Otaku Girls, Tome 1

Fujoshi Rumi #1

by Natsumi Konjoh (Contributor), Sébastien Ludmann (Adapté par)

Comment déclarer sa flamme à une fille qui vous croit gay ? C'est la galère dans laquelle se trouve Takahiro, un lycéen qui en pince pour l'adorable Rumi, au point de poser pour elle au club d'arts plastiques. Le problème, c'est que Rumi est une otaku finie, une passionnée de manga yaoi, et qu'elle voit des homos partout. Ivre de bonheur, elle s'imagine une liaison entre Takahiro et le playboy du lycée, Shunsuke. Voilà qui n'arrange pas non plus la très glamour Yasuko, elle aussi otakette jusqu'au bout des ongles, qui a des vues sur le beau gosse.

Genres: Manga, Shojo, Comedy, Seinen, Graphic Novels, Comics, Humor

192 pages, Paperback

First published February 20, 2008

Reviews

[Nia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being a yaoi fan, I could easily laugh along with this. Mainly because this type of otaku-dom is so extreme and hilarious at the same time. American girls can be yaoi otaku in the most annoying sense, but I find the creativity of yaoi fangirls in japan simply amazing what with the fact that they actually draw out their pairings, take their drawings to printers and have circles dedicated toward their obsessions with m/m love. I find the sub romance of the boy who loves her cute too.. even though she pairs him up with his best friend. Also the inclusion of the other fujoshi who is always trying to kiss/touch her adds to the 'yaoi fangirls are lesbian' trope which is also HILARIOUS.

I definitely want to read more of this series.

[Amelitha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ça me fait rire, j'avoue :)

[David Doel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this manga quite a bit. I rarely laugh out loud and this book inspired me to do so at least twice. Takahiro Abe and Rumi Asai are very likable characters. I have one more volume; I wish I had more.

[Robert Hultman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four stars feels a bit high, but I was pretty hooked after a few pages and read the book start to end without getting bored, so three would just be too low. The story is interesting and real, though the writing and pacing is not perfect. Artwork and paneling are very good.

[Kaleigh Hardemon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yaoi and manga about Fujoshi are a guilty pleasure of mine and this was a lot of fun to read!

[Yoda Bor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Je me demande encore ce qui a bien pu me pousser à choisir ce manga dans ma médiathèque.
Le dessin n’est franchement pas transcendant et les personnages sont agaçants.

Rumi est lourde. Elle est certainement très gentille mais elle est vraiment très lourde. J’avoue être moi même une très grande shippeuse de couples improbables dans les séries mais elle atteint un niveau que je ne pensais jamais voir.

J’ai largement préféré les garçons qui sont des caricatures sur pattes.
Takahiro est un loser et Shunsuke jour à merveille le rôle du séducteur.

Les quiproquos sont sympathiques au départ mais finissent par tourner en rond tellement Rumi s’obstine à ne pas voir ses erreurs. Au bout d’un moment, il serait quand même temps qu’elle ouvre les yeux.

En revanche, le récit est parsemé de clins d’œil plus ou moins subtils qui font référence au genre et qui sont parfois très drôles.

[Reader17 Der · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this story. I know it is the first volume but it had me laughing out loud. This story is about Rumi Asai who loves to draw and has one wild imagination. She is a Yaoi Moe Otaku girl. She is caught up in the BL stories. Accidentally she is bumped by Takahiro , who she thinks is in a BL relationship with his best friend Shunsuke. Takahiro begins to like here and having to deal with her Otaku, and BL obsession is fun to watch. She tries to have him dress up, and get into strange positions so she can draw him. This volume had some really funny things happen in it. I would recommend this if you are looking for a good laugh but you should be 16 or older since it has some mature contents in it.

[Starbubbles · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read 4 chapters of this and had enough. I can see where I should think things are funny, and that there should be humor in this, but it just wasn't reaching me. It might have been that I just couldn't get in the right mood for this, but I'm calling it quits. The art was fine and I didn't read long enough to see if any drama happens, but it certainly wasn't gearing up for any anytime soon. I don't know, this one just wasn't for me.

[Jacqui Geisel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Note: review is for the series up to where I've read (volume 3).

This manga is hilarious. I can't really believe anyone could be as dense as Rumi is when it comes to love, but she's still adorably endearing.

I wish they'd release past volume 3 in English...

[Amie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious. Recommended to anyone who has ever been a yaoi fan.

[Kate O'Hanlon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a little strange but hilarious and an absolute joy to read. Why not buy it for the messed up yaoi fangirl in your like.

[Melainebooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Découvrez le mon des otaku ;)

[Rosemarie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This had me laughing out loud. Highly recommend for any fujoshi.

[Annie Bazinet · Rating 5 out of 5]

série complétée. Très divertissant

[bookishdoll · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was hilarious