Kiss Him, Not Me

Kiss Him, Not Me
私がモテてどうすんだ
(Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda)
Genre Romance, slice of life
Manga
Written by Junko
Published by Kodansha
English publisher Crunchyroll (online)
Kodansha USA
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Bessatsu Friend
Original run 2013 – ongoing
Volumes 5
Audio drama
Released January 13, 2015

Kiss Him, Not Me (私がモテてどうすんだ Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda) is an ongoing Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Junko.[1] It's published by Kodansha since 2013 on Bessatsu Friend magazine.[2] Five volumes compiling the chapters have been released so far.[1] It's published online in English by Crunchyroll and the volumes will be published by Kodansha USA.[2] An audio drama adaptation of the first chapter was released on January 13, 2015.[3]

Characters

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa
A fujoshi in her second year of high school and part of the history club. Although at the beginning of the series she's over-weight and doesn't have many friends apart from a classmate called A-chan, after spending a week without eating due to depression after her favourite fictional character dies, she becomes skinny and conventionally attractive, thus gaining four suitors of her own. However, she isn't interested in any of them.
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya
One of Kae's classmates. He is very popular and reliable, and is part of the football club. He can be characterized as "the boy next door" type. Igarashi is often paired with Nanashima by Kae, who strongly supports their interactions and intimacy. His name is written with the character for "5", thus he is the "5" in Kae's ship name for him and Nanashima: 5x7.
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
One of Kae's classmates. He's a tsundere and Igarashi's best friend. His name is written with the kanji for "7", making him the "7" in Kae's ship name for him and Igarashi which is 5x7.
Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya
A first year who started having a crush on Kae after her makeover.
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai
The president of the history club and a third year. He's the only person (apart from A-chan) who liked Kae before her makeover. He's normally a laid-back and gentle person, although he can become agressive when someone picks on Kae.
Voiced by: Chinatsu Akasaki
A masculine-looking girl that joins Kae's gang later in the series. She's the descendant of a rich family, and is talented in both sports and arts (she even has her own doujin circle), and is considered the main threat for the rest of Kae's suitors.

Volumes

Reception

Volume 3 of the manga reached the 44th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of June 15, 2014, has sold 17,994 copies;[9] volume 4 reached the 43rd place and, as of September 14, 2014, has sold 22,107 copies;[10] volume 5 reached the 17th place and, as of January 18, 2015, has sold 41,112 copies.[11]

It was number four on the 2015 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Watashi ga motete dôsunda vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kodansha USA Licenses Maria the Virgin Witch Exhibition, Appleseed α, Fairy Tail Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Junko's Watashi ga Motete Dousunda Manga Gets Drama CD". Anime News Network. September 8, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Watashi ga motete dôsunda jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Watashi ga motete dôsunda jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Watashi ga motete dôsunda jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Watashi ga motete dôsunda jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Watashi ga motete dôsunda jp Vol.5". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 9-15". Anime News Network. June 18, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 8-14". Anime News Network. September 17, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 12-18". Anime News Network. January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2015's Series Ranking for Female Readers". Anime News Network. December 9, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.

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