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パシリな僕と恋する番長さん / Pashiri na Boku to Koi suru Banchou-san #6
I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School Volume 06
Toramaru’s going to what?! The mega-popular rom-com of misunderstandings enters its chaotic school festival arc!
Our couple is flirting and enjoying the festival when Unoki is suddenly abducted by a delinquent from another school! Toramaru and the others manage to save him, but Toramaru feels responsible and declares that she’s going to quit being a troublemaker...?!
Our couple is flirting and enjoying the festival when Unoki is suddenly abducted by a delinquent from another school! Toramaru and the others manage to save him, but Toramaru feels responsible and declares that she’s going to quit being a troublemaker...?!
200 pages, Paperback
First published November 4, 2020
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December 23, 2022
School festivals are so regular in manga that they could be used to treat constipation. This time out, Unoki and Toramaru are together, but when Toramaru’s delinquency crosses paths with her dating life, a choice is made that satisfies nobody.
Okay, the first story this time is the absolute winner, as our leads explore the old ‘locked in a storage room’ trope. Except Toramaru has her phone on her and lies about it to get cuddles, which would work really well if she wasn’t subsequently being eaten alive with guilt. This is a cute bit of silliness that I really enjoyed, especially Unoki’s reaction to learning all this. Sometimes honest is the best policy.
(To say nothing of the subsequent appearance of maybe the best maid costuming I have ever seen)
As far as festivals go, this one wastes a lot of its premise, although line of the volume is easily Toramaru’s ‘Come out here you piece of shit, I’m about to compliment you!’. Otherwise the whole thing is covered in a single page and boils down to an attempt on Unoki that leads to Toramaru stepping down as boss (after some violence is judiciously applied, naturally).
This entire ‘trying to be normal’ arc is decent, if uninspiring, though one new character they add to the mix could be fun going forward (and even guessing their attachment to the cast in the first second they’re seen doesn’t dampen this), so that’s nice. There’s general enjoyment to be gleaned from this series, but it never pops quite the way I wish it did.
I won’t say it doesn’t do anything - Toramaru fighting against her nature because she’d rather be happy with Unoki is kind of a really sweet expression, even if he’s trying to get her to change back. The unexpected pairing of Toramaru’s brother with perpetual pain Yodo bears shockingly good fruit as well.
Actually, on balance, this does get more right than it does wrong, even if said plan to get things back to normal relies heavily on shock tactics. There are some genuinely amusing moments throughout, including Yodo being apologetic about bondage technique.
The usual caveats apply. This isn’t hilarious, though it did feel a bit better than last time out, and the random fetish shots are ridiculous. There’s no way that one drawing of Yodo isn’t done to appeal to a very specific subset. And Yodo herself is still very, very close to being far too annoying to tolerate.
Honestly, I think my point from before continues to remain valid. This is a lot better at the serious stuff than it is the goofy comedy. I’m not sure how you could tell this story without it, but the dramatic stuff is far more interesting still. I would be lying if I said the developing relationship between Unoki and Toramaru wasn’t pretty wholesome.
3 stars - no round up, no round down, no half star. But a good, middle of the road series that does an okay job at what it’s going for. And that’s not, strictly speaking, a bad thing.
Okay, the first story this time is the absolute winner, as our leads explore the old ‘locked in a storage room’ trope. Except Toramaru has her phone on her and lies about it to get cuddles, which would work really well if she wasn’t subsequently being eaten alive with guilt. This is a cute bit of silliness that I really enjoyed, especially Unoki’s reaction to learning all this. Sometimes honest is the best policy.
(To say nothing of the subsequent appearance of maybe the best maid costuming I have ever seen)
As far as festivals go, this one wastes a lot of its premise, although line of the volume is easily Toramaru’s ‘Come out here you piece of shit, I’m about to compliment you!’. Otherwise the whole thing is covered in a single page and boils down to an attempt on Unoki that leads to Toramaru stepping down as boss (after some violence is judiciously applied, naturally).
This entire ‘trying to be normal’ arc is decent, if uninspiring, though one new character they add to the mix could be fun going forward (and even guessing their attachment to the cast in the first second they’re seen doesn’t dampen this), so that’s nice. There’s general enjoyment to be gleaned from this series, but it never pops quite the way I wish it did.
I won’t say it doesn’t do anything - Toramaru fighting against her nature because she’d rather be happy with Unoki is kind of a really sweet expression, even if he’s trying to get her to change back. The unexpected pairing of Toramaru’s brother with perpetual pain Yodo bears shockingly good fruit as well.
Actually, on balance, this does get more right than it does wrong, even if said plan to get things back to normal relies heavily on shock tactics. There are some genuinely amusing moments throughout, including Yodo being apologetic about bondage technique.
The usual caveats apply. This isn’t hilarious, though it did feel a bit better than last time out, and the random fetish shots are ridiculous. There’s no way that one drawing of Yodo isn’t done to appeal to a very specific subset. And Yodo herself is still very, very close to being far too annoying to tolerate.
Honestly, I think my point from before continues to remain valid. This is a lot better at the serious stuff than it is the goofy comedy. I’m not sure how you could tell this story without it, but the dramatic stuff is far more interesting still. I would be lying if I said the developing relationship between Unoki and Toramaru wasn’t pretty wholesome.
3 stars - no round up, no round down, no half star. But a good, middle of the road series that does an okay job at what it’s going for. And that’s not, strictly speaking, a bad thing.
February 25, 2023
It needs more sappy romance scenes.
February 9, 2023
I am really like the developments so far!
The last few panels were quite emotive!
The last few panels were quite emotive!
February 8, 2025
This mini arc about Toramaru trying to go straight is… fine. One more volume to go…!
October 6, 2023
This series went from approaching tropes with the gimmick of the "Banchou"/errand boy dynamic, to more or less being run-of-the-mill. It does finally get Tormaru some actual character growth and examining why she was the Banchou in the first place, as well as why exactly she fell for Unoki and why their relationship can work on her end, so you know... better late than never. I'm honestly not too overjoyed by this volume but I've found that the more serious and dramatic stuff is interesting compared to the comedy bits which have grown stale.
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