Girl Crush

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Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: Nov 19, 2020 to ?

Theme: Idols (Female)

Serialization: Comic Nicola

Authors: Tayama, Midori (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.24¹ (scored by 472 users)

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Ranked: #5554²

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Tenka Momose, a high school freshman that can sing and dance... she's pretty and smart to boot! She's good at everything but love. One day she meets Erian Satou, and was pulled in by her passionate dedication to becoming an idol. This is the story about two young girls chasing after their K-Pop idol dream!!

(Source: Comikey Media)

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Girl Crush has been published digitally in English through Comikey since August 18, 2021.

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Mar 1, 2024

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Preliminary (63/? eps)

An idol manga set in South Korea ? Yes, Girl Crush offers a modern take on this genre.

Story : 9/10
The realism really helps immerse us in the story allowing us to discover this world of competition and perfection where trainees battle each other to debut as real idols. The entire process, from auditions to group training, is depicted without neglecting several good twists that add depth to Tenka’s story. Additionally, there are references to major entertainment agencies for the pleasure of the aficionados.

Art : 7/10
While the drawings may appear somewhat rough, they effectively convey their message and shine during important moments, featuring stylish characters. Overall, ...

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Nov 24, 2024

BabyBlouie

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Preliminary (7/? eps)

Oh. My god. What did I just read. I got reccomended this by my best friend, and as a huge idol fan I expected to like it, plus setting it in the world of K-pop was definitely an interesting change of pace, but Jesus, this is far far more than what I could ever expect.

This has some of the most nuanced characters in the entirety of the idol/sports genre, maybe even all of manga as a whole, the only other that surpasses it that I’m familiar with is skip and loafer. This is such an incredibly smartly written subversion of the clichés of the genre, ... first of all the protagonist, who instead of being a wide eyed simpleton with big dreams is a secretly insecure popular girl ace that wastes no time hitting you with the feels for her backstory, who joins the K-pop world because SHE was jealous of a wide eyed simpleton with big dreams (Eiran and tenka how I love you)

But the manga is not subversion for subversion’s sake, as I said before, every character, even the minor ones, are all incredibly nuanced, and each momrnt feel so personal to the characters, it never falls into clichés because of a misguided idea that “that’s how these stories work”, it always knows what it’s doing.

The artwork is genuinely amazing, it’s very hard to convey the beauty of dance through a still image, but every time these characters move I feel the energy and the passion, the characters are extremely expressive outside of performing too, and this manga is so good at really hitting you with the most perfect facial expression for an emotional moment that brings me to tears.

There’s a huge element of healthy rivalries and sisterhood throughout the story that is honestly my favorite, that truly respects the complexity of female feelings and relationships, the main girls make each other grow not despite, but BECAUSE of the many fights and disagreements they have, and they learn to grow up together and ultimately respect each other immensely, all relationships bring something new to the table!

The side characters as I said all feel alive and are each important to the plot, which is very important to me as I like it more when the world feels wide and rich with people, I can’t wait to see each of them again next chapters, even the male characters are interesting and nuanced, and I’m typically VERY critical of them in other works

Also jiwoo? Your confidence inspires me immensely, you aroace, non-binary queen asshole, you

In general I really reccomend this to ANYONE who’s into the genre, it truly makes you think unlike anything else and I feel like you leave with a different worldview and opinion of your fellow human peers, and I can’t wait for more

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Mar 3, 2023

TheBoogieBoi

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Well-written

Preliminary (34/? eps)

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You ever come across an underground artist that you just cannot believe is so underappreciated despite their talent? Well Girl Crush is that series for me. Cause at first glance, it kinda seems like it would be an ecchi series that would just be another dime a dozen. However, this misconception disappears the second you read chapter one. Not only does it become clear that this is a meaningful series, it shows originality from the get go.

(PLOT SPOILERS to show that it is original)
Tenka Momose, the protagonist of the story, is not a good person. She is self-absorbed, arrogant, and vain as in her ...

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