Nisekoi Doumei.
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I just read chapter 34 today and I'm here hoping that wasn't the last chapter, 'cause if not WOW what a shitty and rushed ending it has, thought it fits the plot that is as bad, let me explain what I mean

EDIT: Apparently the raws go up to chapter 105 *sighs in relief*

Story: 3. So you see, long story short, Girl A and Boy A see Girl A's boyfriend (Boy B) kissing with Boy A's girlfriend (Girl B). So instead of confronting them, like a normal and sane person would do, they decide that pretending to be lovers and making Boy B and Girl B ... jealous would be a great way to repay them. WRONG. That is just wrong, so kids, don't do it.
But everything wouldn't be so bad if they had sticked with their plan, which they did not. They were actually afraid Boy B and Girl B would see them together, so they only went out in secret, which totally defeated the point of our plot. But whatever mangaka, just do whatever you want, it's not like the story has to make sense.

Art: 9. The art is the only thing that saved your ass mangaka. The ass is beautifully done, and it's kinda different from the typical shoujo, but not that much, which makes it fresh and pleasing for the eye. Of course, you can only enjoy that for about 30 seconds, as each chapter only has 5 pages. YUP, 5 pages for a weekly magazine. Wth.

Character: 3. Oh god, I don't think I have ever hated an mc so much. She's an annoying and indecisive girl who is insecure about everything. She goes on and on about her trust and love for Boy B but then can hardly talk to him or even look at him in the eye. And then Boy A, crushed by the fact that her girlfriend cheated on him, but then not breaking up with her or talk to her about it, just ignoring her and going straight into more trouble.

Enjoyment: 3. I wanted to drop the manga so many times, but the intrigue of wanting to know how it ends kept me going. I ended up hating 3 out of the 4 characters that existed. I don't even know why I read the manga, the ending was totally rushed, I mean, I just noticed it ended cause MAL says it only has 34 chapters. If I hadn't notice that, I would be just another of the many fools waiting for another chapter to see how the manga ends. BUT NOPE. It ended alright. With a random and infuriating ending. So did I enjoy the manga? Was is worthwhile? NO

My recommendation to you guys? Don't even bother reading the first chapter. Seriously, don't. Spare yourself of all the trouble and anger you will feel if you read this.

I apologize for any grammatical errors that may appear, but English is not my language.

Note: There are two versions of the manga, one physical version with 34 chapters compiled in 2 volumes tankobon that has an alternate ending, and an ongoing online version. This review is based on online version.

This manga is underrated in my opinion, maybe because of its plot. The plot gives the idea that this is a simple story of a boy and a girl pretending to be lovers to take revenge on their partners and falling in love with each other. But as they are afraid of being seen, they just ... went out in secret, disagreeing the plot. The true point of the story is the male protagonist determined to steal the female protagonist from her boyfriend. The story is much more interesting than it appears by the plot and the first chapters.

I only picked up this manga because I thought it was an interesting plot... until I read further into it.

Story: 6 - FAIR

The plot is supposed to be about two couples, a normal girl with a handsome guy, and a normal guy with a beautiful girl. The normal girl and boy were held back in class because of class duties so their partners (the beautiful handsome ones) waited for them in another class. When the normal girl and guy finished whatever it was they were doing they went to go back to their respective partners only to find them "seemingly" kissing each other, even though ... it's NOT CLEARLY seen: just the girl standing in front of the boy while he sat on the chair with his hands on her hips... It may look as if they were kissing you know... but, seriously, if you think about it, IT'S NOT LIKE THEIR LIPS WERE BOTH SEEN TO BE TOUCHING... But... apparently, the two main characters (the normal-looking duo) just assumed it because it seemed impossible that they were doing something else... SO the normal girl stupidly and brashly decided, "Why not we have an affair?" SMART MOVE BAKA. Why not choose the option of confronting them instead?! GOSH! But NO! THEY CHOSE THE STUPID MOVE. I know that the whole fake affair thing is basically the whole plot but seriously... It's wrong in so many ways. You shouldn't get revenge on someone by doing the same wrongful act as they did. It's just stupid. 'Nuff said. But, whatever, because of that, I continue to read it on only because I wanna know whether they'll get busted so bad and finally realize their stupid actions... So far, they haven't yet and I'm on the verge of dropping the manga. I don't fudging care if they found love through having an affair, WHICH IS WRONG BTW, I just want them to realize that they're hurting more than 10 people in the process. I'm exaggerating, but that shows how frustrated I am.

UPDATE: After reading the story much further, I've decided to update this review to make sure I rate this manga with justice and I'll just say...

The story was interesting enough to get me to read the first chapter and until I have to wait for their updates. Main characters who are having an affair? It makes you want to know where they're going to make the story go and how it'll end...

Art: 9 - GREAT

Aside from the twisted and sick plot-line, the art was so DARN BEAUTIFUL!!! After this, I'm going to check the mangaka's other mangas! The character's emotions were drawn so beautifully that I get so KYAAA in my heart whenever the boy shows a mischievous expression or have a slight blush. Yet it also annoys me whenever the girl's overflowing tears were seen... It's beautifully drawn, but because she was crying over something stupid, I got annoyed over it...Like, wipe your snot and MAN UP, GIRL! Other than that, the art is splendid!

UPDATE: Hah, nothing much to update because the art is still as beautiful as it had been since the first chapter!

Character: 7 - GOOD

Sorry, not sorry, but yeah, you suck main characters. I would love to rant on how HORRIBLE the characters' characteristics are... but... nevermind, I will.

FIRST... I don't mind if the main character has flaws and irritating characteristic, behaviors and mannerisms, after all, everyone has imperfections. I always came to like characters in other mangas who were so darn irritating at first. They were irritating but they had something admirable and likable in them and because of that, they would slowly develop themselves into a better person, a better human, better... PERSON!

But this girl? She's irrational, brash, loud-mouth, indecisive, liar, idiotic, heartless, selfish, crybaby, weak, and petty. Other than that? Well, she has bad judgment, she can forget a "love" she had for her boyfriend just minutes after spending time with a guy who was NOT her boyfriend (was it even considered "love" at all, lol), she doesn't give a damn about anyone but herself: as long as she's happy, gets the guy she wants... then she'll be fine... not. She's also so darn forgetful who's girlfriend she is and who's boyfriend that she's crushing on is, making me pissed off when she unconsciously believed that the affair she was having was real... even though she was so noisy telling the normal guy that she won't ever like him... But, in the end, she was careless and out her heart on her sleeve just to get it snatched up and crushed by me, with pins and needles sticking into it... Just kidding.

And the guy? Well, what an idiot as well, even though he is quite cute. I seriously don't know whether he's truly heartbroken about her girlfriend kissing the guy or... meh. I don't even understand as I write this. It feels as if he's just playing around with both girls. At times, it feels as if he really like the normal girl, and other times it feels like he's so heartbroken about the girl... Talk about indecisive? Well, we go through that in our life once at least.

And... let's see, if I try to look REALLY HARD for something good in them?

Well, the girl would probably.... er.... um... I'm having such a hard time. Gosh. Oh wait, ah.... Nope, got nothin'. Maybe I have to read further in to find something... Oh wait! There's something. She has guts... Too bad, she used them in cowardice. If she could use that guts to confront her boyfriend instead of having an affair? Well, you get what I mean.

And the girl, he's quite hot... and I guess, he cares about the both the normal girl and the beautiful girl... Not that that's a good thing. Er, also, he's good at hiding a secret?

UPDATE: Before the update, I rated the characters as a mere 1 - Pathetic だせ. But of course, that just shows how I shouldn't judge a character before getting to know about them for real. So after reading a few more chapters, they did learn from their mistake and got out from the they made mess becoming someone much better than they were before at least. They acknowledged their mistakes, knew their weaknesses and pathetic character. I guess what I had been reading since the first chapter were just characters who had yet to develop themselves and their characters. They were, after all, still high school students and would still have a plethora of things they'd have to go through when they get out into the real world.

I guess I got too used to amazingly mature, realistic, down-to-earth, and likable characters to appear in the first chapter of a manga because of the unfortunate "past" they had to go through in their childhood years, in the age when they should have lived their lives being innocent, happy and selfish brats.

So yeah, the characters here were as realistic as how any normal human being in their shoes would be like. I can't wait to read the next few chapters and see them develop their characters even further.


Enjoyment: 4 - DECENT

How could it be outstanding when I cringe and slam my head against my phone every three panels. The 2 is only because of the art and the enjoyment of seeing them dig their own grave... -_-

Sorry, not sorry.

UPDATE: It was rated as Dreadful (2) before this, heh. But any normal manga would have you go through emotions like this and I'd say that manga who can make you feel feelings throughout the read is quite good. It just shows that I'm human, at least. :p

Overall: 6-7 (Fair-Good)

To me, it was. But, to other people who're sick of cliche, fairy tales, good characters on so on, I guess you might like it. Meh. It's interesting, but too darn painful and unbearable to read it. But I'll continue to read it. Not because I'm a masochist, but because I'm holding onto that sliver ray of hope that they might finally realize the darn mistake they did and pay for all the damage they've done...

Ah, I'm so tired from ranting.

UPDATE: ... All is well if you've read my updates in this review.

Just one thing, read at your own risk. And... don't judge a manga before you've finished it completely. ;)

(note:I am not good with grammar and the likes, I pretty much rambled in this so)
if you read this that's very surprising in all honesty anyways here what I think about Nisekoi Doumei. This will contain spoilers though.

Story 9: I personal loved the story for the most part, the only issue i had was with the characters so I'll get to that in that part. The summary really made me want to read this and was not disappointed. The first couple pages really went in deep. Felt like the climax was on the first page for me. I like stories like these were cheating ... like this takes place. I liked it because I thought Kaname and Ouka were cheating on them. Until I find out that's not the case. That's were shit got weird for me. I only like cheating stories when it mutual with everyone. I hate cheating when one of the characters really loves the person. So when Ouka started crying and told Mayuri the truth, I felt conflicted. I really started liking Ouka and was upset for her reason to fake the kiss but the fact she really loves Youji is what made my heart sink when we find out he dumps her and I felt sorry for her and my heart is still sad about that even though that was like in the middle of the manga. After that Youji and Mayuri get together after a lot of conflict and then ending. I loved the last chapter and last couple of pages and re-read them a few times. (I skipped the talking about the last half of the manga because I didn't care for it as much but the conflict is still really entertaining so read it if you have't already.)

Art 10:It good can't say more honestly.

Characters 9: Here we go.... uhh. I liked all the character expect for one I feel like that mutual for all readers (if you read you should know who I'm talking about)but I had some issues. My problems weren't with the characters themselves because I liked them all but the way the author showed them. Let me explain. For Ouka I loved her and my heart still stings knowing she lost Youji but I hate how the author doesn't show anymore then here. After the author shows her crying that Youji broke up with here that's it. Never shown again were shown Kaname but not Ouka and that upsets me because I felt bad for her in all honesty, and that's about it really I thought there was more but no I just really hate what happened to Ouka I loves Mayuri and glad she with Youji now but I wish the anther kept Ouka and Kaname as cheaters. It would of been better for me because after we here Ouka tell her story like I said my hearts sank and I felt conflicted having to choose between Mayuri and Ouka though the author never gave me a chance to decide.

Enjoyment 10: I read the entire manga in 4 hours in one sitting so ya I loved it never was a dull moment for me so read it if you have't already.

This manga is underrated. Though many people will get dissapointed because they expect something like the manga Nisekoi. Atleast give this manga a fair chance is what im trying to say. When the plot gets going it actually becomes really enjoyable despite what others might say.



Characters - The main mc is pretty weak though but i think having a strong mc kinda defeats the purpouse of this manga so its fine if the mc doesnt have an really outstanding appearance or strong personality.


Art - The art is really good once you get used to it so i have nothing more to say there.

Story ... - I feel that the story is this mangas strogest point since it doesnt really have any strong characters. As far as the story goes i think its pretty unique and also very interesting, it might be because i`m really into romance anime/manga at the moment.

I just finished reading up to 112 of this manga actually but MAL says there's 34 of this manga. lmao. I don't know what's happening but well I've been seeing a lot of bad reviews of this manga, so here I go defending this!
For starters the plot is a bit twisted but honestly I like those things so I liked how the MCs decided to take revenge by having an affair because their gf/bf was having an affair(Not a spoiler). The whole thing was sweet in one word actually. I liked the two characters but I enjoyed until they got together and after they got ... together I wanted to see some THEM time which was not provided so I was a bit a disappointed.
As for the art, I could enjoy it well.
Characters don't have exactly good development but was enough for the story.
GOD I really enjoyed the first like 50-60 chapters. it was like a rollercoster ride but it was fun. Then it gets lengthy like you know the part of a ride where you have to wait till you get to the top. Sorry I'm swaying off topic here. But all in all I liked this one.
YES I RECOMMEND IT BECAUSE ITS GOOD AND OVER DRAMATIC.

I liked the premise of the story, even though two wrongs do not make a right, but I could understand the leads. However, the premise was tossed away early in the story, and it was the leads that become worse. The worse of the all the characters is the female lead. She rejected the male lead a couple of times, and after the male lead tried to act normal in front of her, she felt sad that the male lead stopped chasing after her. She picked her boyfriend over the male lead, but she ignored the boyfriend while she was focused ... on the male lead after she rejected the male lead. In the end she broke the hearts of two guys, and two new guys seemed to be chasing after the female lead. One of the other guys fell for her while he was chasing after the male lead's girlfriend. It is a more a reverse-harem, while the female leads keeps breaking hearts and always has a stupid excuse. So, after the premise of the story disappear, the story began going downhill with a crappy female lead.

If there's anyone reading this manga and loving it, by all means, go do whatever you want; however, for people looking for a new manga

I would not recommend this one

Usually with manga and anime, I relate to the main characters a lot. In this manga, I wasn't even close.
This girl sucks at making decisions

She takes her sweet, precious time making up her mind about things, while the reader has to deal with skipping through the boring parts of her thinking about life.The plot moves in little sprints, like "oh, she's sitting on her butt one moment, and then she's confessing her love the next."

They also ... do non-school things. No tests, no exams, no clubs....What kind of school do they even go to? All they do is sit around, text, cry, kiss, and go on dates.

So if you think this is going to be another romance like Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama or Nisekoi [False Love], you might want to second guess this one.

This is my first review so please bear with me.

When I first saw this manga I got interested because of the description. When I was reading it I am totally enjoying it, the beginning or the period where they are cheating in the story kinda feel like they are actually lovers. They do stuffs that normal couple do like eating in a restaurant and stuffs but the author makes sure that this is not the case and I like it.

The art is very good or better said one of those that I like.

The characters are rather plain or normal but the way they are ... presented is splendid and maybe that's how I came to like them.

I really don’t have to give a summary of what this manga/web manga is about; there are already multiple reviews stating it from various points of views.

Before starting, know that there are only 34 chapters published, HOWEVER online you are able to read all 112 chapters.



Now, to my review.
(I’ll try not to spoil anything if anyone wants to read this)
TD;RL: The beginning of the manga is frustrating, but the author manages towards the end to redeem the characters and end on a high note. Despite my low score xD.

... Overall the plot...
Is very....frustrating because of the usual plot device authors use to keep readers in suspense. That is no communication. It’s present throughout 2/3 of the manga if I’m not incorrect. Resulting in the characters to react terribly and make matters worse. However, the one redeeming quality in this is that the reactions of the characters realistically portray one-side of human nature. Regardless it is off-putting and I myself found it disappointing that this was the major plot device that the story revolves around.

So if that extremely pisses you off, I recommend you steer away from this manga.

Remember that this work is based primarily on romance, so you will definitely get your fill of love PG love scenes. And to some they could be rather mushy, but I’m a sucker for romance so I have to admit, they did make me smile a little.


Moving on from that, the characters were very...
Wishy washy. As in they go back and forth, forever indecisive until a certain point. And it may portray some teenagers to a T, but this is a fair warning before going in. Yet again though, the author manages to get these characters to get their acts together, realize their mistakes, and (we can only hope) better themselves after you’ve read at least half the manga. At least one can say the author is consistent in how the characters react to situations. Oh, a highlight character for me would be Hasumi. He’s the comedic relief, and yes he does have his wishy-washy moment as well. But he seems more like this funny, rascally gentleman.


Now the art.
I rated that rather highly compared to everything else. I enjoyed how clean and smooth all of it was. The backgrounds I would say are about the same as well, but I didn’t pay too much attention to them ^^’. But what really captured my attention was their eyes, and facial expressions.


Other than that...oh the ending!
It was rushed. So if you give this manga a chance and feel that as well, don’t worry you’re not alone. Even so, the author does deliver a proper ending, not leaving the readers with questions (besides how are the characters in the future?). So that’s a plus in my books after too many great stories having terrible endings.


And as blunt as that was, that’s my review. I hope it helps anyone with their decision to read or not to read. If you do give it a chance, hopefully you enjoy it. The chapters are rather short so you’d be able to finish within a day if you choose to. If you passed then, thank you for reading this review and I hope you enjoy the next work you end up reading.

SPOILERS

It's been a while since I've read this, so I can't remember much but I do think I remember the overall feeling I got from it. The premise is pretty stupid in all honesty, and they don't even really commit to it. People say the hated the girl but the guy was ok, I think I disliked the girl but despised the guy at times. He's way too pushy and oversteps boundaries much too often, the girl gets cold feet really soon(doesn't really commit to the premise they basically genuinely just spend time and fall in love instead of pretend any certain way, the cheating ... doesn't even really make sense just break up with them or pretend you're cheating IN FRONT OF THEM what's the point of doing something they won't even know about for revenge? Just to be assholes?) which is kinda annoying cuz commit but the guy gets way too forward even with resistance from her and he kinda acts pompous from what I recall. There was also the typical scene pretty far in which was the most off-putting to me where he basically sexually assaults her(kabedon and forceful kiss) which was supposed to be romantic. This is all I can remember so... At least it's not as bad as wolf-girl and black prince? I remember there were a few cute moments so that brings it up to a 4. The characters they were cheating on were pretty alright as well, I honestly would rather just see a story about them.