Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
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Synopsis
After months of pining, Chiyo Sakura finally works up the courage to confess her feelings to her tall, stoic classmate Umetarou Nozaki. He responds by handing her an autograph. Turns out the guy is secretly a published shoujo manga artist, and he thinks she's just a fan. This misunderstanding snowballs into Chiyo becoming his manga assistant, which is both the best and worst thing that could happen to her: she gets to spend time with her crush, but this dude is so dense about real romance that it's almost impressive. What makes this 12-episode TV series work is how it uses the manga-creation setup to parody every shoujo trope you've ever seen. Nozaki mines his friends' lives for material but constantly misreads the romantic dynamics around him, leading to situations where the most dramatic love story clichés get turned inside out. The supporting cast is genuinely strong: Mikoto Mikoshiba talks a big flirtatious game but crumbles from embarrassment seconds later, and Yuu Kashima is a girl so princely that she has a fanclub of swooning female classmates. Everyone plays off each other well, and Doga Kobo's comedic timing is sharp throughout. If you liked the ensemble energy of Ouran High School Host Club or the romantic comedy rhythm of Kaichō wa Maid-sama, this hits a similar sweet spot. It's more comedy than romance, though. the laughs come from how oblivious everyone is to what's right in front of them. Light, funny, and surprisingly clever about the genre it's poking fun at.
Episode Guide
Characters
Mikoto Mikoshiba
A popular, yet secretly shy and tsundere boy, Mikorin assists Nozaki and excels at drawing artistic details.
Gibbs Scott
Chiyo Sakura
Cheerful and artistic, Chiyo is a passionate, albeit naive, girl harboring unrequited feelings for Nozaki.
Simmons Juliet
Yuzuki Seo
Impulsive and blunt classmate with a beautiful singing voice, known as "Lorelei".
Bonasso Joanne
Umetarou Nozaki
Oblivious shoujo manga artist Nozaki is passionate, blunt, and clueless about love despite creating romantic stories.
Mahany Ty
Yuu Kashima
Popular, princely school girl; excels in studies and sports, but is tone-deaf and prone to misunderstandings.
Rial Monica
Masayuki Hori
Drama club president, Kashima's exasperated but caring escort, and Nozaki's background artist.
Noble Adam
Hirotaka Wakamatsu
Tall, athletic basketball player and Nozaki's friend, prefers cute, shorter girls.
Bautsch Cameron
MANGA BRIDGE
This season covers Chapters 1-35 of the manga. Continue reading from Chapter 36.

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Oh. My. God.😭 THAT ENDING WAS DIABOLICAL!!!! My jaw was literally on the floor for the most dumbest reasons😭🫵🏻 BUT FINE WHATEVER🙃 in a more serious note, that was a really nice final episode and the humor and comedy in this one really summed up the entire series! Overall such a solid and easy romcom, 7,5!
That was NOT the Nozaki and Chiyi progression I had hoped, but I’ll take it😭 but the real entertainment was really the one where all the guys finally met and huddled together! Their interactions were priceless and I was literally grinning the whole time✨
LOVED the Seo and Wakamatsu scene at the first half of the episode!! Wish they had more scenes together cause they just fit so well😭🫶🏻 Seo literally needs more screen time cause she’s just the best✨ anyway, I liked the pacing in this one! And the story around the drama club was actually pretty funny. Nothing special, but still highly entertaining
Ugh, a Nozaki and Chiyo episode but somehow their progression is TOO SLOW😭 like come onnn, they were totally in sync this episode, yet Nozaki still had the dense persona on!! The rain setting was perfect, but oh well. But the second half where they focused on the tanukis were pretty funny, plus the tanukis were cute!
Gotta say, not my absolute favorite episode ever, especially compared to previous ones, but the constant misunderstanding between Hori and Kashima is lowkey hilarious! And also the part where the gang is figuring out the background art for the manga is also priceless humor😭
Nozaki’s deadpan humor + Chiyo’s endless energy = comedy perfection. And even though it’s full of jokes, it also gives you those soft
Lovedd the Nozaki and Sakura focused story in the first half! Especially the sailor outfit scene😭 that was absolutely hilarious. And then the second part rolled in, and it was JUST as funny and dumb at the same time HAHA. Mikorin having a breakdown and Nozaki crashing the art club was GOLD
I literally couldn’t stop either grinning or laughing out loud throughout this episode😭🫶🏻 it’s just so good!! Another favorite episode for sure🔥 the comedy and absent minded humor in this one was absolutely top notch. Starting from the whole basketball plot and bringing back Seo into the story and the second half of the episode, where basically everyone is a certified idiot😭 highly recommend this episode, it’s just so peak✨
The focus on Nozaki in this episode was actually GOLD. How can he be so dense yet so chaotic at the same time😭 and the style of the series just makes all the comedy even funnier. Like I found the simplest scenes like Nozaki throwing the manga on the floor and using Kashima to see how other girls will react was peak for me🫶🏻😭
SUCH a fun episode!! Loved our chaotic duo especially when they were off playing otome games😭 and the part where Nozaki searched the best route for each bachelorette in the game was actually so real, I cracked up so hard 😭✨ and then the second half was also just as good!
Loving the new introduced characters!! As always, the comedy is still super solid in this episode, and I really hope all of the introduced characters could come in together. I could already imagine how chaotic that would be😭
Another banger episode! Lovee the two new character additions, each with their own weirdness 😭 and I also like how they gave Nozaki a bit more character here instead of just being this dense dude like the first ep. And the humor, combined with the series’ style and animation is just chef’s kiss🫶🏻
Now this is rom COM😭🫶🏻 literally went straight in to the point of the story without much introduction, but somehow that made the pacing even better✨ we were just 1 minute into the episode and I already knew this was going to be good HAHA! and the humor is just top notch. Especially the bike scene!! It was literally so dumb and funny, I actually laughed out loud😭 and can we talk about the opening song?! Now that’s a banger right there🔥
Nozaki is really doing anything for references for his manga. This the best way to end a series, something to look forward to especially for Nozaki and Sakura and other characters of this anime. I love how everyone have some closure with each other. Its perfect! It makes me blush
I love the idea that they are all supporting Nozaki's manga. The first encounter of Nozaki to his editor is hilarious, the comparison of the story and how it was composed is genius. Nozaki is such a hospitable and hard working in terms of his manga, and friends. I love how them
Nozaki is undeniably hilarious, that mob face is everything. I love the idea that all the characters are so into it, there's no doubt and embarrassment. The pacing of comedy is still amazing as ever, the animation is top, the sound track and pacing of every scene is genius.
This episode is so funny, it made me cry from laughing. Still the unexpected scenarios that makes this episode hilarious. It's random encounter of characters with comedic approach that makes this episode genius. The pacing of transitions of jokes are perfect.
The final episode is humorous and honestly I expected the ending as many gag anime I've watch ends like this.. Honestly this was a pretty fitting finale and will satisfy anyone with a penchant for humor rather than a romance lover.
This is such a cute anime. Mikorin is really knowledgeable about …. It’s cute! Their problems are really chaotic but funny, it goes to shows that they are really close. Their friendship is so pure, their personality supports each other. It’s not a typical high school drama, it’s quite fascinating how they make high school life vibrant and enjoyable.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I want to shout it from the rooftops about this episode, but not because it’s bad – it’s so good that it made me feel all sorts of things, but especially heartbroken and frustrated.
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
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