Tenshi Ja Nai!! - I'm no Angel, Vol. 1 by Takako Shigematsu

Whilst I loved the main characters I felt like there could have been a bit more depth to both of them. This manga was actually quite a fun read even though it was far from perfect. Even though this wasn't as great as I'd remembered, I had fun going through this again and basically binged it in one night 🙂 ^ Let me just say that this is really typical shoujo fare it didn't bother me my first few readthroughs, but now that I've read enough really good shoujo, finding this aspect here bothered me a lot, and every time it came up it took me out of the experience of reading it.Īll that being said though, I would give this a shot - it's not very long, and you can pretty much tell from the first volume whether this is something you would enjoy reading. Every time something happens as well, its never shown to be the man's fault - it's the girl's, for being 'too trusting'. (Hikaru literally sneaks out every night afterwards to sleep elsewhere because she is rightfully terrified of being alone and vulnerable with Izumi.) There's also two different men later on, who after being rejected pursue their respective love interests doggedly, usually with clear intent to sexually assault - not to mention the creepy director who sends his female underlings bikinis to wear to a wrap party. The manga basically starts with Izumi stripping Hikaru's unconscious body and taking pictures of her topless, then using said photos to blackmail her.

Going into it, expect the mostly typical shoujo trope of all men being rapists and that being totally okay.

Tenshi Ja Nai!! - I'm no Angel, Vol. 1 by Takako Shigematsu