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REVIEW: Kiss Him, Not Me GN 1

A little troubling that two of the boys didn't care about her before she lost weight

Kiss Him, Not Me, like Konjoh's work, follows Kae Serinuma, an overweight high school student who is a champion fujoshi, or female otaku. Like many (but not all) fujoshi, Kae's thing is yaoi

Some of the things that Rebecca found "uncomfortable" in this volume are going to get way, way more problematic by the end of volume 3. If that's the kind of thing that bothers you, don't read this series.

I know it's important to buy the first volume of a work when it's released in the US, especially if you want to ensure that future volumes in the series get released. However, in this case, I would advise people interested in this manga to wait a few volumes before getting into the series, or at least read some spoilers so they know what they're going to be getting into here.

Some of the things that Rebecca found "uncomfortable" in this volume are going to get way, way more problematic by the end of volume 3. If that's the kind of thing that bothers you, don't read this series.

I'm having a hard time imaging where the romance will be coming from in this series.

Four boys find a girl interesting after her weight lost, but she wants to see them making out with each other. I can't even think of which boy she'll pick towards the end of this.

Could you elaborate on what you're referring to without spoiling at least major events? (If that's not possible, I completely understand).

while she's too busy mourning to eat, she drops an unrealistic amount of weight, and when she finally returns to school, she's gorgeous

at least two of the guys never thought of her as anything but “the big, kind of annoying girl” previous to her weight loss

Ashen Phoenix wrote:

Could you elaborate on what you're referring to without spoiling at least major events? (If that's not possible, I completely understand).

Basically, if either of these statements from Rebecca's review raise any alarm bells, then abandon ship, because you're in for stormy waters:

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while she's too busy mourning to eat, she drops an unrealistic amount of weight, and when she finally returns to school, she's gorgeous

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at least two of the guys never thought of her as anything but “the big, kind of annoying girl” previous to her weight loss

I love this manga but I'd read it just for Mutsumi-senpai.

I just took another look at this manga. While she did lose an unrealistic amount of weight, that is not why she became both beautiful and unrecognizable. It is clear that she also let her hair down and took off her glasses. It is a clearly established concept, even in western movies, that doing this automatically changes a young woman from plain to gorgeous.

I'm still trying to figure out though, how did losing weight improve her eyesight. There is no mention of contacts.