Lovely★Complex
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Lovely★Complex

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Love Com Plus, Lovely Complex Plus
Japanese: ラブ★コン
English: Love★Com
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 17
Chapters: 68
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 13, 2001 to Aug 13, 2007
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Comedy Comedy, Drama Drama, Romance Romance
Theme: School School
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Bessatsu Margaret
Authors: Nakahara, Aya (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.321 (scored by 2926829,268 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #3012
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #258
Members: 67,369
Favorites: 2,906

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Synopsis

When the taller than average 172 cm Risa Koizumi learns that her occasional nemesis, the shorter than average 156 cm Atsushi Ootani, is romantically interested in her friend, she decides to team up with him. After all, she also has feelings for his friend. Unluckily, however, their respective crushes fall for each other instead. Determined to find new love after their recent misfortunes, the pair decide to cheer each other on while maintaining their usual dynamic of constant bickering.

Although they continually deny it, Risa and Ootani are more similar than they like to admit: they both have unusual heights, failing grades, identical tastes in food, and a tendency to act extremely childish. Together, they inspire laughter among their peers as a so-called comedic duo. Could the love that these two are looking for be closer than they think?

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Included one-shots:
Volume 12: Hoshi ni Nattemo Aishiteru
Volume 16: Bokura no Ibasho

Background

Lovely★Complex won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo in 2004.

The manga was published in English as Love★Com by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint from July 3, 2007 to March 2, 2010 and was adapted to two drama CDs, a live-action movie and PlayStation 2 game in 2006, and a TV anime series in 2007.

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Reviews

Dec 29, 2008
My first review! Forgive me if I've given out easy 10's, but I really do feel this deserves it, at least in my opinion!

I've read the manga, excluding a few chapters from 57 on that could not be found. I have to say, I was completely hooked. Really, I never read a lot of strictly romance. Sure this is comedy, but it has no other plot than the relationships between the characters. Usually, this style of anime could really fly off course. But Lovely Complex was really great! It's a character-driven series, and this time the characters are likable, or realistic.

I watched the live action ...
Sep 4, 2023
Mixed Feelings
"Lovely Complex" is indeed a unique take on the complexities of love and relationships. While the manga is sprinkled with heartwarming moments and has its fair share of humor, it isn't without its shortcomings.

One of the things that genuinely stood out is its sweet nature. The interactions, the banter, the highs and lows of Ootani and Koizumi's relationship are endearing. Their height difference and the associated challenges provide a backdrop for numerous humorous situations that can't help but make you smile.

However, diving deeper into the emotional fabric of the story, certain aspects felt lacking. Ootani's emotional unavailability until the very end was a letdown for ...
Mar 27, 2022
I found a version of the translation that flowed very well and helped make this story more lovely than the original manga translation. I read a few chapters of the original and the writing was just so stiff it really took me out of the story, with that said I found myself enjoying the story less and less as time went on regardless of the translations.

The story revolves around a topic that really does bother a lot of people, height. So it was really cute to see a couple not care about it, or even try to work past it to find out that together ...

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