First review!
Romance manga always has a certain set of flaws. Often times, there's misunderstandings, miscommunications, and needless side-tracking, all of which derails from the main story. No matter how strong a story starts, drama traded for character development is always a fear.
It's safe to say that Tonari no Seki no Satou-san is at that breaking point, as I write this review. Before I talk about that, let's review what makes the manga exceptional, even in the field chock-full of shoujo.
For one, the male MC thought process is fully detailed. Often times, we as the readers have to create character's thoughts. While we can see what
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Satou-san Who Sits Next to Me Japanese: 隣の席の佐藤さん InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 3
Chapters: 21
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 13, 2019 to May 10, 2020
Theme:
School
Serialization:
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May 11, 2021
What I really liked about Tonari no Seki no Satou-san (Satou-san Who Sits Next to Me) is the relationship progress between Yamaguchi and Satou. Yamaguchi is a boy is the silent but cool type and Satou is basically just a bubbly girl who is also a klutz who tends to talk to Yamachi about whats on her mind. At first Yamaguchi would always be annoyed by Satou's rambling but as the story goes and the more he interacts with Satou he finds himself romantically interested in Satou. A big part of the story is Satou's online relationship with an individual who Satou's never met irl,
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Mar 17, 2020
Nothing revolutionary, but seems promising for any fan of simple, pure shoujo stories.
A smart, silent and cold (but not rude) male MC (Yamaguchi) and an overly enthusiastic, happy-go-lucky, slightly gullible and klutzy female MC (Satou) who are sitting besides each other in class. Initially, Yamaguchi thinks of her as bothersome and would rather just want to be left alone, but as simple-minded as Satou is, she doesn't realise any of that and thus continuously initiates conversations with him. Those two getting to know each other is literally the entire plot of the manga (so far at least). There are no side-characters introduced and the setting ... 
Jan 18, 2022
STORY:
The story is a simple love story between two classmates who sit next to each other. There isn't much going on aside from the two's interaction. This is something that provides a change of pace from all the other romance manga that exist. ART: Art is nothing special. CHARACTER: They have that simple character that makes them easily likeable and relatable. Satou is a bit of an airhead, and might be annoying at first, but she gets likeable easily. ENJOYMENT: ... 
Jun 6, 2022
Slight Spoilers?
Honestly, this is a hidden gem of a manga. I really enjoyed it. It's highly relatable especially for me. I've been in the MC's situation (close to the end of the manga), I didn't have that kind of happy ending. Honestly it took a nice twist towards the middle to end part, and didn't just follow the typical troupes. Yamaguchi as a character is thought out quite well to be honest. His soliloquies were well thought out and helped build him as a character. It goes to show when you are just looking at someone, you can never really understand who they are. When you ... 
Jan 13, 2025
This manga is about a high school boy named Yamaguchi slowly falling in love with a girl named Satou. Yamaguchi is popular and smart and good at sports. Satou is plain and clumsy and bad at everything. He originally finds her annoying and dislikes having to sit next to her in class, but eventually he comes to be impressed by her kindness, perseverance, and unfaltering optimism.
The manga does a good job with Satou. Her good aspects shine through really well and it's easy to empathize with her lack of self-esteem. She comes across as really cute. Yamaguchi I didn't really like much. The manga is ... |
