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I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up by コダマナオコ, Kodama Naoko
8 reviews
starduststyx's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
2.75
it was ok. i really don't have much to say about this.
Actually, Morimoto slowly opening up and standing up for herself was nice and the way the two leads took care of each other was sweet. But yeah. Not giving it a 3 star because it just wasn't enough for me. Not even length! Content wise.
Actually, Morimoto slowly opening up and standing up for herself was nice and the way the two leads took care of each other was sweet. But yeah. Not giving it a 3 star because it just wasn't enough for me. Not even length! Content wise.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
robinks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The main story was cute, and it was nice to see the relationship develop and the characters grow. I didn’t enjoy Anaerobic Love as much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Bullying and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Acephobia/Arophobia
magatsumandala's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
cute but i didn't like the way that hana kept trying to coerce machi into sex
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
aniwillow's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Sexism, and Sexual content
thenerdybookwitch's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
This was cute! Short and sweet, my only complaint is that I think it’s too short. It would’ve benefited from another volume or two for more character development but what the author was able to do in just one volume was pretty great. I loved the relationship and how one is exploring their sexuality and is questioning what they are interested in.
Highly recommend this if you want something very cute, quick and light.
Content Warnings not available - Not accepting parents and Heteronormative language.
Highly recommend this if you want something very cute, quick and light.
Content Warnings not available - Not accepting parents and Heteronormative language.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, and Alcohol
fanboyriot's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Really lighthearted and cute. Such a lovely read!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism
ollie_again's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Pretty cute though I would love for it to be longer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia
Moderate: Sexism
pastelkerstin's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Yeah... that's bad writing, luv.
1.5 stars instead of 1 only because it brought up the issues of sexism at the workplace and homophobic parents. But it also doesn't go anywhere with the latter after Machi realises she's queer. It's just never brought up again, even though you'd think this would be on her mind?
Other than that, this really doesn't have a lot going for it. The characters have very little chemistry and I didn't care for them. Hana falls into the predatory lesbian trope, although it doesn't escalate as far as in some other GL. The ending of the story is abrupt. Even the flashback bonus chapter doesn't help to make you care more about the characters. And overall this is very... boob-fixated, both visually and textually in the way Hana talks about Machi. It's manga fanservice nonsense, basically.
Also, yes, the English title (kept the same for the German release too) is a misnomer. They don't seem to be best friends. They are former classmates/casual friends. Machi used to be a piece of shit to Hana (and everyone else), but they became school friends eventually. Hana confessed to Machi, got turned down, but they continued to be on friendly terms. And now they've been out of high school for a while and are still friends, but clearly not the best of friends, and then the whole sham marriage comes along. "親がうるさいので後輩（♀）と偽装結婚してみた。" ("I Married My (Female) Kouhai To Shut My Parents Up") is what the original release is called and yeah, that tracks. Hana calls Machi "senpai" throughout the whole thing, even though now that they're out of school, it shouldn't matter. They're one year apart, who gives a shit, but no, this manga has to keep the kouhai/senpai dynamic going because it's common in the romance genre, I guess.
1.5 stars instead of 1 only because it brought up the issues of sexism at the workplace and homophobic parents. But it also doesn't go anywhere with the latter after Machi realises she's queer. It's just never brought up again, even though you'd think this would be on her mind?
Other than that, this really doesn't have a lot going for it. The characters have very little chemistry and I didn't care for them. Hana falls into the predatory lesbian trope, although it doesn't escalate as far as in some other GL. The ending of the story is abrupt. Even the flashback bonus chapter doesn't help to make you care more about the characters. And overall this is very... boob-fixated, both visually and textually in the way Hana talks about Machi. It's manga fanservice nonsense, basically.
Also, yes, the English title (kept the same for the German release too) is a misnomer. They don't seem to be best friends. They are former classmates/casual friends. Machi used to be a piece of shit to Hana (and everyone else), but they became school friends eventually. Hana confessed to Machi, got turned down, but they continued to be on friendly terms. And now they've been out of high school for a while and are still friends, but clearly not the best of friends, and then the whole sham marriage comes along. "親がうるさいので後輩（♀）と偽装結婚してみた。" ("I Married My (Female) Kouhai To Shut My Parents Up") is what the original release is called and yeah, that tracks. Hana calls Machi "senpai" throughout the whole thing, even though now that they're out of school, it shouldn't matter. They're one year apart, who gives a shit, but no, this manga has to keep the kouhai/senpai dynamic going because it's common in the romance genre, I guess.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Sexism and Sexual content
Dubious consent (multiple times), predatory lesbian stereotype, alcohol
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