volume progresses the story introduces a little more to Mahiru's devilish side as well as Amane's wishes for the future. Without giving any spoilers there is also a moment of moving on in this volume where one door closes and another one opens. If you have a chance check out this volume and volume 5.5 the bonus material.
August 30, 2025
Amane and Mahiru are finally out as a couple! Now the just need to answer all their classmates questions about how this came about without revealing too much information. Things also started changing at home in regard to how close they got to each other. But the real fun came when they visited a water park and then visited Amane’s parents home over Summer break. Mahiru got a taste of family life and Amane got a chance to face his past. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next volume!
October 27, 2025
After making it official in vol. 4, the reader finally gets a sight in their lives as a couple. I quite enjoyed that and it was a good read, nothing felt unnecessary.
Amane kinda got on my nerve a bit with his attitude towads himself, but I can't wait to see him grow even more with Mahiru on his side. We saw that at the end of the volume, where he stood against one of his childhood bullies.
Amane kinda got on my nerve a bit with his attitude towads himself, but I can't wait to see him grow even more with Mahiru on his side. We saw that at the end of the volume, where he stood against one of his childhood bullies.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 24, 2023
boring, repetitive. same conversations in different or even same context.
August 30, 2023
ここまで殆どつまらなかったけど、４巻の最終盤から...まあ、なんていうか、甘さで殺す気か?
April 16, 2023
I watched the anime for this series, which happens to cover up to the end of book 4. The anime is a sweet love story, so I got the book to see what happens next.
Book 5 is about them exploring their now-official relationship, basically the "day after" the big confession. (The confession is an important trope in Japanese romance.) They must figure out how to be boyfriend-girlfriend with each other and in front of the rest of the world. Amane (the boy) worries about controlling his desires so that he doesn't do something that would hurt Mahiru. She is also uncertain about what she wants, but she is ready to throw off the angel persona and just be normal.
While I really like the story, it seems that something got lost in translation. Perhaps the writing is beautiful in Japanese, but it comes across like an inexperienced author in English. Everything is told through Amane's point of view, but in shallow 3rd person. The translator misses many chances to pull us deeper into his feelings, instead telling them more like an omniscient narrator. Some of the prose is just plain clumsy, though occasionally it rises to pretty good. Given all this, we really miss out on the feelings of Mahiru. All we see is a girl unsure of herself, even though it was her boldness that made their relationship work to begin with.
The anime did a better job because the medium has to show (not tell) us everything from an external point of view. We get a more even presentation of both Amane and Mahiru's feelings. I look forward to the next season.
Book 5 is about them exploring their now-official relationship, basically the "day after" the big confession. (The confession is an important trope in Japanese romance.) They must figure out how to be boyfriend-girlfriend with each other and in front of the rest of the world. Amane (the boy) worries about controlling his desires so that he doesn't do something that would hurt Mahiru. She is also uncertain about what she wants, but she is ready to throw off the angel persona and just be normal.
While I really like the story, it seems that something got lost in translation. Perhaps the writing is beautiful in Japanese, but it comes across like an inexperienced author in English. Everything is told through Amane's point of view, but in shallow 3rd person. The translator misses many chances to pull us deeper into his feelings, instead telling them more like an omniscient narrator. Some of the prose is just plain clumsy, though occasionally it rises to pretty good. Given all this, we really miss out on the feelings of Mahiru. All we see is a girl unsure of herself, even though it was her boldness that made their relationship work to begin with.
The anime did a better job because the medium has to show (not tell) us everything from an external point of view. We get a more even presentation of both Amane and Mahiru's feelings. I look forward to the next season.
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