Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro 1

Quick and short of it: Nagatoro is a very unique manga about a girl and a guy falling in love with each other, with the twist being that the girl starts out bullying him. Unlike most manga that generally shy away from the explicitly sexual, the central relationship has a forwardly sexual tinge from the very beginning. On top of this, the story is very focused; for the duration of this first volume, there are only two characters of any importance, the titular Nagatoro and her unnamed Senpai. It's sense of humor is raunchy and how funny you find it will vary. For all these factors, Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro is generally very polarizing, with people generally either absolutely loving or loathing it. Buy it if you want a break from the repetitive nature of most romance manga anime.I'll also go ahead and note that the first two chapters in particular can be pretty dark, but aren't broadly indicative of the rest of the series. By chapter 3 their relationship becomes more of a teasing friendship.Now more detailed. Personally, everything about this manga appeals to me. I love and relate to both Nagatoro and Senpai, and at various points in my teen years have been in both their positions. As someone now grown and past that, seeing their childish bullying-turned-flirtation is honestly pretty cathartic.The art for the series is also great. Nanashi's art-style shows a lot of detail, and features a particular attention to how clothes and hair hang off his characters. Nagatoro, in particular, wears a uniform that seems big for her very small frame, and so a lot of great attention is paid to the drapery of her shirt and skirt and how it alternately clings in some areas and loosely bunches in others. The most important effect this has is how it reinforces the characters age; instead of the perfectly fit clothes that most anime characters have, making them look like fashionable 20-somethings, Nagatoro and Senpai are dressed in the cheap loose-fitting clothes I imagine most of us wore at their age.The translation is where Id perhaps give 4 stars. Having read several fan translations of these chapters before, I knew roughly what to expect and what emotions to expect in each chapter. For the most part it nails it and even clarifies some details that the fan translations miss, but loses some others. This is most noticeable in chapter 5 where Nagatoro comes across as much less analytical and harsh when criticizing a rookie musician, but there are small instances of this throughout. Across the board though, real admirable work for such a small publisher.The tone of this manga is extremely unique. As I mentioned before, there's a distinct undercurrent of a sado-masochistic relationship in Nagatoro and Senpai's Interactions that, frankly, you won't find elsewhere in manga. Some other reviewers have mentioned Uzaki-chan, which is also a great series, but is much much softer and sweeter from the get go than this series usually is. That said, this is also balanced with a certain innocence on the part of the characters. Nagatoro teases Senpai frequently for being a virgin, but attentive readers will quickly realize that she's no more experienced, and alternates between being as embarrassed by her own actions as Senpai to occasionally not realizing why what she's doing is inappropriate. This and the Sado-masochistic edge from before balance to make a very unique "feel" for this manga.Lastly, minor spoilers ahead, Nagatoro is a pretty fantastic character. Senpai isn't bad but is still a bit of a audience surrogate most of the time, helped later in the manga when he starts to grow a backbone. It's not a stretch to say that a lot of people, maybe even most will be put off my how callous she is towards Senpai in the first two chapters, however there are signs as early as this that she's not near as inconsiderate as she seems. Spoilers ahead if anything I've said so far seems interesting.From the very beginning Nagatoro goes out of her way to never put Senpai into a position where he could be publicly mocked. When she and her friends discover the manga he wrote, while her friends mock him for making it, Nagatoro's lines (The ones closest to her head) show she admires that he went as far as to make his own manga, and she then waits until her friends leave and the library is empty before critiquing it. While it's easy to take her apology at the end of chapters 1 and 2 as mocking, the illustrations that accompany the ends of these chapters as well as her lines at the start of chapter 2 suggest instead that she was being genuine. I personally consider one of the most important aspects of a character to be whether they have flaws, and Nagatoro has a great one for a young high-schooler: she gets carried away very easily, something which crops up again and again throughout the series.She even gets character development! Throughout the later chapters we see her becoming more considerate of Senpai's feelings, and it's shown that she's ordinarikt much more reserved than her behavior around Senpai would indicate. If you needed any more evidence, at the end of chapter 2 she mocks Senpai for expecting a kiss, and my the end of the volume she has actually kissed him.All in all my final verdict is this manga is a 10/10. If you're tired of romance manga where the characters spend 200 chapters without ever once mentioning sex and love-dodecahedrons that exist solely to provide the illusion of progress without any real character development, this one is about two teens who are obviously into each other from the get-go, and the main focus is on them developing into a couple. If you're sensitive to topic like bullying, do t automatically write this off because Nagatoro turns out to be much sweeter than you might expect. That said, it's still a polarizing story ans it's not 100% fluff like a lot of slice-of-life is.

I honestly have no idea why I enjoy this series so much. I started off with the anime and thinking back I do not know what exactly prompted me to watch this. I am used to more serious works and rougher designs (stuff like GITS, berserk, Vinland saga etc) call it the duality of humans, I guess. Sorry for the rambling, I decided to include this in case there may be other individuals with a somewhat similar background.The premise is of a you girl who takes a rather peculiar interest in a shy introvert classmate. As the series progresses they form a unique relationship with one another, the girl, Nagatoro, stimulates growth in the classmate, known as senpai, and in return she has growth as well. She doesn’t have a lot of growth early on, compared to senpai, but it present nonetheless. I also enjoy the more relaxed and wholesome moments this series has, which is, unfortunately, hidden from those unacquainted with the franchise. They are quite captivating and never do they feel forced or overbearing, rather they com naturally and usually supplement character growth or express it. Overall, I really enjoy this work and I recommend this to anyone looking for a fun, unique romcom.P.s. there’s also a lot of teasing, so, uh, if you’re into that I guess this might be for you 🤷🏻‍♀️

I will start off by saying that Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro isn't for everyone. The story revolves around a girl who "bullies" the MC quite harshly in the beginning. Now, with that said, Nanashi has added some AMAZING and subtle additions to the manga release that really helps.Just about every chapter at the end has really cute "sequences" that show Nagatoro reflecting/reacting on her own actions with the MC. It is very charming and sets a very solid tone to her character and possibly why she is doing all of this.The uniqueness in Please Don't Toy with, Miss Nagatoro comes in the form of the underlined subtle notions between it's main characters with only visuals and no words. There is a lot expressed in each panel and it is hard to pick up on all of it. This is what I find so fun and enjoyable. Nagatoro is made out to be some bully and the MC is very uncomfortable with her presence in the beginning. However, I like to affectionately refer to this series as, "How to Raise Your Boring Boyfriend" as it is a sweet story about a girl who becomes interested in some guy, but her own pride won't allow her to just come out and say it. At the same time though, she wants him to "man up" and be more "proud" and push him to be better and to do more.In the end, this manga is a wonderful little piece and while it isn't thick with plot, it has a lot of character. If you like the spunky, cheeky girls, this is a home run for you. If you don't care for MCs bein bullied by girls, probably not.

Endearing characters (two in this volume, more to come) and cute, awkward, relentless teasing by the eponymous Nagatoro. On the surface it looks like any other manga rom com, but the personalities and relationships throughout the series are some of the most authentic, delightfully over-the-top of any I've read. For instance, the way the social dynamic in Toro's clique shifts from frame to frame. One moment everyone's ganging up on senpai, making him squirm per the usual, when Gamo and Yosshi decide to start calling Toro's bluffs. They push her buttons,challenging her in one way or another, and she pushes back. This volume only contains the two protags for the most part, but definitely worth the read!

Es el mejor libro que he tenido siguen los siguientes 17 volumenes

A nice first volume, focuses a lot on Nagatoro and Senpai having time alone, since this takes place before other characters are formally introduced into the story. While it's rather tame compared to Nanashi's other works, it certainly contains a bunch of suggestive scenes and dialogue, so you should definitely only read it alone lmao. The first few chapters might seem pretty intense and fetishy but their relationship develops into a more wholesome one as they get to know eachother and open up more.

the manga came well packaged with no defects. great purchase.

De eerste aflevering van de '21 zomerhit 'Don't toy with me, Miss Nagatoro' is de start van een serie die in je manga-collectie niet mag ontbreken. Nagatoro-kourah plaagt haar Naoto-senpai zonder enige blijk van mededogen, maar niet alles is zoals het lijkt. Is Naoto-senpai misschien dan toch te hoog gegrepen voor Nagatoro? Of heeft Nagatoro Naoto-senpai precies waar ze hem hebben wil?Mijn aankoop kwam onbeschadigd aan en had ook geen transport-schade.Kijk wel of je niet teveel betaald, verkopers hebben door dat de serie een sleeperhit is en sommige maken de prijs ietsje te bont. Kijk goed rond en koop niet blind!

Es ist eine süße Geschichte über die vermeintlich schlechte und fast schon Mobbing ähnliche Beziehung zwischen den zwei Haupt Charakteren, jedoch scheint mehr dahinter zu liegen, quasi nach dem Motto was sich liebt das neckt sich!Die Story und die bilder sind super ausgearbeitet, die Charaktere und deren Handlungen sind nachvollziehbar und doch spannend! Also kann ich es nur empfehlen!