Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san (Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie)

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Synonyms: Miss Shikimori is not just cute, That Girl Is Not Just Cute, Kawaii dake ja Nai Onnanoko Manga

Japanese: 可愛いだけじゃない式守さん

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Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: Feb 2, 2019 to ?

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life

Serialization: Magazine pocket

Authors: Maki, Keigo (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.80¹ (scored by 15,054 users)

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Ranked: #1180²

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Popularity: #247

Members: 51,798

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MangaMagazine pocketMaki, Keigo (Story & Art)

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Yuu Izumi is a high school student whose life is filled with misfortune. Ever since he was young, he would always return home with injuries. Due to his unlucky disposition, his days are full of nothing but unfortunate events—that is, until he started dating Micchon Shikimori.

One can describe Shikimori as the perfect girlfriend: cute, adorable, and unbelievably in love with Izumi. However, she is occasionally not so charming; instead, she becomes the coolest girlfriend in the scariest way possible! Her demanding presence and earnest concern for Izumi's wellbeing never ceases to take his breath away. With the cute yet cool Shikimori now by Izumi's side, his luckless days are over, bringing a life full of happiness and warmth.

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Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san, originally released under the title Kawaii dake ja Nai Onnanoko Manga, is a web manga released on the author's Twitter account from September 8, 2018 to February 2, 2019. Official serialization began in Magazine pocket on February 2, 2019.

The series has been published in English as Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie by Kodansha Comics USA since October 27, 2020. It has also been published in French as Shikimori n'est pas juste mignonne by Meian since December 22, 2021.

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Shikimori

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Izumi, Yuu

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Kamiya

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Hachimitsu, Yui

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Izumi, Motoko

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Inuzuka, Shuu

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Nekozaki, Kyou

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Shikimori, Fuji

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Izumi, Akisada

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Saruogi

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Feb 8, 2020

33 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

Draconov666 (All reviews)

107 people found this review helpful

Read this if you want to give yourself depression because you will never have a relationship this perfect. Let's be honest - this is not the manga about simple school love, but about our dreams about perfect girlfriend who will never be with us. I love this manga so much that i read it in one time and i am waiting for the new chapters. But be aware because this manga is like drugs. I want to say this was a good manga cause I enjoyed it but when I look at myself I see desperate person who avoids reality

p.s. shikimori is very cute, would read more

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Jun 27, 2021

113 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 6

Lionzero (All reviews)

51 people found this review helpful

This manga can be very boring. In a way.

Let me start with this. You have an awesome premise. A guy with so much bad luck that he could be struck by lightning on a clear day and a girl who is so cool and reactive I swear she can catch a bullet with eye lids. I mean like block the bullet and live, with zero damage. Yet they do not utilize this much in the story.

It is used but not like it could. The characters are also just fun loving, nice people and there is almost zero drama. A slice of life, romance in read more

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Mar 28, 2022

30 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 3

devinder (All reviews)

15 people found this review helpful

'Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san' ('Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie') follows Shikimori and Izumi who have been seeing each other for over a year but haven't done anything more than a kiss. Fine, there's no rush because these types of stories operate under the pretense that the main couple is going to be together forever so they have the rest of their lives to visit pound town. But you might assume these characters have one year left to live with how many times they feel compelled to reiterate their undying love for each other and how they will always be together. It's not just what is said but how it is said because putting thoughts into words opens up another dimension to be aware of like if you stutter or hear how ridiculously melodramatic you sound but here the teens engage in grandiose dialogue like they're in a play by Shakespeare.

If you thought having an established couple meant comparatively better romantic progress than its peers then you will be disappointed. Izumi kisses Shikimori (Izumi motions towards Shikimori and then their faces are obscured) after a school trip and despite all the time they spend together and how much they wax poetic about how great their lives are and how nice everyone is, Shikimori blushes and the two of them spaz out mildly the next day. Izumi remembering the kiss, says it was a crazy thing to do and he was just caught up in the heat of the moment. This is chapter 100 (ONE HUNDRED - ONE FUCKING HUNDRED). Shikimori while essentially being the man in the relationship turns into a pure maiden when the romance attempts physicality because her character's appeal is a careful balancing act. She's cool and assertive enough to make a move (and have it backfire to score 'gap moe' points) but also innocent and cute enough to melt at the slightest bit of intimacy.

Characters attract with gimmicks before working backwards to show how the gimmick isn't actually their whole personality. Izumi's life is full of bad luck like tree branches falling on him or a baseball ball hitting him. He has scars to prove his misfortune. Shikimori remarks, in a conversation with Izumi's mother, that Izumi has not let the occurrences of such bad luck make him feel sorry for himself. The manga here is patting itself on the back, no shit, everyone in this manga is sickly sweet. It's almost commendable how unabashedly lazy Izumi's bad luck shtick is. It's only purpose is to service how mushy gushy everything is. If Izumi was hit by a car, he would likely apologize for being in the car's way. Shikimori also says 'Izumi knows pain more than anyone else,' coming from a 15 year old that has no knowledge of the world, I can let this slide but damn, it is a ridiculous line.

Characters too good to be true have one hang-up that makes them totally-not-perfect, throw in a personality quirk, follow the schedule for high school and you got yourself another happy-happy-fun-times at anime school story. I'm not asking for drama but if the manga is going to address topics like how past misfortunes may harm your self-esteem or frustration at school regulations, I'd rather it not bring it up at all because all I'm left with is another gold star to reward these dorks comforted by their vapid solipsistic setting. In the latest chapters, there's talk of what to do in the future. I think this is silly because Shikimori and Izumi could just form a business where they tell people 'just be yourself' and watch the money pile up.

Moderation simply does not exist in this universe. There's barely a chapter they have together where they actually just talk about random things or let the moment speak for itself and maybe end off with a simple 'I love you' plus kiss because they're incessantly complimenting each other and saying generic fluffy quotes like 'I'll always protect you,' or 'I'll always be there for you,' etc. One of the corniest lines is 'when I'm with you, even the time waiting in line is super fun!' This is said seriously, I am not kidding. Fluff dialed up to 11.

I could forgive the manga for its masturbatory 'relationship goals' selling point if it actually did something with the relationship. Going back to my earlier point about the repetition I think the reason the characters need to repeatedly vocalize their love and togetherness is that without it Izumi just looks like Shikimori's token gay friend. Rarely the setting becomes aware of the premise and side or background characters say things like 'why won't Shikimori date someone cooler' or 'you have the best kind of youth.' Unfortunately, it doubles down on the premise so Shikimori and Izumi are not are just a perfect couple but perfect friends to others, and two people that selflessly help fellow students. Kindness employed here is so smug and conceited. It's not enough for the well-meaning characters to help others and imply support, the poor fucks that need the unlimited compassion of the main couple have to present themselves as enlightened and forever grateful to be blessed by such robotic benevolence.

I prefer my slice-of-life to have quiet that balances dialogue but that's not here. A calm panel teases peacefulness before Izumi monologues about how great his life is at the moment. Regarding the romance, having Izumi and Shikimori already be a couple at the start precludes will-they-won't-they tension but it's just as put-on and circular as the average romcom duo, whether or not the duo began the story as a couple doesn't matter. Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal is referenced in a panel and that was funny. Nothing else made me laugh in this romcom. The art is great when presenting full bodies and clothing.

'Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san' is a gross display of fluff. There's zero charm. It's carried hard by the role reversal relationship dynamic that is admittedly a nice change of pace but it also wants to play with real-life problems injecting them when convenient pretending to be anything more than a family-friendly version of a fantasy for guys that want their girlfriend to call them 'good boy' after cumming.

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May 19, 2019

20 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

SiriusTimeKeeper (All reviews)

37 people found this review helpful

Kawaii + Masculinity Girlfriend / School Romance

*Warning: This manga might cause diabetes

If you are searching for a heroine that possesses the characteristics of both kawaii and cool. DO NOT HESITATE TO START READING THIS MANGA NOW!

Story: 6 (normal school romance story :D but it usually features moments when female MC shows her yandere side and male MC's sweet and thoughtful side)
Art: 8 (still need some consistency, but the female emotions are fucking on point!! I LOVE the female MC)
Character: 9.5 (LOVE the female MC setup, basically the essence of the manga, slight yandere alert!)
Enjoyment: 10 (addicted to the fierce emotion shown by the female read more

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