A review by mehsi
Yamaguchi-kun Isn't So Bad, Vol. 1 by Yuu Saiki, Yuu Saiki

5.0

A guy who looks like yakuza, a girl who wants to know more about him, and lots of fun!


One of my 80 Kodansha manga! I just had to read this one, it sounded so much fun and I was curious to get to know Yamaguchi-kun!

Meet Satsuki. She has big plans for high school, but right on the first day is harassed by a pervert on the train, and that is where she meets Yamaguchi-kun! And makes it her goal to get everyone to understand that he is a good guy. He just looks scary. I just loved how she tried to help him out, sometimes it was a bit much and sometimes it made me laugh, but for most I just adored that she kept trying, that she was telling peeps everything was right. And yes, she also got angry because people just kept judging Yamaguchi. Spreading rumours and the likes. I loved how she got closer to him with each chapter. She was just the sweetest and I was rooting for her.

And yes, Yamaguchi does look like a gangster/yakuza at times. OK, well, almost always. He is sad? He looks like he will kill you. He is worried? His looks could kill. He smiles? Run. Run. But actually Yamaguchi is just a kind and friendly guy who is also the top of his class. I just liked him so much and I loved that he was offered quite a few chances with people. I do hope that as the story progresses he has even more friends, because he deserves it. I do hope that he also practices his facial expressions, haha. You don’t want to smile at someone and scare them to death after all.