In this warmhearted romantic comedy, mistaken identity leads to a blossoming romance between two boys。
Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class。 But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she’s written the name of another boy—Ida—on it。 To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!
I received an eARC courtesy of VIZ Media via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。YES! This was hilarious, chaotic and simply adorable。 I demand more!For Libraries: Definitely YA appropriate-if not middle grade。
Siofra,
Thank you, VIZ Media LLC & NetGalley, for another cute manga! Where was this for me in high school?! All my thoughts and opinions are my own, including my giddy giggles!The mix-ups in this manga lead to multiple cute, heartfelt and genuinely sweet scenarios。You cannot find anything me innocently adorable than this manga。Instantly ordering because trust me when I say you need this cute light manga in your life!
damla,
there's no way high school kids are just this nice there's no way high school kids are just this nice 。。。more
Online Eccentric Librarian,
More reviews (and no fluff) on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/This is a cute and sweet manga that won't challenge any clever story writing notions; it treads a well-worn line。 The characters are ones we've seen before (even done better, such as in Blue Flag) and the original premise is extended a bit far。 But it has its charm and isn't as inane as so many of this type can be。Story: Aoki has a huge crush on the girl who sits next to him: Hashimoto。 But by accident, he discovers s More reviews (and no fluff) on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/This is a cute and sweet manga that won't challenge any clever story writing notions; it treads a well-worn line。 The characters are ones we've seen before (even done better, such as in Blue Flag) and the original premise is extended a bit far。 But it has its charm and isn't as inane as so many of this type can be。Story: Aoki has a huge crush on the girl who sits next to him: Hashimoto。 But by accident, he discovers she has a crush on Ida - the quiet and inscrutable guy who sits in front of Aoki。 When Ida accidentally comes across a confession of being in love with him, Aoki wants to protect Hashimoto's feelings by claiming he's the one who wrote it。 Now Ida, a really nice guy, is confused by this sudden revelation and doesn't know how to take it。 Aoki, meanwhile, is stuck between Hashimoto liking Ida and Aoki liking Hashimoto。The premise of the story is that all three characters are really nice people who are protective of each other's feelings。 Ida turns down Aoki (to Aoki's relief) but also wants to be friends because he feels bad that Aoki (supposedly) is deeply in love with him。 Aoki, meanwhile, is trying his best to get Hashimoto closer to Ida while also dealing with his own broken heart。Ida is the prototypical 'stoic' good guy who is quiet and whose feelings run deep。 Aoki is more free spirited and impulsive but fortunately not written to be stupid for comedic effect。 Hashimoto is sweet and earnest。 Add in a curious good friend of Aoki's and you have a good mix of characters。The plot isn't serious or melodramatic。 It is written to be fun and lighthearted with some fun twists along the way。 As such, it makes for an enjoyable light read。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more
Kathreadya,
Love this sweet mix-up m/m highschool romance manga!Absolutely adored My Love Mix-Up! volume one from Wataru Hinekure! The characters were fantastic, Aoki is such a silly but sweet hearted young man, and Ida is a more quiet and serious one- they fit together well!The situations were ridiculous, but the message was so warm-hearted it swept me away into this world。 I love that Aoki starts to be honest with his feelings towards the end, and that he was willing to tell the truth to his friend and fo Love this sweet mix-up m/m highschool romance manga!Absolutely adored My Love Mix-Up! volume one from Wataru Hinekure! The characters were fantastic, Aoki is such a silly but sweet hearted young man, and Ida is a more quiet and serious one- they fit together well!The situations were ridiculous, but the message was so warm-hearted it swept me away into this world。 I love that Aoki starts to be honest with his feelings towards the end, and that he was willing to tell the truth to his friend and former crush。 That plot twist at the end was so good! Did not see it coming at all, and really makes the story even more interesting。 Can't wait to read the next volume! 。。。more
Julien,
A fun, cute, slightly chaotic feel-good read。 Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for a light romance-focused manga with lgbt content
Jenna,
If you're looking for the cute flutters of young shojo romance but queer, this is the book for you! Aoki, the main character, has a crush on his classmate, Hashimoto, who she, in turn, has a crush on their other classmate Ida。 Through circumstances, Ida thinks Aoki has a crush on him。 Cute shenanigans begin and a love triangle (square?) forms。 It has all of the clichés in shojo manga that are sometimes just what you want to read。 This is a silly but fun read that is just like popcorn; you just w If you're looking for the cute flutters of young shojo romance but queer, this is the book for you! Aoki, the main character, has a crush on his classmate, Hashimoto, who she, in turn, has a crush on their other classmate Ida。 Through circumstances, Ida thinks Aoki has a crush on him。 Cute shenanigans begin and a love triangle (square?) forms。 It has all of the clichés in shojo manga that are sometimes just what you want to read。 This is a silly but fun read that is just like popcorn; you just want more! Can't wait for more volumes。 。。。more
Emily,
This is a very silly and sweet little love triangle! Goofball Aoki likes shy Hashimoto, but in a case of mistaken identity accidentally confesses to cool Ida instead。 Ida initially turns Aoki down, but decides to take his feelings seriously and take time to consider the possibility while getting to know Aoki better。 Meanwhile, Aoki discovers that Hashimoto is crushing on Ida, and determines to set the two of them up, despite his feelings for Hashimoto。 But as he starts spending more time with Id This is a very silly and sweet little love triangle! Goofball Aoki likes shy Hashimoto, but in a case of mistaken identity accidentally confesses to cool Ida instead。 Ida initially turns Aoki down, but decides to take his feelings seriously and take time to consider the possibility while getting to know Aoki better。 Meanwhile, Aoki discovers that Hashimoto is crushing on Ida, and determines to set the two of them up, despite his feelings for Hashimoto。 But as he starts spending more time with Ida, could it be that he's really falling for him?The reveal at the end totally caught me by surprise。 I'm relieved, because I genuinely like all three of these characters, and I don't want their feelings to be hurt! Overall, this is a pretty gentle manga。 The story is funny, if sometimes a little over the top, but the characters are all adorable。 I gotta say, I really understand the appeal of Ida! He's quite crush-worthy。 I'm looking forward to continuing the story with the next volume! 3。5 starsThank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review! 。。。more
*I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 4/5My Love Mix-Up by Wataru Hinekure was such a delightful read!!! I love these newer concepts in manga where love is love, no matter gender and there’s no prejudice at all。 It’s really refreshing and light and it makes me happy。 I’m very interested to see how this story pans out, so I’ll be keeping my eye out。 And the ending was so cute!
Amna ,
skjskjskjs this was so cute, I usually stay away from love triangles but this was so funny and adorable
elfqueenvik,
This manga was so cute, normally I dont like miscomunication or mix ups as a plot elelemnt but it was done so well in this manga。 I also enjoyed the build up of the romance (or atleast the realazation of attraction。) I highly recomend it! Many thanks to netgalley for the reveiw copy。
Nathan Bartos,
***I received a free eARC of this book from VIZ Media through Netgalley。 I voluntarily read and reviewed this book, and all thoughts and opinions are my own。***This is a very cute and lighthearted BL manga, full of misunderstandings and love triangles; it's a fun journey of hijinks and crushes, and I can't wait to continue! My only complaint is that some of the angry faces (or other extreme emotions) were drawn really weirdly and were sort of。。。ugly looking。 ***I received a free eARC of this book from VIZ Media through Netgalley。 I voluntarily read and reviewed this book, and all thoughts and opinions are my own。***This is a very cute and lighthearted BL manga, full of misunderstandings and love triangles; it's a fun journey of hijinks and crushes, and I can't wait to continue! My only complaint is that some of the angry faces (or other extreme emotions) were drawn really weirdly and were sort of。。。ugly looking。 。。。more
sil ♡ the book voyagers,
Ok, this was cute and very chaotic and funny! My Love Mix-Up! is the story of Aoki, a guy who has a cute crush on his classmate, Hashimoto。 But then he finds out Hashimoto has a crush on Ida, this really cool, nice guy who is also their classmate! Everything gets more tangled up when Ida picks up an eraser and finds his name written on it with a heart on the side。 He thinks Aoki wrote it down so now Ida believes Aoki has a crush on him oh my god。 This hilarious romcom has a love triangle that ac Ok, this was cute and very chaotic and funny! My Love Mix-Up! is the story of Aoki, a guy who has a cute crush on his classmate, Hashimoto。 But then he finds out Hashimoto has a crush on Ida, this really cool, nice guy who is also their classmate! Everything gets more tangled up when Ida picks up an eraser and finds his name written on it with a heart on the side。 He thinks Aoki wrote it down so now Ida believes Aoki has a crush on him oh my god。 This hilarious romcom has a love triangle that actually IS A LOVE TRIANGLE! I believe the endgame is m/m so!!!! *let's hope so* I wanna read volume 2 already omg it's gonna be awesomeeee, that ending *eye emoji* I loved the friendships so much too。 This was a great beginning to a new shoujo manga。 I wanna see where it goes, so I'll keep you updated with that! 。。。more
Alma Guevara ,
A Aoki le gusta Hashishita, la chica que se sienta a lado de él en la escuela, por azares del destino ella le presta un borrador。 Mientras lo utiliza se da cuenta que tiene escrito el nombre "IDA-KUN 💛", justamente el compañero de enfrente, accidentalmente tira el borrador y quién lo recoge es IDA-KUN。 Así comienza el primer volumen, con malentendidos ya que nuestro protagonista no negará nada, pues siente la responsabilidad de guardar el secreto de Hashishita y hacer lo posible para que ellos s A Aoki le gusta Hashishita, la chica que se sienta a lado de él en la escuela, por azares del destino ella le presta un borrador。 Mientras lo utiliza se da cuenta que tiene escrito el nombre "IDA-KUN 💛", justamente el compañero de enfrente, accidentalmente tira el borrador y quién lo recoge es IDA-KUN。 Así comienza el primer volumen, con malentendidos ya que nuestro protagonista no negará nada, pues siente la responsabilidad de guardar el secreto de Hashishita y hacer lo posible para que ellos se acerquen。Creo que el final del primer tomo me causó sorpresa, pero me dejó intrigada esperando cómo avanzará su relación, si bien siento que todo sucedió muy rápido, y no me impregnó del sentimiento de amor, tal vez solo soy amargada, fue muy lindo ver la obra de teatro, y los miradas。 。。。more
Kiri,
Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read a digital copy of this book in exchange for a review。 All opinions are my own。This is a super fun, lighthearted, and silly romance! I enjoy all of the characters and there is a cliffhanger at the end that makes me look forward to the next volume!
Yue,
Cute but I guess I was expecting more cuteness。 Maybe it is the fast transition from being in love with the girl to be in love with Ida-kun, it was pretty quick for me。 But at least there isn't a love triangle like it seemed at first, and the girl, Hashimoto, is actually cute and not cheesy。 The ending (where the boy finds out she is not in love with Ida-kun) was very unexpected, so I will continue to read this。 Cute but I guess I was expecting more cuteness。 Maybe it is the fast transition from being in love with the girl to be in love with Ida-kun, it was pretty quick for me。 But at least there isn't a love triangle like it seemed at first, and the girl, Hashimoto, is actually cute and not cheesy。 The ending (where the boy finds out she is not in love with Ida-kun) was very unexpected, so I will continue to read this。 。。。more
Luna,
RTC
Nadira,
Wow I love this so much
jenny ,
This is a cute rom-com, full of mix-ups and misunderstandings! I love the art, the characters, and the storyline, and there's even an unexpected twist at the end。 I will continue with this series because it was a really good time and I'm so curious to see what direction it will take。 I recommend it to fans of romantic comedy manga like My Love Story。 Thanks to Viz and NetGalley for a digital copy to read and review。 This is a cute rom-com, full of mix-ups and misunderstandings! I love the art, the characters, and the storyline, and there's even an unexpected twist at the end。 I will continue with this series because it was a really good time and I'm so curious to see what direction it will take。 I recommend it to fans of romantic comedy manga like My Love Story。 Thanks to Viz and NetGalley for a digital copy to read and review。 。。。more
K,
Aoki, the main character in My Love Mix-Up, is an idiot AND HE MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS。 The characterization of the four central characters is surprisingly solid and everyone is just so earnest, which works well for what is an ensemble comedy。 I wasn't sure if the plot would be capable of carrying over into a second volume, but it will, as the end gave us a very nice twist that made the misunderstandings even worse for the main character---which made me howl with laughter。 (I received a f Aoki, the main character in My Love Mix-Up, is an idiot AND HE MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS。 The characterization of the four central characters is surprisingly solid and everyone is just so earnest, which works well for what is an ensemble comedy。 I wasn't sure if the plot would be capable of carrying over into a second volume, but it will, as the end gave us a very nice twist that made the misunderstandings even worse for the main character---which made me howl with laughter。 (I received a free ARC from the publisher via Netgalley。) 。。。more
Crystal Land,
What a fantastic beginning to a new series! Packed full of charming, sweet, silly scenes as Aoki and Hashimoto both try their best to navigate through the minefield of having a first crush。 The titular mix-up is handled very well, as are the characters' feelings。 An absolute delight to read。 Highly recommended。(NetGalley supplied me with a digital ARC of this manga in return for an honest review。) What a fantastic beginning to a new series! Packed full of charming, sweet, silly scenes as Aoki and Hashimoto both try their best to navigate through the minefield of having a first crush。 The titular mix-up is handled very well, as are the characters' feelings。 An absolute delight to read。 Highly recommended。(NetGalley supplied me with a digital ARC of this manga in return for an honest review。) 。。。more
Shae,
This is AMAZING!!! I loved this so much, and the potential for this series is amazing!! I cannot wait to see how things go for these characters。We have a boy who has a crush on the girl sitting next to him。 He borrows her eraser one day, and she has one of the classmates names on it。 Said classmate sees their name, and he covers for his crush, saying that the eraser is his。 From here, we have him trying to set his crush up with the guy who thinks that he has confessed to him。 It's adorable!The a This is AMAZING!!! I loved this so much, and the potential for this series is amazing!! I cannot wait to see how things go for these characters。We have a boy who has a crush on the girl sitting next to him。 He borrows her eraser one day, and she has one of the classmates names on it。 Said classmate sees their name, and he covers for his crush, saying that the eraser is his。 From here, we have him trying to set his crush up with the guy who thinks that he has confessed to him。 It's adorable!The art is amazing, and I can't get enough of the dynamic of the two guys! Can't wait to see what the future holds for this series! 。。。more
Rebecca,
Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, who sits next to him in class。 One day his friend Aida, Akkun for short, refuses to lend him an eraser, so Hashimoto does。。。and when he takes off the paper sleeve, he finds that it says "IDA" with a heart! Realizing that this must mean that Hashimoto likes Ida, who sits in front of him, Aoki freaks out and drops the eraser - which Ida picks up。 In order to save Hashimoto's secret, Aoki pretends that he's the one who likes Ida, and then Ida takes him seriously and w Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, who sits next to him in class。 One day his friend Aida, Akkun for short, refuses to lend him an eraser, so Hashimoto does。。。and when he takes off the paper sleeve, he finds that it says "IDA" with a heart! Realizing that this must mean that Hashimoto likes Ida, who sits in front of him, Aoki freaks out and drops the eraser - which Ida picks up。 In order to save Hashimoto's secret, Aoki pretends that he's the one who likes Ida, and then Ida takes him seriously and wants to "start as friends" while he figures his feelings out, at which point Aoki starts to fall for him for real, which feels like a betrayal of both his feelings and Hashimoto's。。。except that isn't that eraser superstition about how when you wear the person's name off the eraser they'll like you back? And who is that who refused to lend Aoki an eraser in the first place。。。?This book, despite only really focusing on four characters, has enough love geometry to put Marmalade Boy to shame。 It's silly, ridiculous, and absolutely a ton of fun。 In large part that's because Ida isn't upset that another boy likes him, nor does he just reject Aoki out of hand because "ew, gay。" There's an earnestness to all of the characters that's really charming, and even when Aoki realizes that Ida's a great guy and he might really be falling for him, all it takes is two people reminding him that there's nothing to be ashamed about to walk him back from believing that he's "weird。" It's a comedy with its heart in the absolute right place and I'm really looking forward to how Aoki will make his own life more difficult (and how Hashimoto and Ida will talk him back) in the next volume。Also, this has another one of Viz's great ratings explanations。 You'll be relieved to know that "no cinnamon rolls were harmed in the production of" My Love Mix-Up。 。。。more
Jeska,
What a light and delightful comedy of errors—I look forward to reading more of these characters’ mishaps as they navigate love and friendship with one another。
Wafflepirates,
*Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for providing an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review*This is a really cute shojo series, off to a great start! The confusion starts almost immediately when Aoki's crush, Hashimoto lends him an eraser that has her crush's name on it, and this happens to be Ida, the boy that sits in front of Aoki。 Miscommunication and Aoki wanting to protect Hashimoto's secret means that now Ida thinks Aoki likes him。 The typical slice of life school romance hijink *Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for providing an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review*This is a really cute shojo series, off to a great start! The confusion starts almost immediately when Aoki's crush, Hashimoto lends him an eraser that has her crush's name on it, and this happens to be Ida, the boy that sits in front of Aoki。 Miscommunication and Aoki wanting to protect Hashimoto's secret means that now Ida thinks Aoki likes him。 The typical slice of life school romance hijinks go down, with the characters forming strong friendships and going through the school's cultural festival together。 All the interaction has Aoki thinking that he actually has a crush on Ida after all, and has no clue what to do about it。 This first volume sets up the tone of the series very well, it's full of humor and fun character interactions, the friendship between Aoki and Hashimoto is particularly sweet, and I like seeing Aoki and Ida getting to know each other better, since they start off basically as strangers。 I'm looking forward to reading more of the series! 。。。more
Veronica,
ARC via Netgalley。 This was EXTREMELY cute。 The premise (protagonist borrows an eraser from the girl he has a crush on, she's written the name of another boy on it, protagonist drops it in front of that boy who now assumes that HE has a crush on him, protagonist is too worried about embarrassing his crush in front of HER crush to explain the mix-up, and the supposed object of their mutual affections is trying so hard not to hurt protagonist's (nonexistent) feelings that he ends up。。。 having feel ARC via Netgalley。 This was EXTREMELY cute。 The premise (protagonist borrows an eraser from the girl he has a crush on, she's written the name of another boy on it, protagonist drops it in front of that boy who now assumes that HE has a crush on him, protagonist is too worried about embarrassing his crush in front of HER crush to explain the mix-up, and the supposed object of their mutual affections is trying so hard not to hurt protagonist's (nonexistent) feelings that he ends up。。。 having feelings) is just the kind of wacky yet wholesome nonsense that I like in a manga。 I especially appreciated that the protagonist and his female crush ended up becoming good friends! The art is done by the same artist as My Love Story!!, so it's a very sweet shoujo aesthetic。 If you've ever thought "I want to read a sweet, silly shoujo high school romance, but I want it to be queer", this is the title for you。 Obviously no promises about how the story will progress in subsequent volumes, but I really liked the first one! 。。。more
Cody Roecker,
this was absolutely adorable and super fun and quite comical!
Marcy Thomas,
Thanks to netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review。Man, this was hilarious!I thought I was getting another love triangle romance, but this was a breath of fresh air。 I never laughed so much reading a manga, and the romantic element has my heart singing。At first, it seems tropey as hell。 Miscommunication, love triangles, etc, but it worked。 All the characters have great personalities, they work do well off each other, and the romance felt natural。 Yes, it started off w Thanks to netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review。Man, this was hilarious!I thought I was getting another love triangle romance, but this was a breath of fresh air。 I never laughed so much reading a manga, and the romantic element has my heart singing。At first, it seems tropey as hell。 Miscommunication, love triangles, etc, but it worked。 All the characters have great personalities, they work do well off each other, and the romance felt natural。 Yes, it started off with miscommunication, but the genuine feelings that grew from them make it so sweet。But the comedy is top notch。 The main character makes the greatest faces ever, and the comedic timing had me cackling。 I can’t wait for the second volume。 That cliff hanger promises more wacky shenanigans to ensue。 。。。more
Andy ,
Angst free + funny misunderstandings galore = comfort read about friendship and love to pass time。