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わたしに××しなさい! / Watashi ni XX shinasai! #1
わたしに××しなさい! 1 [Watashi ni xx Shinasai! 1]
「絶対零度の雪女」とクラスでおそれられる中学生、
雪菜の裏の顔は、超人気ケータイ小説家のユピナ!
悩みは、恋愛体験0のせいで、読者が期待する
ラブがかけないこと。でも、学校一の人気者・
時雨の黒い秘密をにぎったことで…。
絶対服従、恋のミッションがいまスタート!!
目つきがするどくて「絶対零度の雪女」とクラスでおそれられる雪菜。でも実は、ヒミツのケータイ小説家として大活躍中なのでした。そんな雪菜の悩みは、恋愛体験0なため、ラブがかけないこと。読者のため、なんとか恋愛のシチュエーションを体験しようとする雪菜。ひろった生徒手帳から、学校一の人気者・時雨の裏の顔を知った雪菜は、それをネタに彼をキョーハクします。「わたしのこと、好きになりなさい!」
雪菜の裏の顔は、超人気ケータイ小説家のユピナ!
悩みは、恋愛体験0のせいで、読者が期待する
ラブがかけないこと。でも、学校一の人気者・
時雨の黒い秘密をにぎったことで…。
絶対服従、恋のミッションがいまスタート!!
目つきがするどくて「絶対零度の雪女」とクラスでおそれられる雪菜。でも実は、ヒミツのケータイ小説家として大活躍中なのでした。そんな雪菜の悩みは、恋愛体験0なため、ラブがかけないこと。読者のため、なんとか恋愛のシチュエーションを体験しようとする雪菜。ひろった生徒手帳から、学校一の人気者・時雨の裏の顔を知った雪菜は、それをネタに彼をキョーハクします。「わたしのこと、好きになりなさい!」
168 pages, Paperback
First published October 6, 2009
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About the author
Ema Tōyama
138 books255 followersJapanese Name: 遠山 えま
She made her debut in September 2003 in the monthly manga magazine Nakayoshi with her story, Tenshi no Tamago ("Angel's Egg", no relation to the anime movie of the same name). Gokkun! Pūcho is considered her best representative work. Tokyopop has licenced it under the title Pixie Pop. All of her works are published by Kodansha, and they are enjoyed mainly by preteen and teen girls. None of her series have yet become anime.
She made her debut in September 2003 in the monthly manga magazine Nakayoshi with her story, Tenshi no Tamago ("Angel's Egg", no relation to the anime movie of the same name). Gokkun! Pūcho is considered her best representative work. Tokyopop has licenced it under the title Pixie Pop. All of her works are published by Kodansha, and they are enjoyed mainly by preteen and teen girls. None of her series have yet become anime.
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April 9, 2021
This was a completely random pick up! I didn't know what to expect, but I actually did enjoy this first volume.
Missions of Love is a manga series that I found via Kindle Unlimited. The story centers around a high school girl Yukina who is a cell phone novelist. I'd never heard of a cell phone novelist until reading this manga. Apparently, it's literally someone who writes novels that are easily accessible via a cell phone. Honestly, I thought that the concept was pretty unique. While Yukina's books are pretty popular, a lot of readers feel as though she doesn't incorporate enough romance. Yukina doesn't include a lot of romance because she hasn't experienced romance. As a result, she attempts to use her classmate Shigure as a way to try out romance. Shigure is well loved by all of their classmates; however, he also appears to have some ulterior motives. Shigure wants nothing to do with Yukina because she has the reputation of being cold and standoffish. Step by step they experience different romantic elements together and Yukina begins to use that as material for her books. I thought that this was a great page turner. I was invested and interested in the story especially since it is clear that the two are going to get feelings for each other. I'm looking forward to seeing where the rest of these volumes end up going.
Missions of Love is a manga series that I found via Kindle Unlimited. The story centers around a high school girl Yukina who is a cell phone novelist. I'd never heard of a cell phone novelist until reading this manga. Apparently, it's literally someone who writes novels that are easily accessible via a cell phone. Honestly, I thought that the concept was pretty unique. While Yukina's books are pretty popular, a lot of readers feel as though she doesn't incorporate enough romance. Yukina doesn't include a lot of romance because she hasn't experienced romance. As a result, she attempts to use her classmate Shigure as a way to try out romance. Shigure is well loved by all of their classmates; however, he also appears to have some ulterior motives. Shigure wants nothing to do with Yukina because she has the reputation of being cold and standoffish. Step by step they experience different romantic elements together and Yukina begins to use that as material for her books. I thought that this was a great page turner. I was invested and interested in the story especially since it is clear that the two are going to get feelings for each other. I'm looking forward to seeing where the rest of these volumes end up going.
July 16, 2018
By some weird coincidence, I'm reading two books in a row where the main character has the problem of having "mean eyes" that make their peers afraid of them for no reason. Is this really a common problem?
June 3, 2016
I always like Tsundere main characters .. Typical love story but still an engaging to read ...
October 4, 2011
I've been reading this manga online, and I'm proud to say that this is a four-star read!
The series is about a secretive girl named Yukina Himuro who writes a cell phone novel as Yupina in secret. But as well as her novel is rated, she isn't capable of writing a love novel because she knows nothing about love.
She runs into a confession between a girl and her popular classmate, Kitami Shigure. After Shigure rejects the girl's confession, he drops his student notebook behind as he saunters away. Yukina finds the notebook and opens it to figure out that Shigure has been keeping track of all the girls in class that has fallen in love and confessed to him, where they have confessed to him, the conditions of confessing to him, and the fact that Yukina herself is the last girl in class who hasn't fallen in love with him.
She confronts Shigure and returns the notebook, also revealing that she has made copies of the notebook and that she plans to distribute it into the public unless he agrees to her conditions.
Her conditions are for Shigure to teach her what love is.
That's basically the whole summary of the series. I haven't finished the series (it's still ongoing) and I'm not exactly at it's most current chapter, but I totally recommend this series for manga romantics.
As Yukina learns about love, it teaches the reader about love as well. I've been searching for this kind of story for a really long time!
So I recommend it to romantics, shoujo manga fans, and fellow humans who are searching for what love is.
The series is about a secretive girl named Yukina Himuro who writes a cell phone novel as Yupina in secret. But as well as her novel is rated, she isn't capable of writing a love novel because she knows nothing about love.
She runs into a confession between a girl and her popular classmate, Kitami Shigure. After Shigure rejects the girl's confession, he drops his student notebook behind as he saunters away. Yukina finds the notebook and opens it to figure out that Shigure has been keeping track of all the girls in class that has fallen in love and confessed to him, where they have confessed to him, the conditions of confessing to him, and the fact that Yukina herself is the last girl in class who hasn't fallen in love with him.
She confronts Shigure and returns the notebook, also revealing that she has made copies of the notebook and that she plans to distribute it into the public unless he agrees to her conditions.
Her conditions are for Shigure to teach her what love is.
That's basically the whole summary of the series. I haven't finished the series (it's still ongoing) and I'm not exactly at it's most current chapter, but I totally recommend this series for manga romantics.
As Yukina learns about love, it teaches the reader about love as well. I've been searching for this kind of story for a really long time!
So I recommend it to romantics, shoujo manga fans, and fellow humans who are searching for what love is.
October 9, 2025
Review for the complete series
Yukina's classmates avoid her for the cold look she gives everyone. And that suits her just fine: she loves to observe people as it gives her ideas for the novel she's been writing under the penname Yupina. Yupina's novel has become widely popular but there's one thing her readers are in want of: romance. As this is new terrain for Yukina, she decides she needs some first-hand experience. Coincidently, she finds out that her popular classmate Shigure isn't as nice as he lets on. Yukina decides that he will be the one to teach her romance through her missions of love or else she'll let the school see Shigure's true colours.
Missions of Love is an engrossing and addictive manga whilst also being problematic: people who like to crush things by pointing out all its social and moral impropriety will have a field day with this one. My personal main issue with it, though, is that it suffered from its length. I am very sure that this manga was dragged out after the first volumes proved to be such a success.
This manga starts off very strong in which Yukina and Shigure playing out a perfect high school enemies to lovers scenario. Both of them are strong characters and they're constantly trying to get the upper hand in their power struggle which is also filled with lots of chemistry and tension. At times they are perfectly mean to each other, at other times true feelings start to surface and they begin to care. Rivals are thrown in one after the other and while a lot of people might not like this, I believe it was rather necessary in this particular case as neither Yukina nor Shigure would be willing to confess how they really feel without some jealousy or sense of loss involved.
Tōyama has the tendency to make rival characters come across as creepy psychopaths, it's actually something I never liked about her works. Be that as it may, the first two rivals are Yukina's cousin Akira and Shigure's childhood friend Mami. They are both rather possessive and for the most part feel like meddlers. As the story progresses, though, both of them become more fleshed out and start to move away from their obsessions. This turns both of them into likeable characters who actually have really cute and warm sides to them. Mami in particular really grew on me once she stopped being the little psycho she was introduced as.
I would have much preferred this series to have wrapped up with just those characters and with only half the amount of volumes it actually amounted to. The story seems to progress naturally when suddenly the kindergarten teacher arc is introduced: Yukina's former teacher has left her with insecurities she still struggles with today. Although this was already mentioned early on in the series, the appearance of the teacher seemed to derail the plot. That whole arc feels random and cutting it out wouldn't change the outcome of the series one bit. It almost feels like Tōyama was trying to create new tensions, realised it wasn't going well and opted to drop it in favour of a different plotline. It was over and done with as fast and sudden as it came. I faintly remember even thinking of dropping the series at that stage during my first read.
However, while not as strong as the first volumes, Missions of Love catches itself again and makes a turn for the better - mostly in any case. Another rival character is introduced and it adds both pros and cons to the remainder of the story. Hisame is Shigure's younger brother (through marriage, non-blood related) and boy do they not see eye to eye. This adds some much-needed insight to Shigure's life and why he is the way he is. The problem is that Hisame is yet another psychotic little jerk who, unlike Akira and Mami, stays that way. Sure, he certainly does have a few nice moments and cute scenes, but ultimately, he's a creepy little shit.
Putting aside Hisame's creepy ways, the latter volumes mainly deal with the characters' inner feelings which is particularly important in regard to Yukina. She is a tricky character in the sense that a lot of her behaviour seems odd. I can easily see her coming across as a character who is impossibly oblivious to love when it's standing right in front of her. You could read this manga and ask yourself time and again, why is she being so dense? In that same sense, you might wonder how she can share intimate moments with multiple characters without understanding why it's wrong or why it would bother others. While it's never actually spelt out, it is highly implied that there is more to it than just poor characterisation. I don't know much about the different sexual identities, so I won't go ahead labelling Yukina as something I know nothing of, but it's clear that while Yukina feels sexual attraction, she struggles with the concept of love. She is genuinely trying to understand what's inside her heart and beats herself up over not succeeding. She loves different people around her but she doesn't seem to understand the differences between the love one has for friends, family members and the romantic type.
People who have only read the first few volumes and criticise this manga over Yukina blackmailing Shigure into playing love games, this problem does actually get addressed in the latter volumes. Although Yukina is generally speaking a confident girl, there is something about her that prevents her from reading certain social cues, and I suspect it's the same that prevents her from understanding the different kinds of love. Yukina is often seen doing things that either stand out or just makes others around her feel awkward. She herself doesn't feel any of this awkwardness and it's usually done out of complete innocence. Once again, I am no expert, but there is definitely a complexity behind why Yukina is the way she is and a lot of this manga's ultimate question is whether or not Shigure can love and accept her for who she is.
Missions of Love does have a couple more things sprinkled throughout that rub me the wrong way: I can't get my head around when Yukina, Shigure and Akira get intimate at the same time, I wish there would have been more closure to what became of Mami and Akira (I can't say I care what became of Hisame) and what is it with Yukina's breasts?! I love Tōyama's art but can we take a moment to look at how material hangs over breasts - Yukina seems to have rather large ones but it doesn't mean her clothes should stick to her.
Drawing 101:
Here I'm just nitpicking but Yukina's breasts are definitely drawn like the former.
Missions of Love has it's issues - no doubt there. But it's nicely drawn and really brings out what you'd expect from an enemies to lovers plot. For the most of it, it's an enjoyable read and one that you don't put down easily. I'd definitely recommend it to romance lovers who can turn a blind eye to the issues that come with Yukina and Shigure's story.
September 16, 2018
Estoy casi segura que me hubiera encantado este manga si tuviera trece años.
Pero como ya no es el caso, debo decir que fue una historia entretenida. Yukina, la protagonista, me agradó bastante tanto física como intelectualmente, es astuta, terca, tiene sus metas muy claras y ¡Hey! es escritora, cómo no puede caerme mejor.
Sin embargo lo que no me gustó del manga fue su interés amoroso; Shigure. No me gustó como la trataba en algunas ocasiones, y si, yo sé que estaba siendo chantajeado, pero aún así no logró capturar mi corazón.
Es un manga entretenido de leer, perfecto para pasar la tarde.
Pero como ya no es el caso, debo decir que fue una historia entretenida. Yukina, la protagonista, me agradó bastante tanto física como intelectualmente, es astuta, terca, tiene sus metas muy claras y ¡Hey! es escritora, cómo no puede caerme mejor.
Sin embargo lo que no me gustó del manga fue su interés amoroso; Shigure. No me gustó como la trataba en algunas ocasiones, y si, yo sé que estaba siendo chantajeado, pero aún así no logró capturar mi corazón.
Es un manga entretenido de leer, perfecto para pasar la tarde.
October 29, 2015
I don't understand what this manga was going for. Missions of Love is a strange manga, not so much because of its content or characters who are all reiterations of tropes we have seen before, but because of its tone. The tone of this book feels all wrong.
The premise is really simple. There's this "icy" misunderstood girl who everyone is afraid of, this is our classic protagonist. In her spare time she writes cell phone novels, I would call them ficlets or drabbles, and she wants to up her game by adding more romance to her stories. Only problem is, she's never experienced love or crushes so she has no idea how to write about them. Jump forward and she ends up blackmailing the most popular boy in school, who is secretly an asshole, into secretly role playing with her things people do when they are in love. It's strangely intimate and awkward, but throughout it all I could not get over how sexless it was. The build up, the strange conversations, this is not something people do in order to figure out what it feels like to hold someone else's hand PG style. This is what they do when they want to figure out something kinky(or maybe I just lack the innocence to find that believable and have a terribly dirty mind).
I kind of figured that the direction this would take would be her having him pretending to be her boyfriend, but that isn't really the deal. She just orders him to do things at random and then we get to see the awkwardness of her commands. The whole thing is super sketchy.
Also, I'm not sure how I feel about the cousin love triangle thing they are obviously setting up. I mean, he's her cousin. That can't be kosher....? Someone would need to explain to me why this isn't weird because the book has not clarified anything on that matter and I'm getting the creeps.
All in all, I'm going to keep reading. A) because the art is very pretty and B) because I've done that thing again where the library had a bunch of volumes on the shelf so I also picked up volumes 2 and 3. I might as well keep reading at this point!
The premise is really simple. There's this "icy" misunderstood girl who everyone is afraid of, this is our classic protagonist. In her spare time she writes cell phone novels, I would call them ficlets or drabbles, and she wants to up her game by adding more romance to her stories. Only problem is, she's never experienced love or crushes so she has no idea how to write about them. Jump forward and she ends up blackmailing the most popular boy in school, who is secretly an asshole, into secretly role playing with her things people do when they are in love. It's strangely intimate and awkward, but throughout it all I could not get over how sexless it was. The build up, the strange conversations, this is not something people do in order to figure out what it feels like to hold someone else's hand PG style. This is what they do when they want to figure out something kinky(or maybe I just lack the innocence to find that believable and have a terribly dirty mind).
I kind of figured that the direction this would take would be her having him pretending to be her boyfriend, but that isn't really the deal. She just orders him to do things at random and then we get to see the awkwardness of her commands. The whole thing is super sketchy.
Also, I'm not sure how I feel about the cousin love triangle thing they are obviously setting up. I mean, he's her cousin. That can't be kosher....? Someone would need to explain to me why this isn't weird because the book has not clarified anything on that matter and I'm getting the creeps.
All in all, I'm going to keep reading. A) because the art is very pretty and B) because I've done that thing again where the library had a bunch of volumes on the shelf so I also picked up volumes 2 and 3. I might as well keep reading at this point!
December 20, 2017
Our protagonist is a popular cell phone novelist (kind of like fan fic authors but different) under the penname Yupina. Of course, like "Fall in Love Like A Comic", this chick decides she needs to blackmail the hottest boy in school to experience love so she can write about it.
There's only so much you can write from your experience, and so much more you can based on what you read about. Kissing and all dat is plentiful in books but no. This girl has to blackmail someone to make out with.
Yeah, he's a twat. Yeah, he's really a twat.
But that's still sexual harassment and blackmail. Flip the roles and people are going to be freaking out about this but because it's a woman doing this to a man it's not a big deal?!
I get it-it's a manga. It's a guilty pleasure for some and that's cool. But it's not for me and I can't get into this.
November 14, 2012
This is absurd, over-the-top shoujo melodrama at it's most delicious. Yukina seems to be a loser girl with only one friend, but she's secretly the best-selling cell-phone novelist Yupina, and all her stories are based upon her observations of her classmates. But one day when she overhears some people complaining that her books need some sexy-time she realizes this is one thing she can't learn about just by watching.
Luckily for her, she discovers that her classmate Shigure, who's beloved by all girls, is a total cad who's manipulating his female classmates for his own pleasure. So of course Yukina blackmails him into teaching her the ways of love. But Shigure isn't chuffed about this set-up, so he tries to frame Yukina in embarrassing ways, forcing Yukina to employ counter-stratagems to defuse his plots. So basically a rom-com version of Spy vs Spy.
Luckily for her, she discovers that her classmate Shigure, who's beloved by all girls, is a total cad who's manipulating his female classmates for his own pleasure. So of course Yukina blackmails him into teaching her the ways of love. But Shigure isn't chuffed about this set-up, so he tries to frame Yukina in embarrassing ways, forcing Yukina to employ counter-stratagems to defuse his plots. So basically a rom-com version of Spy vs Spy.
July 26, 2013
I really enjoyed this. I have no idea why. Maybe because the main girl is a well-developed character that stands atop all the others? I really, really liked it.
It's a bit off the beaten path for a shoujo, so it doesn't feel like I've seen all this too many times.
It's a bit off the beaten path for a shoujo, so it doesn't feel like I've seen all this too many times.
April 17, 2018
It‘s horrible. The main girl is awful. All the people surrounding her are jealous and selffish and manipulative and this manga is just bad. Beyond bad. I know in a weird way it‘s addictive but do yourself a favour and stop reading because it only gets worse and you‘ll loath the characters only further if you continue.
I cannot put into words how horrible this is.
I cannot put into words how horrible this is.
May 7, 2020
This was a fun start to a manga series that is a bit ~taboo~. I loved seeing the two main characters dance around one another and try to continually one up each other. I'm excited to continue on and see where this goes!
June 18, 2022
Well, this is a pleasant surprise. My previous experience of Ema Toyama's work was Manga Dogs, which I hated! It was with considerable trepidation that I dove in to my 15 volumes of Missions of Love.
So far, it's not bad. A clever story idea that is nicely fleshed out in the first volume. Can it be sustained for 15 volumes? That remains to be seen.
So far, it's not bad. A clever story idea that is nicely fleshed out in the first volume. Can it be sustained for 15 volumes? That remains to be seen.
May 29, 2022
Yikes! The way the characters treat each other in this book, reminds me of how vicious school can be! I shall not be continuing with the series. The cousin being into her as is hinted is also…problematic.
2, not a healthy relationship in the bunch, stars.
2, not a healthy relationship in the bunch, stars.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 18, 2024
Ich habe die Reihe schon vor einigen Jahren gelesen und jetzt wieder Lust drauf bekommen. Die Geschichte startet ziemlich zügig und klärt einen sofort über die Situation auf. Ein guter Einstieg, der Lust auf mehr macht.
8/10⭐
8/10⭐
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February 6, 2021they were my first collapse omg
September 6, 2023
Yukina und shigure>>>
December 6, 2025
J'avais les 19 tomes de la série en ma possession mais je n'ai pas tenu plus de deux tomes... c'était une expérience assez gênante...
May 18, 2021
I LOVE THIS!!! I read all the way to volume 10 (my kindle unlimited just went "heck nah" so I couldn't read on unless I buy the next books) it was SUPER interesting. You don't see much main characters DEMANDING you to do their missions. It made my heart go "wheeeee!" and made me go "EEEEEEE". This is how I know I REALLY REALLY liked it. No, loved it. Personally, if I was in Yukina's position, I would choose Akira and be a total little *bleeeeep* to Shigure. I groaned a lot when Shigure did some stupid stuff, ESPECIALLY TAKING OFF YUKINA'S GLASSES, WHICH IS HER WEAKNESS, AND MAKING HER FACE PEOPLE. LIKE, WHY. But afterwards, I started tolerating him and adoring Akira a lot. Once I saw Akira's serious side I was like "DAMN THIS IS THE SIDE OF AKIRA YOU RARELY SEE!!!" and it's all for Yukina :)
100/5 Love love LOVE it.
100/5 Love love LOVE it.
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March 14, 2023
Auf den ersten Blick ist die farbenfrohe Coveraufmachung von Ema Toyama's xx me! eine richtige Augenweide und hat hauptsächlich dafür gesorgt, dass es bei den ganzen Mangaempfehlungen, zwischen denen ich wählen konnte, diese Reihe wurde, die es ebenfalls in mein Regal geschafft hat.
In xx me! geht es um ein junges Mädchen namens Yukina. Sie schreibt Handyromane, von denen ihre Mitschüler sehr begeistert sind, ohne das sie wissen, dass sie selbst als Vorlagen dienen und ohne zu wissen, dass diese Romane von ihrer Mitschülerin stammen. Was diesen Romanen aber fehlt ist Liebe, also versucht Yukina dieses Gefühl zu recherchieren und hat durch einen glücklichen Zufall den perfekten Kandidaten gefunden.
Der Schulsprecher Shigure Kitami ist bei den Mädchen ziemlich beliebt und bekommt eine Liebeserklärung nach der nächsten. Als sie sein Notizbuch entdeckt, wo er Name, Datum, Ort und Liebesbezeugung der Person reinschreibt, nutzt sie die Gelegenheit ihn damit zu erpressen. Sie will, dass er ihr Freund ist - rein zu Forschungszwecken.
Doch mit Shigure Kitami legt man sich nicht so einfach an und ein kleines Tauziehen um das Sagen beginnt...
Die Geschichte selbst finde ich sehr faszinierend. Ein junges Mädchen will etwas schreiben, wovon sie keine Ahnung hat, also recherchiert sie auf eine sehr untypische, aber unterhaltsame Weise. Wieso ihr dieses Gefühl nicht vertraut ist, kann man nur erahnen.
Dass sie sich dazu ausgerechnet diesen manipulativen Kotzbrocken aussucht, ist zwar kein Zufall, aber konnte mich weniger überzeugen. Ich wurde mit Kitami überhaupt nicht warm.
Ema Toyama hat ihn mal sehr weich, mal herausfordernd gezeichnet.
Auch Yukina hat etwas nicht direkt ansprechendes an sich, aber ich fühlte mich auch nicht von ihr abgestoßen.
Man erfährt sehr wenig über Yukina selbst, nur das sie als Frosthexe bezeichnet wird. Die Leute weichen ihrem eiskalten Blick und ihren frostigen Händen aus, aber wieso das so ist, erfährt der Leser nicht.
Das verleiht der Geschichte etwas geheimnisvolles, was mir sehr gut gefallen hat. Ihr einziger bester Freund Akima unterstützt sie bei ihren Romanen und obwohl er als vertrauenswürdig portratiert wird, verwehrt Toyama dem Leser den Zugang zu diesem Charakter.
Die Zeichnungen sind sehr weich gezeichnet und äußerst ansprechend. Die besonderen Momente, wo Yukina und Kitami alleine sind, sind zunächst angespannt dargestellt, aber man merkt von Bild zu Bild, wie sich die Spannung löst.
Toyama hat wirklich einen bemerkenswerten Ausdrucksstil.
Für einen Reihenauftakt auf jeden Fall storymäßig und zeichnerisch sehr gut gelungen. Zum Glück liegt die Fortsetzung schon bereit :)
Insgesamt gibt es bisher vierzehn Bände, weitere folgen.
In xx me! geht es um ein junges Mädchen namens Yukina. Sie schreibt Handyromane, von denen ihre Mitschüler sehr begeistert sind, ohne das sie wissen, dass sie selbst als Vorlagen dienen und ohne zu wissen, dass diese Romane von ihrer Mitschülerin stammen. Was diesen Romanen aber fehlt ist Liebe, also versucht Yukina dieses Gefühl zu recherchieren und hat durch einen glücklichen Zufall den perfekten Kandidaten gefunden.
Der Schulsprecher Shigure Kitami ist bei den Mädchen ziemlich beliebt und bekommt eine Liebeserklärung nach der nächsten. Als sie sein Notizbuch entdeckt, wo er Name, Datum, Ort und Liebesbezeugung der Person reinschreibt, nutzt sie die Gelegenheit ihn damit zu erpressen. Sie will, dass er ihr Freund ist - rein zu Forschungszwecken.
Doch mit Shigure Kitami legt man sich nicht so einfach an und ein kleines Tauziehen um das Sagen beginnt...
Die Geschichte selbst finde ich sehr faszinierend. Ein junges Mädchen will etwas schreiben, wovon sie keine Ahnung hat, also recherchiert sie auf eine sehr untypische, aber unterhaltsame Weise. Wieso ihr dieses Gefühl nicht vertraut ist, kann man nur erahnen.
Dass sie sich dazu ausgerechnet diesen manipulativen Kotzbrocken aussucht, ist zwar kein Zufall, aber konnte mich weniger überzeugen. Ich wurde mit Kitami überhaupt nicht warm.
Ema Toyama hat ihn mal sehr weich, mal herausfordernd gezeichnet.
Auch Yukina hat etwas nicht direkt ansprechendes an sich, aber ich fühlte mich auch nicht von ihr abgestoßen.
Man erfährt sehr wenig über Yukina selbst, nur das sie als Frosthexe bezeichnet wird. Die Leute weichen ihrem eiskalten Blick und ihren frostigen Händen aus, aber wieso das so ist, erfährt der Leser nicht.
Das verleiht der Geschichte etwas geheimnisvolles, was mir sehr gut gefallen hat. Ihr einziger bester Freund Akima unterstützt sie bei ihren Romanen und obwohl er als vertrauenswürdig portratiert wird, verwehrt Toyama dem Leser den Zugang zu diesem Charakter.
Die Zeichnungen sind sehr weich gezeichnet und äußerst ansprechend. Die besonderen Momente, wo Yukina und Kitami alleine sind, sind zunächst angespannt dargestellt, aber man merkt von Bild zu Bild, wie sich die Spannung löst.
Toyama hat wirklich einen bemerkenswerten Ausdrucksstil.
Für einen Reihenauftakt auf jeden Fall storymäßig und zeichnerisch sehr gut gelungen. Zum Glück liegt die Fortsetzung schon bereit :)
Insgesamt gibt es bisher vierzehn Bände, weitere folgen.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 14, 2013
The first volume of Watashi ni xx Shinasai! in its entirety does not disappoint, primarily because it's slightly different than the majority of shoujo mangas. When I look for a new series to read, I usually seek the ones that have better than average drawings, and on the aspect, I'd say this manga had pretty much good drawings - that is, a beautiful heroine and a handsome hero.
Sure enough, Himuro Yukina is different than most female leads that have been plaguing the shoujo genre. That was an advantage for me. After all, I've been getting irked by the cliche heroines who all had the same personalities and are in general weak in characters. But it is only at the first few chapters wherein the seemingly strong persona of Yukina would be portrayed, soon enough she was slowly falling into the category of shoujo female leads. At times she had the tendency to be stupid because of her innocence. But I was glad when she didn't allow Kitami Shigure to manipulate her like a dice to fall into his bidding - although somewhat quivering, it was her strength that was the best thing about her.
Another thing that I look out for is an interesting male protagonist. Kitami Shigure was drawn quite well, effectively making him a "bishounen," but as for his personality, it crumbled towards the end. But then again, perhaps another side of him was just being illustrated to convey development; but honestly, I found him better at the beginning. I would note, though, that indeed he is different from other heroes as well. Even slightly unpredictable and complex. But not necessarily more charming.
The plot so far is not necessarily original, but it was compelling nonetheless. The chapters would end in a cliffhanger fashion, thus urging the readers to read further. It managed to keep me riveted and somewhat excited to know what could plausibly happen next. If you're looking for a manga that could make you fall in love, that could make your heart beat in anticipation as though you were the heroine yourself, then Watashi ni xx Shinasai! is for you.
Sure enough, Himuro Yukina is different than most female leads that have been plaguing the shoujo genre. That was an advantage for me. After all, I've been getting irked by the cliche heroines who all had the same personalities and are in general weak in characters. But it is only at the first few chapters wherein the seemingly strong persona of Yukina would be portrayed, soon enough she was slowly falling into the category of shoujo female leads. At times she had the tendency to be stupid because of her innocence. But I was glad when she didn't allow Kitami Shigure to manipulate her like a dice to fall into his bidding - although somewhat quivering, it was her strength that was the best thing about her.
Another thing that I look out for is an interesting male protagonist. Kitami Shigure was drawn quite well, effectively making him a "bishounen," but as for his personality, it crumbled towards the end. But then again, perhaps another side of him was just being illustrated to convey development; but honestly, I found him better at the beginning. I would note, though, that indeed he is different from other heroes as well. Even slightly unpredictable and complex. But not necessarily more charming.
The plot so far is not necessarily original, but it was compelling nonetheless. The chapters would end in a cliffhanger fashion, thus urging the readers to read further. It managed to keep me riveted and somewhat excited to know what could plausibly happen next. If you're looking for a manga that could make you fall in love, that could make your heart beat in anticipation as though you were the heroine yourself, then Watashi ni xx Shinasai! is for you.
October 4, 2019
1.5 stars (DNF)
When the main character was first introduced, I quite disliked her.
She was cunning and ambitious yes but she felt a bit too so, seeping into arrogant territory. While I do like these types of characters, Shina(?) came off as too arrogant to be smart. Blackmailing is common in shoujo manga but her actions came of to me as extremely selfish and disgusting even for shoujo standards; I've seen villains who had more kindness. This for me, ruined what ever charm she could have. I did not feel a hint of sympathy for even when her back story was explained (It was explained quite quickly and I did not have the time to digest it).
This is only part of the reason I DNF'd it.
Another was all the trope shojo characters in the book. I'd felt like I'd seen carbon copies of the same character but better in another book.
This story disappointing as even though it was character driven, the characters are the bad type of disgusting and boring.
When the main character was first introduced, I quite disliked her.
She was cunning and ambitious yes but she felt a bit too so, seeping into arrogant territory. While I do like these types of characters, Shina(?) came off as too arrogant to be smart. Blackmailing is common in shoujo manga but her actions came of to me as extremely selfish and disgusting even for shoujo standards; I've seen villains who had more kindness. This for me, ruined what ever charm she could have. I did not feel a hint of sympathy for even when her back story was explained (It was explained quite quickly and I did not have the time to digest it).
This is only part of the reason I DNF'd it.
Another was all the trope shojo characters in the book. I'd felt like I'd seen carbon copies of the same character but better in another book.
This story disappointing as even though it was character driven, the characters are the bad type of disgusting and boring.
July 21, 2012
This is one hot manga. Seriously, the chemistry between the demanding cell-phone-novelist-in-secret Yukina and the popular womanizer Shigure is electric! Even though this story begins with Yukina needing a guinea pig for her 'love experiment' - understanding what love is so she can write about it, the distance between the blackmailer (Yukina who discovers Shigure's secret as a womanizer) and the balackmailee shortens! I'm intrigued by this mass of tangled loves.
May 15, 2016
Got recommended this manga by Sabrine, thanks again. :)
I loved this first volume, Yukina-chan was so cute (and a bit of a ice princess, but I can imagine why she would put up that front. Poor her, having such a scary expression, and everyone getting scared and running away. :()
Shigure, ah Shigure, our lovely playboy, but he is oh so hot. *swoon*
I really loved the missions, and I will be sure to read the other volumes soon. :)
I loved this first volume, Yukina-chan was so cute (and a bit of a ice princess, but I can imagine why she would put up that front. Poor her, having such a scary expression, and everyone getting scared and running away. :()
Shigure, ah Shigure, our lovely playboy, but he is oh so hot. *swoon*
I really loved the missions, and I will be sure to read the other volumes soon. :)
February 20, 2020
2020 Read #221
I actually surprisingly like this manga! I know the consent issues and use of blackmail may rankle some readers, but I accept it because both of the lead characters are twisted individuals who have used people to get what they want. I wonder how far this game of love and hate will go!!
I actually surprisingly like this manga! I know the consent issues and use of blackmail may rankle some readers, but I accept it because both of the lead characters are twisted individuals who have used people to get what they want. I wonder how far this game of love and hate will go!!
December 20, 2016
Quick and fun read. I love the images, it's basically what drove me in, plus we have a super icy character hated by everyone but her cousin that's secretly a super loved novel writer. I was sold.
It was a cute read, I'll keep up with the story!
It was a cute read, I'll keep up with the story!
August 6, 2017
Estado: todos los tomos leídos.
July 26, 2017
3.5/5
February 16, 2018
I read this for the Contemporary-a-thon graphic novel challenge!
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