Nibanme na Boku to Ichiban no Kanojo - Ch. 1

[daspaceasians]

How many raw chapters? Because this is interesting.

 

[pulsary]

Worth the read

Spoiler

https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-number-two-me-and-the-number-one-girl/

Seggs

 

[Dzoduder]

Ahh yes the trope of "Mind your fucking business"

 

[izumabakumatsu]

Worth the read

Spoiler

https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-number-two-me-and-the-number-one-girl/

Ah yes, I knew the story seemed familiar. I remember reading this up to volume 2 when it was being translated. Seems like it's finished last year so time to get back to it.

Also, someone should add the NU link to the manga page.

 

[NotGoingToRage]

honestly expected that it would be all cute shit but after seeing spoilers am shocked to see from the spoilers there is actually a good backbone to this story

 

[44aisyah]

finally a couple who both have good social skills and are functioning? teenagers

 

[LordScat]

Okay sold, instant bookmark and will read tge WN/LN

 

[Andasen]

I don't know if she is just unlucky or is one, but she got the manipulator face

 

[haruru1997]

Worth the read

Spoiler

https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-number-two-me-and-the-number-one-girl/

wowowowowowowowowowowowowowow

 

[Aisia]

Someone who's read the LN correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this the one where

Spoiler

his family except his little sister got in a freak accident then MC basically has to choose to turn off her life support and gets ostracized because of it (on top of the trauma from losing his parents already)?

If so I'm looking forward to this

More context please, I'm confused

Spoiler

Did the sister died?

 

[yummyyummy]

i thought this would be slop but it turns out this id gonna be pretty good. finally a decent series.

 

[Ta123]

I thought this was just romcom slop, but the spoilers changed that.

Tbh, imo even without reading the spoiler I do like the dynamic between MC "ninja shadow" And fmc "1000 friend is not enough, 1 enemy is too much"

 

[jadgwz]

I clicked this because title has nibanme and holy we are eating good

 

[HeliumHe]

I have marathon through the WN translation last night and...yeah, this one's good. I would not say Fragrant Flower good, but it is up there if the manga and LN enhance what was there in the WN.

Spoiler: WN synopsis

Starting from boy meets girl we see in the manga, then the story of these two's past quickly came up to be resolved

MC familes passed away in car accident, and he had to be the one ending life support for his sister. He got back on two feets with his Uncle's help, but middle school idiotic rumors made things extremely difficult for him he end up behaving like we see here

FMC has parents about to get divorced, while also used to have to deal with too many flock around her for drama due to her being simply "too beautiful". Lost nunbers of friends in middle school, again, from idiotic rumors that spun out of control (Her NTRing other couples) and led to her being like present, trying to please everyone.

It gets a bit worse. While FMC mom was admitted to the hospital, her dad came unannouced and tried to coerced her into living with him. Said lots of stuff that crumble her last good image of her dad. MC help her get away from the house and they got together after that quite quickly.

Due to that circumstances, their relationship fast tracks into cohabitator, skipping a lot of awkward teen romance stuff due to both MCs being high spec in their own way. Big stuff happen during winter break (yup, stuff you see in the other spoiler - segg), and then we reach the point we see in early pages of this manga. (Their relationship begun and grow within Autumn and New Year. Fast, but not too unnatural)

What happen after is now closer to Fragrant Flower. With strong bond of the MCs (they are literally old married couple level now) and solidify their life outside of school, the story shifts to develop them fitting in their highschool more. There is huge mess of relation between FMCs's friend group and other people in and out of school, which the story focus on developing their characters while showing steady intimate moments of the MCs. Oh, and don't worry about the No.1 guy. He is indeed really sweet and endearing, and become fast friend with our MC after New Year.

Up to Vol.4 of WN that I read, this whole main group of friends expands to 8 people with several other relations outside the group. Turning full Fragrant Flower where the group band up to solve each other problems and issues.

Spoiler: My thoughts

Basically, a story of MCs with family troubles bond together into a new family, while their bond attract group of good friends that give them the fulfulling school life they did not get in the past. I also like how author did not shy away from intimate scenes or mentioning characters sharing bed intimately. Also, author got quite nice reference of modern game/media tropes (Ys8, Spy family and Hikaru no Go shadow-mentioned.) I can confidently give it 8/10 or more depending on the edited story.

If I were to give a critique, I don't think the MCs relation developed too fast, but the MC's own personal issue did get solve a bit too easily with just one session of interaction. I can imagine an editor wanting the author to iron this part a bit, but judging from the story trajectory it might not happen here or in the VN version.

On brighter side, there is no 'ghost from the past' stirring these two down the line, and they kinda steadily become supporting cast for other couples. That in itself is a bit refreshing to see from this genre.

 

[Freestyle]

i hope the manga expands on their relationship more rather than ending abruptly like the WN did.