Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun (2024)

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Synonyms: Tonari no Kaibutsukun, The Monster Next Door, My Neighbor Monster-kun

Japanese: となりの怪物くん

English: My Little Monster

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 13

Chapters: 55

Status: Finished

Published: Aug 23, 2008 to Nov 22, 2013

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Theme: School

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Dessert

Authors: Robico (Story & Art)


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Score: 8.111 (scored by 47,374 users)

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Ranked: #5572

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Popularity: #127

Members: 110,351

Favorites: 3,562


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MangaDessertRobico (Story & Art)

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Volumes: /13

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Synopsis

Shizuku Mizutani is a so-called "study bug" who cares little about her classmates and instead strives to become a successful working person like her mother. However, her world changes when she is bribed into bringing notes to the class delinquent, Haru Yoshida, who had quit school after a violent fight got him suspended.

Despite his abrasive introduction, Haru soon becomes convinced that they are friends, even going as far as confessing his love for her. As she spends more time with Haru, Shizuku learns that beneath his rough exterior, he has a kind and honest spirit.

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Background

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun was published in English as My Little Monster by Kodansha Comics USA from March 11, 2014, to March 29, 2016. It was also published in Polish by Studio JG from November 9, 2015, to October 31, 2018; in Russian by XL Media from August 12, 2016, to December 2019; in Spain by Norma Editorial from October 28, 2016, to October 31, 2017; and in Mexico by Panini Comics from March 14, 2018, to March 11, 2020.

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Yoshida, Haru

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Mizutani, Shizuku

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Natsume, Asako

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Yamaguchi, Kenji

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Sasahara, Souhei

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Misawa, Mitsuyoshi

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Yoshida, Yuuzan

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Ooshima, Chizuru

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Mizutani, Takaya

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Miyama, Yuu

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3 Mixed Feelings

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Feb 28, 2014

minechin

Recommended

I finished the whole series in just a shorter amount of time than I had expected it to. Yes, this is that good, and I feel that I had to write a review when I am done reading it.

First off, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun is absolutely one of the most beautiful mangas I have ever read! This is one of those mangas that is so heart warming and relateable. You can feel as though you can understand the thoughts and feelings of the characters. I liked how the story was not only focused on the love story between the two main leads. This series is so ...

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Dec 30, 2014

snipsnip

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Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun is probably a manga I won't forget. Despite it having a simple premise and characters that have stereotypical archetypes (Shizuku being a study bug, Haru being an eccentric softie, etc) I still enjoyed this so much because it was executed nicely and, true to the description provided by MAL, a fresh take on your typical tsundere girl x dere boy romance.

The characters are definitely the best part of this manga. Though they aren't groundbreaking, their interactions with each other and how each of them influenced the other characters (directly or indirectly, knowingly or unknowingly) felt so honest and true to ...

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Jul 10, 2021

shutcardboard

Mixed Feelings

Disclaimer: some scenes differ from the anime and make the manga an overall worse feeling experience. I will elaborate on that part mainly.

The biggest problem for me I consider a personal one but I am sure it is one for many readers, and that is FL(Shizuku) having strong feelings for another character while with ML(Haru) already. It makes little sense, too. Only to be seen in the manga, it might leave the reader feeling irritated and sour. It was a shock since I first watched the anime and it made little sense to me suddenly having Shizuku transform into this meek Shoujo girl with strong ...

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