Manga 19980 Koi Dano Ai Dano

Koi dano Ai dano is a wonderful shoujo manga, if I must say. I can't even understand why there is so little reviews about this manga.

This is my first attempt to write a review and I chose this to be my first to write on about. I'm picky when it comes to reading. I read all kinds of manga as long as the story piques my interests.

First of all, what I like about it is that this is not your typical shoujo characters. If you think about it, the protagonist - Kanoko - is so amazing that in the long run, you won't care anymore ... about what may happen on her lovestory. Yes, she's not popular, and not even beautiful (she's so cute though). What you'd like about her is her personality. She's funny and full of sarcasm, and I think you can relate to her musings especially if you're introvert just like her. But the most beautiful about her is SHE IS NOT WEAK that you'd be surprise about her reasonings and choices.

The other protagonist - Tsubaki - well, I'd think he's OP because he's the most popular, handsome, intelligent that you'd love him and dream, "I want to have a boyfriend like him", but you'd know why he's not because you'd see his flaws but still understand him. Tsubaki is a genuine character, that's his best characteristic. He's honest and sarcastic that when he's paired with Kanoko, you'd enjoy all of their bantings and spazz all the way.

The flow of the story was soooo great that you'd want to read it all night or what. Although, I'm a bit dissappointed with the ending. I wanted more of Kanoko's interesting musings and plans but it ended shortly. It's may have ended nice with their lovestory but I guess, I expected too much from Kanoko (yes, I love her). Anyway, they ended it nicely, you'd still smile for them.

The art is decent enough that you'd see their expressions and emotions, the character development was the best and the lovestory was romantic. All in all, I enjoyed this story so much that I wanted a sequel. I rated this 9 out of 10.

Ps. You may have heard that this story is a sequel of Warau Kanoko-sama but I assure you that it's independent enough that you don't have to worry about reading both stories. Though I suggest you must.

story:
The initial plot starts as off with Kanoko planning to revive the newspaper's club just to cause trouble and observe the "war" between the 3 biggest clubs; with the "war" being a main plot point throughout the story. The author knows that it is a ridiculous and exaggerated version of high school so she decides to play into it comedically. And while it is a comedy, the author makes sure to convey real and important lessons and themes brilliantly, without it feeling awkward.

art:
personally speaking, I love the art style of the author, the art also improved considerably from the prequel.

characters:
The dynamics between the ... various characters are the heart of the story, with each having a different and hilarious relationship. The author also delves into the psyche of the main cast and explores it masterfully.

The story mainly follows Kanoko's (and Tsubaki's) development as they get to interact with many different types of people and discover themselves. They are forced into these unusual situations that slowly start to change them and broaden their horizon. Their romantic development is also natural and sweet!

(My personal fav is the relationship between Kanoko and her best friend Momoka and their genuine beautiful bond)

enjoyment:
I have read this manga numerous times and it gets better each time, I absolutely adore it!

overall:
𝙰𝚕𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚒𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚎, 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚝’𝚜 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚘𝚛, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚞𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚟𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚢. 𝙳𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚕 𝚠𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚝𝚑 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜. 𝚆𝚎 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚏𝚕𝚊𝚠𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚢. 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚜 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚙 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝚠𝚊𝚢 ,𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚛 𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚚𝚞𝚎 𝚍𝚢𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚌.

While the manga is not all that original itself, many factors set it apart from your typical shoujo manga.
First:
This is a sequel to another manga which had less of a concise storyline but did help shape the characters to who they are and had set the mood for the sequel (which can be considered the "main/real" story). The author did a beautiful job connecting the two stories with the prequel being the "why" to the sequel.
Second (also the character review):
Being the sequel, the main characters are already well developed and here the characters just develop even more as they realize how, much they changed ... from the prequel and how much they were influenced by the others.
Tsubaki (main guy) is basically your generic Mr. Popular School Idol guy with the cold sadistic personality but is actually really warm and sweet. What is different however is that he accepts Naedoko (main girl) for who she is, which is why this manga is a favorite of mine. Naedoko does not change throughout the entire series. She is that loner plain glasses girl that nobody really knows. Unlike every other shoujo manga I've read (which is quite a lot) she pretty much remained like that. There is no miracle make-over that turned the ugly duckling to a beautiful swan that captures the heart of the prince, none of that over cliched archetype, no Naedoko remained a plain "megane-ko" and Tsubaki accepts that.
Another reason this manga is a favorite, and why Naedoko is a favorite original is that she is one of the very rare strong independent woman character. Yes, she relies a lot on Tsubaki for advice and a push, but she solves her problem on her own, does not take bs from anyone, is calculative and manipulative, and does not show submissiveness. If you believe in girl power, this is your girl.

The art is nice, kind of typical. Its drawn well but not anything new, although I did notice a few errors like a sudden seat change in a scene.

That basically concludes the review that is longer than it has to be. Obviously with the high rating, i enjoyed it. And yes i recommend it 10/10 (im really bad at conclusions so just let it slide at that)