This was so freaking adorable. I was smiling the entire time. The drawings themselves were so well done. The amount of emotion captured was exquisite. I also loved the whole miscommunication trope issues they faced. It was so cute and awkward in all of the best ways. I loved watching them slowly draw closer. I loved the use of dual POV to see what each of our main characters were thinking. I love the grumpy/sunshine vibes of them, it was so wholesome and sweet. We don't see much of any other characters but I liked it that way. Some manga or other novels will focus too much on side characters that are hardly fleshed out and end up just distracting from the story. This was not that, this story was so cute and I cannot wait to read more!!!

11/10 recommend to those looking for a cute little slice of life rom com. It was a sweet read. I need more.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

It's a cute high school Manga about a cute good girl who likes a "delinquent" boy as they try to figure out how to talk to each other while liking each other. For YA read, I liked it. It's cute. There's not a whole lot of development and depth, but it keeps you wanting the next! Wanting them to get together.

Miss Miyazen Would Love To Get Closer to You
-Completed Series

The chapters are short with 15 chapters in volume one. This series is wholesome,but do keep in mind the relationship development is slow paced in volume one. After looking into how many volumes were available, it is a shorter series with 4 volumes. If you are looking for a shojo for a younger audience and on the shorter side, this would be a good series to recommend.
The two main characters are adorable and we get a sense of their personalities. As both are awkward with one another and their thought process is what you would expect when you like someone, but don’t know how they feel. I like how we get the perspective of both in each situation/interaction.

Summary:
Matsubayashi looks like a delinquent so his classmates generally stay clear from him; however, the one person that speaks to him is the class princess- Miyazen. Miyazen tries to get closer to Matsubayashi by doing things like quoting yakuza movies that he is interested in. There are misunderstandings between the two since he finds it hard to believe that she would be quoting those kinds of movies. Although both are awkward with each other, their encounters cause them to slowly get closer to one another.

Basically ML likes FL but they are complete opposite’s like he is a delinquent and she’s acts cutesy. It’s pretty much a basic highschool romance that’s been done plenty of times.

Thanks Netgalley and publisher for allowing me to read this for free!

This was a thoroughly enjoyable and heartfelt read focusing on the early moments of romance and the anticipation of first love. This was a wholesome story following two individuals, that on the surface, look like they may not be suited but we follow along their budding romance journey seeing little snapshots of their interactions - the sweet moments, the cringey moments, the caring moments.

Funnily enough it made me think of my own relationship as I met my partner in high school and I feel that is why I have connected to so much to the story and the characters. This story was funny and beautifully illustrated and is an easy-going read I would recommend to anyone.

This was pretty cute tbh. Not a whole lot of depth to it, but it’s still a cute read and you want to root for them the whole way through.

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Star Rating: ★★★★★

This was a simple cute read, it follows to young people as they begin to realize that they like each other. There's a problem though. As soon as they get around each other they get really awkward and have trouble talking. Each one is trying in their own little way to make the other realize that they like them, but since both of them are dense a lot of misunderstandings happen. Overall it's a simple and cute read, that I think is definitely worth your time!

Like always read it and decide for yourself!

This was such a sweet story!! Immediately after finishing this volume, i went and read the other three and they were just as cute. This series is short and sweet and I definitely recommend!!

I wasn't sure what to expect going into this, but it was so cute and funny! I was hooked straight away and read it so quickly because the character's growing friendship is sweet and full of misunderstandings that made me smile. The tough guy and the princess - their classmates don't see them as a workable pair, but they each do their best to grow closer. I've already picked up volume two as I want to see this duo continue!

Review to come at the end of April on my blog/other places.

I received this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review.

I am normally not that much into the miscommunication trope, but it works so well in this adorable and hilarious manga! 

Meet our two characters, we switch between them either with chapters or scenes, Sakura Miyazen and Sota Matsubayashi! These two really like the other (friendship or maybe more, I am leaning to the more at some points in the story), but so far they haven't gotten much further than greetings. I was instantly in love with this manga with the first chapter. These two want to bond, want to get closer, want to do more than just say hi, but due to miscommunication in both parties things just end up in hilarious ways. For instance, Sakura really likes yakuza movies (or well she knows that Sota loves them and is now watching them) and tries to make references from them, some quite obscure. Sota immediately recognises said reference and wonders in shock if she likes that movie, but given how Sakura looks prim and proper he just dismisses it and thus things go hilariously funny when he tries to think of alternative situations and thus Sakura is confused. Their miscommunications never bore me because they always wield some unexpected results. Yes, you would think that it can get boring because if these two would just talk normally without assuming maybe it would all be solved instantly, but you know the miscommunications on both sides are just hilarious and adorable and it also brings them together. Yes, the miscommunication is actually helping them out. Though, I have to be honest, I wonder if it will be a whole series of that, I am not sure if I can handle it. The gimmick of it working out for them is fun for maybe 2 or 3 volumes, but after that, eh. I would like something else. 

I liked that we get to see both sides of the situation. Not just Sakura trying her best and how she reacts to things, but also Sota! 

Oh, and there is the fact that everyone is pretty much afraid of Sota because of his looks (you know the one)/his reputation (which I would think is not real) which is also not helping with communications. Yes, Sakura doesn't mind, but her classmates are and at times that influences things (in funny ways of course).

I also like that the chapters are mostly short with a few longer ones. It is perfect, you don't want to drag out things. 

And the art? I really love it! I see that this is also the mangaka for Witch Life in a Micro Room, a manga I was planning on checking out already but I am now even more curious about.

All in all, this one made me laugh and I am just shipping these two. OK, let's get the friendship first, but definitely want more afterwards~ I would recommend it.

This is a cute story about two high schoolers sitting on opposite ends of the social spectrum who want to get to know each other better, but aren’t quite sure how to connect. Miyazen is a proper, well-mannered princess. Matsubayashi is working class and rough around the edges, but with a good heart, though he has a reputation as a bruiser from his days in junior high. Their positions at either end of the social spectrum set them apart from other students, but that makes perfect conditions for them to connect.

The comedy comes from the two characters making assumptions about how the other will react in a given situation and completely overthinking what they should do. In reality, the two characters are really more alike and with each chapter they gradually begin to realize that fact.

The dialogue is cute and sweet, and Miyazen and Matsubayashi have fun banter and a good dynamic. My only critique is that we don’t really see much of the world outside other interactions, so we don’t have much context for understanding them as characters. However, this is the first volume and I am sure we will see more of their backstory as the manga progresses. All in all, a cute story!

This digital ARC was obtainable via NetGalley for an honest review!

This was a short and sweet manga about classmates Miyazen and Matsubayashi trying to draw closer to each other. At times they were pretty awkward, but those moments were cute and wholesome.

This is a really cute rom com manga. The characters are lovable and the chapters are really short. However, because the chapters are so short, you don't really get to know the characters and how they change and evolve. The scenes they have together are really cute but there's not a lot to them. The scenes are very simple. It may be what the author is going for and it may change in the next few volumes, but for now the characters relationship is very on the surface. Overall, it was still enjoyable.

This is reallly super cuteeee and quick to read. But it’s a really slow burn not a whole lot happened but my library has all 4 books so I will read them ^.^ for sure.

Miyazen and Matsubayashi are total opposites but they'd love to get to know each other! The story follows Miyazen, a upperclass girl, and Matsubayashi, a guy who has a bad reputation despite being a decent dude, and how they try to interact with each other to become friends. The teens constantly miscommunicate their intentions toward each other but start to become closer as they get to know one another.

The manga was super cute and would be great for teens. I thought the artwork was great; clean, easy to understand each panel, and appealing to the reader. I definitely would pick up more volumes of this in the future. 5/5 stars

Thank you so much to netgalley and kodansha comics for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review!

I loved this. Was so good.
As soon as I started reading I had a smile on my face.
It was so fun.
They make efforts for each other, but they don't always understand the other, which makes it real, but they still get closer. It's so sweet.
The chapters are short and super adorable, and the drawings are wonderful, expressing the characters' personalities and letting the reader understand their feelings.
And I just need to read the next volume. It was a blast.

3.5
This story is a very cute and fluffy high school romance! Matsubayashi is a former delinquent and Miyazen is the class "Princess". They appear as if they are total opposites, but actually have overlapping shared interests. This volume is very episodic. Each chapter is a short event or interaction between the main characters. It's all very cute, but it feels a little like I'm reading a manga version of newspaper short comics. There isn't really a plot except for both of the leads wanting to get closer to one another. The art style is very good. It's simplistic, but those few pages when the author goes out, their art style really shines.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

This was absolutely adorable ❤️ I can't wait to continue reading their story and find out what happens.

**Reading copy provided by NetGalley for honest review**

Miss Miyazen Would Love to Get Closer to You 1 by Akitaka is one of my very favorite manga reads of last year. The story follows two high school classmates, one a rough and tumble looking delinquent, and the other a classy young lady. Both want to be friends with the other, but with such a large communication gap, will they ever see eye to eye?

This was such a charming, adorable, lovable, maddening, cavity-inducing story, and it is just the purest form of happiness. It is perfection. NO NOTES. Take my advice and read this quick, 4-volume series. You'll be glad you did.

4⭐

**Digital copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

It was a cute, fun and quick read, which I think I needed. The characters stole my heart within the first few pages. It was a new record for lovable characters. I loved seeing them get closer, even though it was a slow burn. I would love to see how their relationship develops!