Thank you to the publisher and to Netgalley for the advance copy of this book!

The art work was so cute in this book. I loved it. it was very easy to follow and read. I loved this book. The atmosphere was everything I wanted it to be. I loved the plot and storyline in the book. I loved the characters in this story. It gave me all the feels I was looking for when I started reading this. I highly recommend this author. I loved the writing. I will be looking for other works in the future from this author.

Unfortunately I didn’t love this manga. It was hard to follow along BUT overall it was interesting enough to continue. Would I buy a finished copy? Yes I would because after the beginning you get used to writing style.

I really enjoyed this manga and really enjoyed the characters. It was a fun read and I would really like to read more in this series.

This is a really great new manga series! I'm always looking to try out new things, and I love the mix of friendship and romance. I love Ao Haru Ride, so this was a perfect fit for me, and I can't wait to continue the series!

Thank You Netgalley and VIZ Media LLC for the electronic version of this manga in return for an unbiased review.

This was very sweet. I love that Yuna and Akari are the complete opposite! It's so endearing that the characters who are so different can find a way to be so close so quickly. Through their quick friendship there are also deeper tonalities exposed within friendships and other relationships as they talk more about their likes and what they want from finding love.
The art is so beautiful as well. I am so happy to have read this and can't wait to read the others in the series!

Strobe Edge is one of my favorite shoujo mangas, so to get to review a volume of Sakisaka’s newest story had me very excited. As usual, the artwork is stunning. I like the differences between Akari and Yuna although it definitely feels like this is way more about one character even though they’re both supposed to be the protagonists (It is only the first volume though, so that could very well change throughout the course of the series). Honestly, what really brought down my rating was the transitions. The transitions are just plain awful, in my opinion. One second one of the characters is talking to someone and literally, the next panel, it’s nighttime and the character is in bed. What?? Seeing that happen once or twice is something I can handle but it happened a lot and I oftentimes thought I was missing some panels or even whole pages. It was very disorienting and aggravating.
Other than that, this is an interesting story so far. I’m curious about what’s going to happen next!

This was such a fun manga to read! The characters are genuine and real and the story moves along quickly. As someone who doesn’t read much manga, this was a good one.

This was a strange but interesting manga. I liked seeing the relationships between the characters develop and I would like to read more.

I've been a big fan of Io Sakisaka for a long time now, and I'm thrilled her latest series is finally getting an English translation. Love Me, Love Me Not didn't disappoint. As usual, the art style is gorgeous, and straight away I was thrilled we were getting a story that put a larger focus on the friendship between the two main characters, as well as the budding romances. I have a feeling there are going to be lots of twists and turns along the way before we reach the series' end, but this first volume was incredibly heart-warming and I can't wait to get my hands on the second one!

Thank you to NetGalley and Viz Media for the digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

Love Me, Love Me Not is a super sweet story between new friends Yuna and Akari, who later befriend Rio and Kazuomi. It includes plenty of silly antics and embarrassing moments between these new friends as they make their way through the start of the school year.
The story moves at a slow comfortable pace and allows for everyone to become familiar with the characters. At times it was confusing at times though because characters would react to something that happened in the past that has not been reveled yet in the story line.
Perfect for those who enjoy Fruits Basket, Kiss me at the stroke of midnight and SP Baby.
I give Love Me, Love Me Not 4 out of 5 stars.

I found the characters and their interactions to be interesting enough to look forward to the book in the series. The characters are distinctive enough in appearance and personality that each one shines in this ensemble book.

I received an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.

I'm going to be completely honest, this is one of my first mangas so I'm not well versed in things that are common nor do I have a lot to draw on to compare it to. Overall, I did really enjoy my experience reading this manga. The art style was really nice and I loved how well the characters were developed in this story. I felt like the conversations and the overall manga were pretty true to real life and greatly enjoyed it. I would be interested in reading more from this series and see if I continue to enjoy it.

Love Me, Love Me Not was not really what I expected. I really enjoyed the friendship between both Yuna and Akari. This volume explores the different types of love and how people fall in love differently but also behind all that is the love you have for your friends.

I really enjoyed the story so far and liked the author notes in the margins they kind of gave more insight into the story.

Love Me, Love Me Not, Vol. 1 by Io Sakisaka is currently scheduled for release on April 10 2020. Four high school friends share the springtime of their youth together. Fast friends Yuna and Akari are complete opposites—Yuna is an idealist, while Akari is a realist. When lady-killer Rio and the oblivious Kazuomi join their ranks, love and friendship become quite complicated!

Love Me, Love Me Not is a sweet story of four high schoolers trying to figure out what they want from love, friendship, and themselves. I liked the way the characters were different from each other and none was perfect. I enjoyed the art style, it did not stand out as unique, but did a wonderful job of capturing the moods and emotions of the text and characters. The four major characters all had moments when they absolutely shone, and others when they showed their flaws. I think the self doubt and worries were all very realistic and the story covers Yuna and Akari facing some of their issues in how they see themselves. My biggest complaint is the big reveal and cliff hanger ending opening up more questions than were actually answered in the story. Of course, this just means I need to read the next one, but still. As a whole I really enjoyed the story, and am glad that I read it.

Love Me, Love Me Not is a young adult graphic novel that will appeal to many. I enjoyed the story and will be keeping an eye out for volume two.

This was such a sweet story. A girl, her long time male friend, a new female friend, and the new friend’s brother. Four young teens learning the meaning of friendship and love. I was enamored from the first page and look forward to the next volume!

I will read anything by Io Sasisaka!!! This is a great title for any shojo manga fan. Highly recommended.

I enjoyed this so much. The story was engaging and had a very realistic flair to it. The characters are quite likable and relatable. You can expect to be thoroughly entertained by this emotion packed tale of love and friendship. I found the art style very appealing and beautiful. I will definitely be checking out more works by this author and of this series in particular.

Overall, this is a very emotional manga about love and friendship. One of the bright lights in a see of shoujo manga. Sometimes it seems a bit dramatic, but Io Sakisaka does well in balancing the emotions with good writing.

I’ve read Strobe Edge, another manga series from this author and loved it, so I was excited when I heard Love Me, Love Me Not was coming out. In short, the series centers on two friends, Yuna and Akari, as they figure out what love is to them. There’s also Rio and Kazuomi, a boy Yuna admires and Akari’s neighbor who make up the main characters in this first book of the series.

I like how the story isn’t fast paced, but focuses on character development, how Yuna and even Akari, grow in their understanding of love. Yuna and Akari are opposites when it comes to their viewpoint on love. Yuna has a more innocent take on it, while Akari is more objective.

In sum, I enjoyed this story. I thought Yuna’s surprise at the end was clever and definitely set up interest for the next book in the series, and Io’s artwork made the quiet plot lively and exciting. I would definitely recommend this manga to those who like comics and series-based stories. I believe I saw there are five books in the series, so if you love watching characters transform over time, you’ll be a fan of this manga.


***This book was given to me by NetGalley for an honest review.***

3.5/5 stars
Io Sakisaka is one of my all time favorite manga artist. I read Strobe Edge years ago and am in the middle of reading Ao Haru Ride. Love Me, Love Me Not had an ad at the end of lastest Ao Haru Ride manga so of course it jumped to the top of my manga reading list. The first thing I noticed was how similar Yuna looked Futaba but that is about where the similarities end. Love Me, Love Me Not had a very young feeling at first and took almost the whole first three chapters to get into, which in not good for the past Io stories go. On top of this I had a hard time following the dialog, and who was saying what, I have been reading manga for almost 15 years, I finally starting getting to the book in the last chapter, and the twist was something that I had just read in another manga, Hatsu*Haru. I will if nothing else read volume 2 but It needs to get a whole lot more interesting for me to read on. Not Io's best work,