Koiwazurai no Ellie
Lovesick Ellie

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absolutely underrated manga! i never enjoyed a manga as much as this one before. it was wholesome but not too boring and also hilarious to read.

the main character eriko aka ellie is a pervert but lovable and just overall a funny character. i loved her character and how she and the ML ohmi grew closer and closer through out the whole manga. their (spoiler) relationship was so cute and the story included the stages of a relationship and the issues they had to deal with but overcame together. the artstyle is so pretty too and im surprised how many people ik havent heard of ... this manga!! id even rank lovesick ellie as my favorite shojo manga since it was so funny but to an extent also relatable.

overall i enjoyed it alot and i truly can recommend this manga to whoever enjoys comedy, romance with drama. (also the guy blushes alot which i just love)

I want to start this review by stating that I personally think that this is one of the best shoujo manga to come out in recent years. It's not the most unique manga in the demographic, nor is it free from its troupes and cliches, but I found myself enjoying it despite that.

-Story: 8/10-
Most of the synopses out there make this manga sound super perverted, but trust me, it's not. The relationship between the two, while off to a rocky start, was cute, and the story was enjoyable overall.

-Art: 7/10-
The art is very typical for a shoujo, but it's still visually pleasing.

-Character: 7/10-
The main ... character, Ellie/Eriko, was very relateable, and ML can be a little annoying at first but I found myself loving him more as the story went on. There were some nice side characters as well. My only complaint is that sometimes the actions of some characters come off as tropey or cliche.

-Enjoyment: 8/10-
I've read a lot of shoujo, and while it's not anything revolutionary, I still found it refreshing and fun to read.

Overall: 8/10. I recommend.

The art is very beautiful, characters are handsome, and the facial reactions comedic at times, no complaints in that regard. That aside,

There were some great moments and then some really annoying moments. First off, I'm not the greatest fan on stories that establish a couple almost immediately in the first volume. The ML keeps a facade of being personable, when he really hates having to put in that effort. He struggles with keeping that reputation and just being himself a bit which is a little more snarky yet kind. I would have liked to see more of that but I felt he became too tame ... with Ellie rather quickly. Ellie doesn't show much growth and is headstrong to the point of unapologetically making bad decisions she doesn't learn from. She pretty constant imo and comes of as self-righteous. In one problem she sounded as if she were saying yeah my choice I hurt you but I feel justified, I don't care about your point much I'm too stubborn to back down.

Ellie is pervy which comes off as funny, but at times she really only is lustful to the point that she's a bit shallow and utterly lacking in many regards. There are other characters who unfortunately weren't drawn more in the story take Kaname, loved his personality and his character had substantial growth, another couple in particular had a lot to offer and I wish I got to see more of them over Ellie. It is cliched in the sense that a kind of average girl gets an above average guy, sure it gives hope to us average girls but fantasizing can't be her only redeeming talent.

There are some truly hilarious parts that come up throughout but towards the end I was getting irritated, there was relief when I finished it. I'm glad I read it, I am even more glad it's over. There's nothing grandiose to gain or lose if you choose to read or skip. But you may find a character that will appeal to you, don't be surprised if it isn't any of the leads, I never found myself rooting for them I was invested elsewhere on side characters.