Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai (Defying Kurosaki-kun)

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Japanese: 黒崎くんの言いなりになんてならない

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 19

Chapters: 88

Status: Finished

Published: Jan 11, 2014 to Oct 13, 2021

Genres: Drama, Romance

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Bessatsu Friend

Authors: Makino (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.39¹ (scored by 4,603 users)

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Ranked: #3795²

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Popularity: #1204

Members: 16,028

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MangaBessatsu FriendMakino (Story & Art)

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Yuu Akabane used to be a plain, shy girl, but she decided to change that when she entered Harumi High School. Now 16 years old, Akabane has her sights set on the "White Prince" of her school, Takumi Shirakawa. But wherever Shirakawa goes, Haruto Kurosaki, the "Black Devil," isn't far behind. Because of Kurosaki's evil glare and bad disposition, no one can even get close to Shirakawa.

One day, as Akabane is moving into the school dormitory, she witnesses Kurosaki threatening another student for accidentally spitting gum in his hair. But when Shirakawa involves himself in the conflict, Akabane fears for his safety. Deciding to take charge, she cuts off Kurosaki's ponytail in an attempt to end the argument. However, all she really ends up doing is giving Kurosaki another target to bully: her. Kurosaki's idea of punishment is unconventional, to say the least, and each time he toys with her, he leaves her heart pounding. Can Akabane break free from the Black Devil and stay true to her feelings for the White Prince? Or will she keep falling for Kurosaki's devilish charms?

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Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai was published digitally in English as Defying Kurosaki-kun by Kodansha Comics USA from April 24, 2018 to June 21, 2022. The series has also been published in French as Black Prince & White Prince by Soleil since January 11, 2017.

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Kurosaki, Haruto

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Akabane, Yuu

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Shirakawa, Takumi

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Jan 28, 2023

Girz02

Recommended

Ok so the beginning had me skeptical but bear with it. I went from dubious feeling to totally in love. The male character has so much depth behind him that you can’t help but relate. Easily adding this to my favorites collection. The female lead comes off as someone I can relate to. Sometimes we fall in love against our own judgements. The heart knows way before the brain can accept it. That is the feeling I get reading this. Sometimes we need to look beyond the words someone is saying and to find truth. It is definitely a piece that shows there are different ...

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Jun 13, 2022

FedMAL

Mixed Feelings

Kurosaki-Kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai is an experience for me. A story to be told. A journey to the past that takes me back to a different time where the world was a lot smaller to me. 2019.

Among the few thousands of non-Japanese speaking people that have read through this manga to the end I must be in the even fewer that aren't actually into this type genre. Run-of-the-mill Shoujo manga, Why would I ever read this? Simping, of course. I was chasing someone, and heard this was what she was reading, and you bet I tore through the 40 chapters available at the ... time.

It stood out to me, but perhaps for reasons that are nothing new to this genre and target audience. Two guys after the one girl? A bully male lead who is somewhat... Abusive, to say the least? And why is the girl into it? I was not getting it- I still, don't quite get it. Like my frontiers haven't been quite expanded on exactly why it's the case that people would read that kind of thing for fun. I was puzzled by what this person I had feelings for was reading, but I was willing to sit it out, and wait and see if there was really something.

And, as luck would have it, Kurosaki-kun no Iinari Nante Naranai pleasantly surprised me. The characters that stayed bland in the beginning acquired depth and development as time went on, and though things were creepy in the beginning, the romance between Yuu and Haruto eventually became something enjoyable to read, as it didn't feel as if the author was just getting off on these boundary-pushing fantasies, but a dynamic that just feel grounded in this reality. They were fun and cute to read, and the manga even regained my respect as Yuu stopped being Haruto's mere "toy" and "stupid dog" to become her very own person that sought after her own goals regardless of the male lead- I don't know if this is something groundbreaking in shoujo manga, but boy for me did it make me happy that (unlike Haou Airen) the female lead became a person and not just some kind of toy for the dude to play with. That, is just great, and I love it.

Haruto and Takumi had basically joint character arcs that worked off eachother as they're the other two protagonists of this story, mainly centered around Haruto, who is obviously going to get the most of the spotlight as Takumi rots in his simp pit of complete perdition (No offense, white prince team). I don't understand the two-boys trope, but Takumi even felt like kind of a slump anytime he was around Yuu simply because everyone knew how it was going to turn out for him since the beginning. Haruto wins, and his best friend can only do as much as cry about it. A lot.

Of course, the characters rising above the dreadful first 20 chapters didn't mean the overall story did. Boring tropes were executed, and boy they weren't fun to read. The manga ran into some dangerous dead-ends it escaped by using the same ridiculous writing that had gotten it in those places to begin with. Good save, but those mistakes shouldn't have happened to begin with. Utilitarian characters that pop in and out are commonplace and the side cast does it's job alright if they stick around.

The art was never anything close to sublime and did it's functional job. A lot of cut corners were made even for a monthly release as photos are clearly used in almost if not all chapters, and if there's any hand drawn backgrounds they're extremely bland. The characters have the classical Shoujo manga appearance that makes them just as bland as the scenery around them, which really undermines how these bland-looking characters have actually decent stories around them.

So, in conclusion? It's okay. I don't read these kind of things (And I won't plan to do so) but this manga in particular caught my attention and keep me on hooked even after my original goal reading it just completely expired- It took me about a year after the manga ended to write this review, but the person I had started reading this "for" I haven't talked to in years. It's a personal journey for me, and perhaps that's what makes this manga more special to me than it should be. Should you read this? It honestly depends. I wouldn't say it's a diamond in the rough, far from it, it's just a cute read past a certain arc we'd all like to forget about (wink). So if a creepy bad start is something you're willing to sit through, then enjoy the adventures of Yuu and Haruto as they make their way to their very own ending, on their very own terms.
And that's honestly awesome.

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May 1, 2023

BettaNebula

Not Recommended

Preliminary (13/88 eps)

Why did I start reading this manga? It has been one of the worst decisions of my life.

“The female lead is strong, and she does not let herself get pushed around as the other shoujo’s protagonists do”, they said.
“The male lead is handsome and he hides a good and kind side”, they said.
Lies. Terrible lies. And the worst is that I always want to finish what I start. This means that now I am condemned to read every single chapter untill the end of the manga. Eighty-eight chapters. I will die.
The female lead is strong only in the first episode, then she ...

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