Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai
Defying Kurosaki-kun

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Why did I start reading this manga? It has been one of the worst decisions of my life.

“The female lead is strong, and she does not let herself get pushed around as the other shoujo’s protagonists do”, they said.
“The male lead is handsome and he hides a good and kind side”, they said.
Lies. Terrible lies. And the worst is that I always want to finish what I start. This means that now I am condemned to read every single chapter untill the end of the manga. Eighty-eight chapters. I will die.
The female lead is strong only in the first episode, then she ... becomes a total idiot. Moreover, the male lead (who is called by everyone “the Black Devil”), is a crazy psychopath as well as a harasser. I will explain myself better: the Black Devil gets obsessed with the female lead, his life’s goal becomes controlling her, he kisses her multiple times without her consent (even when she starts going out with another boy) and, actually, he does even worse (he almost undresses her, again without her consent, and he leaves marks on her skin). And the annoying thing is that she does not do anything to stop him! Does he kiss her without her consent? She blushes and she does not do anything to get him off. Does he harass her? She falls madly in love with him. Does he treat her like a dog? She gets all offended but eventually falls in love even more because, deep down, "he is a good guy". I would also like to remind you that she has a boyfriend. So, yes: basically, she starts going out with a boy but, at the same time, she plays the lover and the dog of the "Black Devil".

I swear, I am losing my sanity reading this manga. There is no decent character in this story and the plot, in my humble opinion, makes no sense.
How do people love this type of plot and dream of a toxic and disgusting relationship like the one that these two protagonists have? I will never understand this. If I found a guy like that, I would fuck him off immediately, and I would slap him in the hope that he would come to his senses, but maybe it is me who is weird. I cannot even believe that the author wrote and drew clear scenes of sexual assault and painted them as romantic.

I hope not to kill all my brain cells trying to finish this manga. I will come back to update this review when and if I can finish this.

Honestly Team Black Prince all the freaking way!!! Love triangles are just the best and this one is one of my favorite love triangle mangas!

Story 9/10
Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai is about a girl who was plain in middle school (honestly she really isn't) decides that her high school life will be different! Upon her adventure through high school, she begins to like the school idol, the white prince, who always hangs out with the black demon, a guy who is rumored to be very dangerous (doesn't really sound that dangerous when I state it), and doesn't like him, hanging with the white prince. ... A sudden turn happens and her parents decide to move, resulting her to move into the dorms, where the white prince and black demon!!! WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HER LOVE LIFE?! Find out by reading the manga!

Art 8/10
The art is somewhat good! You can tell the difference between the characters and some of the romantic scenes are drawn beautifully!

Character 7/10
Gotta say the heroine has some guts! The characters each have different personalities especially my favorite, the black prince, Kurosaki!! Even though he does treat her bad sometimes, he does get jealous (AHHH STUDY GROUP CHAPTER ;D) and he reminds me of a tsundere (kawaii:D). He says she's just entertainment but he still does some things;) to her.

Enjoyment 10/10
You know that feeling you get when you're reading and like some really romantic scene comes up, it comes from the bottom of your stomach and makes you like want to scream and just freak out? No, just me? Well that's what I get from this manga which is the most awsomest feelings you need to get while reading mangas!

Thankxx for reading my review and I hope this helps you read this cause it's really good!

A strong female in a shoujo manga YES AT LAST. Ive been trawling through so many annoying cry baby girls and finally a girl with some guts.
The story goes as this: the main girl is chasing after the "prince" in the school when she comes across the "Black Devil". Her parents decide to move her into the dorm where the prince and devil also live in the dorm. From there we see them interact in school. Only one chapter so far so thats all there is to say.
Only one chapter published so far and loving it, hopefully the next one will come out soon!! (its ... only just been put up about a month ago).
The art is fantastic too. Its not the most original story but its enjoyable!

I. LOVE. THIS. BOOK. Seriously.
This is definitely a shoujo manga, which means love triangles, love between boy and girl, complications, and (hopefully!!!) a happy ending.
So far, this manga has made my day. I was amidst reading this super depressing manga, but as soon as I just saw this book again, I felt better immediately. It's a pure feel-good book.

So the story is typical for a shoujo, you know boy meets girl because of an event that brings them together... etc etc. But what makes this one outstanding is the characters: they aren't shallow at all.
They're depicted with depth, the girl isn't a ... cry-baby who gets her way because she's an innocent angel, but she isn't the fearless rebel either. I love her character (VERY RARE). With her you get the best of both worlds, on the outside she's confident, but then you see through her thoughts that she actually second-guesses herself and has some issues. But the best part is NO WHINING! Usually you get the "why did this happen to me? poor me, poor me" self-pity party, but not at all here.
The guy is my perfect guy, he's good looking, cold, sadistic, the whole package, but then through his misguided actions, he slowly understands his feelings for her... There are a few gaps in his character though, I mean for example it feels a bit quick, how fast he puts the moves on her, I would have thought more teasing first, but it only makes the story more enjoyable, and is really the ONLY flaw.

This book is a shoujo/girl must read. I can't stress enough how much I liked it, and if you just want to get lost in a nice romance this book really is right for you. I'm the type to usually get hung up on all the details and how things don't add up, with this manga, I can't even remember any bad moments. It has just the right proportion of romance and teasing moments, without having a sexual focus. If you like (or ADORE like me) Kaichou wa maid-sama, then you will probably love this book as much as I do!!

Short Review, after reading like 52 chapters I think this manga is not that bad. It's just your regular shoujo manga. Nothing too serious but nothing too naive. At the beginning, it kinda looks like some crap story with two hot guys chasing a plain.. more like a rudimentary girl (was a bit annoying). But the best thing about this manga which makes it stand out, in my opinion, is the character development. IT HAS A STORY WITH EMOTIONS. Art gets better too.

Story is simple. Two hot guys: white and black. White popular. Black Demon. Girl likes white. Black kinda likes girl. Girl realizes ... she likes black too. Black tsun much. Whites dates girl to bully black. Black still tsun but sudden dere moments. blah blah... Then the real story begins. So, all the stuff above is not the real point of this manga. It has got some cute and beautiful moments too. :3

Shoujo readers would enjoy it enough.

I think I read enough of this to get a general idea of what this story is like. Want to read a typical shoujo story with a questionable foundation? Well, this is the read for you!

Defying Kursosaki-Kun is about Yuu who likes Shirakawa, but ends up pissing off Kurosaki, his best friend by causing trouble at the dorms. Kurosaki decides that he wants to discipline Yu by kissing her and the story progresses from there.

A typical story where a girl falls in love with an asshole guy who is constantly kissing her when she doesn't want to. She falls in love with him because she ... sees that he isn't as bad as she thought he was. The plot pushes this narrative of having a girl fall in love with a guy who has no respect for her boundaries. But it's ok because he has a somewhat sad backstory and he gets character development? Seriously speaking, it's a pretty weak start to a romance story that gets drawn out by other characters that don't add too much to the story.

Let's talk about the characters starting with Yu. She's your average high school girl, not a crybaby but not a super-strong character either. She claims she likes Shirakawa, but she also doesn't hate it when Kurosaki forces himself on her? There should be no reason why she falls in love with Kurosaki considering all he does is wanting to torment her. In other words, she doesn't hate the fact that he is taking an interest in him.

Kurosaki-Kun is your typical bad boy character who develops an interest in Yu after their first encounter. He claims that he's keeping her in check with all his actions and enjoys making her cry. He is extremely possessive of her even though he claims he doesn't like her.

Shirakawa is a character that appears to be nice to other people, but in fact, acts for his own interests. He dates Yu not because he likes her, but because he wants to not change the relationship between him and Kurosaki. He uses people for his own benefit.

If you can ignore the problematic aspects of each character in the beginning then you get a typical shoujo story. The characters do go through development as the story goes on.

The art is fine and suitable for the story. It does improve as the story progresses which is always nice. Nothing about the art really stands out like with most shoujo/romance stories, just that it's pretty and is able to show emotions well.

Overall, this is a typical shoujo that appeals to certain types of readers to get a fantasy that they want. There are better romance stories out there and the story feels too drawn out for what it is. If you do decide to read it, don't set your expectations high because you will be disappointed. This is a 5/10 for me.

Would I continue reading it? No.
Do I recommend it? Only if you like possessive ML/tsundere guys.

To all those who like to read about cold, distant, devilishly handsome and perfect main character with sadistic tendencies and a gutsy, strong-willed yet sensitive and caring main heroine, THIS IS THE MOST SUITABLE MANGA TO YOUR TASTE.

This is not your typical shoujo manga of boy-meets-girl, no, They know each other as they're classmates, BUT they get to know each other BETTER after a certain circumstance, and that is our heroine Yuu's transfer to the school dorm where the famous white prince and infamous 'black devil' reside.

The plot is set in school setting and tells about how Yuu sets off with her new self ... as a high school student, but what drives this story is the characters themselves. The characters have depth and are seen to deal with inner conflicts and external ones as well, and you can see their development through their interactions and can keep track of them, and what's more the story's told in a single person POV mainly our heroine, so what other characters think are left to us readers to speculate or decide but most of the time we get answers from their actions or they are revealed the next chapter right away.

Currently this manga has like 2 'arcs' the first arc ending around chapter 17 where Yuu's confusion with her own feelings have ended and she decided to 'confirm' them. The 2nd arc begins at chapter 18, and things become more exciting.

THIS IS A MUST-READ FOR EVERY SHOUJO FAN (who likes slow-developing romance and do-S main guy) . I can guarantee you will not regret it.

Honestly this is just your normal run of the mill shoujo manga. But for some reason I happen to find it extremely entertaining.

I've only been able to get my hands on like 25 chapters or so and I like it way more then I thought I would. Yuu is just your average shoujo protagonist who happens to slowly fall for Mr. kURoSaKI-kUN. Kurosaki on the other hand, I happen to find extremely funny. It's like sure he's introduced as the super dark scary guy, BUT he stays the dark scary guy. I love how he just uses his weird sense of logic and converts "yUU ... (you... get it? ahahahHAHAHAH) cut off my hair" to "uwuuwwu ima be a sadist and pin you down baby ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)". Yu is a really strong girl who doesn't give into his weird hotness but rather falls for how he acts. If you like hot sadists then welcome. Also totally forgot to mention white prince. He's pretty funny and I like to apply the extremist description of god-complex to him.

ALL IN ALL, this is a pretty fun manga to read and I really want to find more translations online to keep reading. I stopped like a year ago but I realllly want to get back into it. Even if you don't like shoujo (like me) I suggest giving this a read at least for the laughs. It's worth it.

Kurosaki-Kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai is an experience for me. A story to be told. A journey to the past that takes me back to a different time where the world was a lot smaller to me. 2019.

Among the few thousands of non-Japanese speaking people that have read through this manga to the end I must be in the even fewer that aren't actually into this type genre. Run-of-the-mill Shoujo manga, Why would I ever read this? Simping, of course. I was chasing someone, and heard this was what she was reading, and you bet I tore through the 40 chapters available at the ... time.

It stood out to me, but perhaps for reasons that are nothing new to this genre and target audience. Two guys after the one girl? A bully male lead who is somewhat... Abusive, to say the least? And why is the girl into it? I was not getting it- I still, don't quite get it. Like my frontiers haven't been quite expanded on exactly why it's the case that people would read that kind of thing for fun. I was puzzled by what this person I had feelings for was reading, but I was willing to sit it out, and wait and see if there was really something.

And, as luck would have it, Kurosaki-kun no Iinari Nante Naranai pleasantly surprised me. The characters that stayed bland in the beginning acquired depth and development as time went on, and though things were creepy in the beginning, the romance between Yuu and Haruto eventually became something enjoyable to read, as it didn't feel as if the author was just getting off on these boundary-pushing fantasies, but a dynamic that just feel grounded in this reality. They were fun and cute to read, and the manga even regained my respect as Yuu stopped being Haruto's mere "toy" and "stupid dog" to become her very own person that sought after her own goals regardless of the male lead- I don't know if this is something groundbreaking in shoujo manga, but boy for me did it make me happy that (unlike Haou Airen) the female lead became a person and not just some kind of toy for the dude to play with. That, is just great, and I love it.

Haruto and Takumi had basically joint character arcs that worked off eachother as they're the other two protagonists of this story, mainly centered around Haruto, who is obviously going to get the most of the spotlight as Takumi rots in his simp pit of complete perdition (No offense, white prince team). I don't understand the two-boys trope, but Takumi even felt like kind of a slump anytime he was around Yuu simply because everyone knew how it was going to turn out for him since the beginning. Haruto wins, and his best friend can only do as much as cry about it. A lot.

Of course, the characters rising above the dreadful first 20 chapters didn't mean the overall story did. Boring tropes were executed, and boy they weren't fun to read. The manga ran into some dangerous dead-ends it escaped by using the same ridiculous writing that had gotten it in those places to begin with. Good save, but those mistakes shouldn't have happened to begin with. Utilitarian characters that pop in and out are commonplace and the side cast does it's job alright if they stick around.

The art was never anything close to sublime and did it's functional job. A lot of cut corners were made even for a monthly release as photos are clearly used in almost if not all chapters, and if there's any hand drawn backgrounds they're extremely bland. The characters have the classical Shoujo manga appearance that makes them just as bland as the scenery around them, which really undermines how these bland-looking characters have actually decent stories around them.

So, in conclusion? It's okay. I don't read these kind of things (And I won't plan to do so) but this manga in particular caught my attention and keep me on hooked even after my original goal reading it just completely expired- It took me about a year after the manga ended to write this review, but the person I had started reading this "for" I haven't talked to in years. It's a personal journey for me, and perhaps that's what makes this manga more special to me than it should be. Should you read this? It honestly depends. I wouldn't say it's a diamond in the rough, far from it, it's just a cute read past a certain arc we'd all like to forget about (wink). So if a creepy bad start is something you're willing to sit through, then enjoy the adventures of Yuu and Haruto as they make their way to their very own ending, on their very own terms.
And that's honestly awesome.

So I started few days ago and I get to vol.6
The beginning was great, totally great of everything, but yes there is huge understandable about main character Akabane, Yuu, like for real person it is totally not natural, you thinking about someone who you like to know more, to make better impression in your head and you doing that, at least normal people do that. In story she Akabane, Yuu is totally in mind, just in mind about black prince Kurosaki, Haruto but when I read about her action to him, it is totally opposite side, what is wrong? why? I don't ... like it with reading more because she was so about black price, but action just to push hip away far away. This doesn't make me feel as that would be in real life, she Akabane, Yuu, is like, she has eyes but her mind is blind, why? I writing stories but I always try to be as with realistic open mind characters.
After all white prince Shirakawa, Takumi is like evil character, he used Akabane, Yuu, like object, and she is so blind that she didn't notice anything, I don't like that either. White prince should said how bad he was about her, but even in real life are blind mind people and people who doesn't care about others feelings.
Right now only one character who I totally love it here is Black Prince Kurosaki, Haruto. From the beginning to vol. 6 but what will be next I will maybe read it but just because I would like to know more about Black Prince, who is totally open mind, clear with actions, and it is like heart broken when art shows him sad.
Yeah about art, it is great, but happened a few weird like unfinished ends of face of characters.
Over all I don't like it when Akabane, Yuu she get stops of other students or people and saying they have a problem because she was dating someone, who cares, it is her business not others. I don't understand that, because really it is about her not others.
It is really easy to read but about thinking that is one thing and her Akabane, Yuu action it is like take it from another tree story. So this is really pushing me away of reading more. Thanks

I personally found this manga to be amusing and funny. There's a lot of growth and character development and it follows a clear plot line. I'll minus points due to certain overused tropes that I won't ruin. I personally enjoyed the direct confrontations the scheming ( for good reasons) the in your face shock that's meant to get a kick out of you. I was enjoyable. The whole consent thing wasn't an issue I don't think everything is meant to be so cut and dry and as they never went beyond a certain limit like a pervy groper would I had no issues here.

Art: Very ... sharp if that makes sense, it's not as nice as others perhaps in the sense that it doesn't do cutesy eyes and what not. I didn't find any character cute or handsome but I felt it was normal, some of the girls were a bit similar except for one whose eyes were always closed now she was beautiful.

Characters: Loved the protagonists and their stubbornness yet genuine care about each other, they have everything you'd want in a couple the consideration, attraction, and humor from her part.

Plot: Yeah there's a lot of worn out tropes and things that are tangential to the story. But I suppose it provides character perspective but yes this is the weakest point in that sense. It does reach a satisfying conclusion without using a timeleap, which I appreciated.

Overall, I enjoyed it and would reread it if I run out of material, unfortunately I don't reread manga much even my favorites,

Ok so the beginning had me skeptical but bear with it. I went from dubious feeling to totally in love. The male character has so much depth behind him that you can’t help but relate. Easily adding this to my favorites collection. The female lead comes off as someone I can relate to. Sometimes we fall in love against our own judgements. The heart knows way before the brain can accept it. That is the feeling I get reading this. Sometimes we need to look beyond the words someone is saying and to find truth. It is definitely a piece that shows there are different ... kinds of love.