Like Milk & Honey, Band 1

だって好きなんだもん [Datte Suki Nandamon] #1

by Wataru Yoshizumi

Moka träumt von der großen Liebe. Sie möchte einen Freund, der zu ihr passt wie Milch zu Honig. Dann verguckt sie sich in Masato, der sich genauso für Kunst interessiert wie sie. Er scheint perfekt zu sein, und Moka schwebt schon im siebten Himmel - doch dann erfährt sie, dass er sich immer nur in Mädchen verliebt, die bereits einen festen Freund haben!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, Comics, Young Adult

176 pages, Paperback

First published May 13, 2005

About the author

Wataru Yoshizumi (吉住渉) is a Japanese mangaka. She was born as Mari Nakai (中井 真里, Nakai Mari) on June 18, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated with a degree in economics from Hitotsubashi University.

Yoshizumi started her career as a mangaka while working as an office lady. Her debut manga was a yomikiri (short story) called "Radical Romance" that was published in 1984, in the summer issue of Ribon Original. She is known as a social mangaka, and is a good friend of fellow mangakas Naoko Takeuchi, Ai Yazawa, Miho Obana, and Megumi Mizusawa.

Yoshizumi currently (as of 2007) has her works published in both Ribon and Chorus.

Reviews

[Sushi (寿司) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adoro questa mangaka. L'ho scoperta con Cuore di menta. Manga tra l'altro che ho ritrovato ma mancano i primi quattro numeri. Speriamo qualcuno li porti da Ale anche usati perchè è vecchio e un panini quindi sarà suicidio trovarli. Non mi resta che braccare il loro sito (fumetto online) e sperare di arrivare prima che qualcuno lo compri online appunto.

Ma torniamo a noi. I disegni della Yoshizumi sono fantastici. Già lo pensavo allora. Si, scusate è una rilettura. La prima data è il 2006 all'uscita della serie.

Adoro i Megane Boys quindi il fatto che il ragazzo di cui Moka si è innamorata, non corrisposta, abbia gli occhiali da punti in più da parte mia. 👓

[Vanessa · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 La historia es bastante plana y aunque me encanta Wataru, no puedo decir que me haya gustado tanto como otros de sus mangas.

[~ Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

He's a 10, but... 🚩
GLI PIACCIONO SOLO LE RAGAZZE GIÀ FIDANZATE. Cosa potrà mai andare storto? 🙈

[Judit · Rating 2 out of 5]

Feia molt de temps que no llegia un manga. Mira que m'agrada el gènere romàntic. Però això sobrepassa els meus gustos. Massa dolç per la meva opinió i surrealista. La autora fa notetes durant el llibre que m'agraden, però el Yoshii aquest em cau com el cul. Mala manera d'arruinar-me el nom del personatge més mono de Mario Kart. Amb la broma m'he rigut molt llegint-lo.

[Bibliothecat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review for complete series



With her newly discovered interest in art, Moka feels inspired by the artists who used their wives as muses. Now Moka dreams of such a relationship herself and hopes to find a boyfriend who suits her as well as milk suits honey. When she meets the art club member Masato, she thinks she might have found just the right person. Masato, however, is only interested in girls who already have a boyfriend.

Datte Suki Nandamon was much better than I remembered it. The thing with this short series is, the art, characters and pacing are great - Masato not so much. I find it a strange premise that our female lead falls for a guy who only wants to have affairs and drops out as soon as the girls become serious. This isn't unheard of, but that's more something you'd expect of a jerk. However, the author tries to make it look as though Masato's a nice guy with a traumatic past that causes this behaviour. We're supposed to feel sorry for him.

The cause of his trauma never really convinced me at that. However, if one can put that aside - he does have his good characteristics. I mean, he puts friendship before 'lovers'. And while most of the things he does are out of the norm, he does often show good intentions (which actually makes him seem like a pretty oblivious and socially unaware character....).

Despite having such a difficult-to-like male lead, the romance has a very nice and well-paced development. Not just between the main characters, but all couples shown in this series go through the stages of getting to know each other, becoming friends and only then deciding whether or not they would work as a couple.

Most of the characters are very likeable. It's great seeing the platonic relationships between the friends and siblings - there's certainly more going on than just A loves B. The art is adorable and, as usual for this author, Moka is a really cute main character. I love how she cares about her friends and family and that she is an overall optimist who doesn't give in to grief too easily.

[el_dispensario_literario Loli · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5

[Rose Minako · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ho trovato questo manga gradevole e senza troppe pretese, i disegni sono piacevoli e la trama non particolarmente coinvolgente ma comunque carina. La coppia di protagonisti non mi ha preso in modo particolare, mentre ho trovato più teneri e interessanti (oltre che più belli) Megumi e Kozue.

[Melody · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, I was interested with the plot. The girl loves the boy.. the boy loves a girl with a boyfriend lels.

[Anna Luisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.0

[Hapsari Darmastuti · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really hated the male character. I thought he was such a big jerk and I just can't seem to get into it.

[Aryrai · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

Les dessins sont incroyables en vrai

[Hhills84 · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

[Sonia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me ha gustado la historia aunque tenga un final muy predecible. Hacía mucho tiempo que no leía manga y ahora me ha enganchado.

[Sabrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Desde que conocí a Wataru Yoshizumi con Marmalade Boy, no he leído ningún manga de ella que no me gustara, pero tampoco ninguno que me guste tanto.

[Pilar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gracias a planeta por reeditar este manga!! Llevaba mucho tiempo descatalogado y era el único que me faltaba de la autora.

Porque me gustas cuenta la historia de Moka, quien se enamora a primera vista de Masato. El problema viene cuando la protagonista se declara y el la rechaza porque “solo sale con chicas que tengan novio”…

Lo siento pero no puedo ser imparcial con la autora, a pesar de no ser su mejor obra, yo he devorado el manga y me ha entretenido bastante.

La historia en si es bastante plana y tiene pocos plot twist y es bastante predecible pero, bajo mi punto de vista, la autora ha sabido conducir esta historia cortita para hacerte pasar un buen rato.

[ShinHyunRin 신현린 · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, so lah...
Cowoknya iniii.... apa ya, kalo istilah sekarang mah semacem ga mau komitmen. Ya gak sih?

Ya emang sih kelakuannya ini ada kaitannya sama masa lalu, tapi ah bete lah sama hero macem gini.

[Stevinia Epin]

gambarnya bagus
komiknya lucu.

cerita tentang jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama.
kisahnya si cowo berkaca mata yoshii-kun penuh misteri

[Geeky Bookers - Ilaria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Molto carino!
Ci mette un po' ad ingranare all'inizio, ma da metà in poi diventa un piacere leggerlo. Troppo simpatica la coppia di Ebi e Mitsumi! :)

[elpercaldealba · Rating 3 out of 5]

<3

[Neri Rimbaud · Rating 3 out of 5]

3'5

[Lisa ₊⁺✧ · Rating 1 out of 5]

not my cup of tea, but honestly - my bad. Should have read the blurb more careful
"a guy who only dates dates girls who already have boyfriends" was to weird for me honestly.

[Ayu Prameswary · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5