Daisuki desu! ���大好きです��� I just finish watching Lovely Complex and I really enjoy it! This anime really gets me into Lovey Dovey mood ♥Lovely Complex is a love story between a tall girl and a not so tall guy. The girl, Risa Koizumi, is 172 cm tall — much taller than the average Japanese girl. The guy, Atsushi Otani, is 156 cm — much shorter than the average Japanese guy. Because of their height difference and their humorous interactions, they are called the All Hanshin Kyojin (after a popular comedy duo that has a similar height difference).Initially, they always fight and make fun of each other but as time goes by, Risa starts to have feelings for Otani. However, due to their height difference, she finds it hard to confess. After much encouragement from her good friend, Nobuko Ishihara, she gathers the courage to confess to Otani. However, he's not sure how he feels about Risa, and only responds that he can't see her as a girlfriend and apologizes. Despite the rejection, Risa perseveres and eventually wins Otani's heart.I love the humor. I love the characters. I love the sweet confessions. I love the kissing scenes. It may be a little weird to imagine a tall girl and a short guy kissing but in this case, it's really romantic. I especially like the kiss on the roof top (Episode 18). It's ultra sweet!I also like Lovely Complex because it's unlike the usual Shojo anime where a cute, petite girl will fall in love with a tall, suave looking guy. The story is interesting, the humor is well placed and there are some unexpected twists. This is a must watch for all who enjoys romance anime!Favorite Character: Atsushi Otani (He's very kawaii!! He's also very thoughtful and sweet!
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Gundam pilot Saji is not. Love really complicates war doesn’t it? Marina’s love for her country, Allarujah’s love for Soma, Soma’s love for Sergei, Sumeragi’s love for Emilio (ex-boyfriend?), Setsuna’s love for Gundam, Graham’s love for Setsuna… Who’re you calling a bishonen? *Slap* Saji doing what he does best. Ok stop! Too much info. Obligatory fan service for Yuri fanboys. What [...]
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I would have posted the happy cover of the final LoveCom volume 17 up here—had I not been derailed by this worried-looking (but still droolishious) cover for the seventh Kiyoshiro Yumemizu tankō that's making me want to reinvest in Enue Kei-sensei's series. (If you want the LoveCom cover, there's a thumbnail behind the release link.) These two shōjo titles while garnering some Get! pledges trail
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I was looking forward to more Minna’s screen time since the start of Strike Witches but episode 8 on her is so boring that I regretted looking forward to it in the first place. Episode 8 touches not on Minna’s simple past but on her love-love relationship with a guy whom she has difficulty letting go. [...]
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Continuing my library binge of manga, here's my review of Lovely Complex volumes 4 and 5. The bad news: Otani can't come up with a new name besides "Jumbo-gal" to call Risa, and Risa can't come up with something other than "Shrimp" to call Otani.
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My local library has a ton of manga, so I decided to go on a bit of a Love*Com marathon of sorts. Here's volume 3!
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The adventures of short-lad and jumbo-gal continue in Love*Com Volume 2!
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I wasn't kidding when I said Lovely Complex has no bad episodes. This means is one can pick any episode at random and be assured a pleasant viewing experience.
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Title:  Love Com Vol 7 Author:  Aya Nakahara Publisher: Viz ISBN:  9781421517407 May Contain Spoilers Will things finally start working out for Risa and Otani?  When the tallest girl in class falls for the shortest guy, you know that they're going to be in for a [...]
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Kimi + Boku = Library War Love? Instead of part 3 of Spring 2008 First Impressions which I promised once I got to Toshokan Sensou (which I obviously have), I'm holding that back for a while and branching out to give this awesome show the love it deserves in an individual post of its own! I do want to do my own small part pimping out this show but usagijen has done a mighty fine job so far and
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TallRisa is Tall!!!
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Without previously reading any reviews for it, I didn’t quite know what to expect from the live action version of LoveCom. I’ve come to really love the anime and the story.I’m disappointed to say the live action wasn’t as good as I expected. I’d give it a 6.5/10 rating. The comedy just wasn’t as good. [...]
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5. Lovely Complex Back when I was in kindergarten and the class would disperse for play time, the girls would always rope me in to playing house. No gluing macaroni to construction paper for me. I got some weird looks from the rest of the boys in the class, but oh well. You should [...]
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I was gazing through the list for an anime to review. As I clicked onto the Spring 2007 season anime, I realized that there was something that was begging to be revealed. I immediately screamed to Extrange (who was chatting with me online) that it is a wonder that none of the reviewers on the [...]
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Lovely Complex With the seas of bishoujos I sail lately I really appreciate having a catalyst. For this season Lovely Complex is the counter-programming, and I should say that this is really a blast! Despite rollercoaster animation quality, this shoujo series is a total LOL-fest! Extreme comedic value with a lighthearted touch on romance... and height [...]
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Amazon.com Widgets Title:  Love Com Vol 2 Author:  Aya Nakahara Publisher: Viz ISBN:  9781421513447 May Contain Spoilers Risa and Otani are back, and their relationship is just as confusing as before!  Their every meeting ends with bickering, and Risa wonders why she's so upset when Otani's ex-girlfriend re-enters the picture.  All [...]
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Takemoto contemplates his fate. Excerpt: I'm re-watching Honey and Clover, and it's all Lovely Complex's fault. At least this does give me the chance the write about characters I mostly ignored the last time I wrote about Honey and Clover.
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Diaho, Lafiel, and Jinto. Summary: Moving on to Banner of the Stars for its relationship content now that I've finished Lovely Complex.
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Though it would not be called an atypical shojo love comedy by any stretch, one thing that Love-Com does well is make good use of it’s comedic effects while adding just enough drama. It did this well enough to keep my wife and I following the story rather religiously to the end. After [...]
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