Kuzu to Megane to Bungaku Shoujo (Nise)

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This is my first time writing review. I really make my first account in MAL because I see this manga only have 1 review and that person doesn't seem to be in favor of this manga. So, I want to tell people how hilarious "Kuzu to Megane to Bungaku Shojo (Nise)" manga is.

Story 8/10

The story revolves around 3 characters : the scum guy who would makes outrageous comments and being a creep, the literary girl who is actually dumb but cute, and the actual bookworm glasses guy who would recommend books to the other two.

The start of the manga might be a little cliché, but ... the characters made it all hilarious. Nothing really happens in the story, well because it is 4-koma manga, nothing much to be expected.
The comedy is not your average Boke-and-Tsukkomi type. Every chapter's title is hilarious after you read the context.

The description of this manga is wrong on this page, so I edit it. It has barely any romance (except the ending), so I certainly won't call it a love story. The glasses guy doesn't fall in love with the literary girl, only the scum person.

I wish the story gets more continuation, but alas it ends with 2 volume.


Art 8/10

This is the better one from what Tanigawa Nico draws. The character expression gets the emotion transmitted pretty well. Orikawa is really cute when she gets absorbed in literature, or pretending to be.


Character 10/10

Ahh, I really love these characters. There's only 4 character in this manga : Orikawa Iori (The literary girl), Kogato Yofumi (The scum guy), Moriya (The glasses guy), and the library chairman (She doesn't have name).

Orikawa is a cute girl, but has always been regarded as a dumb girl in middle school. So she wanted to change her appearance to be that of a literary girl. And the method she does it only makes it more apparent that she's dumb.

Kogato, his motives to be library staff only to see Orikawa is in plain sight. The way he expresses his love to Orikawa is amusingly creepy, like making sure Orikawa gets to the train station safely everyday. He seems rarely filter his mouth, he'd say outrageous things that made people think he'll become an offender one day.

Moriya, an Otaku in literature. He's really into it that recommending a book for a friend becomes a deciding matter for him as a human being. I feel bad I never get to know his full name. He makes all the intelligent comments, that makes Orikawa efforts to be literary girl a laughing matter. While Kogato and Orikawa never actually interested in literature, thanks to Moriya, they became able to appreciate reading books, and they all get along really well since then.

Library chairman, she is the senpai in the library. Despite her harsh words, she's actually pretty lonely.


Enjoyment 10/10

It's a short read, but I certainly enjoy this. I really recommend it to anyone that likes comedy, and introverted characters. I'm certainly going to re-read this! Half-way through my 2nd reading now.


Overall 9/10

As expected from Tanigawa Nico manga, it makes me appreciate my everyday life. It's really a good read, would recommend, thank you very much!

Just personal scratch.
Advised, possible spoilers.
Opinion & Informal

Art: 6/10
Fine. Anatomy and proportions checked out. No nature showcases to note. I like Tanigawa Nico's style.

Panel Progression: 6/10
Backgrounds and panels populated nicely; nothing felt too blank, lacking, or empty for the panel visuals. Flow was fine, didn't feel like there was a lot missing in between the 4-koma panels. Jokes could sometimes be witty and make sense, other times they wouldn't make sense unless you had a decent background in literary works.

... Characters: 5/10
Their dynamics could be interesting at times and the conversations they would hold would sometimes be engaging. Overall, however, they didn't really feel too great most of the time or at least towards the end. They didn't feel too fleshed out for me by the end of the manga and it didn't feel like such a great sendoff during the last few chapters.

Plot & Development: 4/10
Nothing ultimately happened. The initial plot setup for the main characters wasn't really stuck to nor resolved in a satisfying way in my opinion. I feel like everything was just dropped and concluded with some half-assed happy-nostalgic sendoff for a future off the pages.

Conclusion: 4/10
Disappointing and felt like it was a rushed or unmotivated ending

Overall: 5/10
I really like Tanigawa Nico's works but this was certainly a letdown for me. You can tell that this is one of his works by the way he does character dynamics, art, and gags. Honestly, most of the content and plot/development was okay with me, but I really didn't like how it ended. The lame ending amplified the lack of growth of the characters and their relationships as well as no significant change to the initial plot. This is worth a read for the few excellent isolated gags and interactions, but you may find yourself disappointed by the conclusion's underwhelming and abrupt ending.

Another piece of art by our beloved duo nico tanigawa.
To begin, i think not every manga/anime can be judge by the MAL criteria, story, art, etc, so i would like to share some thoughts about it.
A stupid girl trying to look intelligent, a guy who likes the stupid girl, and a guy with glasses who loves literature, add some watamote style/nico comedy and this really feels different.
Something i really love is how the characters in the beginning doesn't care at all about literature except for the glasses and ended up reading books and sharing their thoughts about it.