I liked this but was a little sad that it didn't go further.
The art was good and unique. It's easy to recognize Tugeneko's style across other works/anthologies. I really like the style.
The plot and development were fine. The day-in-the-life chapters were each fresh and entertaining to keep me turning pages. I think this manga did a good job maintaining my interest over the few years I was reading it because each chapter was its own thing. However, I feel this point is also what left me a bit disappointed in the end. The long explanations of each invention got a tad tiring later on and
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: 上野さんは不器用 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 101
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 27, 2015 to Mar 24, 2022
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
Young Animal Authors:
tugeneko (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #108112 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #3314
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Sep 25, 2025
The premise of the manga is interesting on it's face:
A girl genius introduces a variety of useful (and sometime's civilization-altering) gadgets in the science club with the ulterior motive of teasing/swooning the guy she likes who's also a member of the club. It follows the same formula of: 1) girl intriduces and explians gadget 2) guy tries gadget 3) Girl monologues her ulterior motive 4) Gadget backfires or someone causes a misfire 5) She ends up embarassed and yelling at her crush for the situation she cause 6) repeat ... |
