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Naoto Hachioji, liceale otaku, è completamente restio a instaurare rapporti con i suoi coetanei. Finché non incontra Hayase Nagatoro, compagna di scuola più giovane e dal carattere opposto al suo: energica, circondata da amici, ma soprattutto... piuttosto sadica! Comincia così il rapporto di questa improbabile coppia, con Nagatoro che si dedicherà a tormentare senza sosta il senpai, in una sorta di "boot camp" emozionale che lo aiuterà a uscire dal suo guscio.

160 pages, Paperback

First published July 9, 2020

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Profile Image for Tim.
502 reviews866 followers
March 13, 2022
It's been quite some time since I've read one of these. The first seven volumes I reviewed the day they came out or on a few occasions before they came out as my local bookstore put them on the shelves a few days early. Even though I've continued to pick up the new volumes, for some reason I wasn't really in the mood to read them immediately. Well, it's time to return to the mean spirited world of Nagatoro… wait a second, this one is hardly mean at all. What? It's sweet? What the hell happened to this series?!?!

This series has changed so much since the extraordinarily uncomfortable first volume. There are still elements of what this series started off, but instead of outright bullying, it is much more teasing. The two characters are genuinely friends much of the time now and it just seems so strange when comparing it to the start. Points to the creator, you can see their relationship evolve as the series goes on and it feels surprisingly natural despite the extreme discomfort early on.

In terms of this specific volume, it's a genuinely funny one. I found myself actually laughing during quite a few chapters, and the mini-arc where Senpai visit Nagatoro's home was fun from start to finish. This series started off as a guilty pleasure of mine, but honestly I can't even call it that anymore. It's one of the most consistently entertaining comedic manga I've seen. 4/5 stars
Profile Image for Rod Brown.
7,943 reviews316 followers
January 28, 2023
This guilty pleasure continues to make me happy. This time the main characters -- still stuck in their abusive flirting cycle -- get to show a little concern for each other as first one sprains an ankle and the other gets a cold. That cold results in a visit to Nagatoro's house and the introduction of a member of her family.

The rivalry and jealousy with the twisted art club president gets a couple short tweaks too.
Profile Image for Mark.
3,143 reviews306 followers
August 18, 2021
Senpai and Nagatoro turn out to have roughly the same taste in manga as they don’t in ice cream. Then a school marathon somehow turns into a classic fable. Finally, Senpai comes out of the closet (well, locker) and this leads to the discovery of the one person who can drive Nagatoro crazy.

Boy, we’ve come a long way, haven’t we? From ‘I don’t know, this is almost too mean’ to the top of my reading pile. The truth is, when this series is on it is on and this book is the definition of all killer, no filler. It is the essence of all things Nagatoro.

The first story is absolutely the best, a riotous bit of meta-fiction where Senpai is reading a shojo book called Love Slave (about a younger girl who gets leverage over the school president and uses it to inflict hellish torment, cough) because it’s getting an anime (I am a huge sucker for manga-in-manga scenes so this was already off to the best start ever).

Well, Nagatoro reads that series too and notes how the first volume was far tamer than the ones that came subsequent to that, which is so specific to the inverse of the Nagatoro manga that it can’t not be a sly dig at that. As usual, this situation gets well out of hand and shows that Nagatoro, as always, can only dish it out, not take it (Senpai’s solution here is just perfect).

The ice cream date is typical fluff, until Senpai once more acts like a real boyfriend in the face of unexpected circumstances. Our boy is growing, albeit very slowly, which is a theme this entire book. The parting shot after he does this, however? Let’s say… *chef’s indirect kiss*.

The follow-up marathon sequence is one of the funniest versions of this I have ever seen. First, however, we find that Senpai has been training in secret so Nagatoro won’t pick on him, which leads to a couple of heartwarming moments down the road.

But what really makes this work is when it shifts into the dumbest (and therefore best) possible excuse to re-enact The Tortoise and the Hare. This goes to some real places, with the Nagatoro crew both enabling the NagatoroxSenpai ship and then rallying around Senpai in a way they never would have a few volumes ago.

Then we get a surprise scene steal by Yoshi, who I have rarely liked in this manga (though I admit is way better in the anime). The punchline to this story and Senpai’s deadpan capper to it are honestly the funniest things I have read in months.

The last section hinges on Senpai getting ghosted (maybe) after trying to be nice and leads to a home visit that introduces Nagatoro’s overbearing sister into the mix.

Beyond Nagatoro’s priceless reaction when she realizes Senpai is in her home (the hair dryer made me laugh and there is shocking restraint with regard to her pyjamas), it becomes clear that older sisters utterly destroy any home field advantage.

Nagatoro gets a taste of her own medicine as all sorts of tea is threatened to be spilled, and we get the implication that a certain Senpai is talked about a lot in that house. Then Senpai has an absolute ladykiller moment that gets completely ruined by big sister’s big mouth.

Finally, I love how Nagatoro has basically become a cat by this point. She now grows ears and her hair bristles when she’s annoyed and at one point she literally scampers out of a classroom. Given her dynamic with Senpai I realize that’s kind of the point, but they’ve never learned into it so hard as they do here.

5 stars? 5 stars. There are goofball shonen comedies and there is this book, standing tall and proud atop them. It may never be this good again, its silly teasing perfectly blended with an unconscionable amount of blushing between our leads, but in this moment it’s pretty perfect. Just because it’s wish fulfillment for a certain type of nerd doesn’t mean it can’t be good, as it turns out.
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133 reviews4 followers
April 20, 2021
Lots of cute moments in this book. Definetly getting a bit riskier and deeper with the emotional interactions. Senpai putting effort in the marathon and then Nagatoro helping him, Senpai cleaning Nagatoro’s shoes, Senpai stuck in that locker and Nagatoro saying her type, Senpai learning her first name, him becoming way more comfortable with her, everything is just Gold. Plus, Art Prez always comes in at the weirdest of times. I feel like there might be a lot of progress soon with their feelings.
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41 reviews
September 8, 2026
Llegar al volumen 8 se siente un poco diferente.

Cuando empecé a leer "Nagatoro", nunca imaginé que terminaría convirtiéndose en algo tan personal. Al principio era inevitable encontrarla en cada gesto de Nagatoro, en cada broma, en cada mirada, en esa manera de molestar a Senpai y, al mismo tiempo, demostrarle cariño sin decirlo directamente.

Volumen tras volumen fui encontrando pedacitos de ella.

Pero esta vez pasó algo distinto.

Mientras leía, pensé mucho en las veces que iba a su casa. Y no fue solamente ella lo que recordé, sino también algo que quizá en ese momento no dimensionaba tanto: la manera en que su familia la quería.

Recuerdo a su papá hablando de ella con orgullo. Se notaba en la forma en que se refería a ella, como si estuviera hablando de una de las cosas más valiosas que tenía en su vida.

Y recuerdo algo que me parecía particularmente tierno: que desde pequeña le decían "la corredora".

No sé por qué ese recuerdo se me quedó tan grabado. Tal vez porque detrás de ese apodo había una historia que yo no conocía del todo. Una niña corriendo por ahí, creciendo, convirtiéndose poco a poco en la persona que yo llegué a conocer.

Y pensar en eso me hizo entender un poco más a Senpai.

Porque creo que hay algo muy especial en conocer a alguien no solamente por quien es contigo, sino también por descubrir quién ha sido para las personas que la aman.

Uno puede enamorarse de una persona adulta, de sus gestos actuales, de su forma de hablar, de sus manías, de sus bromas... pero cuando escuchas a su familia contar historias de cuando era pequeña, de repente aparece otra versión de esa persona.

La niña que alguna vez fue.

La hija.

La persona que creció rodeada de gente que la quería.

Y no sé, me parece hermoso pensar que antes de ser la persona que conocí, antes de todas nuestras salidas, nuestras conversaciones, nuestras bromas y todos esos recuerdos que ahora cargo conmigo, ella también fue esa pequeña "corredora".

Quizás por eso me da tanta ternura recordarlo.

Y mientras pensaba en todo esto, me di cuenta de algo todavía más curioso.

Esta vez ya no sentí esa necesidad de comparar constantemente a Nagatoro con ella.

Y creo que eso dice mucho.

Durante los primeros volúmenes, parecía que estaba leyendo el manga buscando señales de ella. Cada comportamiento de Nagatoro podía llevarme directamente a un recuerdo. Cada escena podía convertirse en una comparación.

"Esto lo hacía ella."

"Ella también era así."

"Esto me recuerda a aquella vez."

Y aunque todavía existen esas conexiones, ya no siento que sean tan fuertes.

Tal vez porque poco a poco estoy empezando a separar ambas cosas.

Nagatoro es Nagatoro.

Y ella es ella.

Durante mucho tiempo creo que mi mente necesitaba encontrarla en algún lugar. En una canción, en una fotografía, en un sitio, en una conversación... y ahora incluso en un personaje de manga.

Pero quizás no necesito hacerlo tanto.

Quizás puedo recordar a esa persona sin tener que encontrarla disfrazada en otra parte.

Y eso, aunque parezca pequeño, para mí significa bastante.

Porque cuando empecé a escribir estas reflexiones, pensé que simplemente estaba intentando sacar recuerdos que tenía guardados. Pero ahora veo que estaba haciendo algo más.

Estaba tratando de ordenar mi propia historia.

Volumen 1 fue recordar a la persona.

Volumen 2 fue recordar el tiempo que compartimos.

Volumen 3 fue recordar cómo me ayudó a salir de mi mundo.

Volumen 4 fue recordar las emociones que despertó en mí y también los miedos que tenía.

Volumen 5 fue recordar a la persona que intenté llegar a ser porque ella veía algo en mí.

Volumen 6 fue recordar la tranquilidad que me daba su presencia.

Volumen 7 fue preguntarme si algún día estas palabras podrían llegar hasta esos ojos.

Y ahora, en el volumen 8, siento que estoy empezando a recordar sin intentar encontrarla en cada página.

Y quizá eso sea sanar un poquito.

No significa olvidar.

Tampoco significa que deje de importarme.

Simplemente significa que puedo mirar hacia atrás y reconocer que aquello existió, que fue importante y que forma parte de mí, sin tener que intentar traerlo nuevamente al presente.

Me parece curioso que un manga que inicialmente empecé simplemente porque me gustaba, haya terminado siendo una especie de compañero en todo este proceso.

Y escribir esto ha sido muchísimo más catártico de lo que imaginaba.

Al principio pensaba: "Bueno, voy a escribir una reflexión por cada volumen."

Pero nunca pensé que terminaría escribiendo tantas cosas que tenía guardadas.

A veces uno cree que ya superó algo porque dejó de hablar de ello.

Pero quizá no hablarlo no significa necesariamente haberlo procesado.

A veces solamente significa que uno aprendió a guardar silencio.

Y escribir me permitió hacer lo contrario.

Me permitió hablar conmigo mismo.

Recordar.

Reírme de algunas cosas.

Extrañar otras.

Reconocer errores.

Aceptar cosas que no puedo cambiar.

Y también agradecer.

Quizás por eso ahora que llegué al volumen 8 siento algo diferente.

Ya me puse al día con las publicaciones que han llegado a mi país.

Ahora toca esperar.

Un volumen por mes.

Jajaja.

Después de haberme acostumbrado a leerlos y utilizar cada volumen como una pequeña cápsula de recuerdos, ahora tendré que esperar un mes entero para continuar.

Y tal vez no esté tan mal.

Quizás incluso sea necesario.

Porque durante todo este tiempo fui leyendo rápido, pero también fui regresando lentamente sobre mi propia historia.

Ahora puedo darle espacio a lo que venga.

Un mes para esperar el siguiente volumen.

Un mes para vivir nuevas cosas.

Un mes para crear recuerdos que algún día quizá también aparezcan en alguna página, aunque sea de manera inesperada.

Y creo que eso es lo que más me gusta de cómo ha cambiado esta historia.

Al principio sentía que estaba leyendo "Nagatoro" para recordar a alguien.

Ahora siento que estoy leyendo "Nagatoro" y, entre sus páginas, estoy aprendiendo a recordarme a mí mismo.

A aquel que fui.

A aquel que fui cuando estaba con ella.

Y, sobre todo, al que quiero seguir siendo después de todo esto.

Quizás algún día termine el manga y mire hacia atrás sobre estas reflexiones.

Quizás ella nunca las lea.

Quizás nadie más las lea.

Pero ya no estoy seguro de que eso sea lo importante.

Porque estas palabras ya hicieron algo por mí.

Me ayudaron a ponerle nombre a recuerdos que estaban flotando en mi cabeza.

Me ayudaron a entender por qué algunas cosas todavía me duelen, por qué otras me hacen sonreír y por qué, incluso después de que alguien se va, puede quedar tanta gratitud.

Y quizá ese sea el verdadero propósito de escribir todo esto.

No traerla de vuelta.

No cambiar lo que pasó.

No buscar una señal escondida entre las páginas.

Simplemente dejar constancia de que hubo una época en mi vida en la que fui muy feliz compartiendo mi mundo con alguien.

Y que, aunque esa historia terminó, no necesito borrar sus páginas para poder continuar escribiendo las siguientes.

Tal vez por eso este volumen se sintió diferente.

Por primera vez, mientras leía, no sentí que Nagatoro tuviera que ser ella.

Y quizás eso significa que poco a poco estoy aprendiendo algo que antes me costaba mucho:

**puedo recordar a alguien con amor sin necesitar encontrarla en todo lo que me rodea.**

Y eso también es una forma de despedirse.
Profile Image for Ben Nealis.
675 reviews23 followers
January 22, 2024
Nonstop laugh out loud and shocking moments in this volume. The opening was especially entertaining to see. I genuinely thought that a fight was going to occur between the protagonists this time but was pleasantly surprised to see how it all ended. And to top it off with the introduction of a character I'd only ever heard of a rumor, perfection.
Profile Image for Laura.
809 reviews21 followers
December 12, 2020
I really need to start buying the physical copies for this because I'm really enjoying it. Eventho the beginning made me feel a bit uncomfortable.
Profile Image for John Ronald.
192 reviews2 followers
September 25, 2021
Binged all in one day, like usual. The back cover makes note of the fact that the series has been picked up for anime adaptation, which I have seen and also love.

The volume opens with Senpai reading a girls' romance manga because it's been picked up for an anime adaptation. Nagatoro catches him trying to hide it and makes fun of him for it. The main characters in the manga loosely resemble the two of them, in certain respects, and they both remark on it. This is on some level a meta commentary on the series itself.

We finally get to meet Nagatoro's big sister, who looks to be college age. What I love about this series is the way little clues get dropped indirectly. We can infer that Senpai is important to Nagatoro because apparently she blabs about him to her big sister all the time.

We also get a reversal from an earlier volume. Senpai has twisted his ankle and is unable to continue a mandatory marathon for PE class. Nagatoro helps him walk by lifting him up under his shoulder. He makes it for a while, and Nagatoro comments how their situation reminds her of movies where a wounded soldier gets carried along by his comrade. The pain becomes too great and Senpai needs to stop walking. Nagatoro squats down and offers to carry him piggy-back style. He wavers but she insists. She bravely carries him awhile until her legs start to give out. Suddenly Nagatoro's gang of friends show up to help shoulder her burden and they carry Senpai to the finishing line like a team of firemen. They even have a race with the Art Club president who is running the race in a bunny girl costume as some kind of performance art piece.

Nagatoro has softened considerably and increasingly shows genuine affection for her Senpai. We have a rematch of videogame prowess and Nagatoro suggests the stakes be one of her secrets if he wins. He blurts out that he wants to know her (real) first name. Nagatoro is taken aback but recovers and agrees. He does win but declines the prize, saying it doesn't feel right to "win" it like that....but then big sister barges in with a tray of juice for them both and blurts her sister's name anyway.....Hayase.

To a western reader unfamiliar with Japanese customs, this may seem like a small thing but to those who DO know, it is actually a BIG thing in Japanese culture to address another person who is not family by their first name. It is routinely a sign of affection between a boyfriend and a girlfriend, to use their first names with each other. It's a public affirmation of their intimacy as a couple. Nagatoro hasn't given Senpai permission to use it (yet), but he now at least knows it...at school her female friends call her Hayacchi but this is a diminutive, informal mode of address. It's supposed to be "cute" and between friends. Senpai would never call her that...he only vaguely remembers hearing it used by Nagatoro's friends.

The volume concludes with Senpai leaving Nagatoro's family home and walking home and pausing to say her name aloud to no one in particular...."Hayase"....
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780 reviews4 followers
November 20, 2024
Nagatoro est très « eye candy » avec sa mâchoire fière et ses yeux fous…

Comme d’habitude Nagatoro fait tout pour exciter « Sempaï » qui fait de son mieux pour rester indifférent parce qu’il est p* de timide et Nagatoro le pousse peu à peu dans ses limites.

Des dessins… Purée mort de rire x).

Je passe toujours un bon moment avec cette série!

Pour autant malgré ses « taquineries » on voit bien que Nagatoro aime profondément « Sempaï » comme quand elle propose de le porter sur son dos alors qu’il s’est foulé la cheville.

Sempaï jette de l’huile sur le feu en répondant « Pourquoi? » à son habituel « T’es répugnant Sempaï » don’t feed the troll!! Never told you?

C’est drôle, frais et rafraichissant.

Quelque part entre le 5/5 et le coup de cœur…

C’est un exemple de trucs où il se passe pas grand chose et pourtant on s’ennuie pas du tout c’est pour « l’ambiance » et pour autant les romans « à ambiance » c’est pas mon délire comme quoi ça se joue vraiment au cas par cas…

Phoenix

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Profile Image for Rowan Briggs.
68 reviews1 follower
January 24, 2021
TLDR: If you enjoyed the last volume, you will likely like this one. If not, then you probably won't like this one. I enjoyed it though. Between a 3.5 and a 4.

Longer Review: Okay, if you're reading volume 8, you like the series. So instead of talking about the series like you're unfamiliar with it, I will talk to you like you are familiar with the series. It is far from bullying and has begun to move into the teasing field. I really enjoy this transition. If you enjoyed the last volume, then I believe you would enjoy this one.
The weird part with this volume is that, it is incredibly cliche and somewhat predictable plotlines but I still really enjoyed it. I don't know why, and I can't really explain it to you, but I just enjoyed it. It could be because I am invested in the characters by this point, but yeah. I would say it is an easy 3.5, maybe a 4.
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3,759 reviews99 followers
November 14, 2025
Profile Image for Victor The Reader.
2,084 reviews26 followers
June 3, 2024
Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro, Vol. 8 (My Kindle Review)

This manga is really getting more and more exciting as we see Senpai slowly getting more closer to Nagatoro while she helps him with a few situations. Later when he visits her while she’s sick, we get a big surprise in the form of her big sister who’s just as cunning as her and the usual antics occur. A (100%/Outstanding)
Profile Image for MangaAndPudding.
155 reviews
April 27, 2023
🇵🇱:4.6🍪
Tom powoli acz skrupulatnie rozwija wątek znajomości głównej pary, mamy możliwość znów ujrzeć środowisko domów nagatoro, tym razem wraz z innym członkiem rodziny.
W mojej opinii ten tom to poprostu więcej tego samego co w poprzednich tomach, co skutkuje brakiem wad i masą zalet.
Uwaga : Opinia nie jest obiektywna, jestem uzależniony od tej serii, send help XD
Profile Image for Afra.
187 reviews5 followers
November 25, 2025
Sono all’ottavo volume e solo ora riusciamo a conoscere il nome della nostra odiosa protagonista🫠

Rimango sempre allibita dal suo modo di fare.
Ok, questo ragazzo ti piace. Perché devi sempre sminuirlo?

Comunque non mollo, voglio sapere come va avanti. Anzi, ho scoperto che è diventato anche un anime. Aggiunto in lista, odierò di sicuro Nagatoro.
Profile Image for Craig Schorling.
3,534 reviews17 followers
September 23, 2021
This volume introduced a new character and showed a new side of one of the characters which was nice. I also really enjoyed that this volume was more story driven in the sense that each chapter continued where the last left off as opposed to a series of one offs.
Profile Image for Ray Rappisi.
457 reviews4 followers
January 31, 2022
One of the better volumes with senpai visiting a sick Nagatoro and meeting Nagatoro’s sister one of the best storylines and the last chapter with the president extremely funny, and that last panel! A sly smile! She’s becoming a favorite of mine in this crazy series.
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Profile Image for Diogo Muller.
796 reviews9 followers
March 10, 2025
I think the best volumes of this manga are either the ones where the characters' relationship is developed or both protagonists are on equal grounds, and this kinda feels like both! Really fun, cute bunch of chapters.
Profile Image for Jesus Flores.
2,663 reviews72 followers
March 17, 2025
La primer escena afortunadamente no ocurrió porque de haber pasado si hubiera sido DEMASIADO

El resto pues es la misma tónica de Nagatoro medio bullyando al senpai

Aunque la parte intermedia donde está enferma pues deja ver lo mucho que se preocupan el uno del otro

3.7 star
Profile Image for x.smo0.
65 reviews
July 7, 2021
don’t we all just LOVE the sick day scenes 🥲🥲 cliche but so cute
Profile Image for Kane.
109 reviews14 followers
December 6, 2021
Enjoyed every minute. It was fantastic. Can't wait to get Volume 9 for Christmas. (At the time of this review, Vol. 9 has only just been released in English.)
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2,820 reviews17 followers
December 7, 2021
There is so much more emotion now that at the beginning which is understandable. The best part so far in the series is this last chapter, at Nagatoro's home!
Also that bonus chapter!
Profile Image for Ana Paes.
761 reviews9 followers
December 19, 2022
Notes: Nagatoro was sick so Senpai went to check on her, the usual trope. Very funny, I liked the big sister a lot. Also, the president is kinda scary and weird.
3 reviews
February 6, 2023
Hilarious and kinda sweet

This was a lovely volume, and the first name thing was very sweet. I also liked the pudding bribe. That was pretty funny.
Profile Image for Parker Ryu.
67 reviews
March 5, 2024
how long until they finally admit their feelings for one another that slow burn i burn i pine i perish
Profile Image for Marina.
318 reviews6 followers
January 7, 2025
I like these more and more the more I read. The character development is heartwarming all the way through.
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