Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!, It’s Not My Fault That I’m Not Popular! Japanese: 私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!
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Published: Aug 4, 2011 to ?
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SynopsisKuroki Tomoko is a super popular, high school girl, who has had 50 years of dating experience, and 100 boys... in the Otome game world. In the real world, she is a 15 year old shut in, who has all of the qualities of a "mojo."
However, when school isn't going as she expected, and she isn't as popular as she had thought she was, she takes a look at herself in the mirror for the first time in a few years, and has some shocking revelations...
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-LovelyDandere
38 of 51 people found this review helpful
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15 of ? chapters read
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A lot of manga nowadays will focus on a girl with a certain issue. This girls issue is noticed by her peers, and somehow, in some way or form, the girl will meet a boy. As soon as she meets this boy, suddenly everything in her life turns out perfect. The guy flirts with her, other guys start falling for her, and soon that flaw that she had at the beginning of the manga fades out and the girl becomes everybody's dream girl.
And then, we have this manga.
Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! (Let's just call it Watashi, for now.) is a manga that focuses on a 15 year old girls who's extremely popular and has had over 100 boyfriends, online that is. In her real life, she's nothing more than an anti-social, awkward teenager who worries about the things that any socially awkward teen would worry about.
The story is pretty simple, and can easily be defined as a slice of life. We're introduced to a girl who can be defined as a mojo: Having no social life with the opposing sex, never being confessed by a man before, and being a virgin. We follow the life of this girl, Tomoko, and how she tries to solve the issues like not being able to talk to people easily, her looks (which I'll get into later), and her loneliness. The way it's expressed in her point of view will make you pity her and also root for her at the same time.
One of the great things about this story is she's doing this mostly on her own, unless you count the actions from her brother (no incest, sorry.) Don't expect some guy to show up and suddenly she's miss talk of the school. Because it's not like that. Tomoko is a girl that tries to take advantage of high school to become someone, but being the unsocialable girl she is, that proves to be difficult. I, personally, find it very entertaining, and INSANELY relate-able, to see the actions that she takes to be noticed, the things she says, her reactions, the reactions of those around her.
In short, the story is very relate-able and realistic.
The artwork is something else. It really is. Some may complain that the artwork is horrible, but that's the point. Tomoko is ugly. That's how she's supposed to be. We don't have a perfectly beautiful girl here as our lead. We have Tomoko; a flat-chested girl who tries different things to look "cute," but ultimately fails, like a lot of us girls out there. This again makes her a lot more memorable, and her design and character in general is surely something else. While it can seem a bit rushed and the backgrounds and such aren't too note-able, it's nice to have a break from the typical, long haired girls with huge eyes and perfect bodies.
Character is probably the higher points of this manga. Tomoko is the main focus for this manga as of right now. The story revolves around her and her attempts to get over her social awkwardness. It's entertaining to see her get embarrassed and say the wrong thing to the hot guys. As I've said a lot, she's extremely relate-able and she's far from perfect. There's not much development on her part as of right now, but hey, it's still publishing. Who knows what else an author like this will give us?
I enjoy this manga to a huge extent. It seems like everything about is what I've been looking for. While I know it may not be everyone's cup of tea, if you're looking for something that's different then the girl with a flaw that's resolved by the encounter of a hot guy and ends in a romance, then I HIGHLY recommend you pick this up.
Oh, and if you're someone like me, who's always alone, unsocialable, says the wrong thing to the wrong people, shy, not much friends aside from those in your childhood, and not irresistibly attractive, then I really believe you'll fall in love with this manga, and Tomoko. read more
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icamehere
22 of 34 people found this review helpful
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15 of ? chapters read
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Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!, (Shortened to Watashi ga Motenai for the sake of reviewing), is a manga about an antisocial girl named Tomoko Kuroki whose only desire is to cut loose of her shut in ways and become popular so she can get a boyfriend,but that's easier said than done... Especially when you're too socially awkward to talk to a boy, let alone an actual human being.
Now on the surface this manga doesn't look remotely entertaining but it slowly,but surely, sucks you into it and days later you'll find yourself thinking "Gee, I wonder how she's going to embarrass herself in the next chapter."
The real treat for the people reading this manga is for anyone who has also gone through anything Tomoko has.... From embarrassing herself in public, to being socially awkward around just about anyone and anything, she truly is the definition of a loser. And it's sad because you just can't help from laughing at all the mistakes she makes while trying to socialize with people.
Overall, I'd highly recommend this manga to anyone who has had antisocial moments at any point in their life,(me), because you will find the situations she's in really similar to situations that you yourself have experienced.
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Both main characters have limited contact with others and most of the dialogue takes place in the main character's head.
In Onani Master Kurosawa the main character wants to be left alone. While in "It's My Fault I'm Not Popular" the main character strives to popular but lacks even the most basic social skills.
Onani Master Kurosawa
Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
(I will be referring to the latter by its English title: "It's Not My Fault I'm Not Popular!"
Both of these manga revolve around a character who is a social outcast with perverted hobbies; one arguably moreso than the other. This isn't all that uncommon with a lot of characters these days, so why these two manga in particular? The one thing that they have in common is the thing that will make or break either series for the reader:
Both will make you cringe of second hand embarrassment.
The characters in both manga suffer through humiliation wrought upon themselves by their own mistakes. Onani Master Kurosawa's cringe-worthy moments are dramatic and in some cases over the top, suitable for a male main character, while "It's not my fault I'm not Popular" and the female protagonist include more realistic scenarios and may hit a lot closer to home for many of its readers; male or female.
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Both series are by the same author and have similar audiences in mind. Plus in both stories the main character's a quirky girl that you can't help but like, and who also adds quite a bit of humor to the mix.
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