This was adorable! I love a good opposites attract story, and being that this was set in high school, it was just so awkward and sweet that I smiled like a goof pretty much the entire time I was reading. I wouldn't say that the artwork was anything fantastic, but I loved the budding relationship between Miyazen and Matsubayashi enough to look past that. This was a little more slice-of-life than I was expecting, but I enjoyed it enough that I currently have the remaining volumes checked out on Libby to dive into next. Nothing earth-shattering, by any means, but this would be a perfect read if you want something that will just make you smile!

A full series of this might get too saccharine, but this volume was too sweet and cute for words. The mismatched but equally nice pair was a lot of fun to read. And the blushes/page ratio was hilariously high.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kodansha for the e-book copy!

Miss Miyazen Would Love to Get Closer to You is a comedy about two high schoolers who want to be closer to each other but struggle to find a connection. I enjoyed reading this and felt the relationship progression was realistic and endearing. I am interested in reading the rest of the series and seeing if the main couple gets together. If you like series like "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun", then this series will pique your interest.

#MissMiyazenWouldLovetoGetClosertoYou #NetGalley

I want to thank NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for providing me with a copy of this manga. At first, I thought it a romance between 2 females. The guy in the cover was giving tomboy vibe.

The story follows two couple trying to get close to each other. Upon reading this, I reminisce my high school crushes and puppy love.

This was just adorable and felt like a warm hug reading as it's very wholesome and pure.

The only thing that bothered me was some chapters stated bonus chapters. Not too sure if it's necessary.

Overall, I found this manga to be enjoyable, and I would love to explore their friendship and hopefully, romance more.

tl;dr
A warm high school romance with low stakes and endearing leads.

Thoughts
Do you love a cute story about blushing leads and mutual pining with just a dash of misunderstanding? Miss Miyazen has got you covered! On the surface, Sakura and Sota would appear to have nothing in common. She's "proper," and he's a "troublemaker." But the truth is they're both just a couple of sweet kids trying to get to know each other. It's an incredibly charming and low drama romance. There's little plot to be seen so far, with the story being largely a set of vignettes about their ongoing attempts (and failures) at trying to get closer. Misunderstandings are in the cute range rather than the frustrating one, punctuated with clean and incredibly cute artwork. If you're looking for a cute high school romance that'll make you feel warm inside, give this one a go.

Rating: 4.13 leaves out of 5
-Characters: 4/5
-Cover: 4/5
-Story: 4/5
-Writing: 5/5
Genre: Comedy, Contemporary, Romance, SOL
-Comedy: 3/5
-Contemporary: 5/5
-Romance: 3/5
-SOL: 5/5
Type: Manga
Worth?: Yeah

Want to thank Netgalley and publishers for giving me the chance to read this book.

This was a cute and quick read. Your typical miscommunication trope. I won't lie though, this gave me AU Bakugo/Deku. Lol

I wish this manga could have been sent to my kindle it would have been easier to read. But I still really liked it. It had me sucked into their lives and I’m very much looking forward to reading more by this author.

This was a super cute, fun, and sweet introduction to this series. This couple is adorable, and I love their interactions with each other. I will definitely be looking to read the rest of the series. I highly recommend this for any fans of sweet and grinning-while-kicking-your-feet-in-the-air type romance :)

Thank you, NetGalley, for the chance to review this book!

This story was very cute! I will admit at first I wasn't sold. The art wasn't grabbing me as much as my prior graphic novel read. And I felt like the short stories pasted together weren't flowing like I wanted them to. But as I kept reading I started to really love these two. Their interactions were super cute. There is some sweet humor and vulnerability. I would definitely read more from this series!

Sakura Miyazen and Sota Matsubayash are class mates in high school. Sota is very surprised and flustered when Sakura starts greeting him. But after a few days, he manages to overcome his shyness and start answering back. Eventually, the two start being able to talk, but they still feel awkward since neither is quite sure what the other is feeling. Fun for the reader, but not so much for the characters. A nice beginning to a high school romance tale spoiled a bit for me by the artwork. It just did not work for me.

Thanks to Netgalley and Kodansha for the chance to read this volume.

Extremely cute story I did wish that Matsubayashi was scarier but overall, I enjoyed it. Full review on my Goodreads.

This is a cute story about two teenagers who transfer to a new school at the same time and come from two very different backgrounds. One is a boy who is a reformed bad boy and doesn’t come from a lot of money while the other is girl who comes from a private school and is considered a “princess”. Each wants to befriend the other and must get over their awkwardness #MissMiyazenWouldLoveToGetCloserToYou #netgalley. .

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

This is a rom-com manga based on two high school classmates. The classmates are pretty much total opposites, as it goes in these cute mangas. They both are secretly adoring the other, but find it difficult to even start a convo due to their differences / different backgrounds. The manga is adorable, and you'll find yourself hyping them up the entire time!

4.5/5
Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

For fans of Horimiya and Toradora, this is like an amalgamation of both but in the best way possible.

The plot is basically about a girl everyone considers a princess as she comes from a pretty well-off family and with her polite and soft-spoken nature, while the male main character is considered a delinquent because of his rouge exterior, while he doesn’t mind the rumors that are spread about him he does wish he could talk to the female main lead, but he doesn’t want people to misunderstand the encounter and in turn ruin her social standing, so they’re accustomed to sharing mere greetings.
while the female character tries to make small talk by making references to some of his favorite movies, he brushes it off thinking it was just a coincidence and he probably misunderstood.

It is sort of trope-heavy, but it is a very cute and soft romance. I have to admit I do relate a bit to both of the characters, as someone who’s considered to have a resting rude face, I am considered to be serious or mad most of the time, which can make me a little bit unapproachable. On the flip side, when I'm bubbly and try to initiate conversations with people I'd like to be friends with, I always overthink the situation and assume the worst.

This book is a must for someone who loves Horimiya or Toradora or just wants a lighthearted romance manga to binge.
I will definitely be on the lookout for when Volume 2 will be released.

I think that I will not be continuing with this manga series.

The plot is simple yet because of the characters shyness & over thinking, sometimes I found myself thinking "Just go and talk to each other!"

It became quite annoying to be honest & repetitive.

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy for an honest review

A good read I will be picking up volume 2

Rating 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was PRECIOUS - I think fans of Horimiya will really enjoy this! Miyazen is a total airhead and absolutely adorable. Their little blushing nervous relationship is so cutesy. I loved this! And the ending was literally perfect.

This was okay. It really isn't that special. It really follows the dialogue of a lot of romance mangas these days, like Komi Can't Communicate. Except, I found this one to be more boring than most. I'm getting tired of these and wish the characters would just talk to each other.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for the review.

Such a super cute story and so relatable. Extremely light hearted and quick to read; with a number of laugh out loud moments!

For those who are a bit older it’s a nice drive down memory lane to being a young kid trying to navigate their feelings and speak to their crush! Can’t wait to read more ♥️

This manga was such a cute one to read. It’s very trope filled, but in a good way. It’s one of those when you’re having a bad day and you want to read something that will make you smile kind of mangas.

It’s the delinquent and the nice girl who wants to get to know him and they both don’t really know how to talk to each other without blushing. It’s super cute and it made my heart feel warm and happy. Their constantly worried about if their doing the right thing and questioning each others actions when really, they are both crushing on each other hard.

I loved this. It was a sweet reprieve for my day when I feel pretty tired and I needed something light to read and uplift myself. Everyone deserves friendship and love even a delinquent. Sometimes, people are just wayward because their super protective and they don’t know another way and deep down they have a soft side. This was super cute to read.