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The Girl I Want is So Handsome! Manga #1-2
The Girl I Want is So Handsome! The Complete Manga Collection
First-year high schooler Hina falls head over heels in love at her first glimpse of Shiki, a gorgeous, cool older girl with mad basketball skills. But when she tries to confess her feelings, she ends up as the basketball team's manager instead. It seems like a huge blunder until she realizes it's the perfect chance to get to know Shiki better. Will Hina and Shiki overcome their comical misunderstandings and realize they're the perfect couple? Read the whole hilarious story in one omnibus volume!
338 pages, Paperback
Published January 25, 2022
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April 23, 2022
A straightforward romance with no conflict is just barely saved from being plain boring by the characters being so sweet, cute, and innocent.
January 12, 2022
When Hina bumps into Shiki on the way to school, it’s love at first sight. Hina’s confession leads to her managing the basketball team, which isn’t exactly what she was after, but what does Shiki want from this friendship anyway?
Cute. A very simple, fun, breezy two volume omnibus edition of a young girl falling for a somewhat manly-looking senpai with breasts. Look, I wouldn’t point out the boob thing, but apparently the story finds it super important to note.
This one is yuri paradise through and through - not a man in sight except for one mention of a brother, everybody is absolutely 100% fine with same-sex chicanery (would that the world was as accepting as stories like this), and the girl of your dreams is a basketball to the face away.
It’s also top-loaded with every romance manga trope you can imagine. You had best believe that in a short two volumes we’re getting the Dread Manga Cold and, with it, the Did I Say Something in my Dream By Which I Mean Reality variant. Does Hina have to win over a bad-tempered senpai and do so? I wonder! Are all the problems in this story caused by people just assuming rather than talking? Boy howdy!
Still, our leads make a good pairing, and once they iron out the wrinkles via the mad notion of saying what they mean, they have a very likeable bond together. While it initially seems that Shiki brings most everything to the relationship, Hina is not without her skills and she develops as the story goes, like a good kouhai should.
Ironically, the grumpy senpai, Miyamoto, and the captain of the basketball club are almost more fun to follow than our titular pair, as they’re a lot more established, as it turns out. Miyamoto inadvertently becomes more complex than anyone else in the story and she kind of steals the narrative whenever she shows up.
Characters are a bit of a problem throughout - this was originally a one-shot and you can tell because if you lifted Hina’s friends out of the story I don’t think you’d notice the difference at all. This is also one of those romances where love just comes out of nowhere without knowing much about the other person, which, I guess you have to move fast in a short series but I wish they’d had a bit more time to know each other rather than spend time taking things the wrong way.
The art is likewise kind of a mixed bag. The big spreads for important moments are gorgeous - there’s a moment where Hina looks especially sad early on and it is absolutely stunning to look at. The art is less confident with Shiki, however, whose head gets ill-proportioned enough times that it looks like she might be related to a q-tip on her mother’s side.
It works overall, really, although it doesn’t necessarily excel. It does get a couple chapters of actual post-coupling romance in, which I always appreciate, and those are actually arguably better than the courting. It’s nice to see a couple enjoying themselves and these two definitely do.
3.5 stars, largely for generally being really enjoyable, but I can’t genuinely round it up with the thin characters and plot (although it’s very close). Definitely worth a read, but there are better short yuri series out there (Beauty and the Beast Girl and Hana and Hina After School immediately spring to mind).
Cute. A very simple, fun, breezy two volume omnibus edition of a young girl falling for a somewhat manly-looking senpai with breasts. Look, I wouldn’t point out the boob thing, but apparently the story finds it super important to note.
This one is yuri paradise through and through - not a man in sight except for one mention of a brother, everybody is absolutely 100% fine with same-sex chicanery (would that the world was as accepting as stories like this), and the girl of your dreams is a basketball to the face away.
It’s also top-loaded with every romance manga trope you can imagine. You had best believe that in a short two volumes we’re getting the Dread Manga Cold and, with it, the Did I Say Something in my Dream By Which I Mean Reality variant. Does Hina have to win over a bad-tempered senpai and do so? I wonder! Are all the problems in this story caused by people just assuming rather than talking? Boy howdy!
Still, our leads make a good pairing, and once they iron out the wrinkles via the mad notion of saying what they mean, they have a very likeable bond together. While it initially seems that Shiki brings most everything to the relationship, Hina is not without her skills and she develops as the story goes, like a good kouhai should.
Ironically, the grumpy senpai, Miyamoto, and the captain of the basketball club are almost more fun to follow than our titular pair, as they’re a lot more established, as it turns out. Miyamoto inadvertently becomes more complex than anyone else in the story and she kind of steals the narrative whenever she shows up.
Characters are a bit of a problem throughout - this was originally a one-shot and you can tell because if you lifted Hina’s friends out of the story I don’t think you’d notice the difference at all. This is also one of those romances where love just comes out of nowhere without knowing much about the other person, which, I guess you have to move fast in a short series but I wish they’d had a bit more time to know each other rather than spend time taking things the wrong way.
The art is likewise kind of a mixed bag. The big spreads for important moments are gorgeous - there’s a moment where Hina looks especially sad early on and it is absolutely stunning to look at. The art is less confident with Shiki, however, whose head gets ill-proportioned enough times that it looks like she might be related to a q-tip on her mother’s side.
It works overall, really, although it doesn’t necessarily excel. It does get a couple chapters of actual post-coupling romance in, which I always appreciate, and those are actually arguably better than the courting. It’s nice to see a couple enjoying themselves and these two definitely do.
3.5 stars, largely for generally being really enjoyable, but I can’t genuinely round it up with the thin characters and plot (although it’s very close). Definitely worth a read, but there are better short yuri series out there (Beauty and the Beast Girl and Hana and Hina After School immediately spring to mind).
February 18, 2022
Very traditional, straightforward Yuri, but I didn't really expect how badly I wanted these queer characters to have queer friends, you know, like reality. That was very nice.
February 4, 2023
Cuties! That’s all I have to say.
January 18, 2024
I got a bunch of yuri manga recommendations for a middle school student; even though the crowdsourcing seemed legit, it always pays to double check with manga 😭
This was sooooooo cuuuuuute. I had to stop reading several times because the accuracy of the Big Feels of first love and teen emotions. The narrative tension in the book centers around issues with communication, which is a) true when it comes to all relationships but especially The Youth and b) a positive message.
For any other middle school teachers out there: the most rique part of this book is Hina’s appreciation/noticing of Shiki’s boobs (clothed) which is very awkward baby gay’s first girl crush. There’s implied non sexual nudity towards the end when two characters talk in a bath, but it’s tame. The main characters kiss and hold hands and talk about their feelings and it’s very cute. Handed this over to my middle schooler with no qualms.
This was sooooooo cuuuuuute. I had to stop reading several times because the accuracy of the Big Feels of first love and teen emotions. The narrative tension in the book centers around issues with communication, which is a) true when it comes to all relationships but especially The Youth and b) a positive message.
For any other middle school teachers out there: the most rique part of this book is Hina’s appreciation/noticing of Shiki’s boobs (clothed) which is very awkward baby gay’s first girl crush. There’s implied non sexual nudity towards the end when two characters talk in a bath, but it’s tame. The main characters kiss and hold hands and talk about their feelings and it’s very cute. Handed this over to my middle schooler with no qualms.
June 13, 2022
Seven seas has licensed some really great manga recently!! I am a sucker for cute romance stories, and even more so for complete collections - there are too many long/ongoing series that I’m invested in, so it’s nice to read standalone volumes.
This started off a bit rough and was heavy-handed on the fan service…there’s an awkward line about ‘bouncing boobs smelling so sweet’ where I nearly stopped reading lol. But it gets sooooo much better and pretty quickly morphs into a sweet, wholesome story about young love. It’s definitely operating in a ‘Yuri Paradise’ universe, with only other female characters and no issues with lesbian relationships, but the relationships that develop are too cute. This includes the friendships, which I thought were well portrayed. The art is very clean and pretty, especially in the climactic confession scenes. This was a 4-4.5★ story, but I’m bumping it up to 5★ in goodreads because I was giggling and swooning by the end!
This started off a bit rough and was heavy-handed on the fan service…there’s an awkward line about ‘bouncing boobs smelling so sweet’ where I nearly stopped reading lol. But it gets sooooo much better and pretty quickly morphs into a sweet, wholesome story about young love. It’s definitely operating in a ‘Yuri Paradise’ universe, with only other female characters and no issues with lesbian relationships, but the relationships that develop are too cute. This includes the friendships, which I thought were well portrayed. The art is very clean and pretty, especially in the climactic confession scenes. This was a 4-4.5★ story, but I’m bumping it up to 5★ in goodreads because I was giggling and swooning by the end!
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June 3, 2022
THIS SERIES IS SERIOUSLY TOO CUTE FOR IT'S OWN GOOD!! I CAN'T BELIEVE WE GOT SOMETHING SO CUTE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH FINALLY!!! I adore these two teenagers, and to see how they came together in the sweetest way.
February 14, 2024
Quite unexpected!
I guess I read a little too many Mangas with unbalanced pace, so I'm actually surprised the author had it balanced it here. It started fast, was fast in the middle and ended fast as well. Nice!
I mean, there were still slow moments, so it's not like it was constantly going back and forth. Overall the pace was balanced, without spending too much time on unnecessary drama.
There were still lots of misunderstands, but got cleared up quickly.
I also imagined the story a little different. I thought it would be typical Manga comedy with thousand chapters, where the MC desperately tries to approach their crush, but just ends up failing in a hilarious way. Basically what I think of when someone says "rom-com".
While there was still basic comedy of AniManga with the nose-bleeding, for example, the author did not "waste" many chapters on the approach. They actually go on a date already in the first volume.
But I'm not disappointed at all. It was a fresh breath for the genre.
What I didn't entirely like was that the main couple doesn't have that much chemistry... it's not non-existent or anything, but you probably wouldn't guess right away that they're together, if you were in a room with them. But that also kinda makes it more realistic?
On the other hand, the side couple was nice. Also a bit unexpected, as they had main-couple-energy.
It was cool overall tho. And cute. Recommend it.
-14.02.24
I guess I read a little too many Mangas with unbalanced pace, so I'm actually surprised the author had it balanced it here. It started fast, was fast in the middle and ended fast as well. Nice!
I mean, there were still slow moments, so it's not like it was constantly going back and forth. Overall the pace was balanced, without spending too much time on unnecessary drama.
There were still lots of misunderstands, but got cleared up quickly.
I also imagined the story a little different. I thought it would be typical Manga comedy with thousand chapters, where the MC desperately tries to approach their crush, but just ends up failing in a hilarious way. Basically what I think of when someone says "rom-com".
While there was still basic comedy of AniManga with the nose-bleeding, for example, the author did not "waste" many chapters on the approach. They actually go on a date already in the first volume.
But I'm not disappointed at all. It was a fresh breath for the genre.
What I didn't entirely like was that the main couple doesn't have that much chemistry... it's not non-existent or anything, but you probably wouldn't guess right away that they're together, if you were in a room with them. But that also kinda makes it more realistic?
On the other hand, the side couple was nice. Also a bit unexpected, as they had main-couple-energy.
It was cool overall tho. And cute. Recommend it.
-14.02.24
August 2, 2022
Not for me.
There's a page at the end of this that shows 6 GLs from Seven Seas. I read 5 of them... and disliked all of them. With that in mind, I felt compelled to give this one 3 instead of 2 stars because that page put things into interesting perspective. I enjoyed this the most of out the books I've read from that publisher, but I still didn't enjoy it.
Hina is a first year that falls in love with Shiki, a 2nd year. Partially because she loves Shiki's boobs, but also because she just thinks Shiki is really cool. Shiki likes basketball, so Hina gets involved in the basketball club to get close to her. Despite not really knowing anything about basketball.
This story does a lot of telling instead of showing. It's particularly noticeable when Hina is thinking about the upperclassmen being really mean to Miyamoto. There's an inner monologue of Hina explaining Miyamoto's mindset on the team and she talks about a lot of things we never see. So, we get an inner monologue that felt sort of out of place? It served no purpose other than to tell us more about a side character. With that in mind, I actually feel like we learned more about Miyamoto than Shiki.
This felt really juvenile (not necessarily a dig since it's meant for a younger audience) because there's a lot of fretting and slowing down the plot for no real reason, it seemed?
There are a lot of little moments in this that seemed kind of aimless. The story also seems to take place in three real settings (the gym, their brief date, and then Shiki's apartment). Most of the moments that felt worth reading took place in Shiki's apartment.
So, with that said, this isn't a recommend from me. The art is very cute, but I just didn't get enough to latch onto in this story. However, a younger person might really enjoy this.
There's a page at the end of this that shows 6 GLs from Seven Seas. I read 5 of them... and disliked all of them. With that in mind, I felt compelled to give this one 3 instead of 2 stars because that page put things into interesting perspective. I enjoyed this the most of out the books I've read from that publisher, but I still didn't enjoy it.
Hina is a first year that falls in love with Shiki, a 2nd year. Partially because she loves Shiki's boobs, but also because she just thinks Shiki is really cool. Shiki likes basketball, so Hina gets involved in the basketball club to get close to her. Despite not really knowing anything about basketball.
This story does a lot of telling instead of showing. It's particularly noticeable when Hina is thinking about the upperclassmen being really mean to Miyamoto. There's an inner monologue of Hina explaining Miyamoto's mindset on the team and she talks about a lot of things we never see. So, we get an inner monologue that felt sort of out of place? It served no purpose other than to tell us more about a side character. With that in mind, I actually feel like we learned more about Miyamoto than Shiki.
This felt really juvenile (not necessarily a dig since it's meant for a younger audience) because there's a lot of fretting and slowing down the plot for no real reason, it seemed?
There are a lot of little moments in this that seemed kind of aimless. The story also seems to take place in three real settings (the gym, their brief date, and then Shiki's apartment). Most of the moments that felt worth reading took place in Shiki's apartment.
So, with that said, this isn't a recommend from me. The art is very cute, but I just didn't get enough to latch onto in this story. However, a younger person might really enjoy this.
June 26, 2022
Pretty art and character design, a cute if simple plot, more than one queer couple, and none of the implication that lesbianism is just a passing phase that happens in some yuri, all of which make this a great fluffy comfort read. I only wish it were a longer series and that we had gotten to see more character development and subplots with the secondary characters. What’s there is tied up nicely, but I want more.
January 22, 2022
It's cute. Despite the hook being about the one girl becoming the manager of the other girl's basketball team there is barely any basketball. The first half of the series is all about finding your senpai cute while the second half is about how you're going to fail math whoopsy daisy. It's cute! Pretty harmless and adorable. A very quick read with some cute moments that doesn't waste any time (because it's too short to waste any) and doesn't have much time to flesh out the cast but the few characters that do get focus are likeable. There are certainly more exciting and fresh manga available if you're looking for some yuri but this series isn't going to hurt.
January 28, 2022
This was a really quick and easy little manga series to read. Nothing too negative happened between Hina and Shiki as the conflict, just a slight misunderstanding. There was were some more funny misunderstandings as they got to spend time together and a lot of wholesome romance between the girls.
May 26, 2022
Very goofy lesbians in this book. Which is why I enjoyed it.
November 16, 2024
I don't have much to say I just liked it; it is a cute fast manga.
It slightly touches "important" topics but there's not much profundity on them.
That's it (I LOVE THEM ALL)
It slightly touches "important" topics but there's not much profundity on them.
That's it (I LOVE THEM ALL)
February 8, 2025
i devoured this in one sitting and i am OBSESSED! the characters are so cute and the relationship between hina and shiki was so sweet!! 🥹🥹 i also loved that the side characters were queer too, it made the story even more charming and fun to follow!
overall a very simple, lovely story! ❤️ if you want low-stakes, zero angst, insta love wlw with a happy ending - this is definitely the manga for you!!
5 stars!
★★★★★
overall a very simple, lovely story! ❤️ if you want low-stakes, zero angst, insta love wlw with a happy ending - this is definitely the manga for you!!
5 stars!
★★★★★
July 18, 2023
Absolutely adorable.
March 12, 2024
Kinda gay ngl
March 9, 2023
is it objectively the /best/ written love story or gl? no not even close but you know what i will always be biased and rate sapphic media higher. it was so fucking cute i ache.
July 7, 2022
This was so cute and wholesome, and I loved the inclusion of another wlw couple! Just wished it was longer!
July 24, 2022
good for them!
July 29, 2023
10/10 made me gay
June 26, 2022
Cute love story.
June 15, 2022
So sweet it makes my teeth hurt! Hina is so in love with upperclassmen Shiki, and watching her navigate that is hilarious and heartwarming. The relationship that develops will have you absolutely dying with every will they-won't they moment, and each girl earns a place in your heart in a way that feels unfairly easy. The humor can be borderline at times, but once Hina and Shiki start interacting one on one it all lines up. Funny and cute, this is the perfect pick-me-up fluffy read to make your heart flutter. A good option for fans of Go For It, Nakamura! and a completed standalone that I promise lives up to the 'complete' part.
January 23, 2022
'The Girl I Want is so Handsome' is a cute manga about a girl who has a crush on another girl, and instead of being able to ask her out, agrees to manage the basketball team for her! It's fun and lighthearted - there's never any doubt that the two will end up together - and it's all collected in one volume to get the whole story. I liked that early on, they accidentally walk in on another couple on the team kissing in the storage room, so that when there's difficulty in their budding relationship, they've got people they can turn to that they know won't judge them. It's not a particularly deep or challenging story, but sometimes you just want to see a meet-cute turn into a loving relationship, and that's exactly what this is.
February 17, 2022
This one-shot is totes adorbs! OMG so cute! I recommend this for teen & preteen girls..
Ok so the story is fairly straightforward. Small sized, non athletic kouhai falls in love with super-cool female school prince, who's also the girl's basketball team ace. Tall, handsome, and a chest that puts most grown women to shame lol. Kouhai doesn't realize that as she spends more and more time with her senpai, her senpai has fallen in love with her, too. Lots of cute kissing scenes, but nothing perverse. Very pre-teen friendly. Great book for girls who have questions or don't know how to deal with their feelings.
Ok so the story is fairly straightforward. Small sized, non athletic kouhai falls in love with super-cool female school prince, who's also the girl's basketball team ace. Tall, handsome, and a chest that puts most grown women to shame lol. Kouhai doesn't realize that as she spends more and more time with her senpai, her senpai has fallen in love with her, too. Lots of cute kissing scenes, but nothing perverse. Very pre-teen friendly. Great book for girls who have questions or don't know how to deal with their feelings.
May 12, 2022
Annotations (in order of appearance)
Orange - funny moments
Pink - cute moments
Red - creepy
White - info
I really hated moments when the protagonist was acting creepy. I'm not into sweat, at all, but she makes a note of pointing it out multiple times. She also loves when someone has every masculine feature with huge boobs added. I love huge boobs on any body personally, masc or femme presenting.
I would have liked if they were in college instead of highschool. Of course I'll say that about any school setting. My favorite moment was the secondary couple getting walked in on in the storage room.
January 30, 2022
super cute!!
If you love super cute, super gay manga... Here's a book for you. This is a light and fluffy (super low angst) girls love manga and the characters are high school students! There's a little flirting, a little heat (comparable to a YA novel with romance) so it'd be perfect for an older teen/young adult who knows themselves.
Only con is that the art is a bit inconsistent sometimes so the characters aren't proportionate. Hina in particular is often drawn with a big ole head and a teeny tiny body
If you love super cute, super gay manga... Here's a book for you. This is a light and fluffy (super low angst) girls love manga and the characters are high school students! There's a little flirting, a little heat (comparable to a YA novel with romance) so it'd be perfect for an older teen/young adult who knows themselves.
Only con is that the art is a bit inconsistent sometimes so the characters aren't proportionate. Hina in particular is often drawn with a big ole head and a teeny tiny body
January 13, 2023
3☆ Review:
Cute, straightforward, insta-love, comedic, GL romance.
Hina falls in love at first sight for Shiki, a handsome girl who is on the basketball team. Wanting to get closer to her, she tries joining the team despite not being athletic whatsoever. So when she clearly isn’t meant to play the sport, in a funny moment of trying to confess her feelings, she becomes the manager instead.
Though, about half way through, basketball becomes irrelevant to the story and it instead focuses solely on their relationship.
It was an easy read!
Cute, straightforward, insta-love, comedic, GL romance.
Hina falls in love at first sight for Shiki, a handsome girl who is on the basketball team. Wanting to get closer to her, she tries joining the team despite not being athletic whatsoever. So when she clearly isn’t meant to play the sport, in a funny moment of trying to confess her feelings, she becomes the manager instead.
Though, about half way through, basketball becomes irrelevant to the story and it instead focuses solely on their relationship.
It was an easy read!
April 1, 2022
3.5⭐ rounded up.
A super cute and wholesome manga that made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Very, very light angst but lots of chuckle worthy scenes. I loved the characters: Hina and Shiki are super cute with each other and I'm really adored the side characters, (also we love supportive friends) Nonon & Waka and Miyamoto & Hanna moments were cute. I would love to see more of everyone's story and just see what future challenges they face and just be there for that journey.
A super cute and wholesome manga that made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Very, very light angst but lots of chuckle worthy scenes. I loved the characters: Hina and Shiki are super cute with each other and I'm really adored the side characters, (also we love supportive friends) Nonon & Waka and Miyamoto & Hanna moments were cute. I would love to see more of everyone's story and just see what future challenges they face and just be there for that journey.
April 20, 2022
It's a short collection, which makes it easy to get done reading. The ending is still immensely satisfying for my building expectations by that point. I liked the slight contrast between realistic plot points and exaggerated expressions in the art.
I'd definitely recommend to people wanted fluffy romance over steamy.
I'd definitely recommend to people wanted fluffy romance over steamy.
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