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Love★Com, Vol. 8

Love★Com, Vol. 8

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  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Aya Nakahara
  • ISBN：1421517418
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Summary

Risa Koizumi is the tallest girl in class， and the last thing she wants is the humiliation of standing next to Atsushi Otoni， the shortest guy。 Fate and the whole school have other ideas， and the two find themselves cast as the unwilling stars of a bizarre romantic comedy duo。 Rather than bow to the inevitable， Risa and Atsushi join forces to pursue their true objects of affection。 But in the quest for love， will their budding friendship become something more complex？

 

Risa and Ôtani are totally dating！ But it's totally weird。 Risa is so used to treating Ôtani like a friend that she has no idea how to act like a girlfriend。 Luckily， Ôtani knows just where to go to save a failing date。 Could this be happily ever after？ Not if Risa's new rival has anything to say about it！

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Reviews

Shani ，

Reread- Risa is the sweetest， no one deserves her

Kristy ，

3。5

Elsa ，

Me gusta mucho éste tomo con relación a aspectos entre Otani y Risa， es bastante lindo y entretenido de leer， pero el personaje que aparece aquí no me agrada。。。 es la típica chica con la que no puedo empatizar， pero de igual forma me gusta cómo ayudó a desarrollar algunos puntos。

Luciana ，

Cuando vi la portada pense que iba a ser peor el drama

Rach' B ，

Reseña: La chica más alta del instituto， Risa， y el chico más bajo del instituto， Otoni， no se toleran， pero ambos tiene un objetivo， buscar a su pareja ideal a pesar de su estatura。 Es así como comienzan a relacionarse más， comienzan a ayudarse y desean el éxito del otro， pero no han notado que la pareja ideal para el otro está frente a ellos， pero por razón de estereotipos se niegan a aceptarlo。 Otoni y Risa nos muestran que a pesar de los estereotipos y sus caracteres chocantes， puede surgir Reseña: La chica más alta del instituto， Risa， y el chico más bajo del instituto， Otoni， no se toleran， pero ambos tiene un objetivo， buscar a su pareja ideal a pesar de su estatura。 Es así como comienzan a relacionarse más， comienzan a ayudarse y desean el éxito del otro， pero no han notado que la pareja ideal para el otro está frente a ellos， pero por razón de estereotipos se niegan a aceptarlo。 Otoni y Risa nos muestran que a pesar de los estereotipos y sus caracteres chocantes， puede surgir una gran historia。 Opinión personal: Esta historia es de mis favoritas， amo las comedias románticas。 La diferencia entre los protagonistas， el hecho que al principio no se soportan pero conforme pasa la trama se dan cuenta de que son importantes el uno para el otro。 En una historia bastante ligera para leer， y cuando menos lo notes ya la habrás acabado。 Esta historia provocó varios sentimientos en mí y sin duda la guardo como una de mis favoritas。 。。。more

Patri ，

Madre mía lo que me puedo llegar a reír con este manga。 Desde luego， especial es。

Kurtis Burkhardt ，

Adorable， Beautiful Manga， Really great Shoujo！ Great art art and amazing story I didn’t want to end 😻👌😁💕💕

Kat Coffin ，

Yaaaaay， it happened！ They're together！ Huzzah and hooray！ One of my least favorite tropes is "will they or won't they？" I much prefer seeing a writer/artist take the time to explore a relationship and the dynamics within that than have them repeatedly break up and get back together。 Which is probably why Love Com is my favorite shojo manga series--the rest of the series is devoted to exploring their relationship and letting it grow。 We get to see Risa and Otani's first date and poor Risa stress Yaaaaay， it happened！ They're together！ Huzzah and hooray！ One of my least favorite tropes is "will they or won't they？" I much prefer seeing a writer/artist take the time to explore a relationship and the dynamics within that than have them repeatedly break up and get back together。 Which is probably why Love Com is my favorite shojo manga series--the rest of the series is devoted to exploring their relationship and letting it grow。 We get to see Risa and Otani's first date and poor Risa stressing out about how to act or what she should do。 It takes her a little bit of time to realize that she can have fun with Otani as her boyfriend just as much as she had fun with him as her friend。 Isn't it so satisfying when Otani introduces her as "his girlfriend" to his ex？ 。。。more

Usagi Tsukino ，

This review is for the Italian edition。

Doremili ，

Conciencia: Se te acabaron los volúmenes físicosYo: ¡Internet！

B。 Jean ，

I feel like we're recycling shoujo tropes that were already used。 I feel like we're recycling shoujo tropes that were already used。 。。。more

Em Mirra ，

Pending。

Vanessa ，

Rabu★Kon or which is popularly known as Lovely Complex （Love*Com） is a fun shojo manga that I’m sure every shojo and YA lovers would love and enjoy。 This is by far the most entertaining and cutest shojo manga I’ve read this year。 Definitely a must read！ *This review is for the series as a whole with 4 out of 5 stars*I’ve been meaning to read Rabu★Kon or most commonly known as Lovely Complex after watching the anime one or was that two years ago？ Oh well， I don’t remember the exact date but I can Rabu★Kon or which is popularly known as Lovely Complex （Love*Com） is a fun shojo manga that I’m sure every shojo and YA lovers would love and enjoy。 This is by far the most entertaining and cutest shojo manga I’ve read this year。 Definitely a must read！ *This review is for the series as a whole with 4 out of 5 stars*I’ve been meaning to read Rabu★Kon or most commonly known as Lovely Complex after watching the anime one or was that two years ago？ Oh well， I don’t remember the exact date but I can still clearly remember why I loved it。 It was one of the funniest anime I’ve watched that time and I love the concept of the story。 Imagine falling in love with a guy who is shorter than you。 Kind of weird right？ Well， it’s possible ofcourse （I have a neighbor in our province who’s husband is shorter than her） but it seldom happens。 I haven’t read anything like this one before and most shojo manga/anime doesn’t have this kind of idea too so it was really something new for me。Lovely Complex revolved around a tall girl named Risa and a short guy named Ootani。 Risa is taller than her age and Ootani shorter than his age。 They doesn’t get along well and keeps on bantering like little kids whenever they see each other， and with both having height problems， they were then dubbed as Hanjin Kyojin comedic duo at school。Unlike book reviews， I always do my hardest not to drop some spoilers， but with manga， I wouldn’t mind。 So read on your own risk *wink。I always enjoys love and hate romance and Lovely Complex is definitely perfect for me。 Risa and Ootani started their friendship （I’m not even sure if you can call that friendship as they keep fighting each other， lol） as enemies。 I think that wouldn’t be a surprise as they both have height problems – Risa being tall than normal in her age and Ootani the shortest， thus making them like a clown at school。 They keep on getting on each other’s nerves until Summer break came in。 Risa and Ootani along with some of their close friends attends Summer class and that’s how the miracle happened。 And when I said miracle， it’s the two of them getting along well。 They become closer since they are in agreement， and guess on what？ It’s about their love interest。 Ofcourse they don’t have the same crushes， although that would have been fun， but they are on agreement to work together since both of them are friends of each other’s crushes。 But something unexpected happen， haha， both of their crushes likes each other instead。 And guess what？ Their crushes ended up together thus leaving Ootani and Risa heartbroken。 I would have expected both of them consoling each other eh？ Sure they did but in an unromantic way which includes a lot of hitting and punching， haha。 Really， it’s true。 Risa， since she’s taller always treated like one of the guys and Ootani as a girl because of his height too。 So it should be normal that the two of them understands each other aight？ But I guess even with that knowledge， they still end up fighting and irritating each other as they are somewhat the same; both have the same favorite singer and both of them acts like a kid。Lovely Complex is composed of 17 volumes with 68 chapters thus making it longer compared to your usual 400-600 words book， so to refrain from making a very long review （I know how troublesome to read it）， I decided to categorize my review on what I like and didn’t like in this story as well as introducing some of my characters。What I Liked:1。 I love the idea， a tall girl falling in love with a short guy。 Not impossible to happen in real life but the idea is fresh as it’s uncommon to romance stories。2。 It’s setting is in High School and you know how I love YA。3。 The love and hate romance。 It could get a little too much sometimes especially when they finally became a couple but it’s still very entertaining to read and the illustrations were so on point！4。 The facial expressions。 Haha， I love how the creator drew the facial expressions especially one from Risa。 It’s no different in anime too， the expressions was way too funny。5。 The kissing scenes。 My！ It was just wonderfully drawn and soooo romantic。6。 The “stair” kissing scene。 My！ That would have been funny， but dang！7。 I hate to admit it （know why in my What I Liked The Least section） but Ootani is just so cute especially if he ties his hair。 Sometimes he could look hot too， haha。 My！ I think I have a little crush on Ootani now。8。 Ootani is not into mushy stuffs let alone say something romantic to Risa， but whenever he did， it’s just way too sweet I can hardly bear it without combusting。9。 I love that even if Lovely Complex is originally about Risa and Ootani’s height differences， it also includes conflicts between other characters in this story which gave other character to shine。10。 When I think about it again， most problems the main characters encountered we’re what we normally read in YA and any other shojo manga but I have to say that some of them makes sense that even younger sweethearts can gain some lessons out of it。11。 Even if it includes some “slightly” annoying conflicts， I was happy that on the next day， Risa and Ootani both gave each other a chance to explain whenever there’s some misunderstanding。12。 And lots of good looking and supportive characters。 Special mention， Nakao and Nobu-chan。 My！ This couple is the cutest， funniest， and supportive character ever。 And obviously， they’re added to my favorite list so is Ootani and Risa *wink。 What I Liked The Least 1。 I really really hate the part of Ootani where he’s so stubborn and so unexpressive and refused to say some romantic lines to Risa。 I understand that they started as a comedic duo so it would be a little weird but dang！ Can’t he be a little considerate sometimes？2。 Ootani’s very very very dense。 I really pitied the part where Risa did her best to tell Ootani what she feels about him but ended up being laugh at。3。 Ootani not being an ideal boyfriend to Risa。 Ofcourse he can’t be a complete boyfriend material but sometimes this guy can be so irritating， like forgetting her birthday （who’s boyfriend would even forget his girlfriend’s birthday？！）， not believing in Risa and a lot more I dare not to mention or I’ll deduct another star again。4。 Both of them having third party problem。 That setup is common in every romance stories but I have to say that I was still entertained because of the illustrations lol。 Main Characters Koizumi， Risa – I always adore her character。 Aside from making me laugh my heart out every single moment， she’s really nice too。 One example was when Ootani’s tall beautiful neighbor trying to steal him away from Risa。 If that was me， I will really cut her head off， but wow， the way Risa handled her was amazing。 Another amazing thing about her is being caring， even if Ootani can be a bit irritating， she’s still trying her best to support him and take care of him。Ootani， Atsushi – I love and hate his character at the same time。 He could be cute yet dumb at the same time and it was irritating to read how he treats Risa。 But when once in a while drop some sweet lines to Risa， my heart goes gaga。 I guess you could say I love him more than I hate him， haha sucker。 Favorite Characters Ishihara， Nobuko and Nakao， Heikichi – These two is absolutely one of the cutest and funniest couple ever。 I love how responsible Nobuko is and is very supportive to Risa especially when those times that Risa almost wants to give up Ootani。 Nakao on the other hand is a very funny guy but I really adore his love for Nobuko。 They’re just perfect for each other。Tanaka， Chiharu and Suzuki， Ryouji – they used to be Risa and Ootani’s crushes and right now they’re one of their very good friends。 They’re a very cute couple too。 I don’t have anything bad to say about them as they’re always there to support Risa and Ootani with their relationship。Fukagawa， Haruka – Risa’s childhood friend and Ootani’s rival for Risa。 He’s one good looking guy and sometimes I want to give Risa to him。 He can be sweet and charming yet very stupid at the same time haha。 He’s very funny too and sometimes I pitied him because he’s really doing his best to get Risa’s attention but with no use。 But atleast in the end， he respects Risa’s relationship with Ootani and that’s really good。Kuniumi， Maitake – the hottest and coolest teacher assistant you could ever have。 I thought at first that he’s going to be in a love triangle for Risa and Ootani’s relationship but it turned out that his participation made it possible for the Risa and Ootani to make it official。Yoshi – He wasn’t mentioned until on the extra part where we’ve got to see how Risa and Ootani really first met each other。 But he’s one of the main reason why the two of them got to meet each other and has the huge impact to both Risa and Ootani so I guess it’s just right to add him to this short list。My plan was to make this a short review but still ended up making it a long one， haha。 Oh well， it can’t be helped *wink。Overall， I really enjoyed Lovely Complex。 It was romantic and was very very very entertaining。 If you like shojo anime and YA， then Lovely Complex is highly recommended。 While at it， you may want to consider watching the anime too。 Enjoy！*browse some of my favorite parts of this manga here。Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRead my full review postTo read more of my reviews， book news and updates:Main Blog: Blushing GeekSubscribeFacebook Page 。。。more

Brittany ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So when Mimi was introduced I was really worried about the story taking a turn， and becoming a bit dramatic with a love triangle， and Risa doubting Otani's love for her， but I was glad it didn't go that way。 I was really glad that while Risa was a little intimidated by Mimi's beauty she didn't doubt Otani's love for her。 I did like when Mimi questioned Otani on why he was with Risa， that Risa also wanted to know why Otani was with her。 I was frustrated when Otani was just like， "I don't know"。 T So when Mimi was introduced I was really worried about the story taking a turn， and becoming a bit dramatic with a love triangle， and Risa doubting Otani's love for her， but I was glad it didn't go that way。 I was really glad that while Risa was a little intimidated by Mimi's beauty she didn't doubt Otani's love for her。 I did like when Mimi questioned Otani on why he was with Risa， that Risa also wanted to know why Otani was with her。 I was frustrated when Otani was just like， "I don't know"。 Then I was both happy， yet even more frustrated when Otani told Mimi how he's nuts about Risa， and that he like being with her because she's funny， and there is never a dull moment when he's with her。 Like why didn't he just tell Risa that？！ Also， Risa's speech to Mimi about how she fought for Otani's love was so great and I'm glad Otani was there so that he could see just how much she loves him。I'm interested to see if Mimi will remain a part of the story and if she is， I hope it's in a good way and not stereotypical romantic love triangle way。 。。。more

Meli Agüero ，

Agggg detesto tanto a Mimi！ ¿Soy la única que piensa que Risa es demasiada buena？ Otani resultó siendo todo winner con la mujeres altas xD（view spoiler）[Finalmente son novios ❤️ （hide spoiler）] Agggg detesto tanto a Mimi！ ¿Soy la única que piensa que Risa es demasiada buena？ Otani resultó siendo todo winner con la mujeres altas xD（view spoiler）[Finalmente son novios ❤️ （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Clara ，

Otani no es tan insensible como todos creíamos BIEEEEEEN

✩K。 B✩ ，

There is always an annoying girl who interrupts the new couple。 But no matter what the protagonist will never give up。 I think there is a pattern going on here， where a situation arises and ends in the same volume。 That I like it， no cliffhanger or something which makes this series relaxed yet interesting。 I'm enjoying every volume so far！ There is always an annoying girl who interrupts the new couple。 But no matter what the protagonist will never give up。 I think there is a pattern going on here， where a situation arises and ends in the same volume。 That I like it， no cliffhanger or something which makes this series relaxed yet interesting。 I'm enjoying every volume so far！ 。。。more

Galion Public Library Teens ，

A。J。 liked the "romance" and recommends the book to "people [who] like romance。" A。J。 liked the "romance" and recommends the book to "people [who] like romance。" 。。。more

Stella ，

This is such a good book， can't wait for the next one！ This is such a good book， can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more

Verónica ，

<3 <3

VampAmber ，

Poor Risa just can't seem to catch a break。 She finally got everything she dreamed of， and then things go even wackier than usual。 I 100% blame Mimi。 Love this series way too much for it to be healthy。 Poor Risa just can't seem to catch a break。 She finally got everything she dreamed of， and then things go even wackier than usual。 I 100% blame Mimi。 Love this series way too much for it to be healthy。 。。。more

Nicole Hadenfeldt ，

See volume 1 for a review of the entire series。

Nidah （SleepDreamWrite） ，

Well this was quite the volume。 Go Risa！ Fight for your BF。 Of course she gets another rival。 And aww， Otani。。。yeah no spoilers for that。 Fun volume。

Théo ，

I already had a problem with how common the use of ableist language was in this series， but this one book in peculiar was just awful for that （Mimi also keeps using gendered slurs too）。 Other than the problematic language used in this book， I just didn't really enjoy this book as much as the others。 The story in general is getting very repetitive。。。 I already had a problem with how common the use of ableist language was in this series， but this one book in peculiar was just awful for that （Mimi also keeps using gendered slurs too）。 Other than the problematic language used in this book， I just didn't really enjoy this book as much as the others。 The story in general is getting very repetitive。。。 。。。more

zara morandin ，

aawesome book

Kadie D♥ ，

Otani is such a cute guy， he and Risa are so much alike that they could be twins or each others doppelgangers in a certain degree。 They are such a cute and stubborn couple <3！

Starry ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 SPOILERS: I'm a SPOILER:This volume was full of laughter and excitement like all of the other volumes so far。 I loved every second of it and it made my day。 Can't wait for next volume！Risa and Otani go on their first date， and the beginning was already a big disaster。。。but they still manage to have an awesome， fun， successful first date。Otani's ex is back with giant baba。 Haruka is devastated when he hears the news that Risa and Otani are dating！！ A new rival comes in Mimi。 She's as tall as Risa SPOILERS: I'm a SPOILER:This volume was full of laughter and excitement like all of the other volumes so far。 I loved every second of it and it made my day。 Can't wait for next volume！Risa and Otani go on their first date， and the beginning was already a big disaster。。。but they still manage to have an awesome， fun， successful first date。Otani's ex is back with giant baba。 Haruka is devastated when he hears the news that Risa and Otani are dating！！ A new rival comes in Mimi。 She's as tall as Risa， pretty， and more！ But she has an evil side that she shows Risa everytime Otani isn't around， and plans to steal Otani for herself！ Otani was oblivious to it all， which after Mimi's confession embarrasses her as she realizes this。In the end Risa tells Mimi how she truely feels about Otani after all this time and Mimi realizes that she can't compete with Risa。 。。。more

Yue ，

So they are FINALLY！ a couple！ And everybody is happy， including their classmates。。。 well， except Haruka， who cried like a girl。 I find so funny that， when Risa and Otani are studying in his house， he becomes sort of romantic， and when he tries to kiss he， she laughs！ Risa is unique！Otani is so popular。。。 again another rival for Risa comes up， in this case， Mimi: a neighbor， tall and beautiful model。 And of course， Otani is totally oblivious to her feelings and her real self， so when he is out o So they are FINALLY！ a couple！ And everybody is happy， including their classmates。。。 well， except Haruka， who cried like a girl。 I find so funny that， when Risa and Otani are studying in his house， he becomes sort of romantic， and when he tries to kiss he， she laughs！ Risa is unique！Otani is so popular。。。 again another rival for Risa comes up， in this case， Mimi: a neighbor， tall and beautiful model。 And of course， Otani is totally oblivious to her feelings and her real self， so when he is out of scene， Mimi changes into a monster who want to take Otani away from Risa。 And Risa， being so nice as always， decides to give the girl a chance， although she is not going to give up on Otani's love！ I wish Mimi did not exist in the story。。。 I don't want anymore rivals to come up now that they are finally dating。。。And I wish Otani would be more romantic to Risa。。。 she deserves it after so much waiting and fighting。 Come on Otani， give me some romantic scenes next volume。。。 。。。more

Leah Coffin ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Finally they get together。 FINALLY。

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