Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
My Little Monster

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After giving this a good read, I came to realise how wholesome this manga is. While being a cute romance manga, the art definitely isn't everything. What matters is how enjoyable it was.

I love the characters and all the other romances going on instead of just having a single love romance. While there may be parts I dislike, for the most part, I love the entire story.
This story felt like it was truly made with the hearts of the characters in it while also making me feel like I'm watching them from the sidelines.
Giving me a laugh, making me almost cry, and giving me much ... excitement, I've come to really love this amazing manga. Coming across a manga that makes me want to review and share my emotions never happen. But, this is just one of those exceptions. And it's an unimaginably amazing one.

This is truly a piece of art that moved me many times, not just at the end, but throughout the whole manga.

I loved this manga so much! I had to immediately begin reading it after watching its anime adaption, I was so hooked and wanted to know what happened to the characters.

I loved my little monster so much, mainly because of the characters. Shizuku is one of the most relatable leads, and watching her develop throughout the manga was so enjoyable. I loved the chemistry between her and Haru as they navigated their relationship with one another and worked on themselves. It was refreshing to see a manga from the perspectives of social outcasts, as it made it feel more realistic. I also loved the side ... characters so much, they were all so funny and had distinct personalities.

Overall,, my little monster was incredibly heartwarmng and kept me hooked (I read the whole series in a couple days), and I completely recommend to anyone looking for a fun and sweet bit of escapism <3

Disclaimer: some scenes differ from the anime and make the manga an overall worse feeling experience. I will elaborate on that part mainly.


The biggest problem for me I consider a personal one but I am sure it is one for many readers, and that is FL(Shizuku) having strong feelings for another character while with ML(Haru) already. It makes little sense, too. Only to be seen in the manga, it might leave the reader feeling irritated and sour. It was a shock since I first watched the anime and it made little sense to me suddenly having Shizuku transform into this meek Shoujo girl with strong ... feelings for another man while having an established relationship. The character lost all of its credibility for me and it stayed that way until the end of the manga- moreso since actual wholesome romance with ML is scarce, so much so that I still am not sure if she actually should be with the other cast member. But that is another discussion.


The content is pretty much the same but with more extras. Most characters are some sort of "outcast" and it shows when interacting with the rest of the cast. While not necessarily bad, the dynamics can be weird and uncomfortable at times. But all in all it feels like a nice little read even if pretty shallow- to add to that, there really isn't much to this manga. It does everything a little but nothing too much or great while at it. It feels like you just see this world pass by- and suddenly it is over not being too memorable.

Would I recommend the manga/when having watched the anime? If you have not watched the anime, go ahead and read it. The mentioned problem still consists but you might be able to overlook it. If you watched the anime, I would recommend ending the series with that. It is not worth destroying a whole character for some added content for me personally.
And as always, art is great :-)