I was so excited when I found out that we were getting a new series from the amazing Io Sakisaka. I feel very blessed to be an early reviewer on this first volume.

Let me start of by saying that I am interested to see how readers feel at the trope that is introduced at the end of this volume. But first, let me back up.

We initally meet 2 young women who are polar opposites, but become fast friends over a shared experience. Yuna and Akari are a very unlikely friendship, but enter high school as friends. Yuna discovers that the beautiful blonde boy she has been crushing on for a portion of the summer is no other than Akari's step brother, Rio. Kazuomi, Yuna's life long friend enters the picture and catches Akari's eye.

From here, things start to get messy. There are lots of feelings between these 4 friends. This first volume lays the ground work for how these relationships all interconnect, and then drop the trope bomb on you in the last chapter.

I am very intrigued by the concept of this story, and am definitely looking forward to the next volume. At this point, I feel the series is going to fall into something like Strobe Edge, and end up being complicated, but fun and interesting, and always wrapped up in the beautiful art from Sakisaka.

Ah I loved this! This was so great! I loved so many things about this manga.

This story follows our two heroines, Yuna and Akari who become unlikely fast friends.

I really loved the friendships in this story! Yuna and Akari have a sweet supportive friendship and it’s my favourite part of the story.

I enjoyed the starting of the relationships between the love interests. I’m excited to see where the relationships go.

I’d like to see more of the friendship between Yuna and Kazuomi because it mentioned they were childhood best friends and I’d like to see more of the relationship the two have. I feel like we only got a glimpse of it.

The ending left me shook and I’m excited to pick up the next one!

Love Me, Love Me Not is a warm and sweet manga. It follows two heroines, Yuna⁠—a sweet, shy girl who dreams of a first pure love and Akari, a thoughtful and outgoing girl with more realistic views on love. Despite being opposites of each other with different perspectives on love, the two form a friendship. I appreciate how this manga not only focuses on romance but a positive female friendship as well.

The art is beautiful and clean, which adds on to the excellent story-telling. This manga ends on a cliff hanger which leaves you wanting more. Overall, I enjoyed this manga and I'll definitely continue this series. I'd highly recommend this manga to anyone who enjoys romance and shoujo manga fans.

Thank you to NetGalley and Viz Media for a copy of this manga in exchange for an honest review.

I am cautiously optimistic about this one. The way I see it, it could either be a really cute love square coming of age story, or it could be Domestic Girlfriend without the pretense. Yuna is a little too naive, but I like that the other characters point that out. And Rio isnt as big a jerk as i initially thought he would be.

This manga is a very sweet and cute story about friendship and romance. It’s just the beginning of the series, but already I’m hooked and can see myself wanting to read more about these characters and their relationships. Also, the art is very soft to go with the soft feel of the plot. Would recommend for people who need a little pick me up about two very different girls navigating friendship and the different ways they approach crushes.

Thank you to NetGalley and VIZ Media for the free copy of this manga in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts were not affected by the free copy.

This is a nice start to what looks to be a very cute and sweet manga. I wasn't sure I wanted to request it because I worried this would develop into a love triangle, so I sincerely hope the story doesn't go in that direction. I'm hoping it'll only go as far as misunderstandings and the girls trying to cheer each other on while also protecting each other from being hurt by the boys they like. As long as the female friendship keeps developing and they work through whatever goes on, I'll be happy.

The artwork is very nice and the story so far is good. I relate most to Yuna out of the two girls. I feel like her insecurity and shyness was portrayed very well. I have thought and felt similar things and it's nice seeing a girl like me represented, and I like even more that she isn't teased or forced into situations that make her uncomfortable. All of the characters feel fleshed out with interesting layers. I can't wait to see how they develop from here.

I will absolutely be picking up more of these volumes when they come out.

I received an electronic ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved Ao Haru Ride, but hated Strobe Edge. So what do I think of Love Me, Love Me Not?

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I LOVE IT! (So far.) yay

Io Sakisaka just has a way of holding your heart and then doing whatever she wants with it. Her art style is so pure and clean and I wish she illustrated every manga ever? Please?

Already from the 200ish pages of this book Sakisaka has my heart firm in her grip, and I’m scared that I’ll be crying at 3am again. (Yes, again. It’s a long story - called Ao Haru Ride. Haha, get it?)

I feel that this story will also be refreshing because Sakisaka has given 2 beautiful, unique perspectives on love in a way that makes you respect both heroines. (Though currently I do like Yuna more.) Already the 4 main characters have so much depth and maturity in them that you just don’t get in some other shoujo mangas.

I eagerly await vol.2 because that ending..... whyyyyyy I can’t take this Sakisaka, but also give me mooooore. I can’t wait to get my heart broken.

Advanced reader copy provided by the publisher on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I requested this manga on NetGalley after I read Not Your Idol Volume 1 and really loved it. It made me want to read more mangas, so I bought a ridiculous amount of manga and I requested more books by the same publishers to see if I would like more of what is coming out. I'm so glad that I requested this manga because I didn't realise it was by the same author that created Ao Haru Ride. I own all of the English volumes that are currently out but I am waiting to own the whole series before I start reading them because I feel like they would take over my life. I feel like this because I have watched the live action movie and I knew that if the mangas made me feel even 10% of the movie that I would obsess over them.

I really enjoyed this manga. It was a good introduction into how the series will progress. It's sets up potential complicated romantic relationships and you can't guess how the story will play out. What sticks out to be about this manga is the friendship between the two main characters. We see their relationship from the start and it is a driving force of this manga and I really liked seeing things play out.

I'm really intrigued to see what will happen next, but I am also sad because I will have to wait to long for the next volume to come out. I would definitely recommend this manga, especially if you enjoy romance shojo manga!

Love Me, Love Me Not Vol. 1 is the beginning of a thoughtful exploration of what it means to fall in love. I enjoyed the contrasting points of view between Yuna and Akari and how they felt about/their approaches to romance. The two male leads and love interests were also appealing in their own ways. I love how sweet and supportive Yuna and Akari are toward each other, and I was proud to see the usually soft-spoken Yuna stand up for Akari in a moment of need. I can't wait to see how the story develops.

I loooooove the artwork in this series -- so delicate and evocative! The story is framed a little differently from what I consider the typical shoujo romance, with more of a focus on the friendship between the two female leads and their contrasting views on love. I hadn't really paid attention to the summary so the plot twist at the end of the first volume genuinely shocked me! I might keep reading in this series -- I'm very curious to know what happens next.

I've enjoyed Sakisaka's work in the past, having read "Ao Haru Ride." "Love Me, Love Me Not" is a fun and engaging story of two high school girls who both have different views of what love is. There are some great moments about not judging others before really knowing them and about the importance communication, but I felt the characters were lacking, considering I didn't have any particular connection to any of the ones introduced in this volume. I hope to have more of a connection with them in following volumes.

Seeing that Io Sakisaka was releasing another series in english made me so happy! While I’m not finished reading Ao Haru Ride, I love her storytelling and artwork. Seriously, her artwork is stunning!

Love Me, Love Me Not features two heroines who are different in so many ways but make good friends for each other. Yuna is innocent in love and wants a first and true love like in manga. Akari falls in love quite a bit and is more outgoing and isn’t afraid to put herself out there. Both girls are learning about friendships and love.

I thought I knew how the relationships and the story would go, but I was wrong. I can’t really go into detail because it would be a spoiler, but OMG! The ending of this makes me so desperate to get my hands on volume two. I have questions. So many questions!

Overall, the artwork is the same that I love from this artist and I have a feeling this angsty story is going to break me. I just need volume two already!

I wasn't too sure about the characters at first. Yuna are Akari are opposites. They each see love in a different way. Yuna is also quiet where Akari can be quite outspoken. I loved the friendship that was formed between them and it can easily be seen how quickly it grows throughout. I have a feeling that Akari will definitely influence Yuna more when it comes to gaining confidence.

There are hints of relationships blossoming but nothing has come to fruition yet. Although that ending was intense and I need to know how it all happened and where its going to go. I feel bad for everyone involved.

Overall, I enjoyed this one. It was my first time reading a manga by this author although I have one of their other ones on my kindle right now. This one has definitely made want to binge everything they have written!

[ I received an ARC on Netgalley in return for an honest review. ]

When I saw the author of Ao Haru Ride, one of my FAVOURITE shojo mangas of all time, had a new series that I didn't know about, I just knew I had to check it out! And I wasn't disappointed!

From this first volume alone, I can already tell that this is going to be an amazing manga series. I really love all the characters that have been introduced so far, and I can't wait to find out more about their back-stories!

The ending to v.1 was a particularly big cliffhanger so I'm really looking forward to finding out what happens next in v.2!

Rating: 4/5