Switch Girl!!

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Japanese: スイッチガール!!

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 25

Chapters: 170

Status: Finished

Published: Aug 19, 2006 to Jan 4, 2014

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Theme: School

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Margaret

Authors: Aida, Natsumi (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #3456²

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Popularity: #863

Members: 22,556

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Ranked #3456Popularity #863Members 22,556

MangaMargaretAida, Natsumi (Story & Art)

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Tamiya Nika is a beautiful, outgoing, popular high school girl. She has just the right look, just the right fashions, and is everyone's friend. What everyone at school does not know is how hard Nika works to keep up this perfect image, and what she is REALLY like at home. When not at school, Nika is a scary, sloppy, tight-fisted girl who wears glasses, an ugly sweatsuit, and has her hair pulled back into unattractive buns. She lays around playing video games and reading manga. Her attitude is bossy and cranky, and she travels far out of her way to shop where she won't be recognized.

Every day, Nika "Switches On" with a strict regimen of beautification that involves primping and plucking and careful dressing. The only person who knows about Nika's Switched On/Off modes is her best friend, who is also aware of the reasons behind the changes.

However, soon a second person finds about about Nika's personalities - someone who has his own On/Off switch, but in reverse! His name is Kamiyama Arata, and he is a recent transfer student. He meets Nika when she is in OFF Mode, and then again at school when she is ON. However Nika can see that he has his little secret. At school, Arata wears thick swirly-eyed glasses and messy hair that make some bullies think he is an otaku. However, at home, he ditches the glasses and is downright gorgeous! He is just the opposite of Nika, but why?

(Source: MANGAtoshokan)

Included one-shot:
Volume 3: Switch Girl!! (pilot)

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Tamiya, Nika

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Kamiyama, Arata

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Ninohara

Supporting

Hirota, Masamune

Supporting

Meika, Kizuki

Supporting

Jogasaki, Reika

Supporting

Hasumi, Souichirou

Supporting

Tamiya, Rika

Supporting

Tamiya, Kenji

Supporting

Someya

Supporting

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Apr 24, 2011

Akachi_Tem

Recommended

Preliminary (22/170 eps)

I guess I get the honor of writing the very first review for this.Now that's nice.
At first it was its title that caught my eye cause it was so weird and I was wondering what the deal was and gave it a try.I read a few chapters at first and liked it,but like I always do,I left for the time being.After months it wondered around my head,but unfortunately I could not remember at all what it was called,until I did and read many more chapters.

Now as for the story,which I have rated as 7 out of 10.
It's about a girl,Tamiya,who is very pretty,fashionable and popular ... at her school.A lot like her and idolize her,but the deal is...it's not her true self!Outside school,when she's in her element(her house) she's a totally different person in matters of appearance and behavior.She likes the feminity,she's frugal,loves video games and much much more which come in contrast with the image she has created for herself.Therefore she is called Switch girl,off mode when home,on mode outside.
While the story holds potential,I don't think it uses it to its advantage.It's both romantic and comedic.The comedy is nice at many points but the romance is what we are used to seen,I could say that I pretty much predicted many of its so called "twists".
I think it should have used that "switch" card more wiselyand the romance could become more original and less predictable.

The art gets a 6 out of 10.
It has all the characteristics of Shoujo style.Big eyes,nice hair,bishounen,the skinny/slim body.Nothing out of the ordinary or too beautiful,it looks like many and I think the eyes are too big for my liking.Not much to say here,I just find it very common and nothing too amazing,just practical to get the message across.

Characters receive a 7 out of 10
As in most shoujo-s,the ones who get character development are the two main characters involved in the romance.The get a backstory,which comes as you read the manga.We have the happy go lucky heroine who is mostly helpful and kind-hearted to anyone and the suffering hero who at first acts as an @sshole to protect himself.I'd like some originality here too,or some more depth and not the over-played stereotypes?Tamiya had potential too as a switch girl,cause she's a lot more interesting in her off mode,but it's a pity that we don't see her that way a lot more often.
The rest of the cast are friends and classmates and the antagonists of course.Some of the characters also don't appear ever again or very very rarely and don't get much development either.Also their actions and behaviors are pretty much flat and hold no personality of their own,they are only there to support the characters and give them more spotlight,compliment them.

Enjoyment,given 8 out of 10
I do enjoy reading this from time to time(as it is still on-going) cause I like its humour and some of its sexual jokes,which you rarely see in shoujos often.It has a different approach to certain things which I like.
It is lighthearted therefore not difficult to relax and just enjoy.

Overall,7 out of 10
It's good for reading,doesn't have many messages to get across that are out of the ordinary,or a love story that will scar you...It's good for its genre but not exceptional,it worths a try for the whole switch girl persona,not the romance,like I mentoned numerous times it's not my favorite part,but of course others might like this kind.

Thank you for reading my review. I hope it is well written and helpful to you.

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itz_crystal08

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (65/170 eps)

This manga started out well. But i noticed that as it went on it kept repeating itself with the new characters, the mangaka added characters just for the main protagonists can 'face a hurdle'. There was a constant 'problem' they were like short arcs which usually ended up with Nika winning and as I proceeded reading the manga and these short 'problems' came up i knew that Nika will end up winning even if it thrilled me even just a bit. Of course, it wasnt all characters that were like this (e.g four-glasses, Nino etc.) However the manga was pretty cute when there werent any ...

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Apr 6, 2017

MondoX

Not Recommended

Preliminary (10/170 eps)

The only reason I started reading this was because I was looking for a story similar to Horimiya. With the exception of the premise of the leads living secret lives, not much is similar. The comedy is not great, and most of the situations are forced. I might have continued reading a little further, but the female lead is stupid. A guy threatens to blackmail the female lead into sleeping with him, she refused wich I respected, but then she meets with the perpetrator. The perpetrator begins flirting with the female lead, and then she begins to have some romantic ...

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