Chiyo Sakura decides to confess to her crush Umetaro Nozaki, but when she blurted out that she has always been his fan he gives her his autograph. In an attempt to salvage her embarrassment, she adds that she has always wanted to be with him. To which Nozaki responded by asking her over to his house so she can help in his drawings. Sakura discovers that Nozaki writes for a shoujo magazine under the pen name Yumeno Sakiko and is actually famous.
Seizing the opportunity to get even closer to him, Sakura falls even more in love with the manly, kind and talented Nozaki. This encounter also gave Sakura a chance to get to know his friends who serve as inspiration to make characters for his manga.
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| Sakura and Nozaki trying out a romantic scene for his manga |
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| From left Wakamatsu Hirotaka, Hori Masayuki, Kashima Yuu, Chiyo Sakura, Umetaro Nozaki, Seo Yuzuki, and Mikoshiba Mikoto |
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun is one of the most fun romance series I've watched. Sakura isn't annoying, gullible and timid, instead she's resourceful and persistent but not overly smart or talented, while Nozaki is adorably ignorant and lacks so much experience with girls, but he's dedicated, talented and sensitive despite his manly and intimidating looks. The supporting cast are also fun to watch. Sometimes you tend to forget that this is a romance series because of the humor. I've also picked up a lot of things about Nozaki's work. This is how romance series with so many side characters getting some spotlight should be done. Some side stories of the supporting cast in other series can get tedious sometimes.
The animation isn't bad, the humor is just right, the romance a bit frustrating (wait till you see episode 12), and the characters are cool. It's so fun to watch that 12 episodes seems like a bit of injustice for such a good series.
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