Koiwazurai no Ellie
Lovesick Ellie

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This manga was the perfect combination of cute and funny. The character development was outstanding and the FL I especially enjoyed, very awkwardly adorable. The way that the author portrayed two people very new to love and overcoming obstacles as well as discovering new thoughts and feelings really allows them to connect to the reader. I was sad to be finished reading it 😢

The only criticism I have would be that the plot was a bit predictable, but every other detail about this manga compensates for that and then some. I highly recommend this to those that enjoy shoujo

The art style as well ... was awesome, all of the characters and scenes looked very cute and fitting for the plot. The amount of blushy scenes really made me smile 💕

Literally one of the best high school romcoms I have ever read.

It has one of my all time favorite couples that are so sweet, and wholesome (well mostly hehe), while also being very realistic and grounded.

The comedy is top tier too! It's not that often that I find myself actually laughing at loud at a manga (maybe I just haven't found the right ones?). And most of the comedy comes from the titular Ellie. She's so over-the-top and ridiculous (and soooooo pervy lmao), and even occasionally breaks the fourth wall, it's amazing.

Other than the main couple (that I just adore), the side cast is really ... great too. They all have their own fleshed out personalities, and a few of them, mainly Ellie's best friend, Sara, get their own interesting side stories. But the side stories never feel unwelcome or too much, unlike other series I have read.

And to top it all off, the art is just absolute eye candy. Whoever said shoujo has bad art is clearly blind! Every character is so well drawn, distinctive, and full of emotion (and the smexy scenes were extremely well done!!).

I highly recommend this, so flipping good!!!

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.