B.O.D.Y.

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Ohhh boy where do I begin...?

First off, this is not a bad manga. If you compare it to your average shoujo romance where the two main characters have a misunderstanding that leads to a break up that leads to millions of chapters where I try not to yell at these silly teenagers for being ridiculous, then B.O.D.Y. is actually one of the nicest shoujo I have read so far.

STORY 7/10

Again, it's a shoujo manga so the most I could be was pleasantly surprised by the story - I know a lot of people like drama drama drama, but so many times that leads to ridiculous ... misunderstandings that could easily be solved if the two mains just Talked To Each Other And Stopped Making Assumptions Based On Their Insecurites.
B.O.D.Y. was a nice change of pace. At first I thought I wasn't gonna like where it was going - I was fully prepared for a ditzy girl who falls in love with a seemingly boring guy who then is revealed to be a flirty non-committal host. More on the characters later though as this is for the most part a character-driven story.

ART 8/10

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous~!

CHARACTER 9/10

Now time to really confess.
The two leads, Fuji and Sakura (and I know this might be a bit hard to believe as this is shoujo) ACTUALLY COMMUNICATE AND AVOID FRUSTRATING MISUNDERSTANDINGS. Take that Bokura gaita!!! >.<

They both are still insecure and innocent - the latter is less so for Fuji - but it wasn't so overwhelming that I couldn't finish the story just from how convoluted and boring a temporary break up has the potential to be.
Having a misunderstanding created out of nothing, followed by the main guy LI coldly telling the girl they should break up without actually discussing anything beforehand is a trope that will make me drop a manga immediately.
Thankfully the characters in B.O.D.Y. were its saving grace.

Sakura is straightforward, easy to read, and for the most part very honest. She also isn't insecure to the point where she has zero trust in her beau. When she's conflicted about something, Fuji can figure her out pretty easily and before you know it they've discussed and resolved an issue that a lesser manga would have dragged out for another ten chapters.
It was very satisfying to read about a couple with an actual good relationship where they TRUST EACH OTHER and that trust isn't conveniently thrown away for plot purposes.

They still have arguments, and there are even misunderstandings but nothing was ever overused to the point it was frustrating to read.
Plus, the side characters AKA the friend group was very good. There was a small conflict between Sakura and Asuka, but asides from that Sakura's friends are very supportive.

Enjoyment 9/10

So I got to chapter 12 and I realized that rather than me just having started reading this as a way to procrastinate, I was genuinely enjoying reading it. I enjoyed the light humour, the same romance story that we've read so many times but with different characters, and especially the main leads who I didn't at any point during my reading yell at.
I enjoyed the ending, it was cute and I'm always a big fan of time skips - I like seeing everyone's 'happy ending' or whatever.
I really want more characters like Fuji and Sakura >.<

OVERALL 9/10

I'm just gonna end up going off again about how much I liked Fuji and Sakura's relationship so I'll stop here. Definitely a manga that you shouldn't overlook ^^

The story sounded good enough in the summary so i picked it up. A girl who falls for a boy who is at first seems like a good shy boy but actually it's all for appearance and he's working as a host after school.
But this is all. Just an interesting concept. After this is all used in the first volumes your left with a very typical boring to death story. About all kinds of love rivals and exams and typical things. Nothing really new. This manga even not trying to refresh something. And no, to take the typical settings for shoujo and put ... there a host club isn't really refreshing.
Maybe the problem was with how the story was told. he just felt so unrealistic and i couldn't relate to it at all.
One of my biggest problems was the characters, they was so flat ,stupid, and childish. I wanted to bang my head against the wall every 5 seconds while reading it. The main character was like "oh i seen a nice guy im in love with him" and 5 seconds later "oh here is another nice guy i guess im in love with him now".
And then she goes and pokes her nose into business that not related to her. Why? because of her nosy nature? or maybe because the mangaka couldn't come up with something better?
Also the art isn't that good especially in the first 2 volumes. It's not that bad. Just very simple and all the characters look almost the same but with slightly another hair.
Really tried to read it but i guess its an age issue.
Maybe if you are in the fifth grade you'll enjoy it.

I found this manga on MAL and it seemed interesting. I've been reading manga for years and just recently I've turned to MAL to find new ones.

I really wanted to like this story to be honest, but I hate Fuji. I straight up hate his character. I'm a fan of the whole scarred past, and the bad boy thing still I can't make myself like him.
He's immature, both characters fall in love way to quickly to be realistic and it seems from the very beginning that she is wrapped around his finger and will just blindly follow him anywhere. (think Naruto to Sakura, and ... why I hate her too.) He doesn't do a thing for her, he doesn't try to understand her.


*Spoilers*

He puts her in situations knowing she'll be insecure, and then he gets mad and leaves her. Seriously! Screw him.

Now I didn't just drop this manga, because I can't stand Fuji it is also because I want to root for Kura. I can't continue reading this knowing that in regular manga fashion she will end up with Fuji. I won't stand for it and in such I won't support this manga, because Kura is awesome and Fuji sucks! I have no idea why the artist made Fuji so detestable and Kura so sweet and supporting, but I won't read to the end and will satisfied with the image of Kura getting the girl that I delusion myself into creating.

Thank You that is all.