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ラブ★コン [Love Com] #16

Lovely Complex Vol. 16

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Risa Koizumi is the tallest girl in class, and the last thing she wants is the humiliation of standing next to Atsushi Ôtani, 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.

Risa and Ôtani's relationship finally seems to be going right, just in time for college woes to ruin their lives! Risa only has a few months to decide which tech school she wants to attend, but she can't even decide what she wants to study. What kind of degree can you get for playing video games and listening to UmibÔzu all day?

182 pages, Paperback

First published March 13, 2007

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Aya Nakahara

109 books265 followers
Aya Nakahara is an award-winning Japanese comic book author who made her debut in 1995. She is most famous for her Kansai-dialect romantic comedy series Lovely Complex (also known as ラブ★コン or Love★Com) which as well as spawning a feature film and a 24-episode animated television series has been translated into many different languages and has been published across the world.

She primarily writes in the romance and romantic comedy genres. Her most recent work is Dame no Watashi Koishite kudasai R (ダメな私に恋してくださいR).

See also 中原アヤ.

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Profile Image for Jinghay (these.blank.pages).
779 reviews36 followers
June 12, 2020
The characters, the storyline, the artwork... Everything was amazing!! I've never laughed so hard whilst reading a manga.

Really sad that it's over now.. But I'll definitely be checking out the anime in the future!

Highly recommend that everyone checks this out! (especially if you want to laugh) 💖


Rating for the entire series: 5/5 ⭐
Profile Image for Mary.
481 reviews1 follower
October 16, 2017
... cute and very funny manga.
The message... feeling good about yourself... even if you're the tallest girl in class falling in love with the shortest guy in class.
And I had so much fun with Risa's fish face when she's annoyed. 🐟
Profile Image for swami ༉‧₊˚ [uni ia].
62 reviews1 follower
February 11, 2025
I can’t believe it’s already over😭, fortunately there is still one last volume and I will give my full review there but technically this is it for the main story and I’ll share my thoughts on what happened here.
I thought that seiko and kohori were endgame (and I was so happy for seiko) but turns out they aren’t…. welp. I’m still happy for kohori that he found abe, he was a sweet boy that really needed a good ending no matter with who.
The graduation party was awesome, ôtani skit got me laughing to tears I swear, and abe’s confession was really cute and funny.
Ôtani’s part in the final video with all the flashbacks was so cute I shed a tear, got me nostalgic for when I started reading this story even though I basically read it all in 3 days🥲.
Lastly the final “bye”. Aya was cruel for this. I always hate when at the end of a story I loved the characters say a last goodbye to the reader, because it makes me realize that the story ended for real and that’s it… this hurts so BADDD.
Now onto the last volume😭
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Profile Image for Verónica.
338 reviews14 followers
July 14, 2015
Me ha gustado mucho este manga, he reido a carcajadas con cada uno de los personajes. Muy recomendado.
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125 reviews15 followers
July 12, 2019
heart throbbing! The whole thing with the graduation took me back to my memories of high school and graduation and to me it felt very real. Nice ending for a nice story. (I know there is a volume 17 but that is mainly unrelated and this volume counts as a more official ending in my opinion.)
Profile Image for Leila ✨.
1,788 reviews483 followers
October 21, 2021
HERMOSOOOOOO CÓMO SE ATREVE EL QUE HIZO EL ANIME A NO PONER EL MENSAJE DE VIDEO DE OTANI LA RE PU

4 de 5 estrellas.
Profile Image for Jesus Flores.
2,576 reviews69 followers
June 10, 2023
Pues es el final de la historia (si aunque aun quede un tomo)

Aunque es divertido, esperaba más

3 stars
Profile Image for Luisa... Per aspera ad astra ❤️.
153 reviews131 followers
February 14, 2017
Un bel complesso!

Tempo fa avevo già visto l'anime di questo manga e mi era piaciuto molto.
Ora, essendo ormai avviata nel campo manga, mi sono decisa a leggere Lovely complex, riscoprendo così tutta la magia e il divertimento di questa bizzarra, rude e anche un pò violenta storia d'amore ahah ♥
Diciamo che finora non ho letto/visto tanti shoujo ma posso affermare che Lov Com è diverso dai soliti, si distingue dalla massa di quelli che hanno per protagonista la ragazza (magari poco sveglia) innamorata del popolare tenebroso di turno che in realtà ha un passato doloroso etc. Attenzione: io generalmente preferisco proprio delle trame più intense e con una certa dose di drammaticità... ma ogni tanto ci vuole una boccata d'aria fresca, una storia più leggera e simpatica. E Lov Com rientra nella categoria. Ne avevo proprio bisogno in questo momento.
Non mi dilungherò troppo sulla trama, vi dico solo che si parte dall'idea di base non nuova che i due protagonisti si punzecchiano, litigano e così via... con in più il fatto che lei è una gigantessa e lui un nanerottolo: vi lascio dunque immaginare!
A partire da ciò lo sviluppo secondo me è davvero originale ed esilarante! Infatti non poche volte sono sbuffata a ridere leggendo di questi due pazzoidi (Risa e Atsushi) che non si sopportano, hanno mille difetti, si trattano male a vicenda ma non potrebbero stare l'uno senza l'altra. Forse i più romantici non apprezzerebbero appieno la loro storia, fatta principalmente da scene divertenti, ironiche e a volte un pò demenziali XD, ma di certo non mancano anche quelle più serie, dolci e tenere *_* insomma io li ho adorati proprio perchè sembrano ridicoli insieme e nonostante gli insulti, equivoci, incomprensioni, l'ottusità e la riservatezza di Otani, l'insistenza ed esuberanza di Risa, cioccolatini di S. Valentino lanciati in testa e chi più ne ha più ne metta, sono una bella coppia per cui è impossibile non parteggiare. Una coppia che sembra quasi una satira contro le coppiette sdolcinate e perfette! C'è però da dire che la loro situazione è estremizzata, e nella realtà sarebbe insostenibile. Un Otani reale lo odierei per come tratta la sua fidanzata ma qui lo trovo adorabilmente insopportabile, soprattutto quando ti spiazza con i suoi sorrisi sinceri e gesti gentili ♥ Comunque parliamo pur sempre di un manga (dove tutto è possibile) che come dicevo è spassoso, alternativo e fa ridere quindi va bene così XD
Dalla matita della Nakahara è uscita fuori una storia frizzante costellata da personaggi matti indimenticabili e ben caratterizzati. Mi è piaciuto molto anche il tratto della mangaka, in particolare le facce accigliate di Otani sono fantastiche ahah
In conclusione ammetto che dopo il volume 10 ci sono scene di cui a parer mio si poteva fare a meno ma, si sa, ai giapponesi piace allungare il brodo il più possibile... poi sarò pure io che sono allergica alle serie lunghe... per fortuna si riprende negli ultimi 2 volumi e il finale mi ha soddisfatta: malinconico, nostalgico e che apre le porte a un futuro ricco di ulteriori eventi ed esperienze.
Mi mancheranno i due protagonisti, quante ne sono successe in tre anni!
Mi mancherà questo manga che mi ha tenuto in bella compagnia.
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621 reviews44 followers
July 11, 2014
Love*Com is a series that is full of wackiness and romance woes, but I'm happy to see this volume end on such a happy, sappy note. It didn't have the BANG I was hoping for, for a big brilliant finish, but I really enjoyed how this book manages to do a callback to all the previous stories.

Otani and Risa are just such a fun couple to read about. The moments they have together were always well earned and their chemistry is undeniable. I think it has something to do with that saying where relationships that lack any conflict, lack any interest. These two will bicker and name-call till the end of time as far as I'm concerned. I do hope though that once they get out of the high school scene they'll encounter less people trying to break them up, that would probably help their overall sanity.

On the note of sanity, the humor in the series has always been great. Nakahara has a way of knowing how to get a laugh out of any situation! Sometimes silly faces and awkward stand-offs can be a lot more fun then you would expect them to be. In this final volume alone I found myself cracking up over the littlest things. The consistency in that respect is really something Love*Com excelled at.

Now, I don't come away from this series without my share of complaints. Overall the plot needed to have other ideas then just teasing a break-up or introducing some new romantic antagonist. For two people that weren't very sought after before they started dating, once these two got to hand holding it seemed like everyone and their mother wanted a piece of the action. And let's just say I'm going to pretend that storyline with Risa's grandfather never even happened. Nope, I don't remember a thing.

I still have volume 17 (an extra story) sitting in front of me, so I'm not quite done yet, but I will say that Lovely Complex, despite its faults, has been an amazing series (with excellent art and lovable characters) and I am very glad that I've been able to read through all its ups, and downs, and all over the places.
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77 reviews6 followers
August 15, 2012
IT was very very sad to see this manga end. it was like finishing a really good movie and wanting to watch it over and over again until the weird feeling goes away.
i felt dread about reading the last few pages so i put it off, until i decided to just read it.
the ending was very sweet and simple yet great at the same time.
i am definitely going to miss reading Love*Com and all the funny moments. like one time i was reading volume 5 or 6 in the doctor's office and i started laughing and the other people in the waiting room looked at me like i was crazy LOL even my mom gave that look like "...are you ok?"
Love*Com is the longest manga i have ever read and i thought i wouldn't read all of them but i did :) it was better than some short mangas that i've read in the past.
anyway, it has been great reading the Love*Com series and i kind of wanted more but i think if there was more, it would seem like it was dragging on.

i'm looking forward to the prequel :) (volume 17)
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1,735 reviews485 followers
March 3, 2010
This volume doesn’t stray from the formula that has served the Love*Com so well. Risa and Otani hurl zingers back and forth, to the amusement of their friends, and any strangers who just happen to be in the same vicinity, but one thing has changed. The final page of this volume left me with such a feel good glow. After all of the time I have spent with Risa and Otani, watching them struggle to accept who and what they are, it finally seems that they have reached that goal. They finally, finally realize that it doesn’t matter that Risa is so tall and Otani is so short. It doesn’t matter how oddly others may look at them. The only thing that really, really matters is how they feel about each other.

Read my full review here:

http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/?p=3796
Profile Image for Angelina.
204 reviews
October 31, 2022
Bros were late to their own graduation and I loved that.

UGH, I am going to miss reading this series!! It’s the perfectly funny rom-com. Also, the fashion was on point. What a time to be alive.
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232 reviews
February 14, 2017
¡Nunca digas imposible, nunca digas nunca! Antes de rendirte, tienes que dar ese primer paso hacia adelante... ¡Porque mañana podría traer un resultado diferente! Si no funciona, da otro paso. Y otro. Da tu mejor esfuerzo hacia adelante. Un día tu duro trabajo dará frutos.

Ay Dios. Éste es en donde terminó el anime y técnicamente termina la historia (porque al 17 lo considero más como un extra) y no puedo con mi vida. Ésta historia me gustó taaaaaaaanto. Me pareció tan divertida y tierna a la vez. Aunque Otani, hijo de palabra-indebida, como me hiciste sufrir con tu histeriqueo. Y mi pobre Risa, a pesar de llorar taaanto, creo que es mi personaje favorito.
El final casi me hace llorar y no exactamente por que sea el final y esté triste, sino porque éste año yo terminó la escuela y también me siento triste porque dejaré de ver a mis amigos después de haber compartido tantos años con ellos. Sí, todo muy personal, pero es la verdad. Algunas veces amas o te emociona algo solo por el momento que estás atravesando, no creo que me hubiese emocionado tanto si lo hubiese leído hace dos años atrás o en dos años en el futuro.
De todas maneras, quiero decir que éste manga es ¡¡muy recomendable!! Si quieres reir a carcajadas y encontrarte con un shojo no tan típico, ésto es lo que estabas buscando.
Profile Image for Nataly Lake.
237 reviews31 followers
June 10, 2024
Este es el final del manga, aunque aún quede un volúmen. Todo se cierra con esta sensación de incertidumbre y de futuro propia de la graduación, con la promesa de cosas distintas y mejoras, aunque sea con dificultades. Me gusta mucho que tanto Koizumi como Ootani se den cuenta de lo estúpido que es martirizarse el uno por el otro cuando lo mejor para todos es el apoyarse mutuamente, lo que implica dificultades pero no necesariamente un sacrificio flagelante, para así poder continuar tanto con sus relaciones como con su propia paz.

Se ve que han madurado sin perder sus esencias, y que sus sentimientos han ido cambiado, lo que no es malo.

No es una historia de amor apasionada e intensa, es una pareja vieja de casados que se conocieron en secundaria... y los quiero mucho.
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185 reviews2 followers
August 15, 2024
I was debating between rating it a 3 or 4 cause the last chapter was really good and by that I don’t mean to say the other were bad, but I don’t like how the manga is ending and there was more focus on some random character we barely knew before rather than the main characters we have bonded with and who we will be missing.

And I will be missing them dearly. The speech they had was so funny and silly and reminded me of them in the earlier chapters. The film messages of the whole class were nice to see and especially Otanis one was really adorable. I kinda wished we would have gotten to see a scene of just the two of them one more time though. thank you Risa my sweet angel you will be loved dearly by me forever. (Not as much as Otani but a lot regardless)
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Profile Image for Ady Weasley.
1,786 reviews45 followers
November 8, 2022
4.7⭐️

El final ha llegado y me gusto esta historia fue muy divertida, en serio no la conocía y la forma en que los protagonistas se complementan es muy buena.
La forma en la que terminan juntos y el cómo va creciendo poco a poco su relación es lo más lindo que puede uno leer.

Al final Risa y Otani dejaron atrás los prejuicios, lograron superar pruebas y llegaron a demostrar que el amor puede venir en diversas tallas

La historia al final del grupo WaT también me gusto, y eso que no se quienes son, pero te hizo muy linda la narración y la ilustración
Profile Image for So3li.
224 reviews1 follower
December 7, 2025
Avis global :
Un manga marrant qui se lit bien.

J'ai bien aimé suivre l'évolution des sentiments des personnages et des réflexions autour.

Par contre pas top l'amitié / amour avec des piques, des critiques, des engueulades et des coups à longueur de journée.
En fait, ça crie un peu trop tout au long du manga.

C'est aussi pas assez féministe à mon goût et ça banalise du sexisme ou des agressions sexuelles... Notamment avec le grand-père insupportable.

Et à la fin ça traîne trop en longueur. Je pense que ça aurait pu s'arrêter avant.
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Profile Image for Natalia Hincapié.
Author 5 books122 followers
August 22, 2021
No lo vi llegar y... no sé que pensar.
Falta un tomo de historias extra y espero que me cuenten que fue lo que pasó después de la graduación porque quedé mocha y ese fue el final.
AYYYYYYY noooo, me encanta este manga de verdad, es demasiado adictivo, realmente me encanta jejeje.
Todo lo que pasaron para que pudieran aceptarse y aceptar su relación... fue hermoso. Un manga que quita los complejos y estereotipos y te enseña que para amar solo se necesitan dos corazones.
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Author 4 books4 followers
January 19, 2022
Divertente, ironico e leggero. Mi è stata regalata l’intera serie per Natale.
Ho visto l’anime ispirato a questo manga non so quante volte durante il periodo delle superiori. Poterlo finalmente leggere è una vera emozione per me.
Pur trattando tematiche adolescenziali, l’autrice affronta anche argomenti più complessi: emerge, per esempio, il tema transgender, il che lo rende un manga assolutamente adatto alla nostra contemporaneità pur essendo stato realizzato a partire dal 2001.
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322 reviews1 follower
July 26, 2023
I'm glad I read this even if I had already watched the anime (I definitely recommend reading the manga over watching the anime, there were some subtle differences and the manga overall makes you connect with the characters a lot more. Plus the anime doesn't cover the whole plot so if you want to complete the story definitely go for the manga!)

How can I continue without having stories of these two idiots to cheer me up?? (ಥ﹏ಥ)
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90 reviews2 followers
February 1, 2025
I'm soo dissapointed. Their relationship i feel like hasn't really developed since they got together. All my criticisms from before still hold truth and that's really sad. Missed opportunity. Really sad
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6,000 reviews51 followers
February 6, 2019
Adorable, Beautiful Manga, Really great Shoujo! Great art art and amazing story I didn’t want to end 😻👌😁💕💕
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125 reviews40 followers
August 31, 2022
i was so confident that abe had a crush on risa i am DISAPPOINTED but anyway her and kohori are cute too ig
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